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Games

  • Episode aired Nov 27, 2007
  • TV-14
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
3.4K
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Peter Jacobson and Olivia Wilde in House (2004)
Medical DramaDramaMystery

House treats a rock musician, and some of the candidates have to get past their personal biases, Wilson misdiagnoses a patient, and the winners are named.House treats a rock musician, and some of the candidates have to get past their personal biases, Wilson misdiagnoses a patient, and the winners are named.House treats a rock musician, and some of the candidates have to get past their personal biases, Wilson misdiagnoses a patient, and the winners are named.

  • Director
    • Deran Sarafian
  • Writers
    • David Shore
    • Eli Attie
    • Sara Hess
  • Stars
    • Hugh Laurie
    • Lisa Edelstein
    • Omar Epps
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Deran Sarafian
    • Writers
      • David Shore
      • Eli Attie
      • Sara Hess
    • Stars
      • Hugh Laurie
      • Lisa Edelstein
      • Omar Epps
    • 6User reviews
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    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • Dr. Gregory House
    Lisa Edelstein
    Lisa Edelstein
    • Dr. Lisa Cuddy
    Omar Epps
    Omar Epps
    • Dr. Eric Foreman
    Robert Sean Leonard
    Robert Sean Leonard
    • Dr. James Wilson
    Jennifer Morrison
    Jennifer Morrison
    • Dr. Allison Cameron
    Jesse Spencer
    Jesse Spencer
    • Dr. Robert Chase
    Anne Dudek
    Anne Dudek
    • Dr. Amber Volakis
    Peter Jacobson
    Peter Jacobson
    • Dr. Chris Taub
    Kal Penn
    Kal Penn
    • Dr. Lawrence Kutner
    Olivia Wilde
    Olivia Wilde
    • Thirteen
    Matt DeCaro
    Matt DeCaro
    • McKenna
    Alex Weed
    Alex Weed
    • Ian
    Nick McCallum
    Nick McCallum
    • Fred
    Eli Bildner
    Eli Bildner
    • Chris
    Jeremy Renner
    Jeremy Renner
    • Jimmy Quidd
    Boris Kievsky
    Boris Kievsky
    • Club Owner
    Darren S. Kim
    • Parent #1
    Tanika Brown McKelvy
    Tanika Brown McKelvy
    • Parent #2
    • Director
      • Deran Sarafian
    • Writers
      • David Shore
      • Eli Attie
      • Sara Hess
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    10Hitchcoc

    I'm Tired

    I can't imagine desiring a job where you get no respect from your boss, you get ridiculed, you have to do all the dirty work. But four people work like crazy to have these things done to them. The patient this time is a punk rocker who has no respect for his own life. He leads everyone on a merry chase. He actually disappears from his room and they need to find him and resuscitate him and back to bed. His weaknesses are what really helps make the decision but as it turns out, it was all part of a grand plan. So House picks out two people, firing the two women. Of course, this wasn't going to fly with Cuddy. Really good episode with an interesting twist.
    10rgrimmig

    Jeremy Renner's best role

    Bar none. God he was so good in this. So punchy. Why ever waste an actor of this caliber on boring, predictable superhero movies and mindless action crap?
    8xredgarnetx

    For whom the bell tolls

    Excellent episode both for the patient and the winnowing down of the new team to the final three. A grunge rocker (Jeremy Renner of ROAD TRIP) begins coughing up blood. Problem is, he is a heroin addict and drunkard who doesn't care if he lives or dies. House challenges the remainder of the candidates to solve this guy's problem or face expulsion. Predictably, they all try a little too hard. It is particularly interesting to watch the hard-driving Amber trying to relate to the nihilistic rocker, who harbors a very special secret. House has interesting set-tos with both Cuddy and Wilson, for very different reasons. Or are they? Whom he fires at the conclusion is a major shocker. But is he for real? Great stuff.

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    • Trivia
      The patient, a punk rocker named Jimmy Quidd, was inspired by punk rocker Jimmi Quidd, who sang with New York punk band The Dots and produced for the band Bad Brains.
    • Goofs
      In this episode Dr. House plays a record to induce a seizure in a patient, but no record or record player is seen in the room. Instead House is seen using a bass guitar amplifier and speaker cabinet. It makes no sense for the sound heard to be coming out of that equipment. Even further: while House acts he's plugging into the mains, the amplifier wasn't, a LED would have indicate that on the face plate, and the equipment would have required both of the switches ON to operate.
    • Quotes

      Dr. James Wilson: Dying's easy. Living's hard!

      Dr. Gregory House: That can't possibly be as poignant as it sounded.

    • Connections
      Referenced in House: Teamwork (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Spirit in the Sky
      (uncredited)

      Written and Performed by Norman Greenbaum

      Produced by Erik Jacobsen

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 10, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Heel & Toe Films
      • Shore Z Productions
      • Bad Hat Harry Productions
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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