Watching House

Remember, tonight’s episode will air at 9 p.m. on FOX (as if we could forget) and looks to be awesome! Here’s the preview:

House suspects an emergency room patient has a bigger problem than the E.R. initially diagnosed based on the fact that the patient is too nice. A skeptical House questions the patient’s sunny disposition as the team tries to get to the bottom of his illness, but disagrees with House that niceness is a symptom. Meanwhile, House and Amber are at odds about how much time they each get to spend with Wilson, and Cuddy demands House give his team performance reviews in “No More Mr. Nice Guy”.

Don’t forget to come back for the entire recap directly after the show! Sit back, grab some snacks, and enjoy!

Oh House, we’ve missed you!!

Ack! Once again I slow down on posting! I’m sorry! I think its because in Vermont summer has hit with a vengence, and with it comes outdoor activities like baseball, swinging, and chasing after our two puppies! Well, there’s that, and there’s the fact that I’m trying to avoid thinking about the new episode until Monday.

Why?

Because it makes time go slower! Of course I’m extremely excited about the new episode on Monday evening and can’t wait to cozy up in my bedroom (Scott will be watching WWE’s Raw on our living room TV, so I get the bedroom - which is cozier anyway) and bring along all of my favorite treats. What will you be snacking on during House? I usually can’t snack much simply because I’m typing, but when I watch a rerun I like to have a glass of milk and something…anything…that has chocolate in it. Snacking is serious business, you know! You can’t have something to snack on that makes too loud of a crunching noise, and it has to be something that you don’t have to pay too much attentino to, because you don’t want to have to tear your eyes away from the screen!

Hugh’s Schwepp’s commercial is out! Yay! It’s in Spanish! Well…umm…yay! LOL. Here is the commercial where Hugh is OH too sexy and a translation of what is being said

Hugh: How do you know I want a Schweppes tonic?
Woman: Because it fits you.
Hugh: Fits?
Woman: It fits you because you are not easy at the beginning, but it’s worth it to keep insisting.
Hugh: Are we insisting at my home or at yours?
Hugh: It’s the trademark of sexy.

I may have some of the translation off…if I do PLEASE let me know and I’ll fix it!!

First I had the “all the info in one place” post a few mintues ago, and now I’ve got even MORE information! Apparently my brain has escaped the confines of my head lately to not catch all this stuff. Big news first: Hugh will be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday, the 25th!! YES! If you’re not a night owl, set your DVR to record! I’ll try to snag video of it when it becomes available for those who can’t catch it.

Secondly, there are some candids of Hugh floating around during shooting for the show the other day. Looks like they’re shooting outside? Hmmm…this could be interesting. You can see him chatting it up with a crew member and playing with a baseball (someone said it was a cricket ball, and I honestly don’t know what a cricket ball looks like!).

Dr. House needs to take a round out of me, as I’ve been seriously slacking lately. I think that happens when I haven’t seen a new episode in a few weeks (or MONTHS dang it). I’ve been doing the quick search for news, but not much has popped up. There are a bunch of spoilers going around, which many readers don’t like so I’m avoiding for the moment, and there is the news that Cameron and Chase will NOT be going back to the regular team.

Say what?

That’s right. Creator David Shore said in an interview recently that while Chase and Cameron may get a bit more screen time than they had before, they will not be rejoining House’s regular team. In an interview with The Watcher, David Shore had a few interesting things to say - such as this little gem of wisdom:

I’m going to say something you’re readers aren’t going to like, but as someone running a television show, you have to be very careful – people think they want something and they do want something, but it’s not what they need, shall we say, and it’s not what the show needs. It’s great that they like those characters.

And the show as a whole falls into that. And so yes, I changed it. A little bit. And you have to be really careful with these things. It’s a real challenge. You want people to want more of things. You have to be careful on what you deliver.

He’s got a good point, but at the same time it still left me feeling like “Oh - you know what we want better than we do, huh?” But then again, he’s the one raking in the millions, not me!

He also was pretty quiet when the interviewer asked him if anyone was leaving from the show.

Something is happening at the end of this year which I think is pretty significant. I’d rather not say what it is.

Huh?! Oh now my interest is even more peaked! You can see the entire interview here. We’ve only got 10 more days until the new House episode!! Then we’ve only got four left until the end of the season. Here are a few pics from Mr. Nice Guy, the episode airing on the 28th of April, and under that you’ll find the synopsis for all of the rest of the episodes.

April 28, “No More Mister Nice Guy”: “House thinks an emergency room patient has a bigger problem than the E.R. initially diagnosed based on the fact that the patient is ‘too nice.’ Meanwhile, House and Amber (guest star Anne Dudek) are at odds vying for Wilson’s (Robert Sean Leonard) time and attention in an all-new episode.”

May 5, “Living the Dream”: “In an all-new episode, House is convinced that one of the actors (guest star Jason Lewis) on his favorite soap opera, ‘Prescription Passion,’ has a serious medical condition, but has to take matters into his own hands when both the actor and House’s own team dismiss his assessment, believing that nothing is wrong with the soap hunk.”

