Tuesday Top Ten: Ten Moments That Hooked Me To A Show

Anyone that knows me knows that I love Television. I talked my wife into getting a DVR a few years ago because I work nights and it is far easier to record shows then take the time to download them later. We also record enough shows to make the DVR worth having. 

Every show has that moment when you become hooked to the show and vow to watch it on a weekly basis while it is airing.  Without that moment the interest in the show slowly dies until you remove it from the Series Record list and never watch it again. 

Below are eleven moments from some of my favorite shows ever. It's not really a top ten list. Really it is the eleven moments I could find on YouTube for the list.  

Why eleven? Because I am doing this list at the same time my friend Amy will be posting hers on her blog. She informed me she had thirteen shows and I tried to match but YouTube was just not cooperating with my picks so I threw in the towel and stopped at eleven. 

You can see her list and blog here.  

New Girl

Season 1 Episode 3

This was the scene where I could really see the four main characters really being friends. I thought the show was funny but I just didn't fully see the characters connecting with each other until dancing to Groovy Kind of Love. After that the show clicked for me.

Everwood 

Season 1 Episode 2

I had to watch the pilot twice before moving on to the second episode. I just didn't love the pilot but by the end of episode 2 I was hooked to the dynamics between Andy and Ephraim. I grew to love more about the show but that is the storyline that initially drew me in.

Smallville

Season 1 Episode 1

I have always been a fan of Superman and the thing that drew me in was the idea of Clark and Lex being friends before becoming mortal enemies. I was hooked from their first scene together to the growing friendship plus Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum work so well off each other.

One Tree Hill

Season 1 Episode 1

The pilot grew like a movie leading to the climatic basketball game at the end where the hero wins the game. Except that game wasn't the end of the story since it was a TV show I got continue to watch for years.

The OC

Season 1 Episode 3

It's not that I didn't enjoy the show for the first two episodes. It just took Ryan becoming part of the family for the show to really work for me.

Friday Night Lights

Season 1 Episode 1

There wasn't really a scene in the pilot that hooked me as the entire pilot hooked me in. I immediately connected with the characters and instantly loved what the show was trying to do with the storylines. Extra points for actually paralyzing the star Quarterback when I expected him to be walking by the third episode.

Scrubs

Season 1 Episode 4

This was the episode that showed that the show could be more then just a really funny comedy. It showed that the show could have a more emotional side to it which added to the story.

 Lost

Season 1 Episode 1

The scene was the first one that made me over think everything that was happening on the show. I would spend the next five seasons analyzing everything that happened only to be slightly disappointed in the end.

 Fringe

Season 1 Episode 1

What initally drew me to the continue watching the show was the relationship between Walter and Peter and how they worked off each other. The ending of the episode helped because it presented a mystery worth coming back for.

Survivor

Entire Season 1

The scene I was going to use was actually the first tribal council but let's face it. Every twist and turn in the first season and the way Richard Hatch played the game is what hooked me in for the next 25 seasons.

 Grey's Anatomy

Season 1 Episode 9

I didn't get hooked on the show until the finale when I had to wait an entire summer to see what would happen with the cliffhanger. I had downloaded Season 1 after it aired all nine episodes because some friends said it was good but it was the cliffhanger that hooked me and got me to watch Season 2 when it aired in the following fall.

Grey's Anatomy "Walking on a Dream" Recap

Welcome to my first try at recapping a scripted TV show. I have been recapping Survivor and Amazing Race during the fall at MJ's Big Blog and will do so again when the new seasons start in February but I wanted to try my hand at scripted shows. Since I am a fan of Grey's Anatomy might as well start here. It wasn't the easiest thing to do but hopefully you enjoy. If you do read please feel free to leave some comments or suggestions on the recaps.

Last week we were left with the crash survivors (and Callie) celebrating their $15 million settlement while Owen was being told that the insurance company would not cover thanks to a loophole and the hospital would be going bankrupt and closing. And since this is not the Series Finale we all now there is no way that the hospital will be closing.

We start off with Callie and Derek discussing how he is doing a long ass surgery as his first one back. It has something to do with a serious tumor that should have been removed months earlier had it not been for the plane crash. Callie is worried since it is long and has a high mortality rate but Derek says he can handle it and it has to be done. Since he’s a neurology God he has to be the one performing the operation.

Owen announces that the hospital has hired an efficiency advisor to oversee the hospital and work to find ways to cut cost and save the hospital. It makes everyone uneasy as they feel there will be an accountant watching their every move but Owen says she is a trained surgeon and is only there to find ways to cut costs. Obviously she will be stepping on people’s toes and I’m betting on her having some arguments with Derek because he doesn’t handle authority very well.

But first Derek and Meredith are trying to have some sexy times but are interrupted by Meredith’s pager. She has a consult with a pregnant lady and starts crying due to the pregnancy hormones and the fact that they don’t have time to get it on.  They are interrupted by Ross who is trying to switch services to work with Derek. Meredith answers the door and tells him to go and get the lab results for the pregnant patient. 

In the pit Stephanie asks April for a consult as the Pit is crazy. April tells her that she will show her  how to run the pit but when they approach the bed with a lady waiting for a consult for shortness of breath it turns out to be the efficiency advisor, Aliana Kayhill, who was faking and waiting for 45 minutes. She is now late to meet Owen. 

Alex, Arizona, and Christina are doing a pro-bono operation on a little girls heart. The guardian for the little girl asks if the program will be staying in Seattle because they like the doctors and Arizona says the program Alex started is not leaving Seattle as long as Alex and herself are there. Christina tells Alex that free surgeries will be the first things to be cut. 

