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― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 15:48 (7 years ago) Permalink
You can keep it.
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 15:51 (7 years ago) Permalink
Of course you are right. But goddammit, Hugh Laurie just is really funny.
My only problem with it is that the procedures are filmed with such gleeful disregard for my squeamishness that I miss several minutes of each programme. Every time the spinal tap comes out I have to remind Bloke that if he suspects I have meningitis, he is under strict instructions to just drop a brick on my head and end it. I am not having anyone puncturing my lumbar.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 15:57 (7 years ago) Permalink
I am an American and had the reverse reaction. That is, I had never seen Hugh Laurie before seeing him on House (which is an excellent show). I saw Blackadder III for the first time this weekend. Mr. Laurie as the Prince Regent ("well, enormous trousers certainly!") is creating a great deal of cognitive dissonance for me.
― Ash (ashbyman), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 16:34 (7 years ago) Permalink
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― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 01:06 (7 years ago) Permalink
I will never watch it
silly old hugh laurie
― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 01:12 (7 years ago) Permalink
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― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 13:04 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 13:07 (7 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, true. But I think the problem many Americans might have with our problems with this is that we know that that actually is the way he speaks; it's not a schtick.
I like the fact that Laurie's character is something of a misanthrope and sees no reason to change that. I also like the fact that the reason he is this way is because he cares.
Like cynics, I've always suspected that misanthropes are actually romantics with a realistic worldview.
Oh yeah, and the lass who plays his foil Dr Cuddy is HOTT.
― Stone Monkey (Stone Monkey), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 14:08 (7 years ago) Permalink
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― Piotr Skut, Wednesday, 14 December 2005 14:15 (7 years ago) Permalink
sounds like he's totally biting Dr Cox style in Scrubs.
― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 14:17 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Mädchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 14:20 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Lars and Jagger (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 14:26 (7 years ago) Permalink
Had it on in the background a couple of weeks ago and got sucked in.I'll probably be watching this again...
― Will (will), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 14:29 (7 years ago) Permalink
-- Sororah T Massacre (stevem7...), December 14th, 2005. (later)
Well it is a standard trope in both drama and comedy that the bitter cynical character actually is the one that cares the most.
― Stone Monkey (Stone Monkey), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 14:32 (7 years ago) Permalink
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 17:53 (7 years ago) Permalink
― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 17:55 (7 years ago) Permalink
No, no, it isn't, it really really isn't! I know it's not my place as a Britisher to say this, but his accent isn't perfect. It's decent, but it's wrong. I can't get over it, I just can't.
― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 18:05 (7 years ago) Permalink
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― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 18:19 (7 years ago) Permalink
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 20:45 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 21:21 (7 years ago) Permalink
so this show... the medical stuff is pretty fun but the character stuff can be pretty DIRE.
― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 21:28 (7 years ago) Permalink
― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 21:29 (7 years ago) Permalink
I liked that redhead who dressed like she was in a vintage Archie comic, sad to see her go.
― Col. Pinkney Lugenbeel (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
there aren't enough shows on tv about successful people who are miserable
― j., Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
I realize you are probably trying to be lol ironical but seriously when house is good it still does that better than anything else on network telly
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
I did like that redhead. My sister told me Amber Tamblyn was trying to play her as a person with Asperger's.
― Col. Pinkney Lugenbeel (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
i am not being ironical, i want more shows about successful people who are miserable, like on this one. only maybe not so much like this season. although turning foreman and taub into losers is pretty good.
― j., Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
I think the thing is, when house does well at "successful miserable people," it does it by avoiding sappy "oh how poignant" HERE COMES THE MUSIC DADAAA moments
when house doesn't avoid that, its saving grace is the cast, mainly laurie
as time goes on, avoiding that sort of syrupy LOOK AT THESE SADDOES teevee bullshit becomes more difficult because after a while the whole cast of sociopathic characters who aren't genuine sociopaths (just fucked up one way or another, right) becomes harder and harder to believe or care about - eventually, enough humanity leaks in that you start writing any other hospital soap opera, and it stops being house.
