My lovely husband was being..well..rather lovely tonight and looked up some Hugh news. What he found was a hilarious video of Hugh and Ellen trying to figure out what slang meant from each other’s country! You definitely have to take a look at it!
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.
The most obvious [comment] is people saying, “I love the show, can’t you just make House a little nicer?? No. That’s sort of the most egregious example. No, you like him because he is who he is. And if he wasn’t who he is, you wouldn’t like him as much. He wouldn’t be the same person.
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.”
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?
I stumbled upon an interview today that was done just recently by Doris Egan, one of the co-producers and writers on House. She talks about what she was doing during the strike and about how many episodes are left…here are a few snippets…
Q: What’s the status of the 2007-2008 season of House?
A: We’re working hard to get four episodes out, after which we’ll just keep rolling into the next season. Production should start up in a couple of weeks.
Q: With the strike, the writers couldn’t work. However, I somehow doubt that you’ve spent these months vacationing! Can you share with us some of the things you’ve done during the strike?
A: I’ve done strike work – I’ve answered phones at HQ, taped signs, and done general work for United Hollywood (UnitedHollywood.com, the website for collective writer information during the strike – and, hopefully, for continued writer networking going forward). I also began research for a novel that I’ve had in mind for years; there was one big sticking point, but I had a breakthrough on that a few months ago. The solution means I’ve now got an endless amount of background reading, though.
Q: How do you go about developing a story? Do you start with an illness and work everything in around it, or do you start with a story surrounding the main characters and find an illness to plug into that story?
A: All of the above. I tend to prefer starting with a character and an interesting situation, and finding an illness that matches; but other times I’ll have an illness in my back pocket that I’ve been looking for a chance to use. And sometimes a character idea and an illness meet in the middle.
You can see the full interview here. Pay special attention to the last question and answer - it’s hilarious!
Did you know that a special on Hugh was on the Biography channel last night? I didn’t, because apparently I’m an idiot. In actuality, I don’t want the Biography channel all that much…usually only when I want something in the background as noise. Thanks to one of my favorite readers, Carol, I now realize how much of a moron I was!
Hugh had a special on the Biography channel called Action: Hugh Laurie. If you missed it last night (like I did) you can see it again! It’s airing:
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Monday at 4 a.m.
Set your DVR recorders! Or, if you don’t have one, make sure you catch it on Sunday or get up REALLY early on Monday morning to see it!
I’ll be setting the DVR recorder, because I NEED my sleep…
A great article popped up online. It’s an interview with a gentleman who covered security for the Patriots/NY Giants game last Sunday (I’m still a bit miffed the Pats lost…dammit). The security guard, 58 year old Bill Hurrelbrink, used to be a firefighter and decided that he’d answer an ad to be security for the big game. After some training, he took his spot in the building as security.
He says that he saw lots of celebrities, but got up close and personal with one celebrity:
“One guy I really liked was Hugh Laurie (star of the TV doctor-drama, ‘House’),? Hurrelbrink added. “I was at the 108 section of the stands, watching the last three, four minutes of the game and then the presentation of the (Lombardi) trophy, and people started coming up the steps leaving.
“I looked up and it was him, and he had a ball cap on. The guy with him asked me to escort them out to Gate 3, so we took him out. He pulled his ball cap down but, just like Willie Nelson, he stopped to autograph something for a few people that recognized him.
“I took them out where all the limousines were parked and said, ‘Your show’s my favorite; you’re so witty,’ and he said, ‘Thank you.’ I asked if he’d mind if we would take a picture, and (his friend) took our picture together. I sure hope it comes out OK.?
I’m so glad that Bill did the interview to give people a little taste of what Hugh’s like when he’s out and about. And Bill, if you read this, we’d love to see a photo you took!
You can read the entire interview with Bill here.
The wonderful, beautiful, very VERY pretty Laura Silverman granted me the intervew I’ve been wishing for! She took the time to give some awesome answers to the questions both the readers and I had about her acting, the show, and other things! I was just as excited for this as my friend Lynn was to get an interview with Thirteen the other day! Check it out!!
