November 18, 2008
It is no question that Dr. Gregory House is one complicated fellow. Hugh Laurie plays a harshly multi-faceted character on the Fox dramedy, subtly troubled, perpetually pained, twisted but undeniably brilliant. When he and his boss Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) kissed in a recent episode, it felt like the lip-lock was long overdue and was several seasons in the making. Yet in the same manner like his character, it was laden with a lot of complications.
"I don't think that it will go on in a predictable, 'Okay, now everything is shifting, and this is the story kind of way,'" said House executive producer Katie Jacobs. "Hopefully, we explore it in a very 'House-ian' way, which is, 'It's there, and, now what do we do?' But, don't expect to see dates and them going to the movies. It's not going to unfold like that."
November 11, 2008
As Fox gears up for the return of its ratings juggernaut American Idol this January, it was previously reported that it plans to revamp its schedule to keep Idol fresh (not to mention adding a fourth judge to the show). In the process, a lot of Fox shows will air on a different night come 2009. Bones will be moving to 7pm on Thursday starting January 15, Hole in the Wall will start with a back-to-back combo at 6pm Sunday on January 18, while Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will air 7pm Friday starting February 13.
The hit medical series House, meanwhile, will be moved to Monday from its current Tuesday schedule starting January 19, according to Fox. This is not the first time the Hugh Laurie-starrer was moved to a different schedule. The most recent one caused a momentary lull in the ratings but eventually picked up, owing to its dedicated fan base and storyline that is getting juicier and juicier every episode. As a kind of validation, House recently earned a nomination for the 35th People's Choice Awards.
November 6, 2008
FOX released their full 2009 mid-season schedule today. A great many of you will be disappointed with what has been done. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a series who many thought would keep its time-slot come January and reap the benefits of being the lead-in for 24, will be moved to Fridays, beginning February 13. As savvy TV viewers know, Fridays are where TV shows go to die. If a network moves you from mid-week to Friday, it is a death sentence. In addition, Terminator will be joined on Friday nights by the new Joss Whedon series Dollhouse. After Firefly, you'd think that FOX would be done screwing with Whedon and his fans. Apparently not. It will be a major, major upset if Dollhouse succeeds on Friday nights.
OK. Let's get the nitty gritty out of the way before we go to the commentary (i.e. “whining”):
November 4, 2008
On the last episode of House, no one really cared about the patient of the week because of that House-Cuddy kiss. In addition, Cuddy's adoption, which had been a couple of seasons in the making, finally happened despite some scuttle. Being his usual self, House was provoking her about her baby who's potentially sick and ultimately tried to convince her that she truly didn't want a baby. He discussed this with Wilson, who gave him the blinding light of the obvious: House didn't want Cuddy to have a baby because that meant leaving him behind. This would seem like a likely precedent to the whole on-screen kiss they would share minutes later.
Now the last episode of House was a case against all the critics (and a few House fans) who say that House as a show is over. These critics have cited a lot of reasons, most notable of which is the fact that a lot of the characters have nothing to do. From the regulars, House and his old staff, Wilson, Cuddy, his new staff, the PI, and the patients of the week, it's become quite a task to put a good storyline for all of them. Watch out for the next episode of House next week, when Cameron and Chase attempt to work through issues in their relationship. It has been a while since this little angle had been prominently explored – something that used to be a show-stealer.
October 28, 2008
“Nothing’s changed, you have to trust that,” so assured Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) towards the end of the last episode of House. Among other things, “Lucky Thirteen” saw a semblance of the old bromance returning. House (Hugh Laurie) suspected that Wilson is dating someone so he continued to have the PI (Michael Weston) who likes Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) to spy on him. After the astonishing first Thirteen-and-another-girl sequence, Wilson was passed out on his office floor, and House left him milk and a doughnut. He said it was his way of saying welcome back to his best friend. For quite some time, House almost believed that things had changed, and they had for a while.
In a recent interview, Laurie admits that House may very well be substituting his bromance with Wilson for a real romantic relationship.
October 21, 2008
Last week on FOX’s House, we followed Dr. Gregory House as he found out that his father passed away. Despite being stubborn, he was persuaded to go to the funeral. Back at the hospital, the team was taksed to treat a young Chinese-American adoptee who suddenly collapsed in China while searching for her birth parents. House was challenged as he had to diagnose her over the phone.
Recently, we reported that this season of House will bring us more than just a new look on the old characters, as Lisa Cuddy and Gregory House will be physically closer to each other than ever. The actors behind the characters already admitted that they will further explore the relationship, a revelation that made fans across the world ecstatic to tune into the new season.
October 15, 2008
Last year, actors Kal Penn and Peter Jacobson became part of the Emmy nominated House. The two were regularized after being chosen from a batch of new recruits for the show, which stars Hugh Laurie. With the series’ fifth season well underway, fans are looking forward to the developments regarding House and Cuddy’s romantic relationship, which we reported about yesterday.
Meanwhile, Penn and Jacobson spoke to Zap2It to share their thoughts on their characters, the new season, and how it is to work with House star, Hugh Laurie.
October 14, 2008
We recently reported that the fifth season of House might as well be the hottest yet as Lisa Edelstein, who stars as Lisa Cuddy on the Emmy nominated series, revealed that this season will see her character finally getting really intimate with Gregory House (Hugh Laurie). More recently, Laurie and Edelstein sat down with Zap2It to talk about the details of this juicy tidbit and reveal some exciting facts about the fifth season of House.
"I wouldn’t want to ruin anything, but they’re definitely exploring the House-Cuddy relationship further," Edelstein told Zap2It. "And they manage to do it without losing that edgy dynamic that exists between them. [Executive Producer] David Shore never writes in a straight line so it’s been a lot of fun."