HOUSE, M.D. SEASON 3RD

You have to give the "House" production team credit. Your show has the "American Idol" lead-in and is often the highest-rated scripted drama on TV. However, instead of playing it safe with disease-of-the week plots, "House" swung for the fences several times: putting its main character in jail and threatening him with prison; ramping up the conflicts between all six of the main characters; and ending the year with a big cliffhanger that threatened to cut the main cast in half. Even when a given episode wasn't advancing the progressive storyline, the writers attempted to push the envelope with several politically themed episodes.

Early in Season 3, the big storyline revolved around recurring guest star David Morse, a detective out to get House and his questionable supply of Vicodin. In previous years, lengthy story arcs were given to Chi McBride and Sela Ward: would House lose his job? would House get married? This year, the theme was: would House go to prison? Morse dominated his episodes by playing the rare character that wouldn't back down to House. Although some media critics grew tired of the plot, which perhaps went on 2-3 episodes too long, the resolution was clever and allowed House to keep his dignity (and his job) without having to sacrifice... anything.

Several subplots emerged throughout the season, such as the romance between Drs. Chase and Cameron (first shown in season 2), and Dr. Foreman's growing dissatisfaction with having House as his mentor. House's fascination (or, some might say, obsession) with his boss, Dr. Cuddy, reached new levels. By the end of the season, House faced near mutiny from his underlings... and still didn't seem all that bothered. Perhaps House was too busy counseling a patient to end his life, or faking cancer in order to get a supply of pain medications. Perhaps he was dodging the romantic advances of a teenager, or trading in his case for a wheelchair in order to recover his handicapped parking spot. The more outrageous the behavior, the better Hugh Laurie was in the role. He even upgraded his cane to a model decorated with stars.

Standout guest stars this season included John Larroquette as a man waking up from a decade-long coma, Joel Grey as an ailing doctor, Dave Matthews as a stunted piano prodigy, and the return of Charles S. Dutton as Foreman's dad.

While the "House" season DVDs are never what you'd call packed with extras, the tightly knotted plots and the rapid-fire dialogue makes this a great show to watch more than once. Also try and track down plot-lines that never quite went anywhere, like Cuddy's rumored pregnancy or her not-quite romance with Wilson.

"House" season 3 drew top ratings while continuing with the show's unflinching dialogue and medical situations. This may not have been a great year for "Grey's Anatomy" or "E.R.", so cruise on over to Princeton Plainsborough for a few hours of intense hospital drama.

Awesome

Great season! Love the humor!Throws some twists i didn't see coming, and answered a lot of questions i had. It was a well made season, and can't wait to get season 4

Love IT!!

This is one of my favorite shows but it appeals to anyone that loves medical mysteries. I love the sense of humour of Dr. House and his team.

A Good Deal Indeed

I bought Season 3 of House simply because I'm a fan of the series now, and wanted to catch up as quickly as possible. So now I find myself buying all of the seasons 1-3, and 5 so far just to catch up. What I like most about this deal was the low cost of a whole season; especially when I compare it to other sites like Amazon, etc. There's not that much more to say, so if this helps anyone in the near or distant future allow me to say you're welcome.

awesome

I love house.it is one of my favorite television shows on right now.i bought the first two seasons,and will buy more.

Great show!

I'm not a big fan of the medical drama shows but House is different... It's a mystery in a hospital setting. Hugh Laurie is great!

House - Season Three

Season 3 dosen't come to Norway before next year, so I was wery happy to get it now. Unfortunally this season is wery depressing (even if it is House I'm talking abaut!). One episode a week is actually plenty ;)

Better than season 1 and 2!!!

I like this Tv serie, it´s better than season 1 or 2.
We are really having fun watching season three.

House - Season Three (DVD, 2007, 5-Disc Set)

I have watched the House since the start, however my wife has not, so I decided to buy it so she we can watch it together...