The first series of House was one of my surprise presents from my parents last Christmas, ie one of the ones that I hadn't hinted at or been told I was getting, and I didn't even get around to watching it for a long time. I had heard that House was a great new American comedy, though that was all that I had heard about it at all, and that alone isn't going to make me run out and watch it. I also wasn't too enthusiastic about seeing something with Hugh Laurie in it, as I saw the disaster that was 'Maybe Baby' a few years ago and haven't been a fan of Laurie since, and I didn't like the idea of him having an American accent, as he has a strong posh southern accent and I ...  Read the complete review

After nearly six years, 132 episodes and countless awards, it is almost impossible to visualise anyone but Hugh Laurie in the role of Dr Gregory House. And yet if both the producers and Bryan Singer, director of the first episode had got there way and hired the 'quintessentially American person' for the title role, then that is the reality we would have been dealt. The story of the casting tape has become legendary by now. Filmed in a dingy Namibian hotel bathroom, with Laurie sporting the facial growth from his then current project 'Flight of the Phoenix'. A look that won over the producers so much that they commented how well the American actor grasped the character, .  Read the complete review

I'm not a huge fan of the medical drama genre of television. I don't like Holby City or ER or any of that. Medicine really doesn't seem like a great thing to base an entire show about (but then, is murder or psychics? Not really my debate here), but as a massive Hugh Laurie fan, having seen him on A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Blackadder, and Fortysomething, I thought I'd give House a try when I first heard it advertised. It was a medical drama, so I wasn't sure what to expect, but it did have Hugh as a back-talking sarcastic doctor, which sounded like a bit of a laugh. House really does suck you in straight away. The pilot starts like almost every episode will in ...  Read the complete review

Just five years ago another medical drama from across the pond made a splash on UK viewers, this time featuring one of our own fine actors in the form of Hugh Laurie - previously known for his comedy work with Stephen Fry and his part in classic show Blackadder. This has now become one of Laurie's defining works, earning him and the show nominations and awards. --------------------------------------- What Is House? House is a medical drama set in the US at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. It revolves around grumpy but brilliant Dr. House and his team as they try to figure out cases that more often than ...  Read the complete review

I'm not a big TV fan and the last time I was fairly addicted to a TV series and watched more than the odd episode was probably way back yonder in the days of The X Files. Not only that, but I have many happy childhood memories of watching Casualty as a kid, glorious with its wobbly sets, wooden acting and predictable story lines and never did I consider that an over-hyped American comedy/drama would ever make my affection of the British institution that is dodgy hospital dramas waver. Oh, how wrong I was! I first found myself tuning into House MD on channel 5 one evening as I was channel hopping for a bit before bed and found myself instantly falling for Hugh ...  Read the complete review