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Doctor Houselove, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Hugh Laurie

I dun watch a whole lot of TV - Scrubs, House, Heroes, Lost, Doctor Who, Smallville, whatever. I don't watch TV that much. I channel surf, and every once in a while I'll stop on of those shows... but no, I'm not a regular watcher. However, I saw a bit of House the other night, and I have to say, I like this little speech:

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Originally Posted by Hugh Laurie, to a Crowded Waiting Room

Hello, sick people and their loved ones! In the interest of saving time and avoiding a lot of boring chitchat later, I'm Doctor Gregory House; you can call me "Greg." I'm one of three doctors staffing this clinic this morning.

This ray of sunshine is Doctor Lisa Cuddy. Doctor Cuddy runs this whole hospital, so unfortunately she's much too busy to deal with you. I am a board... certified diagnostician with a double specialty of infectious disease and nephrology. I am also the only doctor currently employed at this hospital who is forced to be here against his will.

But not to worry, because for most of you, this job could be done by a monkey with a bottle of Motrin. Speaking of which, if you're particularly annoying, you may see me reach for this: this is Vicodin. It's mine! You can't have any! And no, I do not have a pain management problem, I have a pain problem... but who knows? Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm too stoned to tell. So, who wants me?

And I loved the heck out of it. So in an effort to broaden my horizons, I wanna talk about this show that I know nothing about.

*This quote came from the really, really big House Quotes Page.

Yeah, I think Dr. Cox is a totally awesome character, too.

House is a good anti-hero. He's snide, cunning, and overconfident, but has the skills and knowledge to back it up. You like him because while he's not warm and fuzzy, everything he does goes towards helping people.

Hugh Laurie is much better in "A bit of Laurie and Fry" (I think that's the title) and of course Blackadder.
House is a terribly predictable show that is the same every week but my flatmates watch it so I can tell you that Dr Cameron is smoking hot (until she died her hair anyway).

Hugh Laurie is the only thing that makes House worth watching, but my god he makes it WORTH watching.

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Originally Posted by BitVyper

Hugh Laurie is the only thing that makes House worth watching, but my god he makes it WORTH watching.

I held the same thought, but this season Cutner and Taub are pretty damn good too. 13's better than Cameron as well.

I dunno, Scrubs is funnier for Cox and Kelso. It's not that House isn't worth watching, it's that I think that Scrubs filled up most of my Hospital Drama With Humor quota nicely.

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Originally Posted by greed

I held the same thought, but this season Cutner and Taub are pretty damn good too. 13's better than Cameron as well.

Actually yeah, I was kind of thinking: The new teams seems like it has a lot more potential.

And now i'll die wishing that House did a Guest appearance in Scrubs

...you guys are jerks

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Originally Posted by greed

I held the same thought, but this season Cutner and Taub are pretty damn good too. 13's better than Cameron as well.

Only if you're some kind of robot who does not know these things humans call feelings.

And while I cast scorn on House and only watch it out of duress, it is infinitely better than shit-house Scrubs with its obvious jokes, painful delivery and lack of anything actually meaningful. It's really the archetypal American sitcom and that's something you don't want to be, even if you are an American sitcom.