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Posted by Patrick
Please keep the following guidelines in mind while blogging on DrGregHouse.com. We don't try to hide it - we are House fans. And we blog from that perspective. This is the truth and the reason you are writing for DrGregHouse.com. Nothing to be ashamed of.
Posting Entries
This is a blog about the House TV show, so stick to the House TV show and related subjects.
Being a part of this team is a responsibility. At the minimum, you should make 3 posts per week, if not more, if the opportunity presents itself. There is plenty to blog about. At the minimum, you can run searches on Google News for Hugh Laurie House and "House M.D.". As you see news, post it. You should make blogging a part of your daily routine. That doesn't mean you have to blog every day, but it does mean you should see if there is something to blog about.
When adding a blog post, feel free to use the formatting options (bold, italic, etc.) that are available. Likewise, feel free to upload photos for use within your piece. Make sure that these photos are positioned appropriately and optimized for web viewing. If you do not know how to do that, please do not upload images. Do not ever hotlink images to another server. They should always be uploaded to ours.
Always check to make sure that what you are blogging about hasn't already been blogged about. No one wants to see "House Nominated for Golden Globes" posted twice, unless there are updates in the story or you are speaking from a very different perspective (analysis).
If your entry is going to extend more than a full screen length, place the first few paragraphs in the body field and then place the rest in the extended field.
Please make sure that you select the appropriate category when posting. While the categories do not have anything to do with our blog organization, they are important because they correspond with our forums and tell our community software what forum to start the thread for the particular entry in.
Anything related to what happens on the actual show character and story wise should be posted in "Show Discussion." Anything that relates to the cast, crew or the show, but not character and story wise (i.e. House is renewed, House ratings, etc.) should go in "Non Show Discussion." Spoilers should go in "Spoilers." Anything else should go in "No Forum."
Family Friendly
Bear in mind that this is a site for all ages. How you write should be in line with this. This includes no vulgarity or offensive material. What is a vulgarity? Basically any type of profanity that you can think of. I don't want you saying ars*, as*, pis*, etc. The worst words you can use are heck and freaking, if that gives you any idea. If you are quoting someone who used those words, please sub asterisks (*) in for every letter except for the first one in the word.
Do not make any inflammatory comments.
Politics and Religion
Please keep politics and religion out of your posts. Obviously, things like "President Bush watches House" and "My prayers go out to him" are perfectly acceptable, but giving or inferring views in these areas is not acceptable.
Styling
When quoting a news piece, article, etc. only quote small, relevant bits and pieces. Always link directly to the piece you are quoting and encase the quote with <div class="quote"></div>. Place a line break between the last line of text before the quote and the quote itself. Place the opening tag on the same line as the first line of the quote and place the closing tag on the same line as the last line of the quote. If you type anything below the quote, start it on the very next line, do not put a line break between the </div> and your next line. For example:
Here is an article about House's 10th season:
<div class="quote">House is being renewed for a 10th season.
I can't wait!</div>
Next line starts here.
Do not double space to begin a new sentence.
Break your post into meaningful paragraphs (no indentation). Do not post one big block of text.
Spell words according to their correct spelling in the United States. So, color instead of colour, etc. No ampersands (&).
Spelling is important. Make sure that you spell check your entry before you post it. If you are an Internet Explorer user, check out ieSpell. If you use another browser, some sort of plugin is most likely available for it.
If you use an elipsis, make it three periods (...).
Specific Words/Terms
You may refer to the show as House or House M.D.
The name of this site is DrGregHouse.com, not drgreghouse.com, etc. It may be shortened to DGH.
The issues of styling and the formatting of specific terms and words may not seem like very important issues - but they are. At DrGregHouse.com, we want to offer House fans something of real value - content worth reading. Consistency is important because it allows us to accomplish this and that is why styling rules exist.
Spoilers
We define spoilers as anything that spoils any part of the storyline of an unaired episode of House with the lone exception being previews released by Fox.
When posting a spoiler, please keep the following things in mind:
Do not give away any details in the subject line. For example: "Season Finale Spoiler" is an acceptable subject line. "House Goes on a Murderous Rampage, Killing His Team in Season Finale" is not acceptable. Please include the word spoiler somewhere in the subject line of any post that contains a spoiler.
If you quote or mention the actual spoiler in the entry itself, please do so in this format:
Here is the spoiler:
<div class="spoiler">The actual detailed information about the spoiler.</div>
Next line (non spoiler) starts here.
This will make it so that our readers will have to highlight the text to read it, helping to safeguard them from accidentally seeing the spoiler.
Finally, make sure that you post the entry to the "Spoilers" category.
Linking
The nature of blogging is the giving and sharing of information. To that end, most of our ideas for content will come from other sources. Always mention and link to these. If you are updating something we may have previously written, link to that old entry.
One exception is links to your own sites. If you intend to post one of those, please let me know first so that I can approve it. Do not post links to outside sites that lead to you earning cash, credits, etc.
Long Posts/Short Posts
Long posts are fine. Short posts are fine. Use your discretion and I will let you know if there are any issues. When you post a bit of news, also tell what you think it means for House/House fans, if applicable. A little opinion is fine. However much that amounts to is usually alright. Not every post is going to or should be long.
Posting Corrections, Editing Entries, etc.
Mistakes happen. Although we do our best to prevent it, sometimes we will post something that is incorrect. Whether it is a factual error where you thought you knew something you didn't or a typo. However, mistakes generally can't just be corrected. When you edit or update an entry to correct a mistake, make a note of it near the correction or in the entry, such as "Edit: It will be on at 9:00 PM, not 8:00 PM." If a reader pointed it out to you, add "Thanks Reader's Name."
Finding News to Post About
As I outlined above, there are a couple of basic Google News searches that can be done. These include Hugh Laurie House and "House M.D.".
Site Related Content
If you are planning some sort of entry that is related to DrGregHouse.com and/or uses the DrGregHouse.com user base in any way (such as a survey, activity, anything), please clear it with me ahead of time.
Responding to Comments
People won't always agree with you, that's the way it is. But, you shouldn't debate every little point with them. You are the blog author. You had your say in the entry. Allow people to have their opinion. Allow people to comment. Do not get defensive. Do not feel like you have to address every point. If you feel inclined to respond, that's fine, but keep in mind that our User Guidelines and then some apply to you. More is expected from you than a regular visitor to the site. You are an example of DrGregHouse.com and must carry yourself as such. Let people have their say and do not get into arguments with them.
Comment Moderation
It is currently not in your power to moderate comments. However, you should have a complete knowledge of our User Guidelines so that you can spot a violation. When you spot one or believe that you have spotted one - do not respond to it.
Finally
I reserve the right to edit any entry at any time without reason or notice. If I contact you in regard to a change, I expect you to be receptive to that change and to do your best to keep it from happening again.
In everything that you do here, be responsible. When you blog, you have a responsibility to me, to the readers, to the people that you talk about and to yourself. Be tasteful. We are not hear to be snarky or mean spirited, we are here to give people something worth reading and to be responsible in doing so.
If there is ever any question as to whether or not your piece or proposed piece will be appropriate, please contact me at patrick@ifroggy.com and I will give you a definitive answer. It is always best to do this as opposed to risking having your piece pulled.
Likewise, if you ever have any question about anything (including the software we use, etc.), please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your contributions to DrGregHouse.com.
Posting Entries
This is a blog about the House TV show, so stick to the House TV show and related subjects.
