Watching House

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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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 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*.

Not only were Lisa and Jesse at the Handle With Care Charity even the other day, they’re popping up all over the place! First, Lisa was spotted at the Future Fashion L.A. Cocktail Reception on the 13th. A few people have said that she looks like she’s lost weight - I’m not sure…what do you think?

And Jesse - oooooh Jesse - recently did a photo shoot for Cosmo magazine. All I can say is - Mmmmmm….

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I get Hugh and Jesse on Monday morning! Oh what a way to start off the week! Hugh, Jesse, and our lovely Lisa made it clear that the House crew is back in town yesterday by going to the “Handle With Care” charity event that was set up at the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles in order to benefit IU-Kenya and Ampath. Jesse was actually the host! Way to go Jesse!!

Some people on the blog-o-sphere are discussing Jesse’s hair and how long it is. What do you think about it? I’m still undecided - I didn’t care for Lisa’s top, but it was great to see her again! It’s been a month or two since I’ve gotten any good photos of her! What I love, though, is that the scruff is back, which means that House is definitely, definitely filming again! Hello Dr. House! We missed you!

Enjoy the photos!

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The Australian Yahoo has an interesting story up now…they’ve got a story saying that Jennifer Morrison broke Jesse Spencer’s heart by bringing her new boyfriend onto the House set!

According to the story, Jesse had been trying to bring the romance back to life by wooing (I love that term) Jennifer back slowly but surely. The story goes on to say that Jennifer broke Jesse’s heart by showing up on the set with a new boyfriend!

According to the “source” (I love these anonymous sources…we should name them all “deepthroat”): “Jesse was completely taken aback to discover that Jennifer has a new man and he was visibly shocked when he clapped eyes on the guy. The fact that the guy Jen had with her was a very tall and handsome model-type just added to the obvious pain Jesse suffered after seeing them together. He’s an emotional guy so it’s no surprise that he would take the sighting pretty badly.”

Now this story has created some interesting discussion. The most interesting part being that the show hasn’t been being filmed in quite awhile, so this would’ve had to have happened a few months ago to make the story plausible, in which case, WHY has the story just surfaced?

I do believe that the two are split up, and that sooner than later we’ll see Jen with a new guy, but I tend to wonder about the reporter’s sources on this one….

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You may remember last week when Chase was the object of discussion at TV Guide. The Jeer of the week was all about the fact that Chase hasn’t been seen very much on House in the fourth season. Granted, he’s had some great lines when he’s been on, but there hasn’t been enough of everyone’s favorite Aussie to keep people happy.

Now BuddyTV is letting all of us House fans vote about which character we miss the most! You can go here to vote.

Let me weigh in on this. Do I miss Cameron? Not really - I actually like Hadley better, because even though she’s very like Cameron in that she’s compassionate and the “voice of reason”, she doesn’t have that whole “fawn all over House” thing, nor does she come off as snobbish. I don’t know why, but Cameron just comes off as a huge snob - someone I couldn’t be friends with. I could see myself being friends with Hadley.

Do I miss Foreman? Nah - he’s actually better this season - his dark moods have disappeared and he’s lightened up, which makes me happy. He’s a good compliment to House, especially when House sees Foreman emulating him, whether on purpose or accidentally, and tries to poke fun at it.

Do I miss Chase? YES! GOD yes, and not because he’s sexy as all get-out. Chase always had great lines, and I loved that he would sometimes seem like the “tattle-tale” - you wanted to hate him, but it was so hard to because he was never doing anything maliciously! I did get kind of annoyed with the relationship between him and Cameron (read: I dislike Cameron fairly intensely), so I thought he deserved more. I’d really like to see him with Hadley, actually! I can see that being a great relationship!

So I’ve voted, and so far it looks like the House fans agree with me! As of right now, 71% of the vote is for Chase and 13% for Cameron - poor Foreman only has 1% of the vote…awwww

Go forth and vote Chase fans!

Looks like our friend Jesse Spencer is the man of the week! The “Reader’s Jeer of the Week” on TV Guide’s site is all about Chase!!

Lisa Menaster in L.A. writes:

Jeers to House for giving Chase almost no screen time. The Australian doctor, fantastically played by Jesse Spencer, has been reduced to about one scene per episode, usually doing a surgery. Chase is one of the most interesting characters on the show, and creator David Shore is wasting him. Please, give us more Chase!

You can see the full Jeer of the Week here.

Awww Lisa, we understand you love his sexy, hot Australian-ness! I do too! Jesse is not only hot, he’s a fairly decent actor! Not as good as Hugh, but then it takes a master to be as good an actor as Hugh Laurie is! But I do miss his presence in the episodes, so I dredged up one of my favorite scenes starring Jesse just for you! It’s the scene in which Jesse tries to speak with an American accent…all too funny!!

For more great news this week, head over to the male soap opera - wrestling!

Did you realize that they’re making a new Star Trek movie? Apparently I don’t do enough searching online, because I didn’t know that they were making a new Star Trek! This Star Trek is supposed to follow Captain Kirk and all of his friends as they go through the academy and beyond. Guess who’s playing the young Spock? Sylar from Heroes!

Jennifer Morrison has been confirmed and is, I believe, already filming. Sorry I couldn’t find a larger photo! Apparently Morrison is going to be playing Dr. Carol Marcus. Her character has a son with Captain Kirk! David is his name (I didn’t realize that Kirk had a son!! I really need to get out more!)

Neither Jesse Spencer nor Lisa Edelstein have any movies coming up, but Omar Epps is! He’s finished filming A Day In The Life and it’s been rumored that he’s going to be in Love Can’t Hide as well. Olivia Wilde has finished filming Fix and Hugh, of course, has Night Watchman heading to the screen soon.