I'm just hoping they manage to quit while they're still ahead and don't drag it out - however, the amount of sucking they would have to do to make me stop watching is a lot more than they've done so far (cf laurie comment above), and whatever replaces it is inevitably going to be worthless garbage in comparison.
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
I really think the piece with Talb getting irrationally concerned about the stripper's mole was realistic. People really do project their fears and concerns on to random stuff like that.
― mh, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
i'm just hoping that the writers don't have some asinine belief that the most challenging and artistically fulfilling thing for them to try to do is to bring it all home in the end and show that HE REALLY DOES CARE, HAPPINESS IS WITHIN REACH, etc.
― j., Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm just hoping they manage to quit while they're still ahead and don't drag it out
defend the later seasons if you want, but seriously, it's too late for that
― lamp kind (some dude), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
Here's hoping that House doesn't lose his 'freshness'
― excitebikable boy (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
el otmboto
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 10:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/charlyne-yi-joins-house-as-new-regular/#more-152903
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 3 August 2011 03:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
wow, and i was thinking i'd watch the final season of house - even tho it had become horrible - out of acknowledgement for all the years of enjoyment it did give me. but charlyne yi tells me that it's time to let go.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 3 August 2011 03:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
― online pinata store (Nicole), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 03:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
sad to have confirmation that they're gonna have him sitting back at his desk within 2-3 episodes, per youzh.
― j., Wednesday, 3 August 2011 04:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
Check her teeth for toxins
― Cindy Mancini can ride my lawnmower anytime (thebingo), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 13:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
I caught part of Paper Heart a couple of weeks ago on cable when I was sick at home, and it made me want to go out on a hipster killing spree.
― online pinata store (Nicole), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 14:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
I still like this show but her character is really obnoxious. Apparently House tries to get her fired next episode, I hope he succeeds. She has such a dorky, ugly voice, and I don't mean that in an endearing way either. Plus the character is deadly boring. Still I feel like I should watch this since its almost certainly the final season and I'm interested to see how they wrap it all up. Thought the episode where he's in jail was good and it kinda proved that the show doesn't really need any other characters.
― frogbs, Friday, 28 October 2011 22:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
they're really hard-pressed to exploit robert sean leonard's comic talents what with him having to constantly despise house's entire being
― j., Saturday, 29 October 2011 01:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
I just picked it up again after having watched the first five seasons. I used to love this show so much, but since the start of s7 it has gone really downhill. :-(
― Nathalie (stevienixed), Saturday, 29 October 2011 14:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
Fin
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 8 February 2012 23:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
i thought that was pretty much foregone before the beginning of this season?
Hugh Laurie said he expects to retire from TV acting once the show goes off the air.
yeah i bet he does.
this new one actually seemed pretty good, after the lifeless first half of the season.
― j., Wednesday, 8 February 2012 23:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
The last 3 or 4 seasons have been pretty dire. I suppose the Dibala episode was where it went from merely spinning its wheels into "actively bad" territory.
― the acquisition and practice of music is unfavourable to the health of (abanana), Wednesday, 8 February 2012 23:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm pretty sure it became actively bad about 2 seasons ago
― Mordy, Thursday, 9 February 2012 00:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
Series finale on Monday. Some pretty uhh...interesting developments the last two episodes. Kind of falls under "misery porn" at this point but there was a really gut-wrenching 'twist' at the end of the last one, as manipulative and stupid as it was, I dunno, I think you guys may want to see this
― frogbs, Thursday, 17 May 2012 14:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
Haven't really followed this since, oh season 5 I guess, but I'ma get the complete 8-aeason box set when they release it (christmas probably)
― StanM, Thursday, 17 May 2012 15:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
i even thought there were a few worthwhile episodes in the previous season, despite everything, but in the current one they have pretty much run every single thing about the show into the ground. it's kind of instructive. i can't imagine that the last episode is going to make me think any differently. but i haven't seen this week's yet.
― j., Thursday, 17 May 2012 23:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
basically I'm just hoping for as crazy a finale as possible, something to justify keeping up with this show even though it really hasn't been good in years
― frogbs, Friday, 18 May 2012 13:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
like a lot of the storylines they've done lately have been kinda stupid, but they usually lead up to one good episode or a few great scenes. as dumb as the Cuddy/House relationship storyline was, the one where House basically hallucinates he's on different TV shows was pretty brilliant
― frogbs, Friday, 18 May 2012 13:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think this season has been mildly more interesting than the previous couple, despite Charlene Yi's character being pretty annoying. I'm expecting the finale to ratchet up the misery even more.
