17 Nov 09
Just started watching this show (surprising, considering the amount of TV I watch...), and I have to say it's pretty entertaining, if a bit frustrating at times. Hugh Laurie is eminently watchable. Of course, it goes without saying that the medical diagnoses are dubious at best - but what's the fun in letting it go without saying?!? Here's an interesting blog about House's medical mistakes, written by a real doctor:
http://www.politedissent.com/house_pd.html
18 Nov 09
Originally posted by PBE6It's one of the few shows I watch. You know we're making progress when they start creating TV characters who are atheists. Bones and House. The atheist dynamic duo. Plus Real Time With Bill Maher. And he's even a real person.
Just started watching this show (surprising, considering the amount of TV I watch...), and I have to say it's pretty entertaining, if a bit frustrating at times. Hugh Laurie is eminently watchable. Of course, it goes without saying that the medical diagnoses are dubious at best - but what's the fun in letting it go without saying?!? Here's an interesting blo ...[text shortened]... 's medical mistakes, written by a real doctor:
http://www.politedissent.com/house_pd.html
The medical diagnoses are irrelevant. Nobody watches the show for medical tips. It's just a framework for Laurie to inhabit.
19 Nov 09
Originally posted by coquetteYeah, I've heard that before. House is Holmes, Wilson is Watson, etc. They're diagnosing illnesses instead of solving crimes. That's why I say the whole medical thing is irrelevant, because the show would work just as well with House as a homicide detective (a la Colombo) as it would with him as a doctor.
You do know that House is really a Holmes derivative, right? Check all the parallels.
19 Nov 09
Originally posted by trev33yep, after the third episode i realized all it was was:
wait, they created another 'house' or is that the name of the original?
anyway, i've watched it a few times but it does get repetitive pretty quickly so don't watch it anymore.
Doctors can't figure out what's wrong with someone.
They argue with each other.
People get insulted.
Hey, hit show!
19 Nov 09
Originally posted by PBE6that's all it is to me. It just seems like they have a list of rare ailments and each episode they just pick a different one. It's basically the same episode each week just with different faces and names of the patient.
If that were all it is, it wouldn't be a hit show.
19 Nov 09
Originally posted by uzlessThe ailment is a MacGuffin. The real joy in watching House is in the acting (especially Hugh Laurie) and the writing. The characters grow from season to season, behaving differently based on moral choices they've had to make in the past (Foreman is probably the best example), a nice switch from most other mystery/procedural shows. I also like the fact that House insults people. Besides being funny, the beauty of having an intelligent character who isn't afraid to insult people is that touchier subjects can be broached in a less threatening way.
that's all it is to me. It just seems like they have a list of rare ailments and each episode they just pick a different one. It's basically the same episode each week just with different faces and names of the patient.
20 Nov 09
Originally posted by PBE6guess I'm old school.. Don't find insulting people (who aren't your friends) funny
The ailment is a MacGuffin. The real joy in watching House is in the acting (especially Hugh Laurie) and the writing. The characters grow from season to season, behaving differently based on moral choices they've had to make in the past (Foreman is probably the best example), a nice switch from most other mystery/procedural shows. I also like the fact that H ...[text shortened]... t afraid to insult people is that touchier subjects can be broached in a less threatening way.
Maybe just old.
21 Nov 09
Originally posted by uzlessIt's a lot more diabolically repetitive than that!
yep, after the third episode i realized all it was was:
Doctors can't figure out what's wrong with someone.
They argue with each other.
People get insulted.
Hey, hit show!
Before opening credits:
- Some normal person falls down (and usually limbs flop about a bit).
Before solving a case:
- Something relevant to the "relationship" side of the tale reveals the solution to House.
However, as someone pointed out: He's an atheist... and that is good.