Being a part of this team is a responsibility. At the minimum, you should make 3 posts per week, if not more, if the opportunity presents itself. There is plenty to blog about. At the minimum, you can run searches on Google News for Hugh Laurie House and "House M.D.". As you see news, post it. You should make blogging a part of your daily routine. That doesn't mean you have to blog every day, but it does mean you should see if there is something to blog about.
When adding a blog post, feel free to use the formatting options (bold, italic, etc.) that are available. Likewise, feel free to upload photos for use within your piece. Make sure that these photos are positioned appropriately and optimized for web viewing. If you do not know how to do that, please do not upload images. Do not ever hotlink images to another server. They should always be uploaded to ours.
Always check to make sure that what you are blogging about hasn't already been blogged about. No one wants to see "House Nominated for Golden Globes" posted twice, unless there are updates in the story or you are speaking from a very different perspective (analysis).
If your entry is going to extend more than a full screen length, place the first few paragraphs in the body field and then place the rest in the extended field.
Please make sure that you select the appropriate category when posting. While the categories do not have anything to do with our blog organization, they are important because they correspond with our forums and tell our community software what forum to start the thread for the particular entry in.
Anything related to what happens on the actual show character and story wise should be posted in "Show Discussion." Anything that relates to the cast, crew or the show, but not character and story wise (i.e. House is renewed, House ratings, etc.) should go in "Non Show Discussion." Spoilers should go in "Spoilers." Anything else should go in "No Forum."
Family Friendly
Bear in mind that this is a site for all ages. How you write should be in line with this. This includes no vulgarity or offensive material. What is a vulgarity? Basically any type of profanity that you can think of. I don't want you saying ars*, as*, pis*, etc. The worst words you can use are heck and freaking, if that gives you any idea. If you are quoting someone who used those words, please sub asterisks (*) in for every letter except for the first one in the word.
Do not make any inflammatory comments.
Politics and Religion
Please keep politics and religion out of your posts. Obviously, things like "President Bush watches House" and "My prayers go out to him" are perfectly acceptable, but giving or inferring views in these areas is not acceptable.
Styling
When quoting a news piece, article, etc. only quote small, relevant bits and pieces. Always link directly to the piece you are quoting and encase the quote with <div class="quote"></div>. Place a line break between the last line of text before the quote and the quote itself. Place the opening tag on the same line as the first line of the quote and place the closing tag on the same line as the last line of the quote. If you type anything below the quote, start it on the very next line, do not put a line break between the </div> and your next line. For example:
Here is an article about House's 10th season:
<div class="quote">House is being renewed for a 10th season.
I can't wait!</div>
Next line starts here.
Do not double space to begin a new sentence.
Break your post into meaningful paragraphs (no indentation). Do not post one big block of text.
Spell words according to their correct spelling in the United States. So, color instead of colour, etc. No ampersands (&).
Spelling is important. Make sure that you spell check your entry before you post it. If you are an Internet Explorer user, check out ieSpell. If you use another browser, some sort of plugin is most likely available for it.
If you use an elipsis, make it three periods (...).
Specific Words/Terms
You may refer to the show as House or House M.D.
The name of this site is DrGregHouse.com, not drgreghouse.com, etc. It may be shortened to DGH.
The issues of styling and the formatting of specific terms and words may not seem like very important issues - but they are. At DrGregHouse.com, we want to offer House fans something of real value - content worth reading. Consistency is important because it allows us to accomplish this and that is why styling rules exist.
Spoilers
We define spoilers as anything that spoils any part of the storyline of an unaired episode of House with the lone exception being previews released by Fox.
When posting a spoiler, please keep the following things in mind:
Do not give away any details in the subject line. For example: "Season Finale Spoiler" is an acceptable subject line. "House Goes on a Murderous Rampage, Killing His Team in Season Finale" is not acceptable. Please include the word spoiler somewhere in the subject line of any post that contains a spoiler.
If you quote or mention the actual spoiler in the entry itself, please do so in this format:
Here is the spoiler:
<div class="spoiler">The actual detailed information about the spoiler.</div>
Next line (non spoiler) starts here.
This will make it so that our readers will have to highlight the text to read it, helping to safeguard them from accidentally seeing the spoiler.
Finally, make sure that you post the entry to the "Spoilers" category.
Linking
The nature of blogging is the giving and sharing of information. To that end, most of our ideas for content will come from other sources. Always mention and link to these. If you are updating something we may have previously written, link to that old entry.
One exception is links to your own sites. If you intend to post one of those, please let me know first so that I can approve it. Do not post links to outside sites that lead to you earning cash, credits, etc.
Long Posts/Short Posts
Long posts are fine. Short posts are fine. Use your discretion and I will let you know if there are any issues. When you post a bit of news, also tell what you think it means for House/House fans, if applicable. A little opinion is fine. However much that amounts to is usually alright. Not every post is going to or should be long.
Posting Corrections, Editing Entries, etc.
Mistakes happen. Although we do our best to prevent it, sometimes we will post something that is incorrect. Whether it is a factual error where you thought you knew something you didn't or a typo. However, mistakes generally can't just be corrected. When you edit or update an entry to correct a mistake, make a note of it near the correction or in the entry, such as "Edit: It will be on at 9:00 PM, not 8:00 PM." If a reader pointed it out to you, add "Thanks Reader's Name."
Finding News to Post About
As I outlined above, there are a couple of basic Google News searches that can be done. These include Hugh Laurie House and "House M.D.".
Site Related Content
If you are planning some sort of entry that is related to DrGregHouse.com and/or uses the DrGregHouse.com user base in any way (such as a survey, activity, anything), please clear it with me ahead of time.
Responding to Comments
People won't always agree with you, that's the way it is. But, you shouldn't debate every little point with them. You are the blog author. You had your say in the entry. Allow people to have their opinion. Allow people to comment. Do not get defensive. Do not feel like you have to address every point. If you feel inclined to respond, that's fine, but keep in mind that our User Guidelines and then some apply to you. More is expected from you than a regular visitor to the site. You are an example of DrGregHouse.com and must carry yourself as such. Let people have their say and do not get into arguments with them.
Comment Moderation
It is currently not in your power to moderate comments. However, you should have a complete knowledge of our User Guidelines so that you can spot a violation. When you spot one or believe that you have spotted one - do not respond to it.
Finally
I reserve the right to edit any entry at any time without reason or notice. If I contact you in regard to a change, I expect you to be receptive to that change and to do your best to keep it from happening again.
In everything that you do here, be responsible. When you blog, you have a responsibility to me, to the readers, to the people that you talk about and to yourself. Be tasteful. We are not hear to be snarky or mean spirited, we are here to give people something worth reading and to be responsible in doing so.
If there is ever any question as to whether or not your piece or proposed piece will be appropriate, please contact me at patrick@ifroggy.com and I will give you a definitive answer. It is always best to do this as opposed to risking having your piece pulled.
Likewise, if you ever have any question about anything (including the software we use, etc.), please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your contributions to DrGregHouse.com.
06/11: Privacy Policy
Posted by Patrick
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Data Quality and Access
This site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided:
1. For content in the non forums sections of our website, you may e-mail: patrick@ifroggy.com
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Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (such as their e-mail address). This contact information is used to help us administer our website and to contact members in regard to activities related to this website and community.
External Links
This site contains links to other sites. DrGregHouse.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. However, we do moderate posts on our forums, in line with our User Guidelines, as to minimize the impact of inappropriate content that enters our community.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.
Data Quality and Access
This site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided:
1. For content in the non forums sections of our website, you may e-mail: patrick@ifroggy.com
2. For our forums, you can visit the following URL: http://www.drgreghouse.com.com/forums/profile.php?mode=editprofile
Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site or your dealings with this website, please contact us at patrick@ifroggy.com.
