I hate pilots. Not the plane kind, the tv kind. Especially after watching a series for a long time. Seeing the ups and downs and meta-writing that takes place as the show runners and production get into a groove, then going back and comparing it to the rough draft of the show is painful. Sometimes I do not envy some of the calls executives have to make. Its like gambling your life savings on a pair of 8's (talkin texas holdem). Not great but it has a good chance of going the distance. Or fold and wait for a better hand.
Luckily house is an Ace Five suited. Hugh Laurie is magnetic even IF in the early days he has to leash his more diabolical side in favor of a serious edge. The case is bit boring: Kindergarten teacher tries to sing the hokie-pokie backwards while she convulses on the floor. We get a long drag on the sweet mistress of melodrama that the show can never really help steer itself into every once in a while. Treated to the woman's bleeding heart for her kids contrasted by the introduction to House's utter indifference. Eventually the culprit is found to be a tape worm (very rare in the NA) in her brain (EXCEEDINGLY RARER).
But the point isn't the case, its the intro to the characters and their relationships. We see House and Wilson's rocky friendship. House's superiority over his plucky likeable staff. Cuddy's police chief energy. House's ongoing battle against authority and the dreaded clinic hours. We see his vicodin addiction, he explains a bit about his limp, and the formula for the episodes are laid out in precise fashion.
Again, its a solid pilot and good precursor to season 1, which itself is solid if not a bit safe. It will be sometime before the Ace King suited gets to truly shine but a great first step into House's crazy world.
House Quote #1: "Hello, I'm doctor House."
Luckily house is an Ace Five suited. Hugh Laurie is magnetic even IF in the early days he has to leash his more diabolical side in favor of a serious edge. The case is bit boring: Kindergarten teacher tries to sing the hokie-pokie backwards while she convulses on the floor. We get a long drag on the sweet mistress of melodrama that the show can never really help steer itself into every once in a while. Treated to the woman's bleeding heart for her kids contrasted by the introduction to House's utter indifference. Eventually the culprit is found to be a tape worm (very rare in the NA) in her brain (EXCEEDINGLY RARER).
But the point isn't the case, its the intro to the characters and their relationships. We see House and Wilson's rocky friendship. House's superiority over his plucky likeable staff. Cuddy's police chief energy. House's ongoing battle against authority and the dreaded clinic hours. We see his vicodin addiction, he explains a bit about his limp, and the formula for the episodes are laid out in precise fashion.
Again, its a solid pilot and good precursor to season 1, which itself is solid if not a bit safe. It will be sometime before the Ace King suited gets to truly shine but a great first step into House's crazy world.
House Quote #1: "Hello, I'm doctor House."