Topic: House MD (Read 7250 times)

HouseMDfan · « **on:** 30 Oct 2008, 07:19 »

I did a search and nothing for House...yet.

House, what is there not to like?

I think this picture is part of the inspiration for Faye's 'smile'

Dimmukane · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 07:50 »

I'm fairly certain Faye's been around longer than House.

rynne · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 08:13 »

I really liked House MD when it came out and have been a faithful viewer ever since, but this season has started bugging me. House is turning from a gleeful misanthrope to a malicious asshole. For the first few seasons, there was at least a sense that he wasn't being antisocial for the hell of it, that there was an underlying philosophy that, if not likable, was at least admirable. But recently it feels like he screws over everyone simply to revel in their misery; to bring them down to his level.

I'm not digging Thirteen's perpetual dramabombs, either. Lose the new team and bring back Cameron and Chase full-time, please.

HouseMDfan · « **Reply #3 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 09:58 »

13 needs to have a stabby stabby death. Stabby death. And when did Faye's weird ass smile come into existence? I wasn't talking about Faye the character, I was talking about the expression itself. I'm fairly certain it came about in the last couple of years, whereas I think the picture I posted was from 05-06. I forget.

I want Cameron back on the team. Foreman can have a stabby death too (nothing against Omar, I just hate the character himself) Anne Dudek shoulda stayed around, IMO. I was starting to get used to her and then BLAMO! They kill her. WTF?

And House has always wanted to make people as miserable as he is. He's always had that jealousy that other people live normal everyday lives, whereas here he is, the product of child-abuse, girlfriend leaving him, narcotic addiction, leg pain, etc., I don't think they ever expressed that, but I feel he does what he does, because he's a misanthropic curmudgeonly bastard. he hates mankind, he has a complex where he doesn't WANT to be human/mortal.

ThePQ4 · « **Reply #4 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 11:04 »

...I've come to the conclusion that House threads don't last long here...I dunno what's up with that, since it's a pretty cool show.

Example 1
Example 2

And there's more, I'm sure...I just haven't found them yet. And I dunno why they didn't pop up for search either...weird.

Edit:
Example 3

Reed · « **Reply #5 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 13:16 »

I've really been enjoying his new private detective this season. They are both so so deliciously fucked in the head....it's awesome

Alex C · « **Reply #6 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 13:23 »

Quote from: HouseMDfan on 30 Oct 2008, 09:58

I don't think they ever expressed that, but I feel he does what he does, because he's a misanthropic curmudgeonly bastard. he hates mankind, he has a complex where he doesn't WANT to be human/mortal.

You serious? People've been throwing the whole "You just really DENY that you wants hugz and make mistakes like the rest of us!!!" theory at him from the dawn of the series and he constantly decries people being irrational. Of all the explanations and rationales behind his behavior, that one is the most obvious, most commented upon and ultimately, least interesting. I agree with Rynne insofar that House was a more interesting character when he seemed to have an alternate but ultimately effective value system that informed his decision making alongside the various neuroses. Lately, he just seems like all he really wants to do is piss in Cuddy's cheerios in a misguided attempt to secure makeouts.

That said, I've never particularly liked the original trio he worked with, although the new characters are hardly that great either. I also fail to see what that detective could possibly be bringing to the show.

rynne · « **Reply #7 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 13:26 »

Quote from: Dire bacterium on 30 Oct 2008, 13:16

I've really been enjoying his new private detective this season. They are both so so deliciously fucked in the head....it's awesome

I like the PI, too. The two of 'em jamming on guitar and piano was one of the best moments of this season.

Quote from: Alex C on 30 Oct 2008, 13:23

all he really wants to do is piss in Cuddy's cheerios in a misguided attempt to secure makeouts.

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Either way, I'm not really happy about it.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #8 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 14:12 »

SPOILER

So, am I the only one that saw that coming since season one? That being that thing that happened at the end of the last episode with the two people. you know.

Alex C · « **Reply #9 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 14:24 »

Oh, god no. You are far from the only one. The idea that it was going to eventually happen was considered such an inevitability by so much of the audience that the producers actually said "Yes, it will happen, and actually, it happens this season" in Entertainment Weekly months ago and nobody gave a damn. What's bothering people is that the circumstances that made it seem like such an inevitability have changed somewhat since then and now there's a portion of the audience that would have rather have seen ol' Gregory get stabbed in the eye socket than see things go down like they did. (I'm not one of them, but my sister certainly is; she said "preferably with a screwdriver.")

rynne · « **Reply #10 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 14:54 »

Everyone saw the possibility of it happening, I think. And having the possibility there allowed for some nice interplay with the characters. But I have the nagging suspicion that if the writers are cashing in on that possibility, the show may be jumping the shark.