Posted by Patrick
House creator David Shore has said that House's character was inspired by Sherlock Holmes. Let's take a look at some of the similarities and differences.
Similarities
Holmes has Watson. House has Wilson.
Holmes solved crimes. House solves medical mysteries.
Holmes was famous for solving complex cases. So is House.
Holmes used cocaine. House uses Vicodin. A bit different, but being semi-reliant/reliant on a drug, legal or not.
Holmes played musical instruments for his private enjoyment. So does House.
The creator of Holmes character was a doctor. House is a doctor.
Holmes name sounds like homes. House is another word for home.
Holmes generally calls people by their last name. So does House.
Holmes had a certain level of arrogance. So does House.
Holmes read the agony columns in the paper. House watches soaps.
Holmes closest friend had difficulty with a wound in his leg. House has a problem with his leg.
Holmes was lazy when not on the job. So is House.
Holmes generally keeps his distance from people. So does House.
House's street address starts with 221B. Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street.
Holmes has the Bakers Street Irregulars break into houses. House has his team of doctors do that.
In the No Reasons episode, the man who shoots house and antagonizes him is named Jack Moriarty. James Moriarty was Sherlock Holmes best known antagonizer.
Differences
Holmes generally worked with Watson. House works with his team of three doctors and Wilson is not officially part of that team. But, House and Wilson seem to be as close as Holmes and Watson were.
Holmes smoked a lot. House doesn't really smoke at all.
Holmes didn't like guessing. House guesses (although you could say they are educated guesses or at least that's how he wants to present them).
Some of this data was gathered from the Wikipedia article "House M.D." and House M.D. Guide.
Similarities
Holmes has Watson. House has Wilson.
Holmes solved crimes. House solves medical mysteries.
Holmes was famous for solving complex cases. So is House.
Holmes used cocaine. House uses Vicodin. A bit different, but being semi-reliant/reliant on a drug, legal or not.
Holmes played musical instruments for his private enjoyment. So does House.
The creator of Holmes character was a doctor. House is a doctor.
Holmes name sounds like homes. House is another word for home.
Holmes generally calls people by their last name. So does House.
Holmes had a certain level of arrogance. So does House.
Holmes read the agony columns in the paper. House watches soaps.
Holmes closest friend had difficulty with a wound in his leg. House has a problem with his leg.
Holmes was lazy when not on the job. So is House.
Holmes generally keeps his distance from people. So does House.
House's street address starts with 221B. Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street.
Holmes has the Bakers Street Irregulars break into houses. House has his team of doctors do that.
In the No Reasons episode, the man who shoots house and antagonizes him is named Jack Moriarty. James Moriarty was Sherlock Holmes best known antagonizer.
Differences
Holmes generally worked with Watson. House works with his team of three doctors and Wilson is not officially part of that team. But, House and Wilson seem to be as close as Holmes and Watson were.
Holmes smoked a lot. House doesn't really smoke at all.
Holmes didn't like guessing. House guesses (although you could say they are educated guesses or at least that's how he wants to present them).
Some of this data was gathered from the Wikipedia article "House M.D." and House M.D. Guide.
06/07: Other Cast and Characters
Posted by Patrick
Stacy Warner
Stacy Warner (Sela Ward) is Dr. House's former live in girlfriend (of 5 years), a Constitutional lawyer and Duke University graduate. Two years after their breakup, she married Mark Warner. She appears in 9 episodes during the run of Season 2, taking a job at PPTH (after asking Cuddy to make sure it was OK with Greg) to be close to her husband during his recovery. House and Stacy's relationship has been strained due to his relentless pursuit to prove she still has feelings for him. Mark aided House's cause by driving a wedge between himself and his wife when he suspects a brewing affair. Mark was eventually proven correct, as Stacy fell for House all over again and they slept together. As Stacy prepared to leave her husband for House, he then rejected her (stating that he could not make her happy, because he could not change). She quit her job at the hospital and went back home to Short Hills with Mark. An enraged Wilson believed House broke her heart not out of guilt for Mark (which is not his modus), but as a last ditch resort to ensure that he (House) doesn't allow himself happiness. The aftermath of this botched affair left House in a stark depression.
Mark Warner
Mark Warner (Currie Graham) is Stacy's husband. A high school guidance counselor by profession, he became a patient at PPTH against his will in "The Honeymoon" and was eventually diagnosed with porphyria by House. Mark is jealous of House and House's sharp words and actions indicate the feeling is likely mutual. Still recovering from his illness, Mark is confined to a wheelchair and attends both physical therapy sessions and psychological counseling at PPTH; during this time, Stacy and Mark began arguing with increasing frequency due to Mark's frustration with his illness and slow recovery. In "Need To Know", Mark confronted House about Mark's own fears of losing Stacy and his suspicions of House and Stacy's interactions; their confrontation led Mark to physically grapple with House and undo months of rehabilitation. House realized that Mark was willing to do the things House himself could never do for Stacy, giving him an excuse not to not follow through with their relationship. House broke up with an astounded Stacy and she left with Mark for good.
Edward Vogler
Edward Vogler (Chi McBride) is the billionaire owner of a pharmaceutical firm and former board chairman of PPTH, a position he gained through a $100 million donation to the hospital. Vogler appears in five episodes: "Control", "Mob Rules", "Heavy", "Role Model" and "Babies & Bathwater". Vogler sought to reshape PPTH into a testing facility for his firm's new drugs and saw House's maverick ways and blatant disregard for rules and authority figures as a substantial legal and financial liability. When House refused to kowtow to Vogler's increasingly capricious demands (including an order for House to fire one of his fellows) and made a mockery of Vogler's company at a press banquet, Vogler gave the board an ultimatum: Fire House or lose Vogler's grant. After an impassioned plea from Cuddy for the board members to put the hospital's independence ahead of Vogler's deep pockets, the board voted to retain House, as well as voting Vogler off the board of directors and therefore losing his $100 million.
John and Blythe House
John and Blythe House (R. Lee Ermey and Diane Baker) are House's parents. They appear in "Daddy's Boy". Mother Blythe seems to be the standard military housewife and House calls her a "human polygraph". His father John used to be a Marine Corps pilot and is incessantly honest, a trait which House seems to be quite bitter about. House's father is hard on him for not dealing with his leg better, telling him "your problem is that you don't know how lucky you are". When House was young, his father was stationed in Egypt and was stationed in Japan when he was a teenager. In episode twelve of Season 3 ("One Day, One Room"), House reveals that his father abused him as a child, making him sleep on the lawn and take ice baths.
Dr. Rowan Chase
Dr. Rowan Chase (Patrick Bauchau) is Dr. Chase's estranged father and an acclaimed rheumatologist. He left his alcoholic wife and teenage son and, some unspecified time later, remarried. He is seen in one episode, "Cursed". In "The Mistake", the character was revealed to have died of lung cancer, without ever saying goodbye to his son, and in "Forever", it is revealed that he also left his son out of his will.
Rodney Foreman
Rodney Foreman (Charles S. Dutton) is Dr. Foreman's religious father. He appears in "Euphoria, Part 2" and "House Training".