Back with the pregnant lady, it turns out after Ross messes up with the lab results that she is having liver problems and needs a liver transport. Meredith puts Ross on phone duty waiting for a liver. Derek tells Jo to switch services with Ross because Ross knows what he needs and he doesn’t have time to teach. When Jo tries to get Ross to switch he refuses as he has to wait for the call which he gets right then that a liver is available.

While operating on the little girl Christina and Alex find a unique case in the surgery (because every surgery in Seattle has to be unique) and Arizona starts having phantom leg pains. She lets Alex finish the procedure as she has to leave the operation room before she falls over. 

Owen tries to help Arizona with her Phantom leg pains because she doesn’t want to be Callie’s patient anymore and wants her live back. He places a mirror adjacent to her leg so she can imagine that her other leg is there.  This seems to work slightly to ease the pain. 

Derek’s patient’s tumor has progressed and the chance of complications with the operation (including a melted face or death) have grown so Derek tells them they need to decide if they still want to do the operation. His sister has to leave the room because she refuses to cry in front of her brother.  She says she was glad for Derek’s injury since she got more time with her brother but they are ready for the operation.  Derek tells Jo he doesn’t want anyone in the gallery during the operation. 

Meredith and Ross are working on removing the liver for their patient and Ross messes up making the liver unusable.I feel bad for the character. He has so many ups and downs and I feel that they just keep pushing him down rather then letting him grow. On the upside atleast he got some screen time which is more then can be said over some of the other new interns. 

Alex is telling Kayhill about his successful surgery and he is concerned about Arizona since he is worried about the program and wants the operation to go well since the advisor will be in the OR and doesn’t want to lose the program. Arizona has dreams of feeling pain during the surgery and having to cut her own leg.  It is well acted although the scene and the blood running down the leg was on the gross side of TV. I’ve seen worse but I wasn’t expecting it on ABC. 

Webber is trying to talk to Kayhill again since she was a student of his but she is avoiding him and declines going for coffee to talk. While she is speaking with Webber Jo takes the time to edit Derek’s OR time so that she won’t be in the OR. 

Owen continues to help Arizona by getting her to try to calm imaginary waves using a VR headset. She thinks it is awkward but open to doing it.I like this storyline. The idea of phantom pains kind of freak me out and I can't imagine what it would be like for amputees. 

There is a liver in Portland and Meredith wants to send Ross to get it since she can’t get on a plane.  Of course at the last minute she decides to get on the plane and they are off to get the liver. There is a mass on the liver but it ends up being ok and the patient and baby ends up fine. 

In the OR Arizona starts experiencing Phantom pains and the waves not working so she asks Alex to stab her in her fake foot. Alex declines until Owen demands that he does it so Alex stabs her in the foot and it works to stop the pain so she can completes the surgery. 

Kayhill was watching until she is told that Derek was operating and takes off to watch him. He orders Kayhill out of his OR since only necessary surgeons are to be in his OR and she lives. I have the feeling this will not be the last time they butt heads. 

There is a bleeder which Derek has to fix and the patient is not twitching. Apparently he may have lost the use of half of his face but they won’t know until he wakes up.  His patient ends u being just fine with full use of his face. 

In the pit April helped Stephanie get the pit working at peak and while they are talking a random paramedic asks April out for coffee. He has been watching her but he’s not a creeper. I don’t know why they are wasting our times when we all know April and Jackson need to end up together. 

Over with the little girl Alex and Christina are advising the guardian that operation was successful. Christina awkwardly asks what other types of sick kids they have in Africa because she wants to find rare cases to operate on.  Alex plays it off that they are excited the program is running again.

The doctors are all meeting with Kayhill. She starts by mentioning Alex’s Pediatric African Children’s Program but Christina speaks up saying that they can’t shut down the program because “the children” need the surgery but she means she likes the rare cases it can bring in. Kayhill says that it will not be cut because it is good for PR for the hospital.

She proposes shutting down the ER because whether it is overrun or running at peak efficiency it is not bringing in money. This causes an uproar and Derek tries to say she is crazy but Bailey stops him because she is trying to save the hospital and not everyone has a few million to fall back on. 

It actually isn't that bad of a plan to save the hospital with all things considered but she plays the character as such a cold hearted bitch that it's easy to see why the other doctors quickly disagree with her suggestions.  

Webber tries to talk to her but she says she has grown with the medical field and he should be proud of her. She also takes the time to tell him that he has logged the least amount of OR time among the General Surgeons almost saying that he isn’t pulling his weight and earning his salary.

Derek and Meredith discuss the idea of closing the ER. Meredith says Bailly shouldn’t have called out Derek but he says she is scared as everyone should be. 

We end the episode with Callie and Arizona taking a staycation on the beach and Arizona looks to finally be having peaceful sleep.See you next week.

Fall Tv 2012: Thursday

Returning Shows

Big Bang Theory

Easily my favorite comedy on TV.  Not as funny as it once was but still a good sitcom.

 Grey's Anatomy

An aging show that really should end soon but it's entertaining for the most part so I'll keep watching until it ends. I see no point on giving up on it after eight seasons cause it can't get worse then it has been in the past (like that ghost sex and the George/Izzie relationship)

New Shows

Last Resort

I'm excited for this show. Hopefully people watch it. It has an interesting premise and I think with good acting and story lines it can be a successful show.

Beauty and The Beast

I think it can have a similar feel as what Smallville had.  I'm not convinced it will be a good show but I think it is worth watching to see what happens. It could end up being this years Secret Circle.

Nessa's Shows

Glee

Every once in a while the show draws me back in but most of the time I just watch for the musical numbers. There are new cast members so I might need to give it a try but they already had a huge cast so with everyone returning they might be stretched too far.