ABC RULES SUNDAY NIGHT
I used to watch ER religiously. The episode where Noah Wyle and Kellie Martin got stabbed stands out in my mind as one of the most dramatic and compelling moments in the show’s history. I’m not sure when I lost interest, but it was probably when Friends ended, making Thursday a not-so-Must See TV night. I shouldn’t be surprised by how much I love Grey’s Anatomy, considering my affection for Scrubs. I was sure that an hour-long ‘dramedy’ wouldn’t work well in a hospital setting, but clearly I was wrong. It is a guilty pleasure Sunday night soap opera; Nip/Tuck without the gore, ER with a sense of humor. When the interns christened the love triangle arrival of Dr. Sloan as McSteamy last night, it was perfect. And any ambivalence you had about Meredith will soon transform into anger, as we watch her lead on and absolutely demolish poor lovesick George, one of the most likeable characters on television in years.
Does anyone else feel that Desperate Housewives is heading downhill this season? Is it a simple sophomore slump or is their reign over? Frankly, it seems like the show can’t decide if it is a comedy or drama. We can only take so many of Susan’s pratfalls, of Andrew’s is-he-or-isn’t-he an evil son, and of Gabriella’s doses of double-standard jealously. The only highlight each week remains the interaction of the Scavo family, led by Felicity Huffman’s fabulously real Lynette and Doug Savant’s seemingly emasculated Tom.