Michael Tritter
Detective Michael Tritter (David Morse) is one of House's clinic patients. After House refuses to run tests at Tritter's request, Tritter trips House. House agrees to the tests and tells Tritter he has to check his temperature with a rectal thermometer. House then leaves the room on a pretense with the thermometer inserted in Tritter's rectum; House never returns and Tritter endures the rectal thermometer for 2 hours. Afterwards, Tritter demands an apology from House for deliberately leaving the thermometer in him. House refuses, apparently spurred on by the patient's attitude, which is at least as bad as House's. Caught speeding and arrested for possession of allegedly unprescribed medication, House is thrown in jail overnight by Tritter, who searches his house the next week and finds a large amount of Vicodin. He has also interviewed House's staff looking for inconsistencies in their stories. He proceeds to tighten his vise grip on Wilson by freezing Wilson's bank account, towing his car and revoking his drug prescription rights because he wants Wilson to testify against House in court. After Tritter discovers that Wilson refuses to betray House, he turns on to House's assistants, freezing Foreman and Cameron's accounts, before talking to each one of them in turn. Foreman and Cameron refuse to testify in court about House, but when Tritter talks to Chase, he makes it appear to the hospital staff as though they had had a pleasant lunch together. This makes Foreman and Cameron seem to think that Chase has told Tritter something, although he had refused to, his only stated reason being that he would lose his job. Tritter finally succeeds in his goal however, when Wilson comes to him, requesting "thirty pieces of silver" in a symbolic statement of his decision to betray House, whom he has come to see as spiraling out of control. In the final days leading up to House's trial, Tritter confronted him in rehab to see if he was really going through with it. When the charges against House were dropped at the trial, because the judge believed Tritter was just being vindictive, Tritter wished House good luck and said that he hoped he was wrong about him. Tritter has not appeared on the show since.
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen is House's pet rat, which he captured in Stacy's attic in "Hunting". Originally supposed to be exterminating the rat, House granted him reprieve in order to diagnose his odd neck tilt. By the end of the episode, House had determined the cause to be mycoplasmosis, aggravated by Stacy's smoking. House has used Steve McQueen for medical experimentation. In "Euphoria, Part 2", House uses Steve to do a walkthrough of the cop's home. He stated that when Steve began to show symptoms, as House saw it on his webcam, he would be hit with a "cane shaped object". Steve never showed symptoms, however, so House didn't end up killing him. Since then, he can be seen in the background in House's apartment during various episodes.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "List of House characters".
Stacy Warner (Sela Ward) is Dr. House's former live in girlfriend (of 5 years), a Constitutional lawyer and Duke University graduate. Two years after their breakup, she married Mark Warner. She appears in 9 episodes during the run of Season 2, taking a job at PPTH (after asking Cuddy to make sure it was OK with Greg) to be close to her husband during his recovery. House and Stacy's relationship has been strained due to his relentless pursuit to prove she still has feelings for him. Mark aided House's cause by driving a wedge between himself and his wife when he suspects a brewing affair. Mark was eventually proven correct, as Stacy fell for House all over again and they slept together. As Stacy prepared to leave her husband for House, he then rejected her (stating that he could not make her happy, because he could not change). She quit her job at the hospital and went back home to Short Hills with Mark. An enraged Wilson believed House broke her heart not out of guilt for Mark (which is not his modus), but as a last ditch resort to ensure that he (House) doesn't allow himself happiness. The aftermath of this botched affair left House in a stark depression.
Mark Warner
Mark Warner (Currie Graham) is Stacy's husband. A high school guidance counselor by profession, he became a patient at PPTH against his will in "The Honeymoon" and was eventually diagnosed with porphyria by House. Mark is jealous of House and House's sharp words and actions indicate the feeling is likely mutual. Still recovering from his illness, Mark is confined to a wheelchair and attends both physical therapy sessions and psychological counseling at PPTH; during this time, Stacy and Mark began arguing with increasing frequency due to Mark's frustration with his illness and slow recovery. In "Need To Know", Mark confronted House about Mark's own fears of losing Stacy and his suspicions of House and Stacy's interactions; their confrontation led Mark to physically grapple with House and undo months of rehabilitation. House realized that Mark was willing to do the things House himself could never do for Stacy, giving him an excuse not to not follow through with their relationship. House broke up with an astounded Stacy and she left with Mark for good.
Edward Vogler
Edward Vogler (Chi McBride) is the billionaire owner of a pharmaceutical firm and former board chairman of PPTH, a position he gained through a $100 million donation to the hospital. Vogler appears in five episodes: "Control", "Mob Rules", "Heavy", "Role Model" and "Babies & Bathwater". Vogler sought to reshape PPTH into a testing facility for his firm's new drugs and saw House's maverick ways and blatant disregard for rules and authority figures as a substantial legal and financial liability. When House refused to kowtow to Vogler's increasingly capricious demands (including an order for House to fire one of his fellows) and made a mockery of Vogler's company at a press banquet, Vogler gave the board an ultimatum: Fire House or lose Vogler's grant. After an impassioned plea from Cuddy for the board members to put the hospital's independence ahead of Vogler's deep pockets, the board voted to retain House, as well as voting Vogler off the board of directors and therefore losing his $100 million.
John and Blythe House
John and Blythe House (R. Lee Ermey and Diane Baker) are House's parents. They appear in "Daddy's Boy". Mother Blythe seems to be the standard military housewife and House calls her a "human polygraph". His father John used to be a Marine Corps pilot and is incessantly honest, a trait which House seems to be quite bitter about. House's father is hard on him for not dealing with his leg better, telling him "your problem is that you don't know how lucky you are". When House was young, his father was stationed in Egypt and was stationed in Japan when he was a teenager. In episode twelve of Season 3 ("One Day, One Room"), House reveals that his father abused him as a child, making him sleep on the lawn and take ice baths.
Dr. Rowan Chase
Dr. Rowan Chase (Patrick Bauchau) is Dr. Chase's estranged father and an acclaimed rheumatologist. He left his alcoholic wife and teenage son and, some unspecified time later, remarried. He is seen in one episode, "Cursed". In "The Mistake", the character was revealed to have died of lung cancer, without ever saying goodbye to his son, and in "Forever", it is revealed that he also left his son out of his will.
Rodney Foreman
Rodney Foreman (Charles S. Dutton) is Dr. Foreman's religious father. He appears in "Euphoria, Part 2" and "House Training".
Michael Tritter
Detective Michael Tritter (David Morse) is one of House's clinic patients. After House refuses to run tests at Tritter's request, Tritter trips House. House agrees to the tests and tells Tritter he has to check his temperature with a rectal thermometer. House then leaves the room on a pretense with the thermometer inserted in Tritter's rectum; House never returns and Tritter endures the rectal thermometer for 2 hours. Afterwards, Tritter demands an apology from House for deliberately leaving the thermometer in him. House refuses, apparently spurred on by the patient's attitude, which is at least as bad as House's. Caught speeding and arrested for possession of allegedly unprescribed medication, House is thrown in jail overnight by Tritter, who searches his house the next week and finds a large amount of Vicodin. He has also interviewed House's staff looking for inconsistencies in their stories. He proceeds to tighten his vise grip on Wilson by freezing Wilson's bank account, towing his car and revoking his drug prescription rights because he wants Wilson to testify against House in court. After Tritter discovers that Wilson refuses to betray House, he turns on to House's assistants, freezing Foreman and Cameron's accounts, before talking to each one of them in turn. Foreman and Cameron refuse to testify in court about House, but when Tritter talks to Chase, he makes it appear to the hospital staff as though they had had a pleasant lunch together. This makes Foreman and Cameron seem to think that Chase has told Tritter something, although he had refused to, his only stated reason being that he would lose his job. Tritter finally succeeds in his goal however, when Wilson comes to him, requesting "thirty pieces of silver" in a symbolic statement of his decision to betray House, whom he has come to see as spiraling out of control. In the final days leading up to House's trial, Tritter confronted him in rehab to see if he was really going through with it. When the charges against House were dropped at the trial, because the judge believed Tritter was just being vindictive, Tritter wished House good luck and said that he hoped he was wrong about him. Tritter has not appeared on the show since.
