This show is my current obsession. Hugh Laurie and the "House M.D." ensemble cast come together with instant chemistry to play out dramatic and engaging story arcs. Set up as an episodal show, "House M.D." generally has a new medical mystery to unravel in each hour-long segment. The genius Gregory House and his team of interns have mere days and hours to correctly diagnose and save patients, taking on only the toughest cases. However, the real facination for me lies in the larger story arcs, which cover several episodes and sometimes entire seasons. Throughout the individual episodes the characters grow and change, learning from eachother and their experiences. House himself is a paradox: he is a brilliant doctor saving lives every day, but he apparently has no patience or compassion for the people around him. His abrasive personality finds expression in his cutting wit, making wry jokes and mercilessly teasing those around him. In fact, sometimes even I get a little tired of his arrogance. But then, as if on cue, every once in a while another side of House shines through; the odd smile, the stunned silence, and the rare but precious expression of affection. Oscar-winning Hugh Laurie manages to balance all these facets of the character with stunning expertise, creating an entirely believeable and even strangely likeable doctor House. A well-known British actor (BBCTV series such as "Black Adder," "Jeeves & Wooster," "A Bit of Fry and Laurie"), Laurie plays House with a nearly flawless U.S. accent (rumor has it that upon seeing Laurie's audition video, the casting director for House said to his team, "See, this is what I want: a real American guy"). Laurie's performance, while stunning, is doubly highlighted and successful due to his strong supporting cast. Lisa Edelstein (Dr. Cuddy), Jennifer Morrison (Dr. Cameron), Omar Epps (Dr. Foreman), Jesse Spencer (Dr. Chase), and the much underappreciated, in my opinion, Robert Sean Leonard (Dr. Wilson) paint a colorful array of hospital staff, whose talents and weaknesses ultimately balance eachothers' out and find success in most of their ventures. All in all, this is a must-see for people who enjoy great scripting and better acting. I would warn people unfamiliar with the story that House is in fact downright mean at times, and I know friends who have gotten really fed up with his antics. However, in my opinion, if you're able to take his defensive walls in stride, the reward of getting to know his complexity is well worth your time. I started watching the show on TV during Season 3, and while I thoroughly enjoyed it, I had no idea how much I was missing by not having the background story. I'd seriously reccommend catching up with Seasons 1 and 2 if you haven't already. Thanks for reading this small novel :)Read full review
House is an amazing show. I finally opened my house season 1 and watch every episode in just 2 days. I cant stop. the show is just written to well, with twists in every episode. The best thing about this show, is that it is not simply a medical show, it has personal lives all thrown into the miz and an underlying story throughout the season. Unlike some other dramas, i have found that House is just someone you can't hate, he is just too awesome! House is slick, cunning, and pompous, the perfect combination for a great character. Since i am not a doctor i can not vouch for the validity of the diagnosis or the terms they use, but i have to say, for a regular viewer like me, it sure sounds real enough :) (My friends father watches the show and he says it is fairly on target). Trust me, if you watch the pilot, you will be hooked for good. In terms of the DVD, the special features are great, i just love the house-isms :). Well im afraid that i could continue on endlessly with praise for the show and the dvds but so that i dont bore you all, i think i'll end it here. In my honest opinion, I bought this dvd set, I love it, im sure you will too! Hope it helps, -JackRead full review
I actually have kept up with House since it first came out, and haven't missed a show yet. Gregory House is a diagnostician (main character)must diagnose patients with a mystery illness and a multitude of symptoms in time to save their life. He has a team that also helps which do practically everything from drawing blood to breaking into patients homes to find out the answer to the riddling questions that basically eats at Dr House. House also has a handicapp in his leg, which he walks with a limp and a cane (might add on the wrong side) and practically uses it as a weapon at times. He has fantastic comments and talks tons of smack, not only to his patients, his team but also his boss! This show is a guarantee to make you laugh, think and maybe even cry, or even become grosses out for the weak at heart people. It just gets better and even more mind boggling how the writers can come up with the twisted stories and even manage to throw in some comedy as well. What's great is to see Hugh Laurie's wonderful acting in this character House due to his beautiful accent does not show a hint in this show, let alone having to walk around with a cane all the time. Wouldn't it be great just to show up to work and never have to shave? The whole drunken, unshaved look does eventually explain itself later, but as a doctor so extremely unexpected! Don't waste your time, this will defintely worth getting for yourself as well as someon for Christmas!Read full review
I was channel surfing one night during Season 1 and started watching an episode in the middle of the season. From that night on, I've been hooked! Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) is devoid of bedside manner and wouldn't even talk to his patients if he could get away with it. Dealing with his own constant physical pain, he uses a cane that seems to punctuate his acerbic, brutally honest demeanor. While his behavior can border on antisocial, House is a maverick physician whose unconventional thinking and flawless instincts have afforded him a great deal of respect. An infectious disease specialist, he's a brilliant diagnostician who loves the challenges of the medical puzzles he must solve in order to save lives. This is a great comedy/drama series!
