House, M.D.'s Lisa Edelstein Visiting The Good Wife

Read comments on this article, and add some feedback of your own

Article comments

— go to most recent comments Subscribe to comment RSS

• 1 - Stan

  Jun 23, 2011 at 1:44 pm

  House has a huge loss here and I really don't think they understand the impact, yet. Many fans were surprised themselves to feel how tied to Cuddy they were, and that finale hurt the show, even if Cuddy remained. This is good for Lisa Edelstein. She deserves it and will do well! I am proud of her!

• 2 - Elisabeth

  Jun 23, 2011 at 1:45 pm

  Their gain/our loss... guess I'll have to start watching "The Good Wife".

• 3 - Stephanie

  Jun 23, 2011 at 1:52 pm

  I love that Lisa E will be on TGW. She and Juliana Margulies are two of my favorite TV actresses. I hope this role leads to a more permanent presence on CBS. Maybe her own show? Most Lisa E/Cuddy/Huddy fans will like TGW if they don't already watch it. Way to go CBS! CBS cares....

• 4 - doddle

  Jun 23, 2011 at 1:52 pm

  Wow wow wow! she rocks! great decision to leave House, The Good Wife ratings go up, House's go down.

• 5 - barbara barnett

  Jun 23, 2011 at 1:54 pm

  I agree it's a great move for her. I just might have to start watching (or at least DVRing).

• 6 - Shinmigami

  Jun 23, 2011 at 1:57 pm

  House will never be the same. It will be cancelled after this new season is over, unless they do something really amazing. Cuddy and House's relationship was the whole point of the show most of the time.

• 7 - MusicandHouse

  Jun 23, 2011 at 1:58 pm

  I wish Edelstien the best, but I really hate The Good Wife as a show. She will be greatly missed on House though and I am sure she will do good in her new role, even if I won't be watching.

• 8 - MusicandHouse

  Jun 23, 2011 at 1:59 pm

  BTW just curious, does anyone think they will have a hard time seeing Lisa as a lawyer so soon after leaving House...especially since the description of here character "sexy enhanced by intelligent" sound a little um similar to Cuddy?

• 9 - Stan

  Jun 23, 2011 at 2:14 pm

  I think Lisa will put some new dynamic in the role that will clearly differentiate it from Cuddy. The fact it's another strong femaile character, probably confident in her sexuality is such a great thing for her and TGW. She will shine. She's talented and can pull subtle nuances into the role. Excited for her!

• 10 - Jon Sobel

  Jun 23, 2011 at 2:20 pm

  Good move for her AND for The Good Wife, whether it turns long-term or not.

• 11 - lmg0517

  Jun 23, 2011 at 2:29 pm

  I am so happy! TGW is my (other) favorite show!!! I particularly love the way they write female characters. I will keep watching House til Hugh is there, but I agree that House writers have done a terrible job writing female characters. TGW will get even better with Lisa!

• 12 - Jenny Be Good

  Jun 23, 2011 at 2:46 pm

  Barbara,
  
  It warms my heart to know that Lisa E's career remains in full-swing and as hot as ever despite her unfortunate set-backs with FOX/NBCU. However, do you think that her recurring, multi-episode role in the upcoming season of "The Good Wife" will prevent her from ever re-visiting "House" (if only for an episode or two) at some point during its 8th and possibly finale season? I'd hate to think that the last moments of "Moving On" will ultimately come to represent the nadir of House and Cuddy's relationship without a sense of genuine closure or even much of an understanding between them over what happened.

• 13 - barbara barnett

  Jun 23, 2011 at 2:52 pm

  Jenny,
  
  I've been asked that a lot this afternoon. If LE ends up as a permanent cast member on TGW, it will be harder for her to do a guest stint at House. They film on opposite coasts (I believe TGW films in NYC). On the other hand if her role ends after this story arc or she becomes a recurring character, then it's possible if NBC/Uni and she can come to an agreement. It would be fabulous if they could entice her back for a couple of episodes, especially if this will be House's last season.

• 14 - Miss Duffy

  Jun 23, 2011 at 3:12 pm

  @Barbara, @Jenny
  
  If Andre Braugher was able to reprise his Dr. Nolan character in "Baggage" during the second half of Season 6 while also starring as one of the main protagonists in the TNT series "Men of a Certain Age," then I don't see why TPTB would be unable to convince LE to return for a guest role or two next season (assuming, of course, that not every bridge was burned during the re-negotiation debacle with FOXNBCU).