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen is House's pet rat, which he captured in Stacy's attic in "Hunting". Originally supposed to be exterminating the rat, House granted him reprieve in order to diagnose his odd neck tilt. By the end of the episode, House had determined the cause to be mycoplasmosis, aggravated by Stacy's smoking. House has used Steve McQueen for medical experimentation. In "Euphoria, Part 2", House uses Steve to do a walkthrough of the cop's home. He stated that when Steve began to show symptoms, as House saw it on his webcam, he would be hit with a "cane shaped object". Steve never showed symptoms, however, so House didn't end up killing him. Since then, he can be seen in the background in House's apartment during various episodes.
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06/07: Links and References
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06/07: Show Info
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House stars British actor Hugh Laurie as the American title character, a role for which he received the 2006 and 2007 Golden Globe Awards and 2007 Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor in a Drama. The third season of House premiered on September 5, 2006 in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In February 2007, House was renewed for a fourth season, which will premiere on September 25, 2007 in the United States and Canada.
Plot
Dr. Gregory House is a maverick medical genius, who heads a team of young diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (based directly on the Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, the teaching hospital affiliated with Yale University) in New Jersey. Most episodes start with a cold open somewhere outside the hospital, showing the events leading to the onset of symptoms for that week's main patient. The episode follows the team in their attempts to diagnose the illness.
The team arrives at diagnoses using the Socratic method and differential diagnosis, with House guiding the deliberations. House often discounts the information and opinions from his underlings, pointing out that their contributions have missed various relevant factors. The patient is usually misdiagnosed two or three times over the course of each episode, often with sarcoidosis, lupus, cancer or an infection and treated with medications appropriate to those diagnoses that cause further complications. Often the ailment cannot be easily deduced because the patient has lied about symptoms and circumstances. House frequently mutters, "Everybody lies" or proclaims during the team's deliberations: "The patient is lying" or "The symptoms never lie". Even when not stated explicitly, this assumption guides House's decisions and diagnoses.
House's begrudging fulfillment of his mandatory walk-in clinic duty is a recurring subplot on the show. During clinic duty, House confounds patients with an eccentric bedside manner and unorthodox treatments, but impresses them with rapid and accurate diagnoses after seemingly not paying attention. He often plays video games on either his PSP or his GBA SP while patients or one of his colleagues talk to hi, and, in one episode, House diagnoses five patients in the waiting room in under a minute on his way out of the clinic. Realizations made during some of the simple problems House faces in the clinic often help him solve the main case of the episode — ironic, because he claims to hate working in the clinic.
Episodes frequently feature the unusual practice of entering a patient's house with or without the owner's permission in order to search for clues that might suggest a certain pathology. The creator, David Shore, originally intended for the show to be a CSI type show where the "germs were the suspects", but has since shifted much of the focus to the characters rather than concentrating solely on the environment.
A running joke in the series is that Lupus is suggested as a cause of the patient's symptoms in many episodes, although invariably this is quickly dismissed. In one episode, House produces some of his secret Vicodin stash from inside a hollowed out Lupus textbook; by way of explanation, he says, "It's never lupus". Lupus is one of the medical conditions known as The Great Imitator, because it can present with a wide variety of symptoms.
Another large portion of the plot centers around House's abuse of Vicodin and other drugs to manage pain stemming from an infarction in his quadriceps muscle some years prior which causes him to walk with a cane. The pain and drug abuse act to increase many of his more objectionable character traits while not impairing his medical acumen, which leads him to often self-medicate. Overall, House is thus presented as a classic flawed hero.
House is in many respects a medical Sherlock Holmes. This resemblance is evident in various large elements of the series's plot. House, like Holmes, often relies (particularly in his clinic cases) on apparent minutiae to make accurate snap judgments about his subject's lives. He also displays a keen interest in individual psychology as a piece of his larger analytic method. House is addicted to Vicodin, but he can get along without it when the case is interesting; similarly, Holmes used cocaine out of boredom when he did not have a good case. These thematic parallels are confirmed and hammered home by various otherwise trivial plot details. For example, Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street and House's street address, as shown in "Hunting", is also 221B. Moreover, the name "House" itself can be read as a pun on "Holmes" ("homes").
U.S. Television Ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of House on FOX. Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
Season 1
Timeslot: Tuesday at 9:00 PM
Premiere: November 16, 2004
Finale: May 24, 2005
TV Season: 2004-2005
Ranking: #24
Viewers: 13.3 Million
Season 2
Timeslot: Tuesday at 9:00 PM
Premiere: September 13, 2005
Finale: May 23, 2006
TV Season: 2005-2006
Ranking: #10
Viewers: 17.3 Million
Season 3
Timeslot: Tuesday at 8:00 PM (2006) and Tuesday at 9:00 PM (2006-2007)
Premiere: September 5, 2006
Finale: May 29, 2007
TV Season: 2006-2007
Ranking: #7
Viewers: 19.4 Million
Before it premiered on November 16, 2004, House received early critical acclaim - so much so, that FOX used a quote from the Washington Post in it's ads for House stating that the show is "the best medical drama since the debut of E.R." It attracted just a little over 7 million viewers for it's series' premiere (the 62nd most watched show for the week of November 15-21, 2004), although it improved the audience numbers for FOX from its lead in that night, the scarcely watched, short lived Richard Branson reality program, The Rebel Billionaire (attracting 5.45 million viewers; the 78th most watched show for the same aforementioned week).
It wasn't until January 25, 2005 when House increased it's audience significantly, courtesy of a more popular lead in: the fourth season of the mega hit American Idol. House became FOX's most successful occupant in the post American Idol timeslot - even more successful than it's prior timeslot occupant, the hit drama 24. An example of this success was shown by the audience numbers in the spring of 2005 of the reruns of some of the episodes that originally aired in 2004, which were comparable to the audience numbers of original episodes also airing during that particular spring.
Before the Fall 2005 television season, FOX planned to move House from Tuesdays 9 PM to Mondays 8 PM for January 2006. However, the surprising success of the serial drama Prison Break (which later occupied the Monday 8 PM timeslot) nixed the plan. House remained airing Tuesdays at 9 PM, gaining an bigger audience and cracking into the top 10 of most watched primetime shows.
Production
House is aired by the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a co-production of Heel and Toe Films (Paul Attanasio and Katie Jacobs), Shore Z Productions (David Shore) and Bad Hat Harry Productions (Bryan Singer) in association with the NBC Universal Television Studio (formed after General Electric, the owners of NBC, bought Universal Studios from Vivendi Universal) for FOX. All three companies are responsible for production and all four people are executive producers of the show. David Shore's ideas for House, M.D. are inspired by the writings of Berton Roueche.
As of Season 2, episode "TB or Not TB", a German production company, Moratim, is credited in the copyright notice instead of Universal Network Television. (Moratim Produktions GmbH & Co. KG, of Pullach im Isartal, Germany). Moratim produced five episodes.
Casting
The producers were reportedly dissatisfied with early auditions for the role of House. When Hugh Laurie auditioned, he apologized for his appearance as he was filming "Flight of the Phoenix" at the time. Laurie's American accent was reportedly so flawless that Bryan Singer singled him out as an example of a real American actor, being unaware of Laurie's background. Laurie later stated that his original impression was that the show was about Dr. James Wilson, as the script referred to him as a doctor with "boyish" looks, assumed this to be the star and that Dr. House was the "sidekick" (the show was not yet titled House at that point). It was not until he received the full teleplay of the pilot that he realized that House was the protagonist. Laurie, whose father was a doctor himself, said he felt guilty for "being paid more to become a fake version of my own father" after being cast as House.