May 12, “House’s Head”: “In Part 1 of the two-part season finale, House is in a bus accident and loses four hours of his memory. He slowly pieces together that a fellow bus passenger was exhibiting signs of a deadly illness. But the details of who it is or how House got on the bus in the first place are locked inside his brain, and he’s desperate to add up the fleeting flashes in order to save someone who might not even know he or she could be dying.”

May 19, “Wilson’s Heart”: “In Part 2 of the two-part season finale, clues inside House’s head hold the key to a patient’s condition, and House’s friendship with Wilson is tested beyond limits as murky memories from the bus accident the night before threaten to change their lives forever.”

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Yay! A video of the Band from TV’s performance last night - check it out!

What’s the world coming to when I can’t find a video of The Band from TV’s performance on Idol Gives Back last night?! Gah! I’ve been looking all over and all I can find is their rehearsal video on YouTube - no video of the actual performance. Dang it! I’ve heard, however, that it is available to purchase on iTunes (of COURSE I don’t have an iPod).

I do have a video of their performance at Comedy for a Cure on Sunday - I LOVE this song!

Thanks to the lovely Angelika, who got them from the beautiful Hugh Laurie.net, we’ve got a few desktops! Thank you Angelika for e-mailing them to me!

I’ve also got a couple that I’ve been using but, unfortunately, can’t remember where I got them from. If I’m posting your wallpaper without permission - I’m sorry! But they’re too good to not share.

*updated*I am SO SORRY! I put this up late last night and didn’t see that the name of one of the creators was right on the picture!! 3kelvin has got a number of different wonderful wallpapers, and has even got a great section that shows some of the great clothes that House wears! Check it out here! - again, sorry 3kelvin!

Thanks to reader Kole, we now know that Hugh Laurie wasn’t at the “Idol Gives Back” taping that was done yesterday. Kole says:

Hey, just wanted to give you all the heads up. I went to the Idol performance at the Kodak Theater today (they filmed today and it airs Wednesday). Hugh wasn’t there but Jesse Spencer was and he did an absolutely fabulous job on the violin. The band was great and everyone was in high spirits so it’s worth watching even though Hugh was MIA.

No Hugh? Awww…but at least we get to see sexy Jesse, right?!

I’ll also have to force myself to watch it because I run the Brad Pitt Watch website, and even though I’m definitely not an Idol fan, the fact that I get to see Brad and Jesse means that I’ll try to suffer through it…but it’ll be so hard *grin*.

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock lately - or dealing with a bunch of sick kids as I have - you’ll know that the Band from TV is going to be on American Idol on April 9th! The latest news is that Teri Hatcher is going to be singing with them, and many people have made comments to me wondering if she is a decent singer or not. The truth? I have no idea! She’s definitely not my favorite actress, but we’ll see how she does with the band.

Will Hugh be playing with the Band from TV? I believe so. He’s in LA taping, and I’m sure Fox will be pushing him to appear simply to promote the show - that, and he loves playing piano and giving back to charity. I’m pretty sure he’ll be there, and I will definitely be watching - the minute I can grab a YouTube, it’ll be up!

Also appearing that evening will be: Bono, Brad Pitt, Miley Cyrus, Fergie, Peyton and Eli Manning, Chris Daughtry and Carrie Underwood.

Love Brad, love Miley (ssshhh - that’s a secret), and I’m definitely looking forward to watching American Idol for the first time ever. Yes…I said for the first time. Sorry, I’m not a huge Idol fan! Do you still love me?

Thank you Claudia! Thanks to Claudia, and the always wonderful Marykir, we’ve got the promo for the new House season! Check it out!!

I’m SO sorry guys!! First we had a few really slow news days, then my entire family got struck down by the Martian death flu that is making its way around the nation. But I’m back! I promise! Oh, and if you have a lot of buildup in your chest, Mucinex really does work!

So where are we at for house? Well, first of all, a few familiar faces are on the new TV Guide cover! Check it out:

How sweet is this cover! Secondly, there is a new House commercial and I can’t find it! All of the chat boards are talking about the newest commercial, where Hugh is apparently on a bus and it goes over sideways - but I can’t find it! If anyone has a link to this, can you please let me know? Thanks so much!

Times Online had a great interview with Hugh - you definitely have to check it out. Here are a few of the snippits that I loved the best.

“I am being very handsomely paid, though. My ship has come in and I’ll be forever grateful.â€? He has made three series of House to date, is halfway through the fourth and is signed up for three more insert me here singing the Hallalujah chorus. Will he then be able never to work again? “That would depend on how long I live,â€? he replies (he is 48), with impeccable logic. “If I step under a bus in a week’s time, the answer is yes.â€?

