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==Episodes==
==Episodes==
{{main|List of Greek (TV series) episodes}}
{{main|List of Greek (TV series) episodes}}

==Featured Musical Groups==
* In several episodes, the band [[Plain White T's]] is featured as musical entertainment for parties hosted by Kappa Tau Gamma. In the episode "The Great Cappie", two band members made cameos as KTΓ brothers.

* In the episode "Multiple Choice", the band [[the Dollyrots]] was featured as musical entertainment at a party hosted by Omega Chi Delta.

==Pop Culture References==
* In the episode "The Rusty Nail", Casey is lying in bed and turns on the television to an an episode of ''[[Frasier]]''. The character of Casey is played by [[Spencer Grammer]], the daughter of [[Kelsey Grammer]] who played the lead on ''Frasier'' for eleven years. <ref>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106004/fullcredits
| title="Frasier"(1993) - Full Cast and Crew
| publisher=imdb.com
| accessdate=2008-04-21
}}
</ref>

* In the episode "Separation Anxiety", Jen K describes living with her [[agoraphobic]] roommate, Stephanie, like living with [[lonelygirl15]]. Jen K is played by [[Jessica Lee Rose|Jessica Rose]], who also plays Bree, or rather lonelygirl15, in the [[vlog|video blog]] series of the same. <ref>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1039793/fullcredits
| title="lonelygirl15" (2006) - Full Cast and Crew
| publisher=imdb.com
| accessdate=2008-04-21
}}
</ref>

* In the episode "The Great Cappie", Ashleigh tells Dean Bowman that she thinks that the film ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'' is her generation's version of [[The Great Gatsby]]. The character of Dean Bowman is played by [[Alan Ruck]] who played Cameron Frye in that film. <ref>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091042/fullcredits
| title="Ferris Buller's Day Off" (1986) - Full Cast and Crew
| publisher=imdb.com
| accessdate=2008-04-21
}}
</ref> Additionally, in the episode "No Campus for Old Rules", Dean Bowman addresses his female date as "Sloane," which is a reference to [[Mia Sara]]'s character Sloane Peterson in the ''Ferris Bueller'' film.

* In the episode "No Campus for Old Rules," the character of Beaver chants "Donna Martin graduates," a reference to an episode of [[Beverly Hills, 90210]].

* Cappie frequently quotes famous films - some examples being [[The Matrix]], [[Braveheart]] and [[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]. When he does so he replaces several words with ones relevant; for instance when quoting the matrix he replaces the "blue pill" with a jelly bean.

==Name of the show==
[[Image:Greek Clarification.svg|225px|left|thumb|The [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] [[letter]] "''[[Sigma]]''" is not the equivalent of the [[Latin alphabet|Latin/]] [[English alphabet|English]] letter "''E''"]]

ABC oftens advertises the name of the show, "GREEK," with the Greek letter "''Sigma''" to spell the title ''GR'''ΣΣ'''K'' (since Sigma resembles an [[E]] in the [[English alphabet|English]]/ [[Latin alphabet|Latin/]]) instead of [[Epsilon]], which is much the same in appearance and function as '''E'''. When spelled in this fashion, the show's logo actually spells ''GR'''SS'''K'', since Sigma is the Greek letter equivalent of the English/Latin [[S]]. This practice is comparable to that of [[faux Cyrillic]] and [[foreign branding]].



==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:40, 29 May 2008

Greek
Created byPatrick Sean Smith
StarringSpencer Grammer
Jacob Zachar
Jake McDorman
Scott Foster
Opening theme"Our Time Now" by Plain White T's
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes19 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerSegan/Piller
Running time44 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC Family
ReleaseJuly 9, 2007 –
present

Greek is an American teen comedy-drama television series which airs on the ABC Family network. The show follows students of Cyprus-Rhodes University who partake in the school's Greek system. Most of the characters belong to either the fictional fraternities Kappa Tau Gamma (ΚΤΓ) and Omega Chi Delta (ΩΧΔ), or the fictional sorority Zeta Beta Zeta (ΖΒΖ).

Cast and characters

Episodes

  • In several episodes, the band Plain White T's is featured as musical entertainment for parties hosted by Kappa Tau Gamma. In the episode "The Great Cappie", two band members made cameos as KTΓ brothers.
  • In the episode "Multiple Choice", the band the Dollyrots was featured as musical entertainment at a party hosted by Omega Chi Delta.

Pop Culture References

  • In the episode "The Rusty Nail", Casey is lying in bed and turns on the television to an an episode of Frasier. The character of Casey is played by Spencer Grammer, the daughter of Kelsey Grammer who played the lead on Frasier for eleven years. [1]
  • In the episode "Separation Anxiety", Jen K describes living with her agoraphobic roommate, Stephanie, like living with lonelygirl15. Jen K is played by Jessica Rose, who also plays Bree, or rather lonelygirl15, in the video blog series of the same. [2]
  • In the episode "The Great Cappie", Ashleigh tells Dean Bowman that she thinks that the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off is her generation's version of The Great Gatsby. The character of Dean Bowman is played by Alan Ruck who played Cameron Frye in that film. [3] Additionally, in the episode "No Campus for Old Rules", Dean Bowman addresses his female date as "Sloane," which is a reference to Mia Sara's character Sloane Peterson in the Ferris Bueller film.
  • In the episode "No Campus for Old Rules," the character of Beaver chants "Donna Martin graduates," a reference to an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210.
  • Cappie frequently quotes famous films - some examples being The Matrix, Braveheart and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. When he does so he replaces several words with ones relevant; for instance when quoting the matrix he replaces the "blue pill" with a jelly bean.

Name of the show

The Greek letter "Sigma" is not the equivalent of the Latin/ English letter "E"

ABC oftens advertises the name of the show, "GREEK," with the Greek letter "Sigma" to spell the title GRΣΣK (since Sigma resembles an E in the English/ Latin/) instead of Epsilon, which is much the same in appearance and function as E. When spelled in this fashion, the show's logo actually spells GRSSK, since Sigma is the Greek letter equivalent of the English/Latin S. This practice is comparable to that of faux Cyrillic and foreign branding.


References

  1. ^ ""Frasier"(1993) - Full Cast and Crew". imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  2. ^ ""lonelygirl15" (2006) - Full Cast and Crew". imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  3. ^ ""Ferris Buller's Day Off" (1986) - Full Cast and Crew". imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-04-21.