It also taught me a few things about terminology amongst the House obsessed. The three junior doctors, for example, are referred to as “cottages” because they are “little houses.” This leads to interesting lines such as, “House is missing a cottage here because in this episode, the cottage is the POTW.” A POTW, by the way, is not a “Prisoner Of The War” as my puzzled brain suggested. It stands for Patient Of The Week. One more thing about the dear little cottages – they are sometimes known as “the ducklings.” Why? Because they follow House around like a little troupe after the Mama Duck.
And in case you get lost in the vast world of the Guide, look up their Recommendations and they’ll tell you just what to look out for. Still not satisfied? Why not join the forum or help them out by writing a blog about the things that still remain unanswered on their site? They have a list and they want you. In fact, they have just about everything but the one thing that the Fox website lacks as well – some of those cunning little teasers one has become accustomed to on ABC while trying to get a little Lost or Grey’s Anatomy fix.
With The West Wing going off the air in May, I can only be happy that my new obsession found favor in the eyes of the people responsible for so many spoiler happy moments in my life.
Article comments
1 - Diane Kristine
It is a good site even for those of us who don't want to be spoiled - it always warns before you're heading into spoiler territory, and it's always a click away so you can avoid if you want. I use it to easily find the list of episode writers, so I can tell that the same guy who wrote Sex Kills did Humpty Dumpty, for example. The Fox official site is terrible for that - their news releases and site don't even mention the writers.
By the way, "ducklings" was a name given early on to House's team by a doctor who posted on the Television Without Pity boards, while "cottages" is what the TWoP recapper decided to call them.
2 - Amrita
Thanks Diane, I came to House late and i'm still discovering stuff. I dont know why so many sites look down on writers. Someone pointed out the other day that you can't search on netflix, for example, by writers. Television without Pity's great too!
3 - house fan
i am mad when web sites have the name of the up comingshow and then have no info on it tell the day it's on that does not help a house crazed fan like me you know what i am saying?thanks for having a GOOD web site thanks a bunch