In season three, the already tremendously popular show has hit series-high ratings following the return of American Idol. With success comes freedom, but also responsibility. "We have an enormous amount of creative freedom right now because audiences seem to be following the show, so we have a lot of latitude in terms of what the studio and network supports," she commented.
"It is absolutely thrilling that here we are in our third season and we continue to grow and find a larger audience, and we take that as a huge responsibility. We're always trying to say, okay, now what can we do better?"
Though Heel and Toe Films, the production company she heads with her husband, Oscar-nominated screenwriter and House executive producer Paul Attanasio, has signed a development deal with FOX, Jacobs insists she's "trying not to be too greedy but enjoy this rare moment."
"It is so rare in this business that you get to work on something that you can both be proud of and that is reaching so many people, and that you really enjoy working with your partners. I am trying very hard to be focused and be in the moment of this experience."
Article comments
1 - amysusanne
congrats on the great interview. excellent news in the casting of jane adams. that's awesome. i miss seeing her on my television.
2 - Grace
I hope when they are busy developing a new show for FOX, that HOUSE won't suffer because of it.
3 - Methuselah
Once in a while TV produces a good adult program, and that's what "House" has been for me since I first encountered it during the first season. Reminds me a bit of the old 50s series "Ben Casey" about another megalomaniac doctor focused on solving problems.
But the ongoing success of an episodic TV dramatic series depends more on the quality of the guest characters and their situations than on the core characters and their relationships. Thus the great success of series like "The Fugitive", "Route 66", "Dragnet", etc., where the guest bit actors were always vastly better than the hacks in the principle roles and their stories much more interesting.
Unfortunately, modern junk TV like CSI and the offshoots of L&O soon become obsessed with the private lives of the principles and quickly exhaust those possibilities and degenerate into repetition.
4 - Lisa McKay
Congratulations! This article has been selected for syndication to Advance.net, which is affiliated with newspapers around the United States.
5 - Methuselah
I watched "Half-wit" with great hope, but sadly concluded that "House" is getting too self-involved to be sustaining. Using Dave Mathews added nothing.
I fear that this will be the last season for this program.
6 - Diane Kristine
It might be the last season you'll be watching, but it's far from the last season for the show. It's been getting series high ratings and it's already been announced that it's renewed for a fourth season.
7 - Mahwash
Any latest updates on the writer's strike or on how the plot will develop further? The interview here was great, btw.