Surgoshan · « **Reply #11 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 15:46 »

Are you guys talking about when Tony finally hooked up with Angela?

KvP · « **Reply #12 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 16:05 »

I'm with the AV Club on this 'un. The real romance is between House and Wilson.

I dropped out of House viewership sometime around the second season, but the episodes I've seen have been unsatisfactory for me. It feels like the second season of Twin Peaks - without that central element (for Twin Peaks, the mystery, for House, the procedural) it just feels sort of aimless. Does House even care about whether his patients live or die now? There was some semblance of legitimacy to the medical element at the start of the series, now it seems House has realized Nobody Ever Really Dies (except Amber). There's no urgency at all to the Patient of the Week storylines.

tuna ketchup x · « **Reply #13 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 08:33 »

Quote from: KvP on 30 Oct 2008, 16:05

There's no urgency at all to the Patient of the Week storylines.

And that's why I stopped watching (though I stayed with it through the new doctor "interview"/game show). They turned House from a fine mystery show to a soap opera. The only thing that might have made the show interesting was keeping Amber on (she and House played off one another so well), but they went and killed her for the sake of the far less interesting Thirteen. Kumar and Dr. Taub are useless and gray. Foreman remains the only one true to the original character, and he doesn't get near enough screen time. BAH to retcons!

Ikrik · « **Reply #14 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 13:47 »

I dropped out somewhere last season. I'm sick of the emphasis switch as well. Heavy on medicine, great characters and a nice sprinkling of character development. Then somewhere in the second season the show started shifting towards making the characters the main attraction. I put up with it for awhile as House was easily my favourite show but eventually I got fed up and left. I have no intention of really watching the show anymore but I might download it or watch it online...if I can. Can you watch House online? (In Canada)

rynne · « **Reply #15 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 16:57 »

Quote from: tuna ketchup x on 31 Oct 2008, 08:33

The only thing that might have made the show interesting was keeping Amber on (she and House played off one another so well), but they went and killed her for the sake of the far less interesting Thirteen.

I wish they'd have kept her as Wilson's girlfriend instead of killing her. I liked her as a team candidate but I don't think I could've stood her to be a permanent team member just because she was so much like House. It would've been the two of 'em constantly trying to one-up each other. But when she switched to Wilson's girlfriend, it removed that issue and allowed her to be more than one-dimensional to boot.

OneoftheLost · « **Reply #16 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 17:00 »

Wow, I have to agree with the majority here. Honestly, House was a great show for the first few seasons. Chase, Cameron and Foreman all had a really good dynamic with house, and the various villians (A certain cop and bussiness man) made for some good chain episodes. The new stuff with the newer employees.... just seems.... boring. As was stated before, less about the medicine and more about the drama.

From what Ive seen of the latest seasons, some of the medical maladies are starting to look pretty familiar, not to mention the formulaic solving done by the team.

Really, Ive lost complete interest in this show. Maybe the next season will be different.

Thats my two cents.

*EDIT* Thanks, PacoSees. Didn't catch that.

PacoSees · « **Reply #17 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 17:07 »

Quote from: Surgoshan on 30 Oct 2008, 15:46

Are you guys talking about when Tony finally hooked up with Angela?

<3

Yeah, I knew it would happen eventually, but since I'm not what you would call an avid reader of Entertainment Weekly (read: Who reads that?), I still went around shouting, "WHAT?! WHY?! WHAT?! NOW?! BUT... WHAT?!" for about ten minutes.

Mojority = majority.

HouseMDfan · « **Reply #18 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 19:54 »

There's always been a formula to solving the case. LOL

Alex C · « **Reply #19 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 20:23 »

Disclaimer: Honestly, I've never really watched House religiously. I've probably only seen about a half dozen episodes per season, except for season 3 which I missed almost completely; the current season is actually the first of which I've seen every episode (so far). The formula is part of what made the show work for casual viewers like myself; for guys like me who doesn't really keep up with things the most character driven episodes have always stood out as weak ones. Perhaps the show has been weaker throughout its entire existence than I had thought. Still, I can't help but think that the patients take up a smaller part of each episode and that the team itself takes the cases less seriously than they did in the past. Sure, perhaps the cases themselves have always been formulaic, but that's all the more reason for the writers to punch things up and make sure the cast is sufficiently invested in things. If the characters don't seem to give a crap about what's going on outside of their personal problems, why should the audience?

Edited due to a painfully obvious typo.

