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Herc Says HOUSE Is A Very Very Very Fine HOUSE!!

Some ACTUAL Good TV by The Colonel	Nov 15th, 2004 09:48:05 AM
And not on HBO! ---------------- http://www.intrepidmedia.com/c olumn.asp?id=1999
so... by Purgatori	Nov 15th, 2004 12:01:39 PM
Why did they have to make him American? Why not let him stay English?
British actors in the US are a one-way valve... by Bor	Nov 15th, 2004 12:05:19 PM
Hugh Laurie is a veteran of English comedy if I'm not mistaken, Mark Addy is playing sitcom on "Still Standing", and they both use a pretty convincing American accent. How does this play in the UK? If an American actor went for a British accent for a British show, I suspect they'd be accused of trying too hard. What do Brits think of Renee Zellwegger (sp?) as Bridget Jones?
The only Medical Drama worth the time was Doogie Houser MD... by sTalking_Goat	Nov 15th, 2004 01:48:02 PM
so when the fuck is that coming to DVD?
um, NewYorkKid... by I87D	Nov 15th, 2004 03:29:02 PM
you do realize that if setting is the main criteria for originality, Lost wouldn't be considered very original, don't you? (i really hope there was some intentional irony in your post, knocking House for it's hospital setting, but praising Lost for it's island setting, when neither exactly what I'd call groundbreaking. it's what happens in those setting that makes all the difference)
please- no more "camera enters the body through another body op by dr.bulber	Nov 15th, 2004 04:08:40 PM
pLeAsE... if its not stopped, i'm affraid its going to become the next reality show premise.
If this does well... by SPlissken	Nov 15th, 2004 05:32:02 PM
... we can look forward to spin-offs. House:Miami. House:NY. House:Extreme Makeover Edition. Trading Houses:Meet your New Doctor. House:Vanauatu. House Rules/Road Rules Challenge. Desperate Houses.
We reached the nadir of TV genericism a new medical drama this s by Jim Jam Bongs	Nov 15th, 2004 05:45:45 PM
Coming up next season, the spin-off "Police Investigations" followed by "Courtroom Trial".
Whoa, there! Where's your red cap and sleigh, Santa?... by Techtite	Nov 15th, 2004 08:20:45 PM
Sorry for the sarcasm in the message title, but the late great Gene Siskel once said that to Roger Ebert when he raved on and on about
There was a show set on the moon: Space: 1999 by Prof. Pop-Cult	Nov 16th, 2004 12:56:56 AM
So there's one.
If it's on the fucking screen Herc fucking likes it. by JethroBodine	Nov 16th, 2004 03:13:59 AM
His fucking cull factor = nill
Why no mention of 'The Inside' yet? by Captain Dobie	Nov 16th, 2004 09:10:29 AM
Anybody else surprised that Herc so far hasn't once mentioned or pushed down our throats the fact that 'The Inside' which begins on Fox in January is about as close to a Whedon show as we're going to get in the near future. Showrunner is Tim (the best Angel/Firefly writer not called Joss)) Minear and Jane (the best BTVS writer not called Joss) Espenson has been involved in the writing, usually this would mean at least one mention a week until it begins to air, or do we assume that the holy grail of writing teams may have dropped the ball on this one??!!??
We hail Prince George! We hail Prince George! by Jumpstart	Nov 16th, 2004 07:44:48 PM
No...we HATE Prince George. (Someone had to say it, but I'm still reserving judgment)
Just saw it by Purgatori	Nov 17th, 2004 01:10:00 AM
Loved it. Hugh Laurie is great in a dramatic role and the supporting cast is excellent except for the forced sparring between him and chick who's his boss. I liked the orange guy and the way he couldn't look at him because he just would bust out laughing. I still don't see why he couldn't keep his english accent, but he did a good job with the non-accent. Couldn't tell you where he was supposed to be from statewise, but you can't tell with my husband either...so there you go. Fox will cancel this within the year and replace it with either A. another beach based teen coming of age fuckfest, or b. another reality show with either swapped out spouses and or boy/girl friends or some rich fucker wanting to give away his money to whiney assholes who don't deserve it just as much as he does. Let's see if I'm right.
Did anyone else appreciate the show's clever nod to the glut of by oceansized	Nov 17th, 2004 02:01:16 PM
I thought having House be an avid viewer of "General Hospital" was a nice touch.
cleverly twisted cliches by Napoleon Park	Nov 18th, 2004 05:52:32 AM
I liked this very much. It had a lot of cliches, but it played with them well. Loved House's wince when the actor on the TV doctor show he was watching said "When doctors make mistakes, people die!" because someone on this show delivered the same line two acts earlier. The cast was formula (black guy, cute girl, hunky Australian guy), but they joked about it. "I hired the black guy because of his juvenile criminal record; his color had nothing to do with it." "Then why did you hire me?" "You're very pretty." ** I'm no afficianado of medical dramas, so when House gave the teacher the steroid and she recovered her appetite, I was thinking "Hey, he's good" and then when she went blind and started convulsing, I did not see that coming. Probably a genre cliche, but new to me. * These doctors really are just guessing and making stuff up as they go along, but if you've ever been in a hospital or even signed one of their waivers ("the practive of medicine is not an exact science.") you know that it's true. They are just going on best guess most of the time. * Hugh Laurie is terrific and if you've never seen it, seek out a movie called "Peter's Friends". Fabulous. Lisa Edelstein is lovely as well. She was one of those people you see now and then; I made a point to learn her name last year when she played the prosecution witness seduced by unethical defense lawyer Alan shore on "The Practice". * I doubt this show will survive, but it will join Fox's long list of beloved but short lived cult favorites. I plan to stick with it for now.

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