Premiered:
November 16, 2004
When is it on?:
Tuesdays at 9pm ET on Fox (Check local listings)
Starring:
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron
Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase
Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron
Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase
Trivia Fact #1:
Hugh Laurie conducted his audition in the bathroom of a hotel because he was filming a movie at the time the auditions took place.
Trivia Fact #2:
Hugh Laurie's father was a doctor.
If You Like This Show, You May Also Like:
"Law & Order" and "CSI."
Rae's Take:
Have you ever gone to a doctor or specialist and thought, "What a jerk!” Sadly, it happens to just about everyone. On the flip side, most of them are brilliant and get the job done. Let’s face it, House is a jerk and happens to be quite dysfunctional, but he gets his patients on the road to recovery. I think somewhere deep down House has a good heart. If he didn’t, why would he care so much about healing all those patients? “House” is a medical show of a different kind.
I love that it’s not yippee-skippy. The cases are so unusual, I sometimes have to wonder if the writers are just making them up. Tune into “House” every week and watch the dysfunction unfold.
Synopsis:
DR. Gregory House is devoid of bedside manner and wouldn’t even talk to his patients if he could get away with it. Dealing with his own constant physical pain, he uses a cane that seems to punctuate his acerbic, brutally honest demeanor.
While his behavior can border on antisocial, House is a maverick physician whose unconventional thinking and flawless instincts have afforded him a great deal of respect. An infectious disease specialist, he’s a brilliant diagnostician who loves the challenges of the medical puzzles he must solve in order to save lives. House’s roster of medical cases are the inexplicable ones other doctors can’t solve, and he has assembled an elite team of young medical experts to help him in his effort to solve these diagnostic mysteries.
House’s team includes neurologist DR. Eric Foreman, who might have a slightly suspect past; immunologist DR. Allison Cameron; and old-money intensevist DR. Robert Chase. House also has a good friend in DR. James Wilson, an oncology specialist with whom he consults on a regular basis.
There’s also some volatile chemistry at work between House and DR. Lisa Cuddy, the Dean of Medicine and hospital administrator. Cuddy is in constant conflict with House over his duties at the hospital, but even she must admit he may be the most brilliant doctor on the staff.
With a patient’s life in the balance, House will do whatever it takes in the race against the clock to solve the case before it takes a life, from sending one of his team to break into a patient’s home in search of clues, to attempting a controversial, high-stakes, trial-and-error form of treatment to see how a patient responds. House’s methods may be suspect, but his results are not.
Summary provided by Fox.
While his behavior can border on antisocial, House is a maverick physician whose unconventional thinking and flawless instincts have afforded him a great deal of respect. An infectious disease specialist, he’s a brilliant diagnostician who loves the challenges of the medical puzzles he must solve in order to save lives. House’s roster of medical cases are the inexplicable ones other doctors can’t solve, and he has assembled an elite team of young medical experts to help him in his effort to solve these diagnostic mysteries.
House’s team includes neurologist DR. Eric Foreman, who might have a slightly suspect past; immunologist DR. Allison Cameron; and old-money intensevist DR. Robert Chase. House also has a good friend in DR. James Wilson, an oncology specialist with whom he consults on a regular basis.
There’s also some volatile chemistry at work between House and DR. Lisa Cuddy, the Dean of Medicine and hospital administrator. Cuddy is in constant conflict with House over his duties at the hospital, but even she must admit he may be the most brilliant doctor on the staff.
With a patient’s life in the balance, House will do whatever it takes in the race against the clock to solve the case before it takes a life, from sending one of his team to break into a patient’s home in search of clues, to attempting a controversial, high-stakes, trial-and-error form of treatment to see how a patient responds. House’s methods may be suspect, but his results are not.
Summary provided by Fox.