JD · « **Reply #20 on:** 01 Nov 2008, 19:43 »

Say what you like about House, Scrubs is the only Dr. show for me.

satsugaikaze · « **Reply #21 on:** 01 Nov 2008, 22:16 »

Firstly, lemme say that that smile in the picture can't be of House himself. I have never seen the character smile like that, probably because... it's not in his character to smile like that =P

As formulaic as the cases are, the character story arcs are always good fun. My favourite so far was the employee hiring Survivor-type episodes (Kutner is a riot), although the tension between Wilson and House in the 2nd last arc we've seen was pretty cool.

And all things aside, in Australia the only medical dramas we can watch on TV are House, Grey's Anatomy, All Saints, Scrubs, ER, and Nip/Tuck. Nip/Tuck is on a terrifically stupid timeslot, as is Scrubs (although I used to watch Scrubs all the time when it wasn't at such a ridiculously late slot) and ER(which I have almost no idea when it's on - it's definitely not on in a primetime slot anymore). All Saints is just one-dimensional with cardboard plots and Grey's Anatomy is just rubbish.

So I appreciate House the most. =P

AanAllein · « **Reply #22 on:** 01 Nov 2008, 23:32 »

Scrubs is a medical drama now? I mean, I kinda gave up halfway through season 5, so I guess it's possible they gave up on the humour altogether, but I certainly wouldn't have described it as a drama

House is kind of a guilty pleasure to me, but I haven't seen any of the latest season. I did really enjoy the Survivor-style bit of the season before, but the last half of the season was generally weak. Basically it's at its best when it's being funny. I can't possibly agree with people claiming it's gotten worse by focusing on the characters too much though. The first season was easily the worst, particularly that horrible plot with the new hospital CEO that felt like a terrible frat movie plot put into the hospital. They've possibly pushed too far away from the medical plots, but the show works best when they're just one significant element, not the singular focus.

JD · « **Reply #23 on:** 01 Nov 2008, 23:54 »

It's a Dramedy!

Telea-Rose · « **Reply #24 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 01:04 »

I don't think it was possible to keep it so completely focused on the medicine, since the scrip writer is obviously having to go annoy the hell out of every doctor he can still talk to, just to get an interesting case that will last an hour. I still like it and I appreciate how it's changed. I can't say I liked either better.

The picture is just a smile of Hugh Lorey while in House outfit. Definitely not a house smile! I can't remember a House smile where there wasn't at least a small amount of malicious wit in it. I think the snide wittery is why I love Feya(sp?) and House.

I lost interest in Scrubs because I couldn't find any of the new stuff and the old stuff is good the first few times through, but it just gets old after that. Well a lot of it does at leasts. Janitor is always funny and the singing ones are generally interesting. I might have also lost some interest because of my ex, but that's a whole bag of stupid unpleasant needing stabbedness...

Dimmukane · « **Reply #25 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 11:22 »

Old thread is old.

satsugaikaze · « **Reply #26 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 23:56 »

If a poster necros a thread and no-one is around to notice, does the thread really get necro'd?

=O

Spluff · « **Reply #27 on:** 07 Dec 2008, 00:10 »

Telea-Rose · « **Reply #28 on:** 07 Dec 2008, 00:35 »

I feel like getting out a broom and yelling get. I'm sorry. I'm a dumbass. I thought it said December 1 not November... Moving on from the idiot mistake now...

Siibillam-Law · « **Reply #29 on:** 08 Dec 2008, 12:23 »

Insert: Interesting comment about the current season of House

But I can't cos it's not on in the UK yet. Wtf if up with that?

That's my useful insight for the day, goodnight everybody!

sandysmilinstrange · « **Reply #30 on:** 08 Dec 2008, 12:36 »

What's the idiot mistake?

satsugaikaze · « **Reply #31 on:** 10 Dec 2008, 01:29 »

The ones that idiots make thurrr

I need to get back to watching House to give me a sense of comfort that there's someone who's more of an asshole than I am in this world =D

valley_parade · « **Reply #32 on:** 10 Dec 2008, 07:23 »

Oh yay, House is moving to Monday nights in January to make room for American Idol. Which also pushes Bones to Thursdays.

benji · « **Reply #33 on:** 12 Dec 2008, 06:42 »

Well, it's still the highest rated TV show in America I think, so why shouldn't some British producers and an Australian network owner continue to make oodles of money off of telling us who the next great American pop star is going to be?

Tom · « **Reply #34 on:** 14 Dec 2008, 05:37 »

We still do it here.

Scarychips · « **Reply #35 on:** 14 Dec 2008, 10:11 »

Also, it gives us that.

satsugaikaze · « **Reply #36 on:** 15 Dec 2008, 12:34 »

Quote from: benji on 12 Dec 2008, 06:42

Well, it's still the highest rated TV show in America I think, so why shouldn't some British producers and an Australian network owner continue to make oodles of money off of telling us who the next great American pop star is going to be?

We also have Dance in aStraya here. Which means twice the piss for twice the time! =D

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