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13 March 2008
House (TV)
Hate Hugh Laurie's 'American' accent but love the Fox TV show 'House' he stars in. It's a medical show, but really more of a detective show, as House and his interns hunt for the right diagnosis for baffling symptoms, and a character-driven soap opera, combined with quick, witty dialogue and an unrelenting engagement with truth and lies.
You can watch whole episodes, and clips, online, at Hulu -- excellent quality but only a few episodes; I watched the season 4 Christmas show, "What A Wonderful Lie," last night, before that episode 'expired' (why??) -- or at TV.com if you have iTunes (oops -- since Dec., the episodes are no longer available via iTunes), or HouseMDvideos (some have Japanese subtitles and the quality is middling). You can also rent the first three seasons through your local or non-local dvd rental store.
Each episode is reviewed in detail for medical correctness here -- don't look if you have illusions about it -- and they also rate the show's soap opera quality (i.e., how compelling the narrative is, depth of character development, etc.).
If you haven't seen the show, I recommend "Don't Ever Change," still up at Hulu. ("It's A Wonderful Lie" was better, though, IMO.)
This user-created clip at YouTube, pairing The Fray's "How to Save A Life" with shots of House doping and Wilson wanting to help, unable to help, is also worth the watch if you're already a fan.
Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is connected with House clips by several users, including one about House and Stacy and one about House and Wilson (both with Rufus Wainwright singing).
(Dr James) Wilson: What's with the Secret Santa? You trying to bring them together?
(Dr Gregory) House: I want to drive them apart.
Wilson: With gift-giving?
House: Conflict's built right into the name -- Santa's about sharing, secret's about withholding.
House: Gifts allow us to demonstrate exactly how little we know about a person, and nothing pisses off a person more than being shoved into the wrong pigeon hole.
(Have I mentioned how fab Hugh is singing 'Mystery'?)
Wilson: "You can be a real jerk sometimes, you know that?"
House: "Yeah. And you're the good guy."
Wilson: "At least I try."
House: "As long as you're trying to be good, you can do whatever you want."
Wilson: "And as long as you're not trying, you can say whatever you want."
House: "So between us, we can do anything. We can rule the world!"
Wilson: "You're my friend."
House: "Oh, jeez. Have some backbone. If you think I'm wrong, do something."
Wilson: "Wait, you're getting mad at me for sticking up for you?"
House: "You value our friendship more than your ethical responsibilities."
Wilson: "Our friendship is an ethical responsibility."
< Photo c. 2005, Dean Headner/FOX >
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