His sons are 19 and 17, his daughter 14. With another three-and-a-half series to go, his family might now move to California. “It’s taken us a long time to adjust to the permanence of it. The first year I was in a hotel. Everyone else in the show was signing leases on houses and I said, ‘You’re mad. We’re only going to last a month.’ I literally didn’t unpack. I suppose it’s a form of pessimism: if a thing is going well, it’s only a matter of time, tick tock, before someone’s going to take it away.�

He says he would struggle to settle permanently in America. “I do feel very foreign there, as if I’m on safari, looking at the exotic animals and the way they behave. Then again,� he adds, “America is made up of people who don’t feel American until they do, so I’m not alone in that.�

He has, however, bought a ping pong table. “That’s a real luxury.� Is he better than his children? “Er… I’m not bad actually,� he admits shyly. I say I thought he was supposed to be Mr Self-Deprecation. “Yes, I spoke to my shrink yesterday on the phone in LA – you have to have one before they let you in – and I mentioned I was doing this [interview]. I said, ‘I can’t bear going through the same f****** dance of despair. I’m just going to say what I feel.’ And he encouraged that. So yes, I’m quite good at ping pong.� But is he better than his children? “Er… that’s a parenting issue. If I announce publicly… Er… I’d better skip over that one.� His children, he says, are “an unending delight�.

This is one of the better interviews I’ve seen in a long time - you must check it out here
Countdown to a new House folks…just a few more weeks!!!

Hello House fans! I’m sorry that I disappeared for a bit, but there hasn’t been much news House wise, and the family kind of took over the house for Easter. But fortunately a little bit of news has come my way about House, so I’ve got something to share! The most recent TV Guide has an interview with David Morse, and they touch a bit upon his appearance on House! My husband’s favorite actor is David Morse, so he was ecstatic when he saw that David Morse was going to be in a few episodes, and even though he hated that he was a “bad guy”, he loved watching him. So what did TV Guide ask Mr. Morse?

TVGuide.com: How did it feel to stick it to Hugh Laurie’s curmudgeon on House?
Morse: [Laughs] Right now it feels painful because there are so many people who hold it against me! I had worked with David Chase, who ran Hack, and when they came up with the idea of a character who could stand up to Hugh Laurie’s character, he called me to see if I would be interested. I had not watched the show, so I mentioned it to some people I was with, and they said, “You have to do it!” It is such an unbelievable show and this character frankly needs somebody to go after him and put him in his place. So I said I’d give it a shot. It truly was great fun. Hugh is just amazing, and he really is a formidable character to go up against.

I know that, for awhile, he was one of the most hated people in the House world, but I’m sure we can forgive him now, right? Right?

Okay, apparently I’m a moron (don’t tell my husband I said this, or he’ll lord it over me). I didn’t realize until this afternoon that Hugh is playing the voice of Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. in DreamWork’s newest movie, Monsters vs. Aliens, coming out in 2009.

How sweet is this! Hugh will be a cockroach! Ha! The synopsis on IMDB states:

When a meteorite from outer space hits a young girl and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years.

I love watching animated movies (I have 2 children and am subjected to them on a weekly basis), and I can’t WAIT to hear Hugh animated! Any guesses on if he’s going to have his regular accent or if he’ll put on his American accent?!

I think that’s Hugh’s character, right on the tall girl’s arm, dressed in the doctor’s coat. Ha! He eschews a coat when he’s playing House, but his animated character wears one! How funny is that?!

Hugh’s acting alongside some great names, such as Reese Witherspoon (Susan Murphy / Ginormica), Paul Rudd (Derek), Keifer Sutherland (General W.R. Monger), and Stephen Colbert (The President).

The other day, Ausiello made a statement that had all House fans in shock.

Sex and the City studmuffin Jason Lewis has signed on to guest-star in a pivotal post-strike episode of House that will reveal a shocking secret about Doc Crotchety: He’s a closeted soap fan!

Wow! Gasp - shock - Dr. House likes soap operas?!?! Holy moly! Since when?

Apparently Ausiello realized shortly afterwards that he had made a mistake and instead then posted this:

Sex and the City studmuffin Jason Lewis has signed on to guest-star in a pivotal post-strike episode of House that will reaffirm Doc Crotchety’s obsession with dayime television.

Any takers?

Well ya know Ausiello, since you’re always right, and an obvious House fan, I think I’ll take that bet!

But, on the other hand, Jason Lewis - HOOOTTTTTT!!

Thanks to Anzelique for the reminder to post this hilarious story!

Hugh was spotted in LAX again on the 9th, coming back from somewhere. I’m going to take a wild guess and say that he escorted his wife home to London, saw his children for a short time, then came back to attend the charity function and work on House. I love these photos - I love that he’s got headphones on and that he is sort of smiling, but has one hand clenched a bit. I also love the lady sitting in the back by the bank machine that looks “oh so happy” to be there. If I happened to catch Hugh, you’d never see me with a face like that…actually, you’d probably see me laying prone on the ground!

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