Chrissy would like to know how you got the job on House - if you auditioned or if they contacted you.
No, I definitely had to audition… though I’m flattered by the question… I’m really not enough of a ‘name’ to just get an offer for something like this, not to mention that you’d be shocked to see the number of extremely successful and well-known actors that I see at auditions all the time… I’m glad I auditioned, though, because I really do care about whether or not I am the best actress for the job, so being cast from an audition reassures me of that somewhat… This was actually my third time auditioning for House, and while I was sorely disappointed the first two times, I was glad that this was the one I booked, as it was a much richer role than the first two..
Cynthia would like to know how long it takes to film an episode and if there were any funny moments you were in that you could reveal to the readers.
Typically they schedule eight days per episode, but often go over… I think this episode was shot in nine days, of which I think I worked five. The whole thing was a lot of fun, there’s a lot of joking around, everyone is pretty funny, but there aren’t really any stories I can tell without giving anything away… I guess one thing I could say is that I was so nervous at first to work with Hugh Laurie, but luckily for me, in the first scene I had with him all I had to do was hyperventilate and pass out, over and over again, which was perfect, because that’s exactly how I felt! He was very kind, too, he was concerned about how woozy I was getting (because as it turns out, there’s really no way to ‘act’ hyperventilating without actually hyperventilating) and he had them bring me a paper bag to breathe into between takes. The ’sick’ make-up is also a little tough on the vanity at first, I kept joking with the make up artist, saying, ‘come on, is a little blush and mascara really going to ruin everything?!?’ I didn’t really mind, though, I generally embrace not having the pressure of having to be ‘pretty enough’, it can be a real distraction from what you’re trying to do… Actually, the sicker they made me look, the more I liked it, it was fun because I’m very interested in special effects make up. It’s probably what I’d be doing if I wasn’t an actress.
For the rest of the interview, click below!
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Okay, so this interview wasn’t with me, but it was with the Galveston County Daily News. Little Liana Liberato will be the daughter of the patient on Tuesday’s episode of House.
“My character falls down because her mom lets the rope slide through her hands,? she said. “I actually only fell part of the way, about four feet, then they caught me. After that, I had a stunt double. They put a wig on her. They told me I wasn’t really trained to do that kind of thing.?
Liana’s mother has some sort of a seizure and lets go of the rope, then House has to spend some quality time trying to figure out what’s going on with the mother.
We all wonder what Hugh’s like on set, and Liana has given us a little peek:
“In one scene when he was talking to me, he came out wearing a clown nose. It was so hard not to laugh. He is so serious, and then he came out wearing that clown nose. He is hilarious in real life.?
To see the rest of the interview, head on over to the Galveston County Daily News!
Have I ever mentioned how I’ve been trying to get an interview with someone who has been on House. There are tons of actors and actresses who have worked with the great doctors, but so far I’ve had NO luck. I’m just one of those people who scratches a scratch ticket and knows that she’s not going to win. Some people have good luck, others don’t.
Apparently I must have touched someone who had a lot of luck lately and it rubbed off.
Laura Silverman - the Laura Silverman who will be seen on screen with Hugh and the rest of the staff on February 5th, found US! She left a message on the last article saying that she was glad to know when the episode will be airing and that she loved the picture (it is a good picture).
I e-mailed her back and she’s granting us an interview! So if anyone has any questions that they’d like me to ask Laura, leave a comment here and I’ll be sure to relay the best ones on!
Lisa Edelstein gave a great interview to Jewish Woman magazine recently - I love reading her interviews because she’s such an open book. There are some people, like my husband Scott who runs WWE Daily, that keep everything close to them. Lisa is very open and loves speaking about her life and her experiences. Here are a few excerpts from the great interview:
You were a live wire in the 1980s New York club scene, where you were dubbed “Queen of the Night.” What do you remember most about that time? Does the Queen live on today?
[laughs.] Does the Queen of the Night ever really die? Now I’m the queen of 4:30 in the morning, when I get up to practice yoga before I go to work. The people were really special to me during that time; there were a lot of phenomenal people of great talent whom no one will ever know. A lot of them died when AIDS first hit New York.
