Greek (TV series)
| Greek | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Patrick Sean Smith |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Segan/Piller |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC Family |
| Release | July 9, 2007 |
GRΣΣK (or Greek) is an American teen drama television series that runs on the ABC Family network. The show follows the story of Rusty, a college freshman attending the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University, who longs to leave behind his reputation as a high school geek by joining a fraternity, while sister Casey hopes for little interference with her enjoyment of Greek life. 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).
Upon the conclusion of the original ten episodes, it was announced that Greek has been renewed for a second season and will return to television in early 2008. There has also been talk that a Season 1 DVD would be relased about the same time.
- Tagline: College. It's a rush.
- Theme Song: Our Time Now by Plain White T's
Synopsis
Rusty Cartwright (Jacob Zachar) is a freshman in college, attending Cyprus-Rhodes University alongside big sister Casey (Spencer Grammer). Originally, no one even knew about Rusty until he arrived. Casey insisted that he remain low-profile, in hopes that he won't ruin her chances to be elected president of the Zeta Beta Zeta sorority. In an effort to make nice with the family, Casey's boyfriend, Evan (Jake McDorman), offers Rusty a spot in the Omega Chi Delta fraternity, which he declines after finding Evan cheating on Casey with Rebecca Logan (Dilshad Vadsaria), the Senator's daughter who was the sorority's main target during rush. In turn, Rusty accepts an offer from Cappie (Scott Foster), Casey's ex-boyfriend and the current president of Kappa Tau Gamma, the black sheep of the Greek system.
Cast and characters
- Jacob Zachar as Rusty Cartwright ΚΤΓ
- Spencer Grammer as Casey Cartwright ZBZ
- Jake McDorman as Evan Chambers ΩΧΔ
- Scott Foster as Cappie ΚΤΓ
- Paul James as Calvin Owens ΩΧΔ
- Clark Duke as Dale
- Amber Stevens as Ashleigh ΖΒΖ
- Dilshad Vadsaria as Rebecca Logan ZBZ
- Tiffany Dupont as Frannie Morgan ZBZ
- Jessica Rose as Jen K ZBZ
Episodes
| Season | Ep # | First Airdate | Last Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | July 9, 2007 | September 10, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 10 | 2008 | 2008 |
Name of the show
ABC advertises the name of the show with the Greek letter Sigma to spell the title GRΣΣK (since Sigma resembles an E in the English alphabet) instead of Epsilon, which is much the same in appearance and function as E. Taken literally, the name of the show is actually GRSSK, since Sigma is the Greek letter equivalent of the English S. The name of the show would have to be spelled either GREEK or ΓΡΕEK to be correct in English or the literal Greek transcription, respectively.
For more information, see Greek alphabet and English alphabet.
(Note: The letter E written using the ancient greek writing system is very close to the modern greek letter S. The word in the bitmap is Greek assuming that the word E is written using the ancient greek writing system)
Featured Music Groups
- In the Season 1 episodes, "The Rusty Nail" and "Friday Night Frights", the band Plain White T's was featured as musical entertainment for two individual parties hosted by Kappa Tau Gamma. The first time, the group played Our Time Now and their famous Hey There Delilah. The second time, the group played Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk and an acoustic version of Making a Memory.
- In the Season 1 episode, "Multiple Choice", the band the Dollyrots was featured as musical entertainment at a party hosted by Omega Chi Delta. They played their hit Because I'm Awesome.
