HOUSE AND THE FELLOWSHIP CANDIDATES
TREAT A PATIENT WITH AN UNKNOWN IDENTITY
WHO MIRRORS THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM
ON “HOUSE”
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, ON FOX

The team takes on the case of a man who collapsed while being mugged. When the man complains of new symptoms that do not fit his initial admission profile, the team suspects he is a hypochondriac. As Mr. X continues to fall ill with symptoms unrelated to his neurological disorder, Foreman and the remaining six fellows are assigned to keep watch, and are bemused as they see their own behavioral idiosyncrasies reflected through him. As they attempt to diagnose this human chameleon, they seem to learn more about themselves than their patient, whose true identity is a mystery. Meanwhile, Cameron and Chase keep a running pool on whom House might cut next from the team of candidates, and Foreman engages in a power struggle with House and Cuddy in the “Mirror Mirror” episode of HOUSE airing Tuesday, Oct. 30 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-405) (TV-14 D, L)

HUGH Laurie is at odds with a line in the script. Oblivious to the cast, crew and occasional visitor, Laurie's lithe frame paces through the rooms of the fictitious Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, home to his cantankerous, albeit brilliant, small screen alter ego, Dr Gregory House.

Hand on chin, deep in thought, Laurie eventually expresses his concerns to writer Eli Attie.

Their discussion is brief, the line cut, then Laurie returns to filming.

"Hugh had family obligations in England to attend to, but production is continuing in his absence," a rep for show producer Universal Media Studios said, adding that, per producers, Laurie "asked for time off and they were happy to facilitate it."

THE REMAINING SEVEN CANDIDATES TREAT A PATIENT
WHO BELIEVES SHE CAN TALK TO THE DEAD
ON “HOUSE”
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, ON FOX

When a 20-year-old funeral home cosmetician, Irene, has a massive seizure, she hallucinates that the cadavers in the funeral home have come to life, House and the remaining seven fellowship candidates must figure out why. As the team runs tests, they realize Irene is carrying on conversations with her long-deceased mother, who she believes is sitting in the room with her. Thinking something in the funeral home may have made Irene sick, House sends the candidates on some less-than-desirable investigative missions, one of which involves a visit to a graveyard. As Irene’s symptoms become more life-threatening and her ghostly visions more vivid, House surmises that connecting with Irene’s dead mother might be the best route to diagnosing her illness. Meanwhile, Foreman finds his “House-like” reputation has preceded him as he interviews for a new job, and House must narrow down the candidates from seven to six in the “Guardian Angels” episode of HOUSE airing Tuesday, Oct. 23 (9:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-404) (TV-TBA)

Jacobs says "two or three" will remain, but who they are "has not been decided. (Reporters) seem to know more about things than we do — and before we do."

In his talk, "An Afternoon with Kal Penn," he will examine how popular culture can change perceptions and how it demands participation from the audience.

He will give a glimpse into the entertainment industry, which he says remains full of prejudices, archaic politics and misguided casting directors.

About 400 people attended Valley Community Clinic’s “Laughter is the Best Medicine” fund-raising event Oct. 10 at the Sheraton Universal to honor two people who are advocates for access to health care – Vince Liuzzi, regional president San Fernando Valley for Wells Fargo and actor Hugh Laurie who plays Dr. Gregory House in the television show “House” received the honors.

In the third week of its fourth season, Fox’s medical drama “House,” with Hugh Laurie, continued to soar in the ratings, leading Tuesday night with 17.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen’s estimates. Among adults 18 to 49, the 9 p.m. show easily surpassed its closest competitors on the night, NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” which won the 10 p.m. hour with 12.2 million total viewers, and ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” results episode at 9 p.m. (16 million), which finished third overall in the 18 to 49 set.

Asian American Arts Alliance (Alliance), a non-profit organization based in New York City will celebrate its 25th Anniversary on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 with a gala entitled "GALAXXY" at the TriBeCa Rooftop. This silver anniversary marks a quarter century of commitment to helping hundreds of local Asian American artists and arts groups in the performing and visual arts to access more funding and visibility for their work. In commemorating this milestone year, the Alliance will honor three outstanding industry leaders who have made strides for Asian Americans in their respective fields.

