To just binge-watch Greys Anatomy on repeat?

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Obvs not BU

I’m not really a film/tv fan, truth be told. I have quite specific things that I like, and they tend to be easy watching fluff if I’m honest. I don’t really like to watch stuff I have to engage with too closely. I have a heavy job and two kids and I’m always knackered and stressed. I just prefer to zone out with some mindless shit to be honest.

Greys is my default. It’s comforting and distracts me from stress etc. I dunno. I watch it most nights just now (going through a bit of a hard time) and it’s driving DH mental 🤷🏻‍♀️

I also like This Is Us and watch that sometimes but not to the same extent.

Is this really unusual? Does anyone else do this?

Greys, WW, ER, BBC period dramas, LHOP, When Calls the Heart, love the formulaic hallmark romance films too.

I love how occasionally they do an episode that is pretty separate from the storyline running at the time. Like I just watched Callie Torres’ malpractice case, with the snowboarder who lost his legs. Omg it’s a brilliant episode.

This thread is perfect timing. Im just coming to the end of Chicago Med (I'd highly recommend it) & Amazon Prime is suggesting Greys Anatomy. I was wondering if I should give it a go - looks like I will be 😊

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Greys. Watched from day 1.
But Downton is my rewatch comfort series. Along with Harry Potter movies as a side order

I've binge-watched House MD four times, that's over 700 episodes, I have no shame!

Buffy is mine. I also love bones, unforgettable, Chicago fire and 911 and greys goes without saying!

Amazing the Harry Potter films are about the only films I watch apart from Love Actually and Titanic.

Downton obviously too, DH always watches that with me in order to pick out appalling bits of acting or holes in the plot you can drive a bus through but also because he enjoys it too!

I'm on series 3 of Grey's and about to give up. The characters are just so awful! If I could watch a show about Callie, Bailey, Addison and Alex, I'd much prefer it 😊

I’ve watched from season 1 to season 14 three times now. As I was late to the party. Now I add in the other seasons. I much prefer the earlier ones. I’m that into Greys, it’s the ring tone on my phone.

I’ve been watching the two Mamma Mia movies on an absolute loop for the last couple of particularly difficult months. And playing the soundtracks on Alexa. And singing along.

My poor neighbours.

I don't do this with Grey's Anatomy specifically, but definitely get the "comfort watch" thing - probably seen all Friends seasons 20/25 times and a couple of films I watch again every few months!

I've binge-watched House MD four times, that's over 700 episodes, I have no shame!

I loved House, but rewatching you just notice the medicine is utterly inaccurate. Hugh Laurie makes it, but I couldn’t watch it again.

Code Black is a good one as well.

Greys, West Wing, Downton and Lucifer are my go to box sets - love them and can watch over and over

@majesticallyawkward do you have a think for tv shows titled with the number 9?

I'm bingeing Grey's at the moment. On season 12, seen up to season 15. Love it. Also love ER, binged that before, and House (I have a thing for medical dramas, clearly)

I'm watching season 9 and season 16 at the same time. 😁

I re-watch the old stuff when I might be interrupted by DH or the kids, and save season 16, which I've not seen yet, for those special times when I know I won't be disturbed!

Oh I’m glad to see this post. You’ve convinced me to give Grey’s a go.

My go tos are always House, Law and Order: SVU and Criminal Minds. Although the latter gives me nightmares if I watch too many in one go.

Currently three quarters of the way (ish - season 14) through my second Grey's rewatch. Get tearful every episode, am deeply DEEPLY in love with Owen Hunt, and want Webber to adopt me.

My comfort rewatch is actually The Thick of It - I've probably seen it all ten times?

Greys really is one of those shows you can either re-watch right from the start, over and over or just dip in to watch random episodes here and there (as long as you have watched it from start to finish at least once!). YANBU at all.

However, I've watched the whole thing through twice and began again at the start of the year (in my defence: I've spent about 30% of the last 6 years in hospital) but this time, I started to become aware of how toxic MerDer were together. He's horribly controlling, he's a cheater and he plays Meredith and Addison off against one another.

So now, I either FF through McDreamy's scenes, or pick and choose some of the more 'stand alone' type episodes to watch, rather than trying (and failing) to use Grey's as relaxing escapism because I'm too busy being angry at Derek for how he treats the women in his life. I am definitely BVU, I'm clearly far too invested!

I did love it I think until there were a couple of BIG departures and then It lost me
Have 35 episodes on my sky box which I can’t bring myself to watch

We started since lockdown and now on series 13!

I fully agree. McDreamy was awful

Love love love greys.

I love scandal and how to get away with murder. They are both by shonda rhimes who does greys. If you've not seen them they are defo worth a watch

I do the same! When DW is out I tend to rewatch comforting tv.

Mine are Gilmore Girls, Greys Anatomy, House, Buffy and sometimes ER but have found it dated, so just tend to watch my fave episodes.

I know that when I'm out she watches LOTR and the inbetweeners.

It works for us!

Oh and station 19 which ties into greys!