Watching House

Unfortunately both Hugh and House got screwed at the Golden Globes (yes, it’s true, I’ll say it - that show NEVER gets what it deserves..or rarely, anyway), so it’s time to discuss the fashion of the House ladies during the Golden Globes!

Up first: Jennifer Morrison

Well this is a sight better than the dress she wore the other night, isn’t it? It’s a bit bright, but it has a very classic line to it and a classic look. The problem this time is above the bustline…

What’s up with the earrings? I mean, they’re not horrible, but coupled with the hairstyle that looks like it came out of a hairstyle design book from the 70’s and the skin tone and makeup make her look like she’s closing in on 40!

How about Olivia Wilde?

Very classy dress. I like the color, and even though I’m still kinda iffy on the rushing (roushing? How DO you spell that…) on the bottom of the dress, and on the belt, overall I think the look is excellent, including the hair being left loose to hang down her back.

And last, but certainly not least, Lisa Edelstein!

This dress bothers me, because I could love it. I could really, absolutely love it - if only it weren’t for the half-bow thingie on the front. That just throw me off of the dress entirely! The shoes, though, are amazing…

There’s no way my feet would ever look that good in those shoes.

So what do you think about the ladies of House and how they looked at the Golden Globes?

The above photo is seriously HQ and is awesome when in full size - and would make a great desktop! Click on it to check it out in HQ

To start with: congratulations to the entire cast and crew of House for winning the People’s Choice Award for Best Television Drama! You certainly deserve it - although I don’t classify House as a drama, more as the best hour of TV on all week (although I am starting to get almost as hooked on Fringe…thanks to it showing after House for so long.)

Let’s get down to business now, shall we? I got the HQ images of our lovely House ladies so that we can see how bad the damage was…and for a few, it was pretty bad. Let’s start with my favorite fashion victim lover, shall we?

Jennifer Morrison, step on down!

At first glance I thought “oh - she’s wearing a nice little silver dress. Appropriate length, good color, nice!” then I took a closer look. My guess? Jennifer headed to New York City for the New Years Eve ball dropping ceremony and decided to steal a few pieces off of the ball because she was “inspired”…either that or she took down the disco ball she had in her apartment and decided that some recycling was in order.

Seriously, what was she trying to accomplish with this dress? Yes, the color and length are great, and the shoes are killer - her hair looks good and even her makeup is fine, so why strap yourself into a dress that looks like it was a castoff from Janet Jackson’s canceled tour? (maybe THAT’s where she got it from…)

One thing that you don’t see from the front is this:

She.Has.No.Curves. The dress suggests curves from the front but once you see the side you realize that there’s nothing to her! Apparently she’s decided to drop even more weight since Olivia came on board and out-skinnied her, because I don’t remember Jennifer ever looking this thin.

Come on down Olivia Wilde!

At first glance this dress is extremely classy. I love how wispy it is and how it reminds me of classic Hollywood with a modern twist to it. I absolutely adore her arm bands and her makeup is flawless. I even love how a simply ponytail looks great with the dress. The only complaint I have is that she looks to skinny! Come on Olivia - put a little weight on! On one side it looks like the dress is hanging a bit, but I think that it’s just the fabric draping in a strange way. I just wish I could see what her shoes look like!

Hello Lisa Edelstein! (sorry - was unable to find any HQ versions of her entire dress)

Nice long black dress - classic. A little peek-a-boo down at the bottom of the dress, which I adore, and a matching bag - nice. How can you go wrong with a long black dress?

Like this.

Dear God! It looks like she snagged the plant holder that my grandmother used to use to hold her spider plants with! You know the one - it’s the same one almost every grandmother had - the thickly braided one that holds the spider plant suspended in the air so that the vines can drape down and annoy you? And your grandmother got bonus points if hers had beads in it (my grandmother’s did).

And then, as if that weren’t bad enough, there’s round shiny things on her chest?! What happened Lisa?! First the dress that the 70’s forgot and now this hot-grannie style top?

And let’s not even point out that during her portraiture sitting she had a little something right there….

It was not a good night for Jennifer or for Lisa. But there was someone who managed to look absolutely fabulous (aside from Olivia and all the men, that is)…

Jesse’s girlfriend? Looked hot! I love the dress, and I especially love the little handbag that she’s got going on as well! She looked really, really good.

All the men looked great, including your favorite and mine, Omar Epps (his suit was great but his attitude was sorely lacking.)

Here’s a few videos of the wins last night, in case you didn’t get the chance to see them. Let’s hope that we not only win on Sunday, but that Lisa and Jennifer get nicer dresses!!

