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Yep, a well-regarded reference resource for 150 years prior to the show's conception. I always assumed the show was named after the book(never watched the show)
by tunap 10y ago
Yep, a well-regarded reference resource for 150 years prior to the show's conception. I always assumed the show was named after the book(never watched the show), I wonder if the one-off spelling 'Gray/Grey' shielded the creators from copyright infringement, as revisions of the book are still being released.[0]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grays_anatomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grays_anatomy
- otalp 10y agoThe title is a double entendre. It's a show about doctors with the lead doctor being "Meredith Grey". So it refers to both the protagonist and the book, since it's a famous book in medicine.
- kbutler 10y ago"pun" - wordplay with double meanings or similar sounding words "Double entendre" - double meanings, one of which is risque or indecent I think the only way the title would be a double entendre is if it referred to the physical anatomy of Meredith Grey, which, as a non-viewer of the show, I suppose it could...
- pyre 10y agoIt must really confused conspiracy theorists too[1]. ;) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys
- OJFord 10y agoI've never watched it either, but assumed there's someone called Grey, and it to be a pun on the text.
- saurik 10y agoIt would be a trademark issue, not a copyright issue, and a mere spelling change would not be sufficient; but the title is an obvious pun and no one would ever accidentally try to use the dramatic television show to replace their usage of the reference manual, nor would they confuse in a commercial setting a review of the television show for a review of the manual, so there is no issue.