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

User Rating:

9.3/10   

Creator:

David Shore

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

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:

Doctor | Medical Doctor | Pain | Maverick Doctor | Medicine

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 29 wins & 67 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 8	10:00 PM	USA	The Greater Good	#5.14
Sun. Nov. 8	11:00 PM	USA	Broken	#6.1

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House (118 episodes, 2004-2009)
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson (118 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy (116 episodes, 2004-2009)
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman (116 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron (116 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase (116 episodes, 2004-2009)
Bobbin Bergstrom	...	Nurse / ... (73 episodes, 2005-2009)

Also Known As:

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

Runtime:

Norway:45 min (excluding commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 (DVD) (season 1) (self applied) | Spain:13 | Ireland:12 (Some episodes) | UK:12 (Some episodes) | Ireland:15 (Some episodes) | UK:15 (Some episodes) | USA:TV-14 (Most episodes) | USA:TV-PG (Some episodes) | Singapore:M18 (season 1) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) (season 1) | Germany:12 (TV rating) (Primetime) | Germany:16 (TV rating) (some episodes) (Primetime) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Chile:14 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) (season 3) (season 4) | Japan:Unrated | South Africa:PG | Norway:11 (TV rating) | Canada:PG | UK:18 (one episode) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Heel & Toe Films

Trivia:

Dr. House's most famous line "Everybody Lies" was in fact used by another doctor about a year and a half before the pilot episode, in another medical show, the sitcom "Scrubs" (2001). Dr. Bob Kelso says "Everybody lies, Dr. Turk" in the season 2 episode "Scrubs: My New Old Friend (#2.12)" (2003), after Dr. Turk fails to prevent an old lady to drive home because she said she was fine enough to drive and that she had to pick up her grand kids.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: With, very, very few exceptions, characters in the series don't wear eye protection when performing surgery. It is standard practice throughout hospitals in the United States to do so.

Quotes:

Dr. Gregory House: It's Never Lupus!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: Game, Set... Muuurder? (#1.13)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

House End Credits

My kind of show

Let me put it simply. I am a physician, and as an inviolable rule, I HATE medical shows. Granted, TV series tend to be one dimensional, due to inherent difficulties in the genre, but "doctor shows" are something I avoid like the proverbial plague.

And then one evening I caught "House, MD" and was completely drawn into the show. In House I find the anti-hero that I've been waiting for in a medical show. The guy who knows everything, but is wrong often enough to keep us all guessing. I enjoy the contrast of House and his cadre of young fresh faced colleagues, complete with starched white lab coats, who struggle as much with their professionally imposed constraints, and sense of decorum, as they do with his personality. And, wonder of wonders, the use of ironic and tragic comedy is without peer in what I've seen in the TV world in recent memory. In a nutshell, I really never know what any given character will say or do and it's that freshness that will keep me coming back for more. Somewhere there is a team of writers who actually know their craft, and an acting ensemble that knows how to pull it off. Now I can watch my TV one hour a week........