"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)
"Dr. House" (Argentina) (Chile) [es]
"Doktor House" (Hungary) [hu]
"Dr House" (France) [fr]
"Dr. House - Medical Division" (Italy) [it]
"Dr. House" (Estonia) [et]
"Dr. House" (Poland) [pl]
"Dr. House" (Slovakia) [sk]
"Dr. House" (Czech Republic) [cs]
"Dr. House" (Japan: English title) (second season title) [en]
"Dr. House" (Germany) [de]
"Dr. House" (Romania) [ro]
"Dr. House: Medical Division" (Russia) [ru]
"Dr. [H]ouse" (France) (DVD box title) [fr]
"House" (Netherlands) [nl]
"House" (Brazil) [pt]
"House" (Finland) [fi]
"House" (Norway) [no]
"House" (Spain) [es]
"House" (Sweden) [sv]
"House" (Denmark) [da]
"Iatrikes ypotheseis" (Greece) [el]

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

Respectfully Disagreeing with Brit Review

Having studied acting and dialects for decades (including in England with the RSC), poor dialect is a PARTICULAR source of annoyance for me, and Hugh Laurie's dialect in "House" didn't bother me at all (at least in the one episode I saw), so I think this Brit "reviewer" is being hyper-sensitive in that regard.

I also have to say I enjoyed the plot--what would be the point of simply copying ER's "trauma-drama?" It was like the best "quiet" episodes of ER, with a bit more thoughtfulness and focus on the element of a "mystery" to be solved. I LIKED that as an alternative to ER. Note that ER is my absolute favorite show, and the ONLY show I regularly watch--but they are already doing what they do, and doing it extraordinarily well; a new show ought to do something DIFFERENT, it seems to me.

As for the "when doctors make mistakes, people die" line, the writers were obviously LAMPOONING that, as it got repeated on a soap opera that some characters were watching on T.V. So maybe the whole show was just a tad too intellectually challenging for that reviewer--and/or maybe he missed that bit running to the kitchen for a snack, and so didn't get the joke.

I thought it was quite interesting, relatively original (imagine that, in a world of "reality" shows!), and LOTS of fun--a show about hunting for diagnostic "zebras." I could definitely be fascinated on a regular basis by medical mysteries (assuming the writing stays SHARP and accurate). I suppose, though, it may not survive long, if there aren't very many people who WANT to be entertained by being stimulated to think. Or worse, the producers may listen to the "not exciting enough" complaints like this and then just decide to try to clone ER (and of course, not possibly actually succeed, leading to a premature death, like poor Dolly the sheep and all such clones. . . . ).

Anyway, if you like a medical MYSTERY (as distinguished from, let's say, a medical THRILLER/ACTION-ADVENTURE, which genre ER already indisputably reigns over), this ought to be JUST your "cup of tea!"