"House M.D." (2004)TV series 2004-????

Creator:

David Shore

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Genius has side effects. [UK]

Plot:

An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Computer | Acronym In Title | Employer Employee Relationship | Friend

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 22 wins & 51 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 11	11:00 PM	USA	Son of Coma Guy	#3.7
Mon. July 14	9:00 PM	Fox	Ugly	#4.7
Fri. July 18	11:00 PM	USA	Don't Ever Change	#4.12

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House (87 episodes, 2004-2008)
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy (87 episodes, 2004-2008)
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman (87 episodes, 2004-2008)
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson (87 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron (87 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase (87 episodes, 2004-2008)
Bobbin Bergstrom	...	Nurse (45 episodes, 2005-2008)

Also Known As:

House (South Africa: English title) (USA) (short title)
Doctor House (USA) (alternative spelling)
Dr. House (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Spain:13 | South Africa:PG | Ireland:15 (Some episodes) | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (season 1) (self applied) | Ireland:12 (Some episodes) | Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) (season 3) | UK:12 (Some episodes) | South Korea:15 | Chile:14 | Singapore:M18 (season 1) | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 (Some episodes) | Japan:Unrated | Germany:16 (TV rating) (some episodes) (Primetime) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) (season 1) | USA:TV-PG (Some episodes) | Germany:12 (TV rating) (Primetime) | USA:TV-14 (Most episodes) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Heel & Toe Films

Trivia:

Although the Diagnostic Medicine team deal with all types of diseases, House and his colleagues hold titles in various subspecialties: Dr. Foreman is a neurologist; Dr. Cameron is an immunologist/allergist; Dr. Chase is an intensivist. As for Dr. House, he is double-certified in infectious disease and nephrology (as mentioned in episode #1.3).

Quotes:

Dr. Gregory House: Why are you doing this?
Dr. Cameron: I'm not doing anything.
Dr. Gregory House: You're manipulating everyone.
Dr. Cameron: People... dismiss me. Because I'm a woman, because I'm pretty, because I'm not agressive. My opinions shouldn't be rejected just because people don't like me.
Dr. Gregory House: They like you. Everyone likes you.
[he starts to walk away]
Dr. Cameron: Do you?
[pause]
Dr. Cameron: I have to know.
Dr. Gregory House: No.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Baby Mama (2008)

Soundtrack:

House End Credits

Respectfully Disagreeing with Brit Review

Having studied acting and dialects for decades (including in England with the RSC), poor dialect is a PARTICULAR source of annoyance for me, and Hugh Laurie's dialect in "House" didn't bother me at all (at least in the one episode I saw), so I think this Brit "reviewer" is being hyper-sensitive in that regard.

I also have to say I enjoyed the plot--what would be the point of simply copying ER's "trauma-drama?" It was like the best "quiet" episodes of ER, with a bit more thoughtfulness and focus on the element of a "mystery" to be solved. I LIKED that as an alternative to ER. Note that ER is my absolute favorite show, and the ONLY show I regularly watch--but they are already doing what they do, and doing it extraordinarily well; a new show ought to do something DIFFERENT, it seems to me.

As for the "when doctors make mistakes, people die" line, the writers were obviously LAMPOONING that, as it got repeated on a soap opera that some characters were watching on T.V. So maybe the whole show was just a tad too intellectually challenging for that reviewer--and/or maybe he missed that bit running to the kitchen for a snack, and so didn't get the joke.

I thought it was quite interesting, relatively original (imagine that, in a world of "reality" shows!), and LOTS of fun--a show about hunting for diagnostic "zebras." I could definitely be fascinated on a regular basis by medical mysteries (assuming the writing stays SHARP and accurate). I suppose, though, it may not survive long, if there aren't very many people who WANT to be entertained by being stimulated to think. Or worse, the producers may listen to the "not exciting enough" complaints like this and then just decide to try to clone ER (and of course, not possibly actually succeed, leading to a premature death, like poor Dolly the sheep and all such clones. . . . ).

Anyway, if you like a medical MYSTERY (as distinguished from, let's say, a medical THRILLER/ACTION-ADVENTURE, which genre ER already indisputably reigns over), this ought to be JUST your "cup of tea!"