HOUSE M.D. Review

I have never been into most hospital shows.  I never liked ER, never got into Grey's Anatomy, and completely passed on General Hospital and the like.  The only hospital show I ever watched was Scrubs, and let's face it, that's not about hospitals at all!  House is a show I saw randomly before and now I actually sit down and watch the reruns when I see them on. 

House is about an eccentric doctor who manages to find the cures for his many interesting patients.  House is like Monk for hospitals!  He's a smart-butt character who seems to notice things about his patients that no one else can see, and therefore even when he's insulting, mean and making cruel jokes - they need him.  Each episode, a new patient checks into the hospital with a new unidentifiable problem.  Sometimes the patient seems to have only a minor problem at first, but then it always turns out to be something much worse.  You get to watch House and his team as they try to diagnose the problem, argue about who is right, and ultimately save the day most of the time.

The character of House is the only one that matters.  I seriously don't even know any of the other character names!  Dr. House, played by Hugh Laurie, is the star and really the only one that matters.  The other characters fit in very well and interact with him very well, but ultimately I just see them as backgrounds. 

The diseases and problems are random and weird, but interesting.  I don't even know if these diseases are real, but who cares because it's darn interesting!  The only thing I could live without is the realistic (and usually gross) symptoms.  I learned when to look away and just listen at those parts.  The best part about these diseases is they are not easy to diagnose.  That means that usually, just like Monk, you have to wait until the last few minutes to find out what is wrong and whether or not the person will survive. 

In the end, House is also pretty funny!  Dr. House is so sarcastic that you won't believe the way he talks to his own patients.  If you heard him speak, at first you'd think he doesn't care about any of them.  However when you see how dedicated he is to curing them, you'll see he really does care... but he just doesn't care to let anyone know he cares!  I now watch House whenever I happen to see it on the guide, but I'm not usually looking for it.  You don't have to watch all the shows in order to enjoy it and I have only seen random shows in random order.  The only precaution I have is that House seems geared towards adults.  I don't think you'd want your kids to watch as they might start to worry about all these diseases!  It's rated TV-14.  Look for House reruns today and give it a shot, it's worth a watch every week or so.  Enjoy!!