You turned 40 this year; did it feel like a milestone?
It certainly is a moment in your life where you reflect. One thing you realize is that there are ideas that you’re given by your parents about what life is supposed to look like, and then there’s the life you make for yourself, which doesn’t necessarily go in the same direction. I expected to have children by now but I don’t, and yet, the life I have is exactly what I wanted. In terms of desiring children, it’s hard to know if it’s your own desire as a woman, or if it’s cultural, or hormonal or physiological, some biological drive… I have a hard time finding “me” in all those things. I’ve decided if I end up not having a baby of my own and I still have this tremendous urge to be a mother, there are plenty of children who need mothers.
Pick a favorite on-screen boyfriend: Jason Alexander (on Seinfeld), James Spader (on The Practice), Ben Stiller (in Keeping the Faith) or Rob Lowe (on The West Wing).
The West Wing was a great moment in my life, because I was madly in love with Rob Lowe in high school. So it was one of those moments when you wish you could go back in time and show yourself what your life is going to look like. I was miserable in high school so it was such an achievement to find myself in bed, in my underwear, with Rob Lowe.
You are noted as often for your looks as you are for your talent. After a couple decades in show business, what sort of perspective have you gained on Hollywood beauty pressures?
It’s funny; I’ve never thought I was known for my looks. It’s a little weird, very flattering, but I’m the one who has to wake up and look at myself in the mirror every morning. I try to just enjoy the compliment and let it go as fast as I can, because everything changes. I want to age. I want to be an old lady. If I want to be an 80-year-old woman like my grandma Gertie was—and she was a fantastic woman—I have to be okay with getting older. The hard thing about this business is you have to look at yourself a lot more than other people do. People get a bit obsessed because there’s too much attention placed there, just by nature of the work. This is Hollywood. There are teams of hair and makeup people and photographs are touched up. It’s image-making; it’s always been that way.
I really love this interview! To read the whole thing, check out Jewish Woman’s Magazine here
Why, supporting the writers, of course! Check out this YouTube clip - I’m pretty sure it’s from the second or third of December (was put up on YouTube on the third) - about three minutes in, Hugh and Lisa visit the strikers, talk about House, grab a picket sign and stat walking. I always love hearing Hugh talk in his normal accent.
Hugh even has to worry about “police brutality” - check out the clip:
I’m not quite sure if they’re still filming or what Lisa means by the comment she makes about “changing a lot of stuff around” - what do you think?
You know, I’ve been looking all over the net for good interviews from Robert Sean Leonard - he doesn’t tend to open up much. Imagine my surprise when, before dropping my 3 year old off for her two hours of preschool, I see a TV Guide that has an interview with Robert Sean Leonard! WOW! Here are some of the highlights of the interview:
Is there any ad-libbing in those priceless House-Wilson Exchanges?
Our writers are far more witty and smart than we are, so we don’t need to improvise.
Why have you described (Hugh Laurie) as an 8-year-old?
Here’s an example: We went to a benefit the other night and they showed a scene from House. Hugh sat with his fingers in hie ears. It’s one thing not to watch yourself - it’s another to hum “London Bridge” with your fingers in your ears in public.
So it’s not as difficult to be friends with Hugh Laurie as it is with House?
Oh, no. Hugh’s a great guy to work with and really fun. Anyone who can channel Peter Cook is OK with me.
Is there tension between Jennifer Morrison and former fiance Jesse Spenser on the set?
They’re quite civil. They’re either very professional or very mature. If I broke up with someone on the set, there would be pans flying. They’ll hate me for saying this, but they’re both incredibly sweet.
There is plenty more on the interview, including a little piece that says that Robert met Cynthia Nixon when he was 14, and that she’s one of his oldest friends. Seriously, it’s a good interview, and well worth buying the magazine for (and I hardly ever buy magazines).
Tonight’s a new House episode! Who knows how many more new ones we’ll get with the writer’s strike, so we should enjoy it while it’s here! Here’s the synopsis on the episode tonight.