Just when I think the only news that I’ve got to share is the House marathon going on for Christmas, I check Wireimage and find that Morrison and Wilde have been making the Hollywood rounds again! yes! This means we get to critique their outfits again!

First up is this ensemble that Jennifer wore to the Conga Room grand opening in LA on Dec. 10th.

I actually like the top of this outfit. It shows off her slenderness and while it’s a bit risque (you wouldn’t want to wear it to a PTA meeting), it’s very appropriate for the grand opening of a club. Then we get to the skirt. What happened? It looks like someone took a grass wall off of a tiki hut and wrapped it around her waist!! A potentially good dress destroyed by the skirt.

Next up is the dress she wore to the HFPA Salute to Young Hollywood party on Dec 17th.

I’m torn on this one. On one hand, I love the colors of the dress. On the other hand, it looks like a cross between a sarong and a muumu that you’d find on an old woman in Florida! Come on Jen! We know you can do better than this!!

Let’s go to Olivia! Olivia wore this outfit when she attended the HFPA Salute to Young Hollywood party on Dec 17th as well.

Very pretty, very appropriate. The belt cinches her waist nicely, and although I always say she could use a few pounds (so could Jennifer), the dress shows off her figure nicely. But what happened with the hose?! Black hose?! Really?! It looks like black tights that I would get out of my 4 year old daughter’s dresser drawer!

The next day Olivia attended Flaunt Magazine’s 10th anniversary party and holiday toy drive.

Very nice trench! I love how it flares at the bottom and how attractive it looks - it almost looks like something you’d find in Angelina Jolie’s closet! But what’s under the trench?

A….pillowcase?! With pockets?! What is it with pockets and dresses lately ladies?! I don’t mind white dresses, but this one has no shape to it what so ever. The only good thing about this outfit is that the chunky necklace matches the shoes - and that’s it.

Come on House ladies! You can do better than this!!

What do you think of these outfits?

Fox has released new promotional pictures for House - so far these four are the only ones that I’ve found, but hopefully we can find some of House, Wilson, Cuddy, and the other ducklings!!

As for the photo of Olivia Wilde - I actually like it! I think it’s really cute - whoever did the photo shoot needs to stand up and take a bow. I even like the one of Foreman!

Apparently Olivia Wilde has been taking notes from last year when Jennifer Morrison went around to different events in dresses that did nothing for her - witness this dress. Olivia went to the GQ “Man of the Year Award) on November 18th and wasn’t looking her best. I know you can’t always look amazing, but this dress really does nothing for her.

Jennifer Morrison, on the other hand, has learned her lesson! She went to the 5th anniversary of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fun on November 17th and looked amazing! I think she looks a bit thin, but then again, it’s Hollywood and they all look thin. This dress, however, looks fabulous on her!

Lisa was at the 15th annual Lint Roller Party presented by Best Friend’s Animal Society on November 13th, and all I can say is - Lisa? What happened? This dress/jacket ensemble is very unflattering and is definitely not something that I enjoy seeing her in - her dog, however, is ADORABLE!

What do you think about the lady’s outfits?

Well, we sure have a lot to discuss, don’t we? First I want to talk about the whole Thirteen/lesbian kissing scene thing. I, too, was surprised that it was allowed on at 8 pm - which leads me to believe that the time change wasn’t set up for 8 pm originally. But that is neither here nor there.

A lot of you have told me how much you disliked that scene, and how you dislike Thirteen in general. I can’t say as I disagree with you - I’m surprised to say that Thirteen makes me want Cameron back! I don’t have a problem with the whole lesbian thing because they did explain (sort of) why she’s going for women instead of guys, so it’s not just the writers trying to get a gratuitous sex scene in there. But I watch and wonder: will Thirteen’s life mean something? Which, I believe, is the point.

Next is the look on House’s face when he found out that Cuddy was adopting. Here it is:

Some of you have said you think House looks that way because he’s realizing that everyone’s moving on. I don’t think so - call me a romantic but I think it’s because HE wanted to be the one to be with Cuddy, and he knows that she’s not going to need him or want him around as much if she’s got a baby. Maybe he doesn’t want her sexually, but he does want her in his life, and he knows that it will change once a baby comes into the picture.

Finally some spoilers for next week’s episode - if you do NOT want to see spoilers, don’t click below!

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Firstly it’s been reported that Hugh Laurie was not at the Emmy’s due to having the flu - and here is the news straight from the news straight from the mouth of the woman I love the most herself (at least on House), Lisa Edelstein. She gave a quick interview and I’ve got a copy of it below - please click below to see that video as well as more photos from the Emmy’s and a sneak peak into Tuesday’s episode!!