Theme Music
The opening theme is "Teardrop" by Massive Attack. "Teardrop" itself does have lyrics, sung by guest vocalist Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins; however, the version used in the opening credits uses only the beginning and ending sections, which are solely instrumental. Due to rights and licensing issues, this music is only used for the show in North America with some exceptions. In other countries, a piece of music named "House End Credits" is used, which was composed specifically for the show by Jon Ehrlich, Jason Derlatka and Leigh Roberts. With the second season, this was replaced with a similar track by only Ehrlich and Roberts. This theme tune, however, is only used in the televised broadcast. In the DVD release (Season 2), the original (American) theme is used. In Italy, opening themes for Season 1–2 and Season 3 are switched, so that the original "Teardrop" is used for Season 3, while both Season 1 and 2 use the edited version. The parodic British television show "Dead Ringers", which sometimes spoofs House, uses "Teardrop" for the spoof's opening theme. "Teardrop" is used in the Season 2, region 2 and region 4 release, replacing the House theme at the beginning of the episode. "Teardrop" is also used as a background music for a promotion of the same show in Qtv in the Philippines.
Filming
Exterior shots of Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital are actually of Princeton University's Frist Campus Center, which is the University's student center. Filming does not, however, take place there. Instead, it takes place on the FOX lot in Century City.
DVD Releases
Season 1
Region 1: August 20, 2005
Region 2: February 27, 2006
Region 3: PAL version, Singapore
Region 4: November 28, 2005
Season 2
Region 1: August 22, 2006
Region 2: October 23, 2006
Region 3: N/A
Region 4: October 23, 2006
Season 3
Region 1: August 21, 2007
Region 2: October 23, 2006
Region 3: N/A
Region 4: September 17, 2007
Despite the series being filmed for widescreen (16:9) television, the first season DVD set is in 4:3 format, although the region 1 release has letterboxes, thereby still presenting images in their entirety, whereas the other regions have a cropped fullscreen format, thereby losing the later portions of the image. The second season DVD set, on the other hand, presents the show in it's original widescreen format in all regions.
Facts and Trivia
- Some ads for House featured the song "Rebel Rebel" by David Bowie.
- Many of the wings in the hospital (e.g., Cuyler Wing and Witherspoon Wing) are named after influential people in Princeton University's history
This article primarily consists of material from the Wikipedia article "House (TV series)" which is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
06/07: Quotes (Episodes 1-5)
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All quotes have been moved to the individual episode that they were featured on. Please check our Episodes section for a full list. Thank you.
06/07: The Honeymoon (Quotes)
Posted by Patrick
Originally aired May 24, 2005.
Cameron: Foreman! Are you going to contribute or are you too tired from stealing cars? (Everyone stares). I'm being House. It's funny.
Foreman: I know. You made milk come out my nose.
Cameron: Who [thinks he's sick]?
House: His wife.
Cameron: The woman you used to live with.
House: That's her Indian name. On her driver's license it's "Stacy."
Cameron: What happened to everyone lies?
House: I was lying.
House: Did I miss anything?
Chase: Kitchen sink?
House: Well, we could certainly give that... oh, you minx.
Wilson: Be yourself – cold, uncaring, distant.
House: Please – don't put me on a pedestal.
Stacy: Please. If you're right, this may be [Mark's] only shot.
House: So what's your plan? You take the big dark one, I got the little girl and the Aussie'll run like a scared wombat if things turn rough.
Cameron: Foreman! Are you going to contribute or are you too tired from stealing cars? (Everyone stares). I'm being House. It's funny.
Foreman: I know. You made milk come out my nose.
Cameron: Who [thinks he's sick]?
House: His wife.
Cameron: The woman you used to live with.
House: That's her Indian name. On her driver's license it's "Stacy."
Cameron: What happened to everyone lies?
House: I was lying.
House: Did I miss anything?
Chase: Kitchen sink?
House: Well, we could certainly give that... oh, you minx.
Wilson: Be yourself – cold, uncaring, distant.
House: Please – don't put me on a pedestal.
Stacy: Please. If you're right, this may be [Mark's] only shot.
House: So what's your plan? You take the big dark one, I got the little girl and the Aussie'll run like a scared wombat if things turn rough.
06/07: Three Stories (Quotes)
Posted by Patrick
Originally aired May 17, 2005.
House: Why is it always me?
Cuddy: Because the world hates you.
House: (Talking about Wilson telling people they are dying). This buddy of mine, I gotta give him ten bucks every time somebody says thank you. Imagine that. This guy's so good, people thank him for telling them that they're dying... I don't get thanked that often.
House: Right and wrong do exist. Just because you don't know what the right answer is - maybe there's even no way you could know what the right answer is - doesn't make your answer right or even okay. It's much simpler than that. It's just plain wrong.
House: On average, drug addicts are stupid... I believe drug addicts get sick. Actually, for some reason they tend to get sick more often than non drug addicts.
House: Why is it always me?
Cuddy: Because the world hates you.
House: (Talking about Wilson telling people they are dying). This buddy of mine, I gotta give him ten bucks every time somebody says thank you. Imagine that. This guy's so good, people thank him for telling them that they're dying... I don't get thanked that often.
House: Right and wrong do exist. Just because you don't know what the right answer is - maybe there's even no way you could know what the right answer is - doesn't make your answer right or even okay. It's much simpler than that. It's just plain wrong.
House: On average, drug addicts are stupid... I believe drug addicts get sick. Actually, for some reason they tend to get sick more often than non drug addicts.
06/07: Love Hurts (Quotes)
Posted by Patrick
Originally aired May 10, 2005.
Foreman: (To Cameron). Then why'd you [come back]?
House: Because this... is the happiest place on Earth.
Foreman: [House] scared a guy into stroking out?
Wilson: Does that surprise anyone here?
Ramona: Hi – I'm having vaginal pain.
House: Pleasure to meet you.
Ramona: My ob-gyn died recently. Nice man. Warm hands.
House: Not anymore.
Foreman: Yeah, why would you want to be in a relationship that's so obviously going to lead to pain?
Cameron: Shut up!
Myron: You Dr. House?
House: I have a feeling I'm going to regret this, but... yes.
Myron: You got a pharmacy around here?
House: In the hospital? Could be – let's see if we can find it.
Cuddy: (To House). Wear the sky blue shirt. It almost makes you look nice.
Clinic Lawyer: So what's that - two strokes you've scared this guy into?
House: Yeah - it's making me question my view of myself as a people person.
House: I have been on a date...
Wilson: Not since disco died.
Foreman: (To Cameron). Then why'd you [come back]?
House: Because this... is the happiest place on Earth.
Foreman: [House] scared a guy into stroking out?
Wilson: Does that surprise anyone here?
Ramona: Hi – I'm having vaginal pain.
House: Pleasure to meet you.
Ramona: My ob-gyn died recently. Nice man. Warm hands.
House: Not anymore.
Foreman: Yeah, why would you want to be in a relationship that's so obviously going to lead to pain?
Cameron: Shut up!
Myron: You Dr. House?
House: I have a feeling I'm going to regret this, but... yes.
Myron: You got a pharmacy around here?
House: In the hospital? Could be – let's see if we can find it.
