"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 | Medicine | Maverick Doctor | Pain

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 27 wins & 65 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 4	2:00 PM	Fox	Mob Rules	#1.15
Sun. July 5	7:00 PM	MyNetwork	Sports Medicine	#1.12

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House (111 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy (111 episodes, 2004-2009)
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman (111 episodes, 2004-2009)
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson (111 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron (111 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase (111 episodes, 2004-2009)
Bobbin Bergstrom	...	Nurse / ... (69 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) | UK:15 (Some episodes) | Ireland: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 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Heel & Toe Films

Trivia:

From a promo picture for the show's fourth season, it was discovered that Dr. Wilson received his undergraduate degree from McGill University in Montreal, QC. He'd been seen previously wearing a McGill sweater. He also received a degree from Columbia University's "School of Oncolgy" [sic].

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Dr. Taub examines a patient's eyes with a direct ophthalmoscope, he correctly examines the patient's right eye with his own right eye, holding the ophthalmoscope in his right hand. But when he moves to examine her left eye, he continues to hold the ophthalmoscope in his right hand, and uses his right eye to examine the patient's left eye. In this position, it is impossible to get close enough to actually see the patient's retina, unless he gets so close that he would actually be kissing the patient, a practice frowned upon by most medical establishments. To examine the patient's left eye, he should have moved the ophthalmoscope to his own left eye, held it in his left hand, and he should have moved around to the patient's left side, to examine her, left eye to left eye.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Dr. Lisa Cuddy: [to House] You need a lawyer.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Driven (#4.11)" (2006)

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........