Grey’s Anatomy is one of the most successful medical dramas in TV history, and its genius lies in one tiny but incredibly significant detail. Created by Shonda Rhimes, Grey’s Anatomy premiered on ABC in 2005 and quickly became a favorite of the audience, which has allowed it to continue for over 15 seasons. Although the quality of Grey’s Anatomy has decreased over the years, the show continues to be quite popular with the audience, who are still following Meredith Grey’s (Ellen Pompeo) story closely.
Grey’s Anatomy follows the basic premise of medical dramas and tells the stories of the patients and staff at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital (initially Seattle Grace Hospital), while the attendings, interns, and residents do their best to juggle their personal and professional lives, which more often than not end up overlapping. Grey’s Anatomy is led by Meredith Grey, who started as an intern at Seattle Grace and is now Head of General Surgery at the same place, where she (and the audience) has met some of the most important people in her life.
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Although medical dramas explore the stories of the staff at hospitals and their many struggles inside and outside their workplace, Grey’s Anatomy has stood out for its more intimate approach, mainly focusing on the bonds and dynamics between the characters and how these affect other areas of their lives, as well as how their personal and professional lives sometimes blend. The key to Grey’s Anatomy’s more intimate angle and thus the show’s genius lies in one tiny but important detail Shonda Rhimes heard of from a real doctor: how hard it was to shave her legs in the hospital shower, which as silly as it might
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