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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. Written by
Samtroy
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Every week a new mystery...every week a new baffling case that only one team can solve.
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Trivia
The nickname "Thirteen" for
Olivia Wilde's character Dr. Remy Hadley comes from the first few episodes of Season 4.
House is trying to hire a new team from a possible 30 candidates. He assigns them numbers from 1 to 30. Dr. Hadley has the number '13' which is considered unlucky by many. Despite the bad omen she makes the team but the name sticks.
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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
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to Cuddy]
Dr. Gregory House:
Relax, I have just the thing to cheer you up... we're being sued!
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Soundtracks
"Teardrop"
Written and performed by
Massive Attack
Courtesy of Virgin/EMI Records
By arrangement with EMI Special Markets
© 1998 Circa Records Ltd.
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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........