Cuddy: (To House). Wear the sky blue shirt. It almost makes you look nice.
Clinic Lawyer: So what's that - two strokes you've scared this guy into?
House: Yeah - it's making me question my view of myself as a people person.
House: I have been on a date...
Wilson: Not since disco died.
06/07: Kids (Quotes)
Posted by Patrick
Originally aired May 3, 2005.
House: I saw the light on.
Cameron: It's daytime.
House: Yeah, it's a figure of speech. Always so literal.
House: If it turns out she does have meningitis, you're right - you win. But if we go backdown stairs and she dies, your face will be so red.
House: Vogler is dead.
Cameron: What? What happened?
House: Again with the literal translation. Vogler the idea. Mr. Destructo. Mr. Money Bags. Bow down before me. He's gone from the hospital. Things can go back to the way they were.
Cameron: The way they were was kinda weird.
House: Eh – weird works for me.
Cuddy: You just don't want to deal with the epidemic.
House: That's right. I'm subjecting a 12-year old to a battery of dangerous and invasive tests to avoid being bored. (Everyone stares). Okay, maybe I would do that, but I'm not.
House: (Viewing intestinal pictures). I think I've seen this one. The ending is kinda dark.
Cuddy: You – in the lobby – now.
House: I hurt my leg – I have a note.
House: Sorry I'm late - I was taking a dump.
Dr. Petra Gilmar: I guess I'm better off interviewing right after then right before.
Wilson: My advice is much more subtle – stop being [a jerk]. You always find some tiny little flaw to push people away.
House: Now it's people? I thought we were talking about fellowship applicants.
Wilson: You have a history of this.
House: Well, when I do decide to push you away, I hope's there's a small person kneeling behind you so you fall down and hurt your head.
House: Cameron is so not perfect.
Wilson: Well, nobody's perfect.
House: Mother Teresa?
Wilson: Dead.
House: Angeline Jolie?
Wilson: No medical degree.
House: Now who's being picky?
House: I saw the light on.
Cameron: It's daytime.
House: Yeah, it's a figure of speech. Always so literal.
House: If it turns out she does have meningitis, you're right - you win. But if we go backdown stairs and she dies, your face will be so red.
House: Vogler is dead.
Cameron: What? What happened?
House: Again with the literal translation. Vogler the idea. Mr. Destructo. Mr. Money Bags. Bow down before me. He's gone from the hospital. Things can go back to the way they were.
Cameron: The way they were was kinda weird.
House: Eh – weird works for me.
Cuddy: You just don't want to deal with the epidemic.
House: That's right. I'm subjecting a 12-year old to a battery of dangerous and invasive tests to avoid being bored. (Everyone stares). Okay, maybe I would do that, but I'm not.
House: (Viewing intestinal pictures). I think I've seen this one. The ending is kinda dark.
Cuddy: You – in the lobby – now.
House: I hurt my leg – I have a note.
House: Sorry I'm late - I was taking a dump.
Dr. Petra Gilmar: I guess I'm better off interviewing right after then right before.
Wilson: My advice is much more subtle – stop being [a jerk]. You always find some tiny little flaw to push people away.
House: Now it's people? I thought we were talking about fellowship applicants.
Wilson: You have a history of this.
House: Well, when I do decide to push you away, I hope's there's a small person kneeling behind you so you fall down and hurt your head.
House: Cameron is so not perfect.
Wilson: Well, nobody's perfect.
House: Mother Teresa?
Wilson: Dead.
House: Angeline Jolie?
Wilson: No medical degree.
House: Now who's being picky?
06/07: Babies & Bathwater (Quotes)
Posted by Patrick
Originally aired April 19, 2005.
(Dream sequence).
Vogler: So, there is some hope.
House: Always. But just in case, I special ordered a jumbo sized coffin
Vogler: Hey...
House: Don't thank me. It's just who I am.
House: Starving babies is bad. And illegal in many cultures.
House: Sorry, up late. Internet porn.
Chase: How come you're not in your office?
House: Because there is a computer in my office. If I log on, romance will ensue. My wrist might fall off.
House: This is how Vogler is going to destroy me?
Cuddy: What did he do - grease your cane?
Wilson: (To House). I only have two things that work for me – this job and this stupid screwed up friendship.
Vogler: (To House). The board's meeting again this evening. Why don't you settle down, play some Game Boy? Why don't you watch your soap? I hear they're firing the handsome doctor today – that should be a good one.
(Dream sequence).
Vogler: So, there is some hope.
House: Always. But just in case, I special ordered a jumbo sized coffin
Vogler: Hey...
House: Don't thank me. It's just who I am.
House: Starving babies is bad. And illegal in many cultures.
House: Sorry, up late. Internet porn.
Chase: How come you're not in your office?
House: Because there is a computer in my office. If I log on, romance will ensue. My wrist might fall off.
House: This is how Vogler is going to destroy me?
Cuddy: What did he do - grease your cane?
Wilson: (To House). I only have two things that work for me – this job and this stupid screwed up friendship.
Vogler: (To House). The board's meeting again this evening. Why don't you settle down, play some Game Boy? Why don't you watch your soap? I hear they're firing the handsome doctor today – that should be a good one.
06/07: Role Model (Quotes)
Posted by Patrick
Originally aired April 12, 2005.
Cameron: (To House). You're abrasive and rude, but I figured everything you do, you do it to help people. But I was wrong. You do it because it's right.
House: You're not going to be President either way - they don't call it the White House because of the paint job.
House: Are you... comparing me to God? I mean, that's great, but just so you know, I've never made a tree.
House: Someday there will be a black president. Someday there will be a gay president. Maybe there'll even be a gay black president. But one combination I do not see is gay, black and dead.
House: He didn't have any reason to lie.
Wilson: Everybody lies... except politicians? House, I believe you're a romantic. You didn't just believe him - you believed in him. You want to come over tonight and watch old movies and cry? Dr. Cameron's getting to you. Well, I guess you can't be around that much niceness and not get any on you.
Wilson: (To House). I know this isn't easy for you. You'll suffer. Vicodin sales in New Jersey will triple. Only you could feel like crap for doing something good.
Chase: CVID. That's a type of immuno-globular deficiency. I said that.
House: Yeah, it was a stupid idea when you said it.
Vogler: (As House is leaving). Oh, and by the way, I need you to give a speech at the National Cardiology Conference. Next week.
House: I don't do speeches. I'm shy.
(Beeping noise from Game Boy).
House: Helps me concentrate. (Puts down his Game Boy and picks up his Vicodin). Even better than drugs. (Pops some Vicodin).
Foreman: The LP showed no sign of infection and the MRI was fairly clean.
House: I guess we can tell him he's fairly healthy and can go home.
Sarah: Petechial bruising? I don't know if I'm pronouncing that right.
House: Gosh, the internet is such a wonderful tool.
Sarah: It could be leukemia.
House: Definitely possible. The more likely diagnosis is hickey.
Cameron: You hate whole body scans.
House: 'Cause they’re useless. Could probably scan everyone of us and find five different doodads that look like cancer. But, when you're 4th down, 100 to go, in the snow, you don't call a running play up the middle. Unless you're the Jets.
Cameron: I hate sports metaphors.
Cameron: (To House). You're abrasive and rude, but I figured everything you do, you do it to help people. But I was wrong. You do it because it's right.
House: You're not going to be President either way - they don't call it the White House because of the paint job.
House: Are you... comparing me to God? I mean, that's great, but just so you know, I've never made a tree.
House: Someday there will be a black president. Someday there will be a gay president. Maybe there'll even be a gay black president. But one combination I do not see is gay, black and dead.
