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The Doctor Is In
The new season of House kicked off last week with a bang! The premiere episode dealt with a cancer like disease which was not cancer. The patient had an eye transplant years ago, which in fact lead her vision to be altered. House and the crew could not figure out what was the cause but the cancer treatment was working even though they knew she did not have cancer. After having a conversation with the private eye House hired to spy on Wilson ( yes he is still very upset with House about Ambers death), he had an epiphany, what was seen in the CAT scan of her brain was in fact not all brain. Once removing this extra tissue the patient woke up cure and seeing life in a brand new light.
To be honest, most hospital shows, such as Scrubs, Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice have never held my attention but House still has me hooked. He is he sexist doctor on TV. Not because he is so good looking but his arrogant personality, ability to always solve the case and his dislike for human beings while still holding a profession saving lives, is something many women find attractive. He never worries about risking is license because his job is to save lives. If all doctors were like House we would live in a much better world. His perverted fantasy’s about Dr. Cuddy are also a turn on. Oh, if only he was real and fantasied about me like that, he’s so hot! (Has anyone noticed that Dr. Cuddy use to be George’s girlfriend on Seinfeld in the earlier episodes? She was)
A little about Hugh Laurie, the actor who play the role of Dr. House. Well, Laurie was born in Oxford, England, and educated at Eton and Cambridge University, where he took a degree in Anthropology. He rowed in the University Boat Race of 1980 and was also elected president of the venerable Footlights Revue. Along with Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson, Laurie produced “The Cellar Tapes,” which won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival of 1981 and propelled the three into a number of groundbreaking British television shows, including four seasons of “A Bit of Fry and Laurie,” which Laurie co-wrote for the BBC with Stephen Fry; three seasons of “Blackadder,” written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton; and three seasons of “Saturday Live.” In addition, four seasons of “Jeeves and Wooster,” based on the novels of P.G. Wodehouse, aired on PBS’s “Masterpiece Theatre” from 1990-1995.
On the big screen, Laurie recently starred in Fox Searchlight’s “Street Kings” opposite Forest Whitaker and Keanu Reeves. Other film credits include “Flight of the Phoenix” opposite Dennis Quaid; “Peter’s Friends” directed by and co-starring Kenneth Branagh; “Sense and Sensibility” with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet; “Cousin Bette” with Jessica Lange; “The Man in the Iron Mask”; “101 Dalmatians” and the “Stuart Little” movies with Geena Davis.
On American television, Laurie portrayed Vincente Minnelli opposite Judy Davis in the network telefilm “Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows.” He also appeared in “Tracey Takes On…” and “Friends.”
In addition to acting, Laurie has directed television programs and commercials, composed and recorded numerous original songs and written articles for London’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper. Four volumes of “A Bit of Fry and Laurie” scripts have been published by Mandarin, and his first novel, “The Gun Seller,” was published in both the U.K. and the U.S. to critical acclaim and has been adapted into a screenplay.
Laurie’s performance as “Dr. Gregory House” has garnered him two Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. He has twice been honored by the Television Critics Association with TCA Awards for Individual Achievement in Drama.
Tonight at 8/7 central there will be an all new episode of House. I’ll be watching, hope you do too!