House is recruited by the CIA to help diagnose a deathly ill agent with an unknown illness. The agent¹s medical case is being spearheaded by Dr. Samira Terzi (guest star Michael Michele), who offers up very little information about the agent¹s history or previous assignments. With limited information to go on, House uses some unorthodox methods to try to crack the code and determine a diagnosis in time to save his mystery patient¹s life. Meanwhile, Foreman faces resistance from the remaining six fellowship candidates when they question his judgment and argue over the diagnosis of a female drag car racer who passed out after a race.
Will the Writer’s Strike affect House? That all depends on how long it goes on. The last writer’s strike in 1988 went on for five months. If that happens, House will DEFINITELY be affected. David Shore explained that they’ve got some scripts to last them awhile, but that if the strike goes on, House will have some problems.
He said that, should the writer’s strike go on for any length of time, he may play reruns of House and save the new episodes for sweeps (NOT FAIR SHORE!).
“I will work as a producer for as long as we have stuff to produce,? Mr. Shore said. “I won’t be working as a writer. That means we won’t have any new scripts coming along. As I see it, should there be a strike, we won’t have any choice but to shut down shortly after.?
Pray people - pray for it to get worked out so that we don’t have to suffer through reruns for another three months!
There is an excellent article today focusing on Andy Comeau. You can see it here. I’m sort of in shock because - hey - I live next door to New Hampshire!! I live in VT, which is absolutely amazing to me! Who knew that an actor on House grew up in the state one door over from mine.
I’ve got to say that the character of Brennan took a major turn last week when he admited that he was only there because he wanted to make his girlfriend happy and that he was leaving - but apparently his girlfriend has some pretty good control over him, because he’s staying!
Will he make the cut? If you’ve looked at the spoiler that I potsed this weekend, you’d know if he makes it or not! If you’d rather not know, don’t click!
It’s pretty obvious that it’s going to take something major in order to get an interview with Hugh Laurie, but I woke up this morning and thought, “you know, I can have an interview with House!” So here it is, my interview with Dr. Gregory House!
Watching House: Dr. House - first let me say thank you for agreeing to a phone interview with me today.
Dr. House: You got Cuddy to let me out of clinic duty so I’ll give you a few minutes. Then I have to go find my fellows and make sure that they aren’t killing anyone today.
WH: How are you getting along with the new fellows, Dr. House?
House: It’s good to have a plastic surgeon around - you never know when I’ll want to change things up and start looking like Michael Jackson so I can attract little kids. Number 6…or 9…is enjoyable as well, because if you can’t have your token black guy, you need to have your token Asian genius. Although, come to think of it, he’s not exactly a genius.
WH: And what about 13?
House: 13? I have a fellow that is unlucky enough to go by that number? Poor fellow.
WH: A lot of people are remarking on the similarities and differences between 13 and Cameron.
House: Cameron? Oh! The moron that’s wasting her talents in the ER hanging banana bags and stitching up gimps. I remember her.
WH: So Dr. House, what do you feel is the most important part of diagnosing a patient? Is it getting a proper history? Sneaking into their home to get the real story? Asking the right questions?
House: Drugs.
WH: Excuse me?
House: Without my vicodin I wouldn’t be able to function, and if I can’t function I can’t diagnose.
WH: If you had to pick one fellow right now to keep on, who would you choose?
House: I have to choose one? I sort of figured they’d all walk off sooner or later.
WH: So is there any chance that you and Cuddy will get together?
House: Been there, got the t-shirt.
WH: So no reconcilliation?
House: Reconcilliation? When you ride the rollercoaster once, do you need to ride it again to know that you’ll throw up?
WH: Ummm - I guess not. Well Dr. House, thank you for your time today!
House: *yelling to someone else* WILSON! I heard you’re dating another woman that’s going to die in a few months! Talk about a fear of commitment.
Wilson: (in the background) Yes, well, thank you for making that public knoweldge. You know, we can’t all be heartless bastards like you House.
House: Heartless bastard? I’ll have you know that just yesterday….*dial tone*
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