House, M.D.

She Said:

There are tons of "hospital shows" out there--E.R. is the oldest and most respected, Scrubs is the funniest and least hospital-esque, Grey's Anatomy is somewhere in the middle. Then there is HOUSE. It doesn't seem to fit in does it? it's not REALLY a hospital show--even though it takes place in a hospital, in the Diagnostics Department and only has doctors as main characters. The key word there is characters. HOUSE is the only character driven hospital show out there. Hugh Laurie, the Brit who plays Dr. Gregory House, is absolutely brilliant in his portrayal. The writing is also impeccable and you have to be somewhat intelligent to watch the show--otherwise you miss half the jokes. The tone, the set up and delivery--everything in this show is great. It always starts with the patient--who is the patient and what happens to them to get them House. There again--character driven. The reality factor is a bit slighted because everyone who goes to see Dr. House has some crazy-ass diseases or something simple that no one can figure out, except House. This season is better than last because we have all these new characters vying for a spot on House's team (both on and off screen). House's former team is now split up in the hospital yet all on the show--last season was getting very old as these three supporting actors were not holding their own next to house. The romance between the real life engaged couple had NO chemistry---maybe thats why they are no longer engaged. House, in my opinion, is also the BEST show on FOX. And yes, that definitely counts American Idol, too!

He Said:

I'll spare you guys the background on HOUSE. SHE pretty much covered it already. I do agree that House is the best show on FOX right now. I was a huge Prison Break fan but the past 2 seasons were sub-par and often times boring. I finally decided to stop watching, as it was not able to keep my attention and seemed to take the route of LOST(the writers had to come up with anything to keep it going). I was a fan of 24 until last season. I saw a couple shows and again, lack of creativity from the writers. Soooo....House is excellent because it keeps me very interested in the development of the mysterious illness or disease that is afflicting the patient but also blends in witty humor that makes me LOL. I think this season really kicks a** with the whole game House is playing to get his new team. I'm hoping that the hottie and Kal Penn will be part of the team but really it's such a tough call because I can't see who the best chemistry would be with at this point. Hugh Laurie(House) is really a one of a kind and is my favorite character on TV. Let's see how this season unfolds and which characters make it to the end of House's own twisted reality show.