• 15 - barbara barnett

  Jun 23, 2011 at 3:14 pm

  Miss Duffy--Not impossible, just more difficult (esp. if she ends up doing a full season at TGW

• 16 - Miss Duffy

  Jun 23, 2011 at 3:23 pm

  @Barbara -- Either way, we still get to see Lisa Edelstein back on TV this fall. I wish her the best of luck and hope her career continues strong with all the success that she deserves.

• 17 - barbara barnett

  Jun 23, 2011 at 3:24 pm

  Miss Duffy: Absolutely!

• 18 - ruthinor

  Jun 23, 2011 at 3:48 pm

  Great news for Lisa Edelstein. TGW is one of my favorite shows. I agree with the commenter above who said that the writers of this show really know how to write female characters, unlike House writers. Females are the center of the show which is a pretty realistic look at politics in Chicago. The show is not only popular with viewers, but with critics as well. The acting is terrific. I believe that this will reunite LE with Josh Charles...they appeared together in the short-lived show "Sportsnight". I hope I remember this correctly! I think LE was also on the only live ER show during its long run, so she has also worked with Julianna Margulies.
  
  In thinking about the House finale, I wonder if it was more than money that caused LE not to resign. I know I found myself wondering what they could possibly do with her character given what occurred in that episode. I can't see her as anything but a peripheral presence in House's lunatic world. She made the right decision.

• 19 - doddle

  Jun 23, 2011 at 3:56 pm

  I don't think her return is necessary, especially if it's only to see House's apology (or Cuddy), House could write a letter to Cuddy and that's it.

• 20 - Isabel

  Jun 23, 2011 at 4:01 pm

  The Good Wife will win a lot of viewers because Lisa Edelstein has many passionate fans!

• 21 - Jane E

  Jun 23, 2011 at 5:32 pm

  I am very happy for Lisa and wish her good luck. House is my favorite show and I had really hoped it was a hoax that Lisa wan't coming back, but now the reality sets in. Good luck to Lisa and a great addition to the Good Wife, but bad news for House

• 22 - Trendy

  Jun 23, 2011 at 8:42 pm

  This is great news and a smart move by LE. I'm happy for her, and since I already watch TGW, I have no catching up to do.
  
  BTW, Josh Charles was also in "Dead Poets Society" which ties him to RSL. What a small, small world!

• 23 - Anna

  Jun 24, 2011 at 9:37 am

  Shinmigami,while I agree that House will never be the same, I vehemently disagree with your assertion that "House and Cuddy's relationship was the whole point of the show most of the time." I think the series lost its uniqueness and edge when the writers began to make that relationship "the whole point" of the show, but that didn't happen until the last couple of seasons. Instead of our House as Sherlock Holmes, we got some unrecognizable schmoopy drip of a man who was just a hollow shell of the House we used to know. I can't possibly imagine the writers wanted us to believe that House would rather be Cuddy's lover than a gifted, unique doctor.
  
  I hope Lisa Edelstein is lucky enough to get better writing for her character on The Good Wife. I definitely don't want to see the New (but not improved) Lisa Cuddy on a show that I watch every week. I think she'll do well if given the material.

• 24 - Doya

  Jun 24, 2011 at 4:24 pm

  That's just it, Anna. The writers made them the point of the show as a means to deconstruct the relationship and characters they'd been building for years.They wrote the relationship a mess and the pathetic shells of once strong, complex characters to destroy the ships they had created. They shouldn't have built them up if they were too threatened by their popularity to truly explore the character issues within the relationship. They were self-sabotaging. The show will go on, but without the diverse, obsessed fan base as a stabalizing viewership, it will not go out with the bang they hoped. As much as everyone talks through the view points, the bottom line is THEY focused on Huddy, fans followed. They could have split them up without deconstructing the characters and canon and pulled off the House decline back into misery. Lisa will do good moving on to stronger, more consistently written roles. TGW is known for that. Hopefully they will maintain their focus on maintaining characterizations. Good for CBS and LE; Bad for Fox and House.

• 25 - BrokenLeg

  Jun 24, 2011 at 5:05 pm

  11 @lmg0517 & @24 Doya
  
  THIS!!! LE demonstrate everbody she is a smart woman!CBS wins.FOX/NBCU lost.
  Ah!In my country we can see both...on FOX!(really strange world the world of show bussines!!)

Add your comment, speak your mind

Personal attacks are NOT allowed.
Please read our comment policy.

Name:

URL:

Remember name and url?

Comment:

Please preview your comment.