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| Grey's Anatomy - The Complete Third Season | 
 enlarge | Actors: Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  182 reviews
Sales Rank: 465
Format: Closed-captioned, Ntsc, Subtitled, Surround Sound
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Number Of Items: 7
Running Time: 1105
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 1.5
MPN: DISD54055D
UPC: 786936731446
EAN: 0786936731446
ASIN: B000P6YNSO
Theatrical Release Date: September 1, 2006
Release Date: September 11, 2007
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Product Description
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 12/26/2008
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In the third season of Grey's Anatomy, one medical intern will get married to a superior while another is left standing at the altar. Two interns will lose their parents. And one main character will try to commit suicide--or not fight very hard to save her own life. There will be multiple hook-ups, infidelity, and trust issues. In between the soap opera-style drama that attracts millions of viewers each week, interns Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), and George O'Malley (T.R. Knight) will also perform some medical miracles. At the end of season 2, Izzie was distraught over the death of her fiance, Denny. Now she finds that her very rich boyfriend has left her millions of dollars. Instead of putting the money into the bank and allowing it to accrue interest until she decides what she wants to do with it--as sensible Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) suggests--Izzie mopes around the house in an irritating stupor. Actually, irritating is an apt description for several of the main characters. It takes a leap of faith to believe that sexy, spectacular, and rich orthopedic surgeon Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) would be even vaguely interested in wishy-washy George. Previously, he'd convinced himself that he was in love with Meredith. Now he's pining for his other roommate, Izzie, even though he's already got Callie. And rather than welcoming her into their fold, Izzie and Meredith (and to a lesser extent Cristina) give Callie the mean-girls treatment. They may have rebuffed him at one point, but they don't want Callie to have him, either. There is something very needy about this group of interns who have no one to turn to but each other when a crisis occurs. Viewers get some insight into "dark and twisty" Meredith's upbringing, as she spends more time with her cold and demanding mother, who is suffering from Alzheimer's, and her milquetoast father, who didn't fight very hard to have contact with her as a child after her mom kicked him out of their house. It's no wonder Meredith ended up emotionally damaged and unwilling to completely open up to Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) ... a.k.a. McDreamy. Though the show's title implies that Meredith is the most important character, it's not true. The ensemble cast, which also includes James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber (who had a long and complicated affair with Meredith's mother) and Kate Walsh as Derek's ex-wife Addison, is fantastic. And it's difficult to outshine Oh, who has some of this season's funniest and emotional moments as she navigates a relationship with Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington), who is far more romantic and traditional than she is. Though not as compelling as the show's debut season, this third year still packs a strong emotional punch. --Jae-Ha Kim
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 Seriously? July 23, 2007
67 out of 134 found this review helpful
You may be angry at me for writing this, as I gave up on the show about halfway through the season, but I will write it anyway. I disliked season three so much that I am sadly tempted to get rid of my seasons one and two DVDs, even though I loved those seasons. People were childish and annoying. There were times that I wanted to shake Izzie and tell her to get over herself, and although I did like Denny and was sad at his death, she needed to stop moping and move on. Then, of course, she slept with George, who had make the possible mistake of marrying Callie on a whim. Plus, Addison moved to San Diego or wherever, and everyone there was acting like annoying and idiotic high schoolers--not much different from Seattle Grace. (I did like Merrin Dungey, but I think I heard she's been replaced.)
Overall, it was an extremely dissatisfying season for a number of different reasons. I have stopped keeping up with the show for the most part. I kept watching for a while after I had seen several bad episodes, hoping it would get better, but it never did. I don't know that I can ever watch this show again.
 Not the best season August 24, 2007
55 out of 70 found this review helpful
Warning! Spoilers!
I love Grey's Anatomy, I am completely addicted. I think Shonda Rhimes has created an amazing and enthralling show. But, this season I was not as drawn in as in the other two. I no longer raced to get home after class to watch the episodes; they just stayed on my Tivo for days.
All the characters were on a downward spiral. Relationships were stretched to what could be a point of no return. Characters became needier, more damaged. Some characters shined. I loved Addison's character even more. We all hated Addison at the beginning of the second season. But, we grew to love her for her fighting spirit and for being so honest. I also love Callie. She is such a feisty Latina. She is strong, willful and so damn vulnerable in the area of love. (George, how dare you!) As a Hispanic, I appreciate that she was not typecast as a poor struggling Hispanic trying to make it through school to prove she has "made it in America". Instead, she is, as we recently learned, she grew up wealthy and George's part of the hotel "rent" was the tip she gave the hotel staff. That scene was very funny. I admire that Shonda Rhimes has refused to typecast minorities, or for that matter, the majority. As she so vividly portrays, race, religion or cultural background should have no place in love or career advancement. Burke and Christina made a phenomenal interracial couple and yet their race was never an impediment in their relationship. Rather, their lively competition and variety of quirks played an important role in how they carried their relationship.