"I'm honored to be recognized by the Alliance at their 25th anniversary event," says honoree Kal Penn. "Opportunities for artists are rare in any walk of life, so it's particularly encouraging to see the growth of the organization over the years, and their service to the community. Thank you for all of the support and for creating even more opportunities in the arts." Kal Penn is the most visible Asian American actor in Hollywood today with roles in The Namesake, Superman Returns, and the upcoming sequel to Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. The Alliance is also honoring: Eric Wong, Chief Marketing Officer of Bad Boy Entertainment and Senior Vice President of Marketing for Atlantic Records, who has promoted top artists such as P. Diddy, Bon Jovi, and Mariah Carey; and Willa Kim, a world renowned costume designer for ballet, theatre, opera and television who has won numerous honors including Emmy, Tony, and Obie awards.

Your character isn’t always necessarily so involved in the medical process, so you don’t have to worry about doing all the hands and props with all the crazy medical equipment. Do you prefer it that way, or would you like to get your hands dirty with some of that kind of stuff?

Whatever’s faster, whatever gets me home faster. No, I don’t like learning medical terms and I love the way, I like my character’s job. I like being on the side, I like kind of being the friend who pokes his head in and says, "How ya doin'? OK," and then goes home. To me, those scenes with the four of them doing the differential diagnosis was a nightmare. I was in a few of them on occasion, and I always brought a book. I don’t know what any of them are talking about.

HOUSE DIVIDES HIS REMAINING FELLOWSHIP CANDIDATES
INTO TWO TEAMS FOR SOME HEALTHY COMPETITION
ON “HOUSE” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, ON FOX

The final 10 fellowship candidates compete ferociously when House splits them into two teams by gender. They are assigned to diagnose and treat a wheelchair-bound man with muscular atrophy who is slowly suffocating. As the two teams are trying to one-up each other, complications arise when one team treats the patient but doesn’t follow through to make sure their treatment was executed. While the students are busy with their assignment, House experiments on himself to see what happens in the moments when people hover between life and death. Meanwhile, Foreman runs his own team of fellows in his new job at another hospital, and resorts to using a very “House-like” treatment to help a patient in the “97 Seconds” episode of HOUSE airing Tuesday, Oct. 9 (9:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-403) (TV-14 D, L)

Television writer Peter Blake, who works on the show House M.D., learned a juicy little bit of news about his boss David Shore, the creator of the show, at the Vancouver International Film Festival forum this week.

Forum creative director Helen du Toit spilled the beans while moderating Blake's presentation. Did Blake know, she wondered, that Shore's father met on a golf course with screenwriter Paul Haggis's father to find out whether the latter could help his son David get work in Los Angeles?

Following that meeting, Shore packed up his law practice in London, Ont. and moved to the bright lights of Hollywood, promising his wife that if things didn't pan out in two years, he would give up his Hollywood dream.

HOUSE AUDITIONS POTENTIAL NEW TEAM MEMBERS
AND TREATS A FEMALE ASTRONAUT WHO SEES WHAT SHE HEARS
ON “HOUSE” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, ON FOX

House has relented in regard to interviewing potential team members, but he’s doing it his own way. He has called in all 40 applicants for the open spots on his team (including guest stars Olivia Wilde, Kal Penn, Peter Jacobson, Anne Dudek and Edi Gathegi), each numbered individually by runners’ bibs, and puts them to the test in a Darwinian trial period. As he drills the fellows and arbitrarily fires some along the way, he is approached by a fighter pilot named Greta, a candidate for NASA’s astronaut training program. Greta suffers from a neurological disorder in which she is converting visual images to sound, or hearing with her eyes. Knowing that NASA would reject any possibility of her becoming an astronaut if they knew of her problem, Greta begs House to treat her in secret. Keeping her identity private, House takes the case to his fellowship candidates and pits them against one another to come up with an accurate diagnosis. Meanwhile, House is ruffled when he thinks he sees Cameron, Chase and Foreman in the hospital hallways in “The Right Stuff” episode of HOUSE airing Tuesday, Oct. 2 (9:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-402) (TV-14 D)

The first time I took a yoga class I didn’t relate to it at all. But 9 years ago my doctor told me that I was going to need spinal fusions (sawing the bone off my pelvis and putting it in my neck) for the rest of my life because every few years my discs would go like dominoes. I was in pain so I started doing Bikram yoga. Within 3 months, I was pain-free. After 6 months, I never had a neck injury again.