Cynicism is considered an integral part of medicine. Without a certain portion of black humor and indifference, surgeons would hardly be able to carry out the most complicated operations, and ambulance doctors would be able to quickly respond and not take each patient close to the heart.
It was this part of the profession that David Shore, the creator of the medical drama Doctor House, decided to show. Actors and roles, the plot and interesting facts - all this is presented below.
Gregory House
A brilliant diagnostician and an incredibly complex person - this is the main character. For eight seasons, viewers have enjoyed playing the matchless Hugh Laurie.
Dr. House, like Sherlock Holmes, is investigating. His goal is to find out what the person is sick with, make the correct diagnosis and prescribe treatment. Ignoring any rules, asocial behavior and peculiar working methods cause certain inconvenience to everyone except House itself.
Together with a talented physician, a team of specialists works in the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro hospital, whose composition periodically changes.
“House Doctor” is a television series about an unusual doctor. He basically does not wear a white robe, preferring crumpled t-shirts, sneakers and pants. He knows many ways to avoid meeting with patients, and they don’t too much for him because of rudeness, indifference and accusations of lying.
With each series, the personality of Gregory House is revealed more and more. He perfectly plays several musical instruments, speaks more than five languages, writes with both hands and juggles remarkably. Viewers will learn about drug addiction, problems from childhood and other difficulties in the life of the protagonist.
Lisa Cuddy
An unusual relationship connects the best diagnostician and the head of the hospital Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein). Their acquaintance took place on a campus in Michigan.
After being appointed head of the hospital, Cuddy became the youngest leader in the history of the institution. She invited House, defended him in front of the clinic, and even saved her from prison.
From the very beginning, it seemed to the audience that two talented doctors were intended for each other. Until the seventh season, Cuddy tried to get acquainted with men, and was even engaged, but in front of her was always the witty and arrogant Gregory House, who intervened in his personal life and made peculiar compliments.
The first in love was Dr. House. The actors and roles, according to the audience, were perfectly matched, and it is simply impossible to imagine someone else in place of Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein. For the sake of relations with Cuddy House, he began to get rid of drug addiction. However, the fifteenth episode returns everything to its place: the main character breaks down, Lisa throws him and quits Princeton-Plainsboro.
Kaleidoscope of Disease
Medical dramas are one of the most popular genres on television. Among the audience there are colleagues of the main characters, so the scriptwriters must invite a technical consultant. At the heart of each episode are real diseases and cases from practice.
In 2012, doctors from Marburg University made the correct diagnosis thanks to one of the series of “House MD”. Similar symptoms in patients in life and on the screen helped establish the causes of heart failure.
Lupus is the main disease, the name of which was most often pronounced by young specialists and Dr. House himself. The actors and roles created by David Shore will not be forgotten soon. In a sense, the heroes of the series enlightened fans regarding an autoimmune disease. Due to the large number of conflicting symptoms, being at an impasse, the main characters often suggested lupus in the patient, and only once the diagnosis was confirmed.
“All patients lie”
“Doctor House” is a television series, each episode of which is a full story.
At the beginning of the series, we see events preceding the appearance of certain symptoms in the future patient. Then the unfortunate man is at the disposal of Gregory House and his team.
During the discussion, the diagnosticians have several versions and treatment plans, which in turn begin to check. Very often, specialists are mistaken because of the lack of a complete picture - because of this, House likes to repeat that all patients lie.
In parallel with interesting medical cases, fans of the series watch the development of the protagonist’s relationship with colleagues. He tests others for strength, trains in his wit and just watches people.
Sherlock House
David Shore combined two popular genres in his creation - investigation and medical drama. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes reminds many viewers of Dr. House.
The actors and the roles they embodied are simply incomparable. Hugh Laurie did an excellent job with the image of a gloomy and unsociable “detective in a white coat”, for which he received two Golden Globe awards.
In almost every episode, Dr. House and his assistants are engaged in the illegal collection of evidence - they get into other people's homes and look for everything that will help in solving the diagnosis. Another touchy point is House's drug addiction.
The best friend James Wilson is the conscience and honor of the protagonist, his exact opposite. Often, in conversations with Wilson (Watson's prototype), House finds important answers and solutions to problems.