House M.D.
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House M.D. is medical drama shown on TV, created by David Shore in 2004. Now in its third year on primetime television, House M.D. has fans all over the world. It is set at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. The show's main character, Doctor Gregory House is a grumpy, sarcastic man who hates having to deal with his patients. Even though he spends a lot of his insulting his partients and co-workers, or watching TV in his office, Dr. House always manages to cure his patients with his great medical intelligence.
[edit] Show's Layout
Nearly all episodes of House follow the same pattern: we see the events that come before the patient being taken to the hospital, then House and his colleagues spend a lot of time doing tests and coming up with different ideas for what the problem is. At the very end, House comes up with answer, and the patient gets better.
[edit] Main Characters
- Dr. Gregory House: The shows main character, a kidney expert (nephrologist). He is often very rude, sarcastic and enjoys teasing other people. Even so, he is an excellent doctor and always comes up with the right solution to the show's medical problems before anyone else. Head of the Department of Diagnostic Medicine. Played by English actor Hugh Laurie.
- Dr. Allison Cameron: A member of House's Diagnostic Medicine team. She is an expert in the human immune system (immunologist). Considered the nicest on the team, she often argues with House about right and wrong. Played by Jennifer Morrison.
- Dr. Robert Chase: A member of House's Diagnostic Medicine team. He is an expert in intensive care. Dr. Chase is Australian, and Dr. House often teases him about his accent or pretends to think he is actually British. Played by Jesse Spencer.
- Dr. Lisa Cuddy: She is in charge of medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. She often has to deal with House's rudeness and sometimes illegal actions. Usually, she is very patient with Dr. House because she knows he is the best doctor at her hospital. Played by Lisa Edelstein.
- Dr. Eric Foreman: A member of House's Diagnostic Medicine team. He is an expert in the human brain (neurologist). Dr. Foreman is black, and House sometimes makes racist comments about him, but Dr. Foreman usually does not get angry about it. Played by Omar Epps.
- Dr. James Wilson: An expert in cancer (oncologist) and Dr. House's only real friend. He even tried to protect House's job, and almost got fired himself. He has been married a couple of times and is Jewish. Played by Robert Sean Leonard.
