Operations. Relations. Complications.

I’m not exactly sure why medical show and nighttime soap Grey’s Anatomy should be so popular with crime-fiction fans, but--even though it’s no House--it is popular with the mystery set. Everyone keeps talking about it, despite the fact that the show’s official plot line sounds drier than hospital commissary toast:

A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.

The show’s tagline brings it a bit closer:

Operations. Relations. Complications.

Now we’re getting someplace.

According to the International Movie Database, it took some thinking before the final title stuck. The fairly unimaginative working titles for this series included Complications, Procedure, Surgeons and Under the Knife. A rose by another other name? Sure. But would it have smelled as sweet?

Season three of Grey’s Anatomy premieres September 21 on ABC. If that’s too far away, season two is available on DVD as of yesterday. The DVD package includes all 27 episodes of season two on six discs, plus lots of fun extras including commentary by director Jeff Melman and writer Krista Vernoff, four extended episodes, deleted scenes, an exclusive set tour, and “Creating ‘Pink Mist’: Anatomy of a Special Effect.”