"House M.D." (2004) TV series 2004-????

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 | Maverick Doctor | Pain | Medicine

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 29 wins & 67 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 22	8:00 PM	MyNetwork	Finding Judas	#3.9
Sun. Nov. 22	9:00 PM	MyNetwork	Que Sera Sera	#3.6

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House (120 episodes, 2004-2009)
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson (120 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy (119 episodes, 2004-2009)
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman (119 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron (119 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase (119 episodes, 2004-2009)
Bobbin Bergstrom	...	Nurse / ... (74 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

Colour:

Colour

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 | UK:12 (Some episodes) | Ireland:12 (Some episodes) | Ireland:15 (Some episodes) | UK: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 | UK:18 (one episode) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Heel & Toe Films

Trivia:

Sándor Szakácsi, the Hungarian voice of Dr. House died in March 2007, he could only finish the dubbing of 11 episodes of the second season. As a tribute to him, the TV channel decided to use the unfinished work, therefore in the first half of episode 12 of season 2 we still hear Sándor, then the new voice, János Kulka takes over the job. The commercial break (there is only one in Hungary) is inserted where the change takes place - actually in the middle of a scene.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Baby Mama (2008)

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........