The Reality of An Addictive Series (343)

   

Lately, I have been up late (yes, even on school nights), binge-watching a show that I have a slight obsession with. Grey's Anatomy. It is a fictional ABC series that I watch on Netflix and is centered on the residents of Grey Sloan Memorial hospital (formerly known as Seattle Grace hospital) and the resident’s struggles and personal lives. The producers knows exactly how to keep a person watching because the plot is twisting every other minute, which makes me want to keep watching episode after episode.  

           Another thing that has gotten me into a medical show is my want to go into the surgical field in college. I have always wanted to be a surgeon and when I heard about a show centered on what I aspired to be, of course I watched it. Lately, though, I've noticed more and more about the details of the show that may just be included for viewers taste and do not actually happen in real life. Such as when a resident (Izzy Stephens) fell in love with a patient and decided to cut a wire that would place him at the top of the transplant list when he was near death, she did not get kicked out of the program she only got suspended.

            With this in mind, I consulted an article written by a surgical resident who confirmed my suspicions. Amanda Kirzner says that after watching Grey's Anatomy she was in for a surprise when she started her residency. She stated,"On the show, the interns appear to have bypassed the floor work and consult stages and function like chief residents in the OR, which is highly unrealistic."  

           In my strong opinion i feel as though even with the viewer's opinion in mind, if you're going to make a medical show it should at least be realistic. I feel like Grey's Anatomy could still be exciting addictive even without the botched reality of it. The show is still my all-time favorite, but I would definitely love to see it change to something more realistic.



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