This shoe is great. I remember seeing a preview for it and thinking, "it could be good." Later on I caught one episode and I was hooked. I watched all the repeats during the summer, and bought Season One as soon as it came out. The cast is amazing. All with their special talents. Hugh Laurie, who does a great American accent is superb. Playing House, a pretty much anti-social diagnostic doctor, he drives everyone insane and hit all the buttons. Of course, he always comes though in the end. The rest of the cast follows Laurie with their own talents. Each gives their input to House, whether he wants it or not. Sometimes they strike nerves with him, but it all helps in the end. The final episode of the season caps off every one's feelings, and then showing House has a very personal side to his character. All and all, the first season marks a great one with many to follow.Read full review
How can you not love this blunt, grumpy, genius physician with a hysterical dry-wit sense of humor?! Hugh Laurie said in an interview once that when he first read the script for this series he did not think his character, House, was the lead. He thought he was reading for the side-kick to another character, Dr. Wilson, who is a young & handsome oncologist, and one of Dr. House's only friends. As Hugh Laurie put it, "You never see the grumpy older guy as the main character."(1) A man I ran into at the local video store said he loved "House" because you want to hate the guy, but you can't because he is always right. Or, as I always say, I just want to be Dr. House - to be able to say the truth & not give a darn what anyone else has to say about it. The medical end of the series is fun to follow, and often educational (do you know the name of that the feeling like you are falling that causes you to jerk as you drift asleep sometimes?). But the character interaction is what keeps you coming back episode after episode. As I write this in the first week of September 2007, there is just enough time for you to get the first 3 seasons & watch them before the 4th starts up on tv. But buy the seasons, don't rent, because for the first time since you were 5 years old you will find these DVD's to be ones you want to watch over & over again. 1 - From Hugh Lauries' interview on Inside the Actors StudioRead full review
Debuting over the FOX network almost four years ago (11-16-04), House is an investigative medical drama that revolves around several physicians who were inspired by Sir Blah Blah creation—Sherlock Homes. Wikipedia.org wrote: “House is in many respects a medical Sherlock Holmes. This resemblance is evident in various elements of the series' plot, such as House's reliance on psychology to solve a case, his reluctance to accept cases he does not find interesting, his drug addiction, home address (apartment 221B), playing of an instrument, relationship with Dr. James Wilson (a reference to Dr. John Watson), and his encounter with a crazed gunman credited as "Moriarty", which is the same name as Holmes' nemesis. Also, series creator David Shore has said that Dr. House's name is meant as a "subtle homage" to Sherlock Holmes (i.e., "homes").” The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning show was created by David Shore and executive produced by Shore and Director Bryan Singer (who is known for his work on X-Men, X-Men: United, and Superman Returns). Dr. Gregory House and the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital English actor Hugh Laurie plays Dr. Gregory House, an intelligent, deductive, and at times somewhat arrogant diagnostician at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. House heads a team of young diagnosticians (e.g., allergists, etc.) in handling patients whose presenting concerns fancied his interest (in most cases) and were misdiagnosed at other medical institutions. Wikipedia.org describes the cases featured in House to be “exceptionally complex and subtle” and “rare,” yet “realistic.” The author of The Medical Science of House, M.D.—Andrew Holtz—added that the presenting concerns that come through the doors of Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital can be further described as "a conglomeration of all the worst things that can happen to people from all over the world, crammed into one little community." To date, I have only been able to watch two episodes ("Humpty Dumpty" and "Clueless") of House from start-to-finish on the Telly—both of which really pique my interest as I patiently waited for their “final diagnosis.”Read full review
when my twenty-something stepdaughter asked if i watched this show, i responded, "i don't like hospital shows" & she said, "well, it's that but also more than than." i then watched it once & have basically watched nothing else since. i think "genius" is an over-used word, but i'm tempted to say the creator, producer & writer, david shore, is one. ditto hugh frasier. i couldn't believe the pitch-perfect frasier was the same person i loved in the old "jeeves & wooster" series. his acting is amazing - one of those wonderful roles in which the performer & role perfectly merge. also the cast, writing and directing. i have to say that this season's (the sixth) closing episode was so riveting that i watched it online at least a dozen times. "house" is truly one of the best shows EVER aired on tv.Read full review
ER had it's advantages and its disadvantages, however, House is a very well rounded show, incorporating humor, drama and ever so much suspense! Dr. House is the doctor that you wish to never have. He is cold and dry and is very radical in his medical profession. He often tricks patients into things and goes against his boss's decisions. Often, he operates in a shady way, such as having his medical under studies break into patients houses to try and find clues to the cause of their illnesses. But House, although extreme, always seems to find a way to come out right. No matter how extreme the case, he always finds the cure. But one thing is for certain; his taboo way of doctoring is hilarious! Some of the comments he makes towards his patients are so off the wall! His gruff voice and dry humor lead to never ending laughter and the suspense he portrays adds for a one-two punch. BUY HOUSE!Read full review
For some reason were really hooked on the show. Maybe because it’s a hope that there is really someone out there that has really great diagnostic skills or maybe it’s because he such a maverick and has a lot of faults. It’s just intriguing and entertaining and you get so that you cannot wait to see it, even a second time. All in all it’s a great show and it has great people performing their parts, you’ll love them or you find them very annoying. They do a great job. One of the disks stopped just at the climax or best part, it drove us crazy trying to see what happen. Finally I was able to bypass the bad area and we were able to see what happen. Anyway, it’s a lot of money but you get eight shows. Each disks plays on both sides so you have to turn it over to see the next show.
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