House: He didn't have any reason to lie.
Wilson: Everybody lies... except politicians? House, I believe you're a romantic. You didn't just believe him - you believed in him. You want to come over tonight and watch old movies and cry? Dr. Cameron's getting to you. Well, I guess you can't be around that much niceness and not get any on you.
Wilson: (To House). I know this isn't easy for you. You'll suffer. Vicodin sales in New Jersey will triple. Only you could feel like crap for doing something good.
Chase: CVID. That's a type of immuno-globular deficiency. I said that.
House: Yeah, it was a stupid idea when you said it.
Vogler: (As House is leaving). Oh, and by the way, I need you to give a speech at the National Cardiology Conference. Next week.
House: I don't do speeches. I'm shy.
(Beeping noise from Game Boy).
House: Helps me concentrate. (Puts down his Game Boy and picks up his Vicodin). Even better than drugs. (Pops some Vicodin).
Foreman: The LP showed no sign of infection and the MRI was fairly clean.
House: I guess we can tell him he's fairly healthy and can go home.
Sarah: Petechial bruising? I don't know if I'm pronouncing that right.
House: Gosh, the internet is such a wonderful tool.
Sarah: It could be leukemia.
House: Definitely possible. The more likely diagnosis is hickey.
Cameron: You hate whole body scans.
House: 'Cause they’re useless. Could probably scan everyone of us and find five different doodads that look like cancer. But, when you're 4th down, 100 to go, in the snow, you don't call a running play up the middle. Unless you're the Jets.
Cameron: I hate sports metaphors.
06/07: Heavy (Quotes)
Posted by Patrick
Originally aired March 29, 2005.
Lucille: It's like my heart is on fire. Like it's, oh I don't know, like...
House: Burning?
Lucille: Exactly!
House: Hmm. Sounds almost like heartburn.
Lucille: So can you give me something?
House: Like a thesaurus?
Lucille: What?
Lucille: I'm not pregnant!
House: Sorry, you don't get to make that call unless you have a stethoscope. Union rules.
House: You wear a bikini now?
Lucille: Yeah - you have a problem with that?
House: No. I've never gone swimming with you.
House: Even if I was Dr. House, physician/patient confidentiality protects me from annoying conversations.
Mr. Hernandez: Tell her it's cancer – you obviously don't have a problem with lying.
House: Oh – way to win me over.
Wilson: You've made it quite clear that you're miserable here.
House: I am not miserable.
Wilson: You're not happy.
House: And you are?
Wilson: With my job, yes.
House: I am exactly where I want to be doing exactly what I want to do.
Wilson: I think I sense a hint of sarcasm there.
Wilson: Most billionaires aren't very good with numbers.
Wilson: (Speaking to House). You are uniquely talented in many areas, but office politics is not one of them.
Wilson: The ultrasound and biopsy confirmed our worry. The tumor is extremely large, at least thirty pounds.
Patient: Oh, God.
House: It’s actually a personal record for this clinic.
Patient: Okay. This is what a woman is supposed to look like. Okay, we’re not just skin and bones. We have flesh. We have curves.
House: You have little people inside you. (Patient grabs her purse and heads to the door.) Okay, okay, I’m sorry. I guess I must have just been brainwashed by the media, and all those years of medical training.
Chase: She’s fat.
Foreman: Enough already, okay? We’ve got it, you hate fat people.
Lucille: It's like my heart is on fire. Like it's, oh I don't know, like...
House: Burning?
Lucille: Exactly!
House: Hmm. Sounds almost like heartburn.
Lucille: So can you give me something?
House: Like a thesaurus?
Lucille: What?
Lucille: I'm not pregnant!
House: Sorry, you don't get to make that call unless you have a stethoscope. Union rules.
House: You wear a bikini now?
Lucille: Yeah - you have a problem with that?
House: No. I've never gone swimming with you.
House: Even if I was Dr. House, physician/patient confidentiality protects me from annoying conversations.
Mr. Hernandez: Tell her it's cancer – you obviously don't have a problem with lying.
House: Oh – way to win me over.
Wilson: You've made it quite clear that you're miserable here.
House: I am not miserable.
Wilson: You're not happy.
House: And you are?
Wilson: With my job, yes.
House: I am exactly where I want to be doing exactly what I want to do.
Wilson: I think I sense a hint of sarcasm there.
Wilson: Most billionaires aren't very good with numbers.
Wilson: (Speaking to House). You are uniquely talented in many areas, but office politics is not one of them.
Wilson: The ultrasound and biopsy confirmed our worry. The tumor is extremely large, at least thirty pounds.
Patient: Oh, God.
House: It’s actually a personal record for this clinic.
Patient: Okay. This is what a woman is supposed to look like. Okay, we’re not just skin and bones. We have flesh. We have curves.
House: You have little people inside you. (Patient grabs her purse and heads to the door.) Okay, okay, I’m sorry. I guess I must have just been brainwashed by the media, and all those years of medical training.
Chase: She’s fat.
Foreman: Enough already, okay? We’ve got it, you hate fat people.
06/07: Mob Rules (Quotes)
Posted by Patrick
Originally aired March 22, 2005.
House: (To Chase): That's a catchy diagnosis. You could dance to that.
Cuddy: House has been very busy...
Vogler: Saving New Jersey from leprosy - yes, I know.
House: I need the lawyer.
Vogler: Who'd you kill?
House: Nobody. But it's not even lunch.
House: Jail. You'd like that. No more naughty schoolgirl. Conjugal visit - that's [Cuddy's] new fantasy.
House: But unless I've been named as the fourth part of the axis of evil, invaded and occupied, this is still not a democracy. He's staying.
Vogler: Da-da-da... Dr. House in the house!
Bill: Your people insulted my brother.
House: What? Romano in the Parmesan cheese shaker again?
House: My car has been stolen.
Wilson: (Sees House's new car). Or reincarnated.
House: You know, they're gangsters, sure, but they're thoughtful, too.
Henry: [My brother] is not too smart.
House: Genetics is a powerful force.
Chase: You can trust me.
House: Problem is, if I can't trust you, I can't trust your statement that I can trust you. But thanks anyway - you've been a big help.
House: But I have a theory. There is one chemical that, if ingested, it causes a person's estrogen level to increase dramatically.
Bill: What is it?
House: It's called... estrogen.
House: (To Chase): That's a catchy diagnosis. You could dance to that.
Cuddy: House has been very busy...
Vogler: Saving New Jersey from leprosy - yes, I know.
House: I need the lawyer.
Vogler: Who'd you kill?
House: Nobody. But it's not even lunch.
House: Jail. You'd like that. No more naughty schoolgirl. Conjugal visit - that's [Cuddy's] new fantasy.
House: But unless I've been named as the fourth part of the axis of evil, invaded and occupied, this is still not a democracy. He's staying.
Vogler: Da-da-da... Dr. House in the house!
Bill: Your people insulted my brother.
House: What? Romano in the Parmesan cheese shaker again?
House: My car has been stolen.
Wilson: (Sees House's new car). Or reincarnated.
House: You know, they're gangsters, sure, but they're thoughtful, too.
Henry: [My brother] is not too smart.
House: Genetics is a powerful force.
Chase: You can trust me.
House: Problem is, if I can't trust you, I can't trust your statement that I can trust you. But thanks anyway - you've been a big help.
House: But I have a theory. There is one chemical that, if ingested, it causes a person's estrogen level to increase dramatically.
Bill: What is it?
House: It's called... estrogen.
06/07: Control (Quotes)
Posted by Patrick