December 1st, 2009
Grey’s Anatomy is Set in Seattle
Seattle is known for quite a few of its aspects. It is frequently considered to be the coffee capital of the country and it is also known for having initiated the grunge movement. And specifically regarding the geographic elements of the city, it is well known for the amount of rain it gets and also its location off of Puget Sound. The Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Mariners and the SuperSonics are common sports associations to the city. Finally there are some of the city landmarks that are also recognized and strongly identify the city. These are the Space Needle and Pike Place Market.
Seattle has also made its way onto both the big and the little screen. It was the setting of the popular movie Sleepless in Seattle and it is the location of the current popular television series Grey’s Anatomy. Dark Angel is also set in Seattle as well as were the films It happened at the World’s Fair and iCarly. These films and television programs have helped bring Seattle into the mainstream pop culture consciousness. Sleepless in Seattle was enormously popular and starred Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. Attendance at the Space Needle increased drastically after the release of that film. And many of the visitors had come from out of the state and were staying in one of the Seattle luxury hotels.
Grey’s Anatomy is a medical drama that deals with the lives of residents, interns and their mentors in the fictional hospital called Seattle Grace Mercer West Hospital. It is currently in its sixth season and continues to grow in popularity. It has been claimed that the cast is contracted through at least eight seasons of the show. It has won two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes and remains one of the most popular shows on prime time television. The stars of Grey’s Anatomy include Patrick Dempsey who plays the sex symbol Dr. Derek Shepherd, as well as Isaiah Washington, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl and Chandra Wilson among others.
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