Some couples were formed and some were broken this season. I think that Addison and Alex were never given a real chance. They could have been a great and interesting couple. Izzie and George were pathetic (again, poor Callie). I do not like this pairing as a couple, they were great friends. I would like to see them end as a romantic relationship and try to move back to the friendship they used to have. I like Callie and I love the job Sara Ramirez has done with the character of Callie. Callie is one of the few characters that have not become completely pathetic.
Meredith entered an even more self destructive collision course with life. She does not feel that she is worthy of love. In her own words, she considers herself as "damaged". I feel for her. Her character has taken quite a beating. McDreamy leaves her in Season 2 for Addison, she feels her mom never loved her and her father was never a presence in her life. The only person who has truly tried to create a relationship with Meredith, that was not a total fiasco, was her step-mother. Meredith was finally able to start trusting and maybe even relying on someone. Yet, when she dies, her father blames and hits her. Meredith's spirit is just broken, no wonder she did not want to fight her way out of the freezing water. Can we blame her? Derek has not been as supportive as he should be; after all, he is at least partly responsible for the state she is in. The strong, slightly vulnerable but just as playful McDreamy was nowhere to be found. Thank God for McSteamy, just watching him was enough to make my day.
George doesn't even know what he wants. He married Callie and then sleeps with Izzie. I hate this pairing. Burke? He just couldn't deal with being number 1 in Christina's life, with not being in her every thought.
I hated the episode in which Addison went to CA, it was not good at all. I am a fan of Judging Amy, and I was looking forward to watching Amy Brenneman. Yet, this episode seems a little goofy, crazy and as if the writers had been reading Nietzsche while high on LSD. The characters were not engaging, their problems were not captivating and neither were their crazy personnas. Addison was acting in a way I had never seen her before. She seemed a little crazy, more out of control. Where was the assertive, yet vulnerable, Addison?
The plots of several episodes seemed forced and overly dramaticized (they were grasping for a plot in the storyline after Meredith's drowning). The plots also seem hurried and were not allowed to develop. I suggest that they should spend a little more time writing and editing these episodes. The writers may say that the characters have a life of their own but the writers are holding the pen! So pull them in and give them something worth fighting and living for.
 Grey's Anatomy Season 3 Seriously Extended will be coming out September 11, 2007 May 29, 2007
42 out of 60 found this review helpful
Grey's Anatomy is one of the best shows I have seen in a Television world filled with way too many reality shows. I will be the first to admit I have never really been in to medical shows. I bought the first and second seasons of this DVD set for a couple of reasons. First because I knew it stared Katherine Heigl who stared in one of my favorite Tv shows Roswell, and secondly because I kept hearing buzz and saw how many positive reviews it got here on amazon. Now Grey's Anatomy The Complete Third Season will be released on DVD this September in a seven-disc set with all 25 episodes presented in widescreen format and 5.1 Surround Sound. Grey's Anatomy is a show that has just the right amount of comedy mixed in with just the right amount of drama, and those two things along with the great cast take this far just beyond another medical TV show. This show just keeps you coming back for more. Below are the bonus features according to the press release from Buena Vista.
BONUS Features
*Four extended episodes exclusively for the DVD release.
*One-on-one with series star Ellen Pompeo
*A visit to the race track with star (and race-car enthusiast) Patrick Dempsey
*Cast and crew members' favorite scenes
*Audio commentaries.
 The book was better. July 10, 2007
19 out of 48 found this review helpful
I was sorely disappointed in the television version of Gray's Anatomy. The book contained far more useful information...after 3 seasons I haven't even noticed a fraction of the material covered within the book.
Because of this, I felt sorely under prepared for the appendectomy I had to perform this morning.
Please bring back the humor May 27, 2007
17 out of 27 found this review helpful
While I have been an avid Grey's Anatomy fan and look forward to adding Season 3 to my collection, I hope that the writers return to the formula that has brought them so much success - the perfect blend of humor mixed with life's tragedies. That's what caught me in Season 1, and capitivated me in Season 2. Season 3 started very shakey (aka depressing), peaked in the middle and then fell flat with the final couple shows and the finale. I just hope it was a set-up for a rebirth in Season 4.
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