House MD on Fox?

[RaistlinMajere]

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Anyone know if this show is worth watching? It's starting now.

 

[Medikit]

I really like it... which is probably something I shouldn't admit to ADCOMs.

 

[willthatsall]

You're risking a patient's life!!!

 

[Uegis]

I watched the first episode. Its kind of boring. I saw it while flying to Boston on JetBlue. I thought it was a movie at first because there were no commercials and I only later found out it was a TV show when I saw the same thing at the hotel again.

 

[Kazema]

I wish it wasn't on at the same time as Scrubs.

 

[synapse lapse]

It's ok, ER is much better. It's a little slow.

 

[bigbassinbob]

It's pretty lame if you ask me. They didn't even get the medical stuff right on the pilot episode. They said the woman was dying of a parasitic worm in the brain, caused by trichinella from eating pork, but showed a bunch of pictures of a tapeworm which doesn't look anything like trichinella. Seems like they might want to get at least the first episode right.

 

[DeaconMD04]

It's pretty lame if you ask me. They didn't even get the medical stuff right on the pilot episode. They said the woman was dying of a parasitic worm in the brain, caused by trichinella from eating pork, but showed a bunch of pictures of a tapeworm which doesn't look anything like trichinella. Seems like they might want to get at least the first episode right.

The SHOW is lame? I'd place that label elsewhere. As for the show, I think it has a lot to offer by way of doctor/patient and doctor/doctor interactions, or atleast between the younger doctors. Dr. House just makes for an interesting character. Watch it without expecting ERish reality sequences and enjoy. They present interesting cases with a cynical sense of humor that I think many would enjoy.

 

[bigbassinbob]

The SHOW is lame?

Yes, the show is lame. And it doesn't depict good doctor/patient relationships or doctor/doctor relationships -- House gave a patient candy and told him it was Vicodin, he told another patient his wife was having an affair with him, and he calls his fellow physicians idiots and tells them they only got the job because they were black or criminals or extremely hot etc. The show sucks.

 

[DeaconMD04]

Yes, the show is lame. And it doesn't depict good doctor/patient relationships or doctor/doctor relationships -- House gave a patient candy and told him it was Vicodin, he told another patient his wife was having an affair with him, and he calls his fellow physicians idiots and tells them they only got the job because they were black or criminals or extremely hot etc. The show sucks.

Wow...one lame post and one totally off-based one. If you reread my post you will see that I said the good relationships involve the younger doctors. And obviously the show's sarcasm and humor are totally lost on you. Watching paint dry may be more on your level.

 

[sacrament]

Watch it without expecting ERish reality sequences and enjoy.

Say what? ER's idea of a "reality" sequence is showing the EM docs all put goggles on before allowing the med student to perform an elective heart/lung transplant in the middle of the waiting room.

 

[sacrament]

Yes, the show is lame. And it doesn't depict good doctor/patient relationships or doctor/doctor relationships -- House gave a patient candy and told him it was Vicodin, he told another patient his wife was having an affair with him, and he calls his fellow physicians idiots and tells them they only got the job because they were black or criminals or extremely hot etc. The show sucks.

War and Peace doesn't depict good relationships between France and Russia. Does it suck?

 

[bigbassinbob]

Wow...one lame post and one totally off-based one. If you reread my post you will see that I said the good relationships involve the younger doctors. And obviously the show's sarcasm and humor are totally lost on you. Watching paint dry may be more on your level.

Man, are you a writer for the show or something??? No need for all the personal insults. I think it's a lame show and was offering examples of why I think that... you didn't offer any examples and just called my posts lame. Just so you know, there's a lounge where you can go if your only purpose in posting is to insult the people on this board.

 

[sacrament]

Man, are you a writer for the show or something??? No need for all the personal insults. I think it's a lame show and was offering examples of why I think that... you didn't offer any examples and just called my posts lame. Just so you know, there's a lounge where you can go if your only purpose in posting is to insult the people on this board.

You're thinking of the Everyone forum.

 

[sacrament]

Say what? ER's idea of a "reality" sequence is showing the EM docs all put goggles on before allowing the med student to perform an elective heart/lung transplant in the middle of the waiting room.

