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House, M.D. - Season One
Average Customer Review : 4.5/5 based on 454 reviews
List Price : $59.98
Price : $44.99
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Editorial Reviews
He pops pills, watches soaps, and always, always says what's on his mind. He's Dr. Gregory House (Emmy nominee Hugh Laurie, Blackadder). Producers David Shore, Bryan Singer, Katie Jacobs, and Paul Attanasio haven't rewritten the hospital drama--at heart, it's a cross between St. Elsewhere, ER, and C.S.I.--but they've infused a moribund genre with new life and created one of TV's most compelling characters. More than any previous medical procedural, it resembles Attanasio’s underrated Gideon's Crossing, but House is lighter on its feet. As fascinating as he is, the show wouldn't work as well if it were all House all the time (that would be like Sherlock Holmes without Watson or Moriarty). Fortunately, he's joined by an intriguing cast of characters, portrayed by a combination of experienced vets (Omar Epps, Lisa Edelstein, Tony winner Robert Sean Leonard) and new faces (Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer). Aside from the complicated cases they tackle each week, the sparks really fly when House's brilliant, if naïve charges are put to the test--and as the head of a teaching hospital, it's his job to test them (although his tough love approach is constantly landing him in hot water with Edelstein's administrator). From the first episode, House attracted a talented array of guests, including Robin Tunney ("Pilot"), Joe Morton ("Role Model"), and Patrick Bauchau ("Cursed") as Spencer’s father. In addition, Chi McBride and Sela Ward appear frequently (with Ward returning for the second season). Viewers who first watched these 22 episodes on Fox will be gratified to note that the music has survived the transition to disc, such as the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want," as featured in both the pilot and season finale ("Honeymoon"). The only apparent omission is the credit theme (Massive Attack's "Teardrop") from the pilot. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Spotlight Reviews
Gotta love House (2008-12-01)
Customer Review : 5
I enjoy House, and watching the first season on DVD (catching up from before I knew how I awesome it was) is a perfect way to really get to know House and the whole crew.
I'll be watching it again and again.
I love having shows on DVD!
Worth It! (2008-11-25)
Customer Review : 5
It's nice to see them in order, watching the development of each character. Extras, commentary nice adds.
Hugh Laurie Is Wonderful (2008-11-24)
Customer Review : 5
House is not a doctor you want for his bedside manner, but want for his knowledge. Hugh Laurie is perfect as the brilliant, yet very mercurial and socially hampered, House.
Like Law & Order, each episode starts with a teaser of what is happening and there are often some great twists right from the beginning, what you expect to happen to start the show may not be what you think.
Surrounded by a great supporting cast, both as actors and as characters to House, the medical mysteries are engrossing as they work to find cures for the uncurable and unknown. One of the better written shows on television and not your standard medical drama.
Highly recommended.
Great show but BSwidescreen is annoying (2008-11-16)
Customer Review : 3
I'm happy to watch these DVDs because I enjoy the show immensely, but I've reduced my rating in protest of what I call BSWidescreen, where they have delivered a letterboxed 4:3 image rather than an anamorphic widescreen disc. To label the product "widescreen" is BS and a ripoff. Sure, we can fill our screen up by using the ZOOM mode, but then we are watching a lower resolution picture and the top and bottom picture clipping will be imperfect on some TVs. Too bad, since the show is otherwise good.
Great series, great price! (2008-10-24)
Customer Review : 5
My son and I are House addicts. For his birthday I bought him the first season...so I can watch it, too! Great price! Great gift!
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