SPOLIERS (if you haven't seen the last episode) SPOILERS
I was starting to cringe at the sentimental scene in the cafeteria and was about to get on a "oh come on, fuck this show" thing, but thankfully the "twist" stayed true to House's character.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 18 May 2012 13:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
That was hardly a "twist" - he pulled the same stunt like, 3 episodes before that
The female characters since Cameron have pretty much all been bad (well, 13 was pretty okay), but what the hell is Yi even doing on this show?? I just really dislike the tone of her voice. At least her character is more interesting than Adams (requisite hot doctor who serves no purpose whatsoever)
― frogbs, Friday, 18 May 2012 13:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
well. maybe i already posted that
― frogbs, Friday, 18 May 2012 14:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
Well I just used "twist" to avoid being too spoilery, "reveal" was probably more accurate.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 18 May 2012 16:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
So anyway it ended.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 17:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
the last minute was good. right after the terrible montage.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 18:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
Did anything think for even one second the producers of this show would actually end it with him dying? Because I sure didn't. But I'm sure glad they avoided doing anything interesting so they could stunt-cast Kal Penn and Jennifer Morrison and what's-her-face and the other what's-her-face.
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 18:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
House could never be anything other than a jerk. He figured out he had to quit being House.
― mh, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 19:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
no lisa edelstein which is really... i mean, c'mon, i know she left with some harsh feelings but they couldn't get her back for the LAST EPISODE EVER? srsly now???
― Mordy, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 19:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
;_;
― mh, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 19:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
I was wondering where she was
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 20:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
First 45 minutes were boring, but overall I kinda liked the way the series ended. Though it was definitely on the high end of the "how the hell could he have accomplished all that" scale. It did go nicely against the "everybody changes" theme in the beginning of the show. Also I realize now why they had him get into legal trouble for flushing tickets (no aspect of which made sense) instead of trying to kill a patient, as this way he could get someone to take the fall for him.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
Also Camerson trying to convince House to commit suicide was pretty creepy and amazing (the other cameros sucked though)
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
I was happy to see Kal Penn, if only in shadow.
― mh, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Suicide causes weight gain.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
I read a thing earlier this year that said Lisa Edelstein wouldn't be coming back for any reason, no way no how. I didn't see the finale (or even any of the past season), but it seems wrong to end it without one last bit of Cuddy.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 15:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
This was kind of bad, apart from Cameron egging him on. Also, surely they could have cobbled together some Cuddy voiceover footage or something at least. Though there was a end-of-show documentary on beforehand on Britisher telly (I guess you got that too?) which Edelstein participated in, so she evidently hadn't completely washed her hands of the whole thing?
Would totally have welcomed a Tritter or a whatever-the-private-detective-that-ended-up-with-Cuddy's-name-was cameo, but they'd probably have arsed that up too.
― ailsa, Friday, 25 May 2012 10:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
More cameos definitely would have been cool - the Amber and Kutner parts were all the same kind of boring character studies that the show's been doing for pretty much every single episode. "You care about the puzzle more than you do yourself! The puzzles are what make you live!" Yeah okay, that's good and all, but wasn't that the theme of like 10 other episodes??
Cameron's was pretty awesome though. "You deserve the gift of death" or whatever she said; maybe one of the freakiest moments on the show
― frogbs, Friday, 25 May 2012 14:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
Sela Ward has had a lot of work done. Her face is so plastic. Surely getting that level of surgery makes you less likely to get hired as an actress, not more?
― trishyb, Sunday, 27 May 2012 16:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
I mean, I know *technically* it makes you look less old, but it doesn't necessarily make you look younger. And certainly not better. I agree with everyone that Cameron's cameo was the best one, although I was not pleased to see her hideous slacks 'n' waistcoat combo make a comeback.
― trishyb, Sunday, 27 May 2012 16:14 (1 year ago) Permalink