No news yet on the writer’s strike, but I’m definitely a bit frustrated that there will be no more House soon! On the other hand, Hugh will get time to spend with his family, which is great! Ugh - two sides to every coin, right?

Lynn over at House Is Right is having a contest just in time for the holiday season! Wanna win a 30 dollar Amazon gift card? No problem! Just head over here and leave a comment (with a valid e-mail address) on that post, and Lynn will choose a winner at random in a few days! Nice!

As for House and the crew, I’m afriad I have very little information right now. I haven’t heard that Hugh has headed home yet, but he’s extremely private and may have snuck away while no one was watching. The last pic I have of him is from November 4th, when he headed to the No Country for Old Men premiere in L.A.

Lisa Edelstein, meanwhile, has been hitting the red carpet fairly heavily. Her last sighting was a week or so ago at the Lint Roller party. Looks like she brought another four legged friend! Awwww.

Omar has been off the scene (possibly due to his new baby), as has Jesse Spencer. Jennifer Morrison has been seen here and there.

So what are you buying for your loved one for Christmas? It’s always hard to pick - I stop and wonder, sometimes, what gift House would get Wilson or Cuddy for Christmas - that’s an interesting thought, isn’t it?!

Last episode was the first time we saw Jennifer and Jesse working together. Remember, we uesd to see this:

But they seperated. Now I don’t know if these shots were done before they split or not, but if they WERE done after they split, they did a great job - look at the way she’s looking at him:

She looks as though she’s really in love with him still! Okay, so it’s a kind of “annoyed” look, but she still looks close to him. Do you think they’ll be able to keep this up? Are they good enough actors?

And, what are your plans for the weekend?! I’ll be catching up on my tv and watching ER and Survivor from this week! God love the DVR!!

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Check out these interesting promo shots. They were done by Florian Schneider. Schneider is known for creating photos out of numerous shots. According to his website, he finds photos of backgrounds that he likes and matches the actors up, in the studio, to the way the scene shold be shot. Fox is one of his bigger clients, and he’s got photos of House as well as Nip/Tuck (another of my favorite shows).

These are definitely some different promo’s than we’re used to - my husband (who’s not a Jennifer Morrison fan) actually likes the way she looks in these shots. I think Lisa looks great! And for some reason Omar’s walking away from the building while everyone else is around it - hmmmmm….very peculiar.

See more of Florian’s work here.

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Tonight is CSI! Head over to Watching CSI to find out what’s going on with the show.

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Florian Schneider, House

WOW WOW WOW! That was an awesome episode! I was a bit worried about the new people, but I thought it worked! It almost gave an “ER” feel to the show, without really making it seem like ER, because we knew that most of the candidates would be gone quickly. Here’s the quickie recap!

The episode started with Captain Greta Cooper - she was flying (and crashing) a flight simulator because she started seeing strange colors. She later said she was “hearing with her eyes”.

Jump to House - he’s in a room with TONS of fellow candidates, asking them who the picture on the screen is.

House: Take a shot. I’m not going to fire you every time you give a wrong answer.
Applicant: Neville Chamberlain.
House: Wrong. You’re fired.

That’s pretty much how he whittled down candidates. Cuddy told him that he could only hire three, so House fired row D - until a cute girl came out and he says “I’m sorry - I was wrong - it’s not row D, it’s row C that is fired.”

He gets a page - from his own office. He heads to the office and finds Captain Cooper, who dumps $50,000 on his desk in order to cure her. She tells him that everything has to be off the books because she’s in line for NASA, and there are 100 candidates that are completely healthy right behind her waiting to take her place. House asks what’s in it for him, and she explains her symptoms, intriguing him.

He heads back to the fellows and introduces her as Osama bin Laden. He has some of the candidates run diagnostic tests while others break into her house and still others run to wash his car. One catty blonde says that she’s not washing his car and convinces the others to walk off with her. She returns a bit later, having used her wits to get others to quit so that there are fewer people to go against. Meanwhile House has three of the applicants put Cooper into a hyberberic chamber in order to make sure there is enough oxygen in her lungs. She winds up going into v-tach and Kai Penn (Kutner and number 6) brings in the defibrillator paddles, shocking her and causing a fire to break out on her chest. They get the fire out and her heart is now beating.

When they go to House’s office to tell him, he’s looking at something on the computer.

House: What, you’ve never seen the naked female form before?
13: I don’t think she’s seen it spooning with a dolphin.
House: Porpoise - Porpoise - there’s a difference you know.
13: Should we give you a minute?

To read the rest of the episode, click below!
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Sorry I wasn’t around yesterday - my internet kicked it for a bit - damn satellite internet! Here’s a hint - when they say that satellite internet is “just like broadband”, they LIE!

Looks like tonight’s episode is going to be awesome! It’s going to start with House getting a proposition (NOT the kind he wishes for) from a NASA pilot named Captain Cooper. Cooper says that she’s “hearing with her eyes”, and that she needs House to diagnose her without letting anyone in the hospital know. If NASA finds out, they’ll kick her out. She gives him $50,000 dollars to keep it a secret, so House names her “Osama bin Laden” and has his new “team” start working on her. It starts with forty potentials and gets whittled down pretty quickly. Some of the newbies aren’t what he expected - such as the character played by Kai Penn. House tells him to leave, but he sticks around. Also interesting is the character played by Carmen Argenziano, who, it turns out, isn’t really a doctor!!

Meanwhile House thinks he sees Chase and then thinks he sees Cameron and Foreman!

Are Chase, Cameron and Foreman really there? Don’t click if you don’t want to be spoiled!

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I love these pics - especially the first one!

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