House M.D. (2004–2012)

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.

Creator:

David Shore

Stars:

Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 44 wins & 104 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House (176 episodes, 2004-2012)
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman (174 episodes, 2004-2012)
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson (174 episodes, 2004-2012)
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase (171 episodes, 2004-2012)
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy (153 episodes, 2004-2011)
Bobbin Bergstrom	...	Nurse (134 episodes, 2005-2012)
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron (130 episodes, 2004-2012)
Peter Jacobson	...	Dr. Chris Taub (96 episodes, 2007-2012)
Olivia Wilde	...	Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley (81 episodes, 2007-2012)

Storyline

The series follows the life of anti-social, pain killer addict, witty and arrogant medical doctor Gregory House with only half a muscle in his right leg. He and his team of medical doctors try to cure very ill ordinary people in the United States of America.

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Plot Keywords:

medical doctor | pain | maverick doctor | medicine | vicodin | 

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Taglines:

As Addictive as Vicodin (South Africa - Season 2 Tagline (2006))

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Five [uk] Fox

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

House

Filming Locations:

Koreatown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heel & Toe Films, Shore Z Productions, Bad Hat Harry Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dr. Gregory House was based on Sherlock Holmes... but Holmes, in turn, was based on a Doctor that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle knew while studying medicine, Dr. Joseph Bell, whose specialty was diagnosis.

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Goofs

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. However, this was a deliberate decision made by the director for theatrical reasons.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Dr. Gregory House: Everybody lies.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.22 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"House End Credits"
(Theme)
(International, First Season)
by Jon Ehrlich, Jason Derlatka, and Leigh Roberts

User Reviews

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!"