Except that would undermine seven years' worth of being told that Cuddy's the only boss who can control House and Wilson's the only friend who can tolerate him.
Interesting article on the renewal of House AND Bones
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Except that would undermine seven years' worth of being told that Cuddy's the only boss who can control House and Wilson's the only friend who can tolerate him.
Fox needs Bpnes and House because they get 3.5 demos and every drama since them struggles to get get a 2.0.
I'd find it interesting to see house trying to "break-in" a new boss or butt-heads with a boss who's actually willing to go toe-to-toe with him. As for the friend part, that may not be a necessary piece and can, more or less, be filled by his team or maybe him finding another "friend" of sorts in the hospital somewhere.
Didn't we already see House butt up against hard-nosed authoritarians TWICE? Vogler and Tritter? Sure they weren't his boss (well...Vogler was kinda) but it's the same idea. House basically 'won' both times, but I suppose he had Wilson and Cuddy shielding him. It WOULD be interesting to see how deep House would get without those two playing mediator, and how he'd deal with Wilson actually leaving rather than just threatening to leave. I don't really see that being able to fill a whole season let alone two.
I love House and it's one of those shows I can pop in any disc from my DVD sets and be satisfied, but I think it's time to end it, at least after next season if not before.
Yeah, there's already been two times House has gone up against someone who was willing to tell House "no" or rival House. Three if you count the brief period when Forman was in charge of House's practice.
Though I wouldn't really count tritter.
If there's a problem and Cuddy cannot come back and House is given a new boss either the dynamic of the show would need to change in order to bring new life into it or House and the new boss would have to find their equal footing for the relationship to work.
Though I wouldn't really count tritter.
If there's a problem and Cuddy cannot come back and House is given a new boss either the dynamic of the show would need to change in order to bring new life into it or House and the new boss would have to find their equal footing for the relationship to work.
Yeah, House has encountered stern authority figures before, but the difference is that Cuddy is the only one he's willing to listen to, even occasionally. It's not that she's the only one who tries to control him, but the only one who succeeds. He pushes back against her just as he pushes back against all authority figures, but the difference is that she's the only one he occasionally gives ground to. Everyone else, he pushes against until something breaks. But because of his feelings for Cuddy, he pushes just enough to establish his independence but not so far that it destroys their working relationship.
The only other authority figure who earned that kind of respect from House was his psychiatrist played by Andre Braugher. And that respect was hard-earned.
The only other authority figure who earned that kind of respect from House was his psychiatrist played by Andre Braugher. And that respect was hard-earned.
Bah. House and Cuddy. I lost all respect for Cuddy as a character when you gave up a loving relationship with her young man who genuinely loved her and wanted to take care of her daughter because of this attraction to House, who she damn well knows is not a candidate for a long term romantic relationship or marriage.
IDIOT. The character of Cuddy doesn't work anymore because of this mess of a storyline.
I never watched Bones, only House. House can't survive as a series without the only character who House genuinely gives a shit about. Wilson "mitigates" House. He's the only other human being House genuinely, consistently gives a damn about. The character is needed. Robert Sean Leonard is as essential as Hugh Laurie.
IDIOT. The character of Cuddy doesn't work anymore because of this mess of a storyline.
I never watched Bones, only House. House can't survive as a series without the only character who House genuinely gives a shit about. Wilson "mitigates" House. He's the only other human being House genuinely, consistently gives a damn about. The character is needed. Robert Sean Leonard is as essential as Hugh Laurie.
I am sooooo not interested in seeing House and Thirteen become BFFs. Olivia Wilde cannot act. Period. She's pretty and that's all she contributes. As a character, she's nothing. She should be riveting considering her medical condition, but she's dull as dirt. I can't stand how much airtime she got as a new character while they killed off the fascinating Amber. Thirteen is no substitute for Wilson and I won't be watching them try to shove her down our throats again.
Bye bye, House.
Bye bye, House.
