The series revolves around a student who just moved to his sisters' college (which sparked her dismay). One day, everyone's life is subjected to a different path where he decides to pledge his brotherhood on campus. After a sister's friend is caught with another girl, it ends up on a different path and turns into another turn.
Writer/creator Patrick Sean Smith (Everwood, Wildfire) gives Greek a greater sense of light-hearted fun that seems more authentic to the real-world experience of college as "the best years."
Greek is much more than artful manipulation of marketing strategy. The premiere has several surprises even as it dares you to pigeonhole any of these characters. The talented young ensemble cast works hard to sell the stories and mostly succeeds.
Thanks largely to the cast, viewers are likely to give Greek a chance for a while and, if the show is able to break free of its influences, perhaps even longer.
Greek lacks the acidic one-liners that mark great satires like Heathers, but it strains against its conventional boundaries just enough to be enticing.
This show comes practically out of nowhere, featuring a cast of largely unknown young actors (with the exception of Spencer Grammer, daughter of Kelsey) and somehow manages to put all the anxiety and mystery of freshman year into loving perspective.
