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TV Review: House, MD - "All In" (Revisited)

Barbara Barnett — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:10:21 EDT

House pursues a case he could not solve 12 years earlier during a hospital benefit poker tourney.
How can you not love a House episode that features the main cast attired in tuxedos and evening gowns? But even without all of the window dressing and eye candy, “All In” is one of season two’s best episodes. An examination of House’s medical obsessiveness, Hugh Laurie’s textured performance slowly peels back new...

The Music of House, MD: An Essential Soundtrack

Barbara Barnett — Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:42:03 EDT

Whether performed by series star Hugh Laurie, or simply a backdrop to scene, the music used in House, MD is always evocative.
Music is an integral element of the hit television series House, MD. Music is often used to propel the narrative, as well as provide both solace and enjoyment to the series’ central character. Dr. Gregory House is a musician, and one gets the strong impression that his music is more than a casual hobby. He plays several instruments, including...

What the House, MD Season Four "Survivor" Arc Tells Us About Dr. Gregory House

Barbara Barnett — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:21:41 EDT

The eight-episode "survivor" arc accomplished more than providing House with a new team. The games gave us new insight into the grumpy doc.
The substantive difference between words and deeds is one of House, MD’s most important themes. Wrapped in a medical procedural package, and occasionally bordering on comedy, the series is essentially a detailed character study of one of the most complex characters ever written for television (and certainly network television). House is...

TV Review: House, MD--"The Right Stuff" Revisited

Barbara Barnett — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:49:23 EDT

House kicks off his search for a new team of fellows with "The Right Stuff."
“You couldn’t kill her dream.” Dr. Gregory House, well-known curmudgeon couldn’t kill the dream of one lone astronaut? Was willing to keep her secret? Run tests “off the books?” (Well, that, at least sounds like House.) Cameron explains House’s own motivations to him at the end of the hour, showing us...

TV Review: House, MD - "Alone"

Barbara Barnett — Mon, 2 Jun 2008 21:40:52 EDT

The season four premiere finds Dr. Gregory House alone, his fellows gone, and his friends pressuring him to hire a new team.
When I started writing for Blogcritics last October, House, MD was already well into its fourth season; my first episode commentary was on the third episode of the season, “97 Seconds.” So as FOX re-airs season four on Monday nights over the summer, I will take the opportunity to fill in the couple of episodes I missed first time...

House, MD: Looking Ahead to Next Season

Barbara Barnett — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:27:51 EDT

A short speculation about what we might see when House returns in the fall.
The finale episodes, "House's Head" and "Wilson's Heart" left me (as I’m sure they left most of you) speechless and maybe even in tears (not in small portion due to the stunning performances of Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard, and Anne Dudek). And, as every good cliffhanger should, the final scenes left us with a...

TV Review: House, MD Season Finale -- "Wilson's Heart"

Barbara Barnett — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:38:56 EDT

House season four concluded with the heartbreaking resolution to last week's "House's Head."
“It doesn’t hurt here. I don’t want to be in pain; I don’t want to be miserable; I don’t want him to hate me.” -- House, hovering between life and death with AmberBack on the bus that has haunted House’s dreams since the terrible crash last episode as he tries to remember exactly what happened, the...

House, MD Season Finale: A Conversation with Writers Garrett Lerner and Russel Friend

Barbara Barnett — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:12:11 EDT

On the eve of the season four finale, an interview with House executive producers/writers Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner
When we last we saw Dr. Gregory House at the end of “House’s Head” (part one the House season finale), he was barely alive, lying on the floor of a bus. The entire episode was a weird and emotionally powerful rollercoaster ride, as we follow House (played to perfection by Hugh Laurie), while he tries to reassemble bits and pieces...

TV Review: House, MD - "House's Head"

Barbara Barnett — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:08:28 EDT

Suffering retrograde amnesia after a serious bus crash, Dr. Gregory House tries to piece together the medical mystery of a fellow passenger.
All season, I’ve been waiting for an episode to leave me (at some point) breathless. And this is the first time in a while that I’ve been transfixed by the show (and not breathing — much anyway), cursing the television between commercial interruptions. Brilliant acting by Hugh Laurie (literally in every single scene — this...

House's Lisa Edelstein Chats About House, Cuddy, and the Season Finale

Barbara Barnett — Sun, 11 May 2008 09:59:52 EDT

Lisa Edelstein, House's Dr. Lisa Cuddy, chats about the series and the the upcoming season finale.
The strike-shortened season of House draws to a close with what looks to be an exciting and emotional two-part finale. Part one, “House’s Head,” airs Monday night and concludes May 19 with “Wilson’s Heart.” The two-parter was originally to air following the Super Bowl, but was put off when the writers’...