^ I liked Amber too.
They never did follow up on that fake doctor that House seemed to like when he was looking for new docklings.
Wilson is seen less in the final episodes because the actor is working on Broadway and didn't like flying back and forth all the time, and most likely will be missing for at least part of a season 8.
The problem with 13 being a House friend is I think the actress is also likely to leave to do movies. All the other actors don't seem to be doing much so they will sadly, most likely, stay. It's sad when Foreman is only decent when living with Tuab.
Also fake doctor wasn't offered a job because he was a fake doctor and wouldn't be able to do any of the tests. I think it would be great if he was added and just say he went to med school in the last few years.
The problem with 13 being a House friend is I think the actress is also likely to leave to do movies. All the other actors don't seem to be doing much so they will sadly, most likely, stay. It's sad when Foreman is only decent when living with Tuab.
Also fake doctor wasn't offered a job because he was a fake doctor and wouldn't be able to do any of the tests. I think it would be great if he was added and just say he went to med school in the last few years.
As bigdaddy said, he was kicked out of contention because he didn't have a medical degree. House did say they'd hang out or something like that, but we never saw him again. I'm not suggesting that Wilson could be or should be replaced, but if they had to bring in a new friend for House to play off of, that fake doc could fit the bill and I'm sure there are a number of ways they could work him in.
I can appreciate that Robert Sean Leonard is talented and in demand on stage. I don't fault him for wanting to work on Broadway, but when the principals of the story are all leaving it's time for a show to end. After Anthony Edwards left, ER was never the same. All shows have a natural creative life span. IMO, Wilson is the second most important component after House himself. I'd choose the fake doctor long before Thirteen if the show must continue one more year. Still, it wouldn't be the same.
Can anyone forget the moment when Wilson told House they'd never really been friends after Amber's death and House just stood there, speechless and devastated, as Wilson walked away out of House's office? He couldn't even bring himself to move to try and get Wilson to come back and reconsider. Few things cut House to his core. Losing that friendship is one of them. Now that's what works.
Can anyone forget the moment when Wilson told House they'd never really been friends after Amber's death and House just stood there, speechless and devastated, as Wilson walked away out of House's office? He couldn't even bring himself to move to try and get Wilson to come back and reconsider. Few things cut House to his core. Losing that friendship is one of them. Now that's what works.
I could have sworn House offered him an assistant type position, and his reponse was that it wasn't the job he wanted. House corrected him, and said it wasn't the title he wanted. But the fake doctor turned it down, anyway.
He wasn't kicked out - he quit.
The wimp.
No, the fake doctor (Ridicuously Old Fraud a/o Bosley) was kept on the team as an "asisstant" since he couldn't be hired as a doctor. House later "fired" Bosley because Bosley's ideas and suggestions in the DDX were too close to House's and that's not what House needed on his team. He needs people to give him ideas and things he doesn't think of, Bosley wasn't doing that and was "fired" lamenting at the end when they parted ways:
House: "We had some good times, If you want to hang out some time..."
Bosley: "I know, call Wilson."
So he was "fired" but not for not being a doctor or anything wrong he did but because his thought process and ideas wasn't helpful to what House needed in his team. It would be interesting to see him come back to 'replace' Wilson if Wilson ends up not coming back.
House: "We had some good times, If you want to hang out some time..."
Bosley: "I know, call Wilson."
So he was "fired" but not for not being a doctor or anything wrong he did but because his thought process and ideas wasn't helpful to what House needed in his team. It would be interesting to see him come back to 'replace' Wilson if Wilson ends up not coming back.
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^But he wouldn't work any better as a replacement for Wilson than he would as a member of the team. In both cases, what House needs is someone who contrasts with him, who balances him. If the guy's too similar, it wouldn't work.
Not to be confused with that dreadful haunted-house movie starring Charisma Carpenter . . ..
^I think there's very little danger of any one confusing it with that movie.
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