Dr. Gregory House isn't much of a role model either as a doctor or a human being. Not on my list of 'be sure to watch' - or more commonly, record and watch - still I found myself sitting glazed and unmoving in front of House reruns several times in the last few weeks.
I like the show in the same weird 'slowing for an accident' way I suspect is a large part of viewing CSI or NCIS. (Did texting come first or the other way around?)
There is this draw to those shows, and my personal favorite Cold Case, that goes beyond the story line and pulls me in via the group dynamics. It is the interplay of the ensemble that intrigues. Teamwork is represented in all its lively exchange, building on each other, agreeing, disagreeing, good feelings, bad feelings, sharing, withholding and successful glory. Our politics might be better if more politicians watched television.
Yet, House relies more on it's leader and the group doesn't quite make the teamwork definition with House in control. No, House appeals on a much more personal level. Any one of us who has had even the slightest illness, encountered the medical system or just worried about our health couldn't fail to recognize what House means to a patient. It's not his bedside manner you want in your life. You might want to punch him in the nose, but the next time you need a doctor you want one that is as persistent and as brilliant and successful as House.
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Nicely done:~)
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