what does everyone think of the T.V. show, "House?"?

Answer 1

It is an exciting show to watch to be sure, but, i suppose my reservations about it are related to two different parts of the show.

everyone thinks that House is so incredibly smart, but if you watch the show, any episode will do, you realize that he basically generates a list of 10-12 different diagnosis that could be the cause of whatever patient he is evaluating. he then spends the hour performing multiple tests, getting the WRONG answer until the very end of the show. if you were a patient, and your physician got your diagnosis wrong 9 times before giving you the right one, how would feel about your doc and how fast would you change. granted, his cases are supposedly the mystery patients that no one else can figure out. but, the list of possibilities that he generates is never full of esoteric medical diagnoses.

second, his minions, seem to be super physicians, trained and specialized in every medical field known to man. i have seen them do a brain biopsy to a liver biopsy to discuss the intricacies of rheumatology in one show. no physician has the kind of ability anywhere. all the patients on this show would have at least 10 different physicians of different specialties to do all the procedures on the show.

all this being said, i still think it is super fun to watch, and do so, whenever i have free time from my 5 little kids, (which isn't much)

Answer 2

well here in the philippines, especially the nursing students love house, its not because of the humor and medical inaccuracy but i hope that there would be a doctor like house here, because doctors are not perfect, i would rather have a lot of lab results taken than one order of lab and then the other the patients here are sufferring from the needles and venipuncture also wrong diagnosis, though house may have those inaccuracies if you will try to analyze that inaccuracy is not that far, rather than theres a case that the patient is just having anaemia, but the doctor diagnose it as there's a tumor, after the patients chemo and all, they've found out that the anemia had worsen and theres no tumor at all.,

though the intube issue, its really a medical inaccuracy because when you are intubated you cannot talk and there would be no voice, and you are not conscious, ,but hey i do love house, if i will be given a chance i want to work in the diagnostics department.

Answer 3

I love watching! The humour is fantastic and the story lines hook you in. Yes, there are some medical inaccuracies (the need to "intubate" every episode, the female intern who wears high heels for 24 hour shifts!) but if you want reality, watch RPA. House is very entertaining, somewhat educational and an all round great show!

Answer 4

I absolutely love House. I watch every week I have the 1st season on dvd and watched the entire second season. I know USA Network was playing the reruns on Friday nights at 11pm. Not sure if they still are. Great show.
Dr. Gregory House is unbelievable, arrogant, self-absorbed, but smart.

Answer 5

It would be great if it wouldn't be for someone always trying to ruin House's career/life. If the show was just about him as a doctor, it would be a lot better.

Answer 6

house is one of my favorite shows. i record it every week :)
and yes it does seem like he goes through the same list of diagnosis every once and a while and there are some medical inaccuracies that make me laugh really hard when i see them (since when does a doctor draw blood or do the lab tests?) but its very entertaining and most of the medical knowledge is correct.

Answer 7

Well the first season was great I was into it but now it seems like the same thing every time. But maybe its just me

Answer 8

I absolutely love it it is one of my favorite t.v. shows ever.. I"m absolutely obessessed with it lol

Answer 9

I like it although the lead character is self-absorbed to me and I would hope stuff like that does not really happen.

Answer 10

I can't get past Hugh Laurie trying to do an American accent.