Hugh Laurie, the star of the medical drama House M.D., responded to criticism from a journalist who posted about the show on X.
The conversation started when journalist Janet Murray shared on X (formerly Twitter) that she began watching the first season of the TV show House. She noticed a pattern: each episode follows the same structure – a patient presents with an unexplained illness, Hugh Laurie’s character, House, initially misdiagnoses the problem, the patient’s condition worsens, and then House misdiagnoses it again.
Facing potential job loss, a patient experiences another life-threatening emergency. Just in the nick of time, Hugh Laurie comes up with an unexpected but correct diagnosis, saving both the patient and his job. After eight seasons of this intense drama, one can’t help but wonder how much more can happen!
Hugh Laurie, who famously played Dr. House for eight seasons, responded to a critique from a fan named Janet. He explained that they experimented with episodes where his character, House, solved cases immediately, but those versions were too short – only six minutes long – and the network, NBC, wasn’t satisfied.
So, we experimented with storylines where House didn’t solve the case, and the patient tragically passed away. Let me tell you, the test audiences were not pleased! It got me thinking – this idea of repetition and variation isn’t unique to television. Think about it: J.S. Bach built an entire masterpiece, the Goldberg Variations, around a single chord progression. Frida Kahlo famously painted dozens of self-portraits. And Henry Moore… well, he clearly had a thing for certain forms, didn’t he?
Essentially, the work explores similar ideas in different ways. If you only focus on the literal hospital or medical aspects, it’s likely not the point. Still, I’m excited to read your debut novel!
I spent a lot of time with Dr. House over the years – all 177 episodes, actually, from 2004 to 2012! It wasn’t just Hugh Laurie, though. The show had an amazing supporting cast, including Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, and a bunch of other fantastic actors like Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Peter Jacobson, Kal Penn, Olivia Wilde, Amber Tamblyn, and Odette Annable. They all really made the show what it was.
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Over the years, the show received 13 Emmy nominations and won two awards. These included an Emmy for outstanding writing in a drama series in 2005 for the episode “Three Stories,” and an Emmy for outstanding directing in a drama series in 2008 for the episode “House’s Head.”
Laurie recently appeared in the second season of The Night Manager and has also been cast in a new series, Legacy of Spies, which is based on the novels of John le Carré.
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James Hibbs writes about TV dramas for TopMob, covering shows on streaming services and traditional channels. Before becoming a writer, he worked in public relations, first at a business-to-business agency and then at Fremantle, a global TV production company. He has a bachelor’s degree in English and Theatre Studies, and a Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
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