Actually, House may have just beaten out ER by showing an internist perform his own pediatric autopsy.

 

[noalarms23]

wow, i'm so grateful to the OP for starting this thread, because i love this show!!! of course, i like er too, but anyone else think it's on the downward slope? i liked the consent issues brought up in the last episode of er, but as for house...cmon, it's just funny.
i'm in an MPH program, so my hopes were high for NBC's "Medical Investigation" but that strikes me as just lame, when the almost-albino guy "visualizes" the scene of the infection - it's a little hokey. totally ruined my estimation of the show, and it's on friday nights.
now, house, in the first episode with the trichinella, the shot where they went up the girl's nose into her brain? i think it's really cool how they use cg to show the bugs and organs and stuff, but that's just my opinion. and when they showed the tracheotomy? and yeah, house as a physician in the clinic is not realistic, but doesn't anyone else LOVE what an jerk he is?? "Treating illness is why we become doctors. Treating patients is what drives most doctors crazy."

 

[RaistlinMajere]

So I watched House and thought it was good entertainment. House would be a disaster in the clinic and probably fired, especially after that whole consent issue. His blunt honesty is humorous at times, but I hope that this doesn't spark a new breed of doctors who are jerks to patients because House makes is look cool. As far as TV shows go, I would watch it again, which says a lot.

 

[abraxas20]

Actually, House may have just beaten out ER by showing an internist perform his own pediatric autopsy.

Um...he is a nephrologist....does infectious disease (god I am dork)

I haven't missed an episode.

Who watches TV for the reality of it....(hehehehehe)

I watch for distraction and I love House.

S

 

[Wiggy73]

and yeah, house as a physician in the clinic is not realistic, but doesn't anyone else LOVE what an jerk he is??

Me!

Hugh Laurie rocks the role, and I love the wisecracks. It's also fun to follow along with the medical puzzle of the week (even if realism gets left by the wayside sometimes). Yeah, House is a jerk, but he sure is fun to watch.

 

[neuropower]

if its on at the same time as Scrubs, how is anyone watching it? Scrubs rules!

 

[sacrament]

Um...he is a nephrologist....does infectious disease (god I am dork)

Which means that he is an internist who completed a nephrology fellowship.

Which typically doesn't include a whole lot of autopsy training.

(I heard the nephrology reference last night but disregarded it as a throw-away line since there has never been any indication whatsoever that House is any sort of specialist other than possibly ID.)

 

[RaistlinMajere]

if its on at the same time as Scrubs, how is anyone watching it? Scrubs rules!

Behold the power of DVR!

 

[abraxas20]

Which means that he is an internist who completed a nephrology fellowship.

Which typically doesn't include a whole lot of autopsy training.

(I heard the nephrology reference last night but disregarded it as a throw-away line since there has never been any indication whatsoever that House is any sort of specialist other than possibly ID.)

Yeah I know, so whatever...the nephrologist thing is on their website.

I still don't see that I need to stop watching it because it lacks reality.

 

[sacrament]

Yeah I know, so whatever...the nephrologist thing is on their website.

I still don't see that I need to stop watching it because it lacks reality.

I'm not suggesting you stop watching it... I know I'm not going to. I really enjoy it; I love the House character. (This doesn't change the fact that the show is frequently borderline ridiculous.)

 

[abraxas20]

I'm not suggesting you stop watching it... I know I'm not going to. I really enjoy it; I love the House character. (This doesn't change the fact that the show is frequently borderline ridiculous.)

😳 oops, sorry I misinterpreted. I thought you were saying you didn't like it. I agree it is silly.

I would love to see a hospital that clean and that empty...have you noticed the distinct lack of people in that hospital...

 

[sacrament]

😳 oops, sorry I misinterpreted. I thought you were saying you didn't like it. I agree it is silly.

I would love to see a hospital that clean and that empty...have you noticed the distinct lack of people in that hospital...

I'd also like to see a hospital where every female employee could also have a night job as a stripper at one of those clubs that charges a $20 cover.

 

[Dr Wannabee]

House is a good show, and it only took three episodes before they began pushing the liberal agenda. I'm impressed.

 

[Medikit]

I download all the scrubs episodes 😛

 

[donuthead]

what program do you use to download scrubs episodes?