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Making the Grey's

Shonda Rhimes' top five TV shows -- The ''Grey's Anatomy'' creator remembers ''Good Times'' and ''Buffy''

By Jennifer Armstrong | Nov 24, 2006

Jennifer Armstrong

Most of the time, Jennifer Armstrong is indulging her TiVo habit, watching and rewatching ''Alias,'' ''The O.C.,'' and ''Newlyweds.'' The rest of the time, she's writing about TV for EW

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Shonda Rhimes, 36, creator of Grey's Anatomy, shares the top five TV shows that have had a lasting effect on her.

Good Times
1974-79
''There's something about humor that's born out of pain, and the emotional lives of people that feel real — yet heightened.''

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987-91
''It wasn't on long, but it was the first show about a single woman who was unapologetically sexual. It was before its time.''

The Carol Burnett Show
1967-78
''You strive for that level of comedy, even inside the drama. You always felt [the characters] were fully rounded people.''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997-2003
''Even though she was fighting vampires, she was also just a teenage girl who wanted to go to the prom.''

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970-77
''Before Molly Dodd, before Ally McBeal. There was something amazing about the humor, but it was also really moving.''

Originally posted Nov 24, 2006 Published in issue #909 Dec 01, 2006 Order article reprints

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