Everyone seems to love Grey's Anatomy. I haven't quite figured out what they are so excited about.
Oh I love it  - Shonda Rimes is a create writer!
I'm not familiar with her work. 
She came up with the pilot, and now like what 11 seasons later she's still writing for them and is one of the producers.
That's impressive. It is hard to get a show to run for 11 years.
I agree -  it was designed to be racially diverse.  They did color-blind casting methods and that could account for some longevity.
I have never heard of a color-blind casting method. What is it?
Color-blind casting
Nontraditional casting, integrated casting, or blind casting (short for "color-blind/gender-blind" casting) is the practice of casting without considering the actor's ethnicity, skin color, body shape, sex and/or gender. A representative of the Actors' Equity Association has disputed the use of the term "color blind", preferring the definition "nontraditional casting". Nontraditional casting "is defined as the casting of ethnic minority actors in roles where race, ethnicity, or gender is
with those characters. I love them, and I still read Marvel and DC's superhero books. I just think I'm better when I'm working on my own creations. When there are so many talented creators out there who are better at that stuff than me, I should leave those characters to them. I should do what I'm fortunate enough to be in the position to do, which is to create more new stuff."
Vaughan was a writer, executive story editor and producer for seasons 3 to