About
House M.D. is an American medical drama about a gifted and anti-social diagnostician Dr. House (played by Hugh Laurie) who diagnosis complicated illnesses while battling chronic pain and pill addiction. The show’s protagonist is loosely based on the Arthur Conan Doyle character Sherlock Holmes.
History
Premise
Dr. Gregory House is a highly skilled diagnostician who loves to solve difficult cases. Always anti-social and cynical, he has become even more ornery since an operation on his leg left him relying on a cane and in constant pain, he deals with the pain with an addiction to prescription pain medication. His best and only friend, Dr. Willson (Robert Sean Leonard) is a oncologist at the hospital, and there is often romantic tension between House and Dr. Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), his boss. To assist him in treating his difficult cases he has a rotating team of doctors including Dr. Foreman (Omar Epps), Dr. Chase (Jesse Spencer), Dr. Cameron (Jennifer Morrison), Dr. Taub (Peter Jacobson) and Dr. “Thirteen” (Olivia Wilde).
Reception
The show was a critical success, earning a score of 8.9 on IMDB[1] and a rating of on Metacritic.[2] The show won was nominated for nine Golden Globes, winning two in 2006 and 2007 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama (Hugh Laurie). The show was nominated for 24 Primetime Emmys, winning five.
Online Presence
As of August 2014, House’s official Twitter account[3] has gained 270,000 followers and its Facebook page[4] has gained over 44 million likes. All seasons are available to Netflix subscribers. Fans cans also access episode guides and character sketches at the House, MD Wikia.[5]
Fandom
There are numerous fan-run Tumblr blogs dedicated to the House, MD fandom including itstimeforhousemd[6], fuckyeahhousemdquotes[7] and thankyouhousemd.[8] Fans also gather to discuss the show on the subreddit /r/HouseMD[9], which has over 4,000 subscribers as of August 2014. As of August 2014, there are over 17,000 fan art submissions for the show on Deviant Art.[10]
Notable Examples