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So I’ve been watching the Emmy’s since a bit past 8 (long day) and so far, no Hugh? I’ve been looking for pictures of him through Wire Image and through other sites and I’ve seen none?!?! Have you?

Here, however, are tons of photos of Lisa Edelstein, Jennifer Morrison, and Olivia Wilde arriving at the Emmy’s. My opinion? Their dresses all look great, but my favorite would have to be Lisa’s. She looks beautiful - and the new haircut?! Nice! What do you think?

More photos and news as I come upon it!

Update: new photos of Omar Epps and Kal Penn…

I know I just posted about the season premiere (ON TONIGHT), but I found this long interview over on Hollywood.com that you have to read! Here are a few snippits:

On the dimensions of House he’s excited to explore:
Laurie: There are places to go, there are layers to be revealed, situations to put him in that will reveal anxieties and desires that he has. In fact, those are things that we have actually done so far this season. In the first half dozen shows, we see House in some pretty unusual situations. We see him in ways that we haven’t seen him before, dealing with his own loss, his loss of Wilson, potentially the loss of a parent and just dealing with his own grief, how grief shows itself in him. There are ways in which it surprises him as well as everyone else, but I feel just so lucky to be driving this beautifully constructed motor car. I’m just thankful that they remember to put gas in the tank, if that analogy makes any sense at all. But it is very much [the writers’] car. They designed it and I drive it where they tell me.

On his recent decision to re-up for several more seasons of the show:
Laurie: I certainly feel very, very blessed to be doing what I’m doing, playing this character which is a character that I still am fascinated by and love, I would say. Actually, I think that’s part of an actor’s job, to love the character that you play, in a way. I love the show, the people I’m working with – I’d be foolish not to go as far as the show goes, to go the distance with the show. If that’s where it takes us then that’s where it takes us. Then it may not. It might all end in a week’s time, but that’s partly me. I’m always thinking that way. I mean, I think this occurs in a woman’s life. It’s an enormous thing to happen, you know, your husband is cheating on you and what do you do and who are your allies and who comes to your aid? And all these things are, I think, relevant and equally true now, so it’s just a different observation, different observations on an age-old trouble.

On the long-simmering prospect of a House-Cuddy romance:
Edelstein: I wouldn’t want to ruin anything, but they’re definitely exploring the House/Cuddy relationship further without actually losing the dynamic that exists between them. That kind of edgy dynamic does not go away. David Shore never writes in a straight line. So it’s been a lot of fun…I think that if you asked Cuddy, I think for her she deeply admires this human being as much as he’s a pain in the ass or a pain in the arse, depending on who you talk to. I think she sees the best in him on that level even though he makes her life very, very difficult at times.

On Kutner’s approach to life and death:
Penn: At the end of the last season, you find out what had happened to Kutner’s parents. When he was six he saw them get murdered, basically, so his view of life and death is maybe a little more grounded in something. He’s mourned something so severe, so something that would happen to Amber is just part of life and death. But he also asked her out after Wilson had already beaten him to it, so he probably had some sort of a private grieving process. When he said goodbye to her it certainly wasn’t this big dramatic, emotional thing for him. He just did what he had to do, kind of smiled at her, and that was it.

On Thirteen’s life-altering medical revelation:
Wilde: At the end of Season Four we learned that Thirteen indeed does have Huntington’s Disease, which she suspected because of her mother. It’s House that encouraged her to find out. That was a difficult decision for her, I think, partly because of Amber’s death, she decided to go ahead and find out. Not only does she find out that she has Huntington’s but it’s very bad, her diagnosis, in that she doesn’t have too long. Eight to ten years is the life expectancy. Many of those years will be miserable dealing with the side effects of the disease. In the beginning of Season Five we pick up with her dealing with that. She is a woman who really likes to be in control. She doesn’t like to have anyone pity her. She doesn’t like to bring her personal life into the office. She would rather have no one even call her by her real name then have anyone know anything know anything about her.

See the entire House Cast Interview.

Would you believe that I took a trip to Tahiti for a month where I did nothing but watch House reruns and sip fruity drinks with umbrellas in them? No?! I wouldn’t either. Actually what happened is really benign - the last month of the summer just got away from me. Between all of the normal everyday life stuff, a lot of not-so-great things happened and, the next thing I knew, it was the middle of September. I apologize greatly for taking a month (or so) off, but please know that I’m here! I’m back! And now that the kiddos are back in school (one is in preschool which just started) and the new season is rushing right up to us, I’m ready to get the show on the road!

One of the good things that happened since I’ve been gone is that the gurus at 451 Press changed the layout a bit here, so I can post tons of pics in a little gallery, making it easy to see new pictures of the show, which I love.

There are TONS of things to discuss so let me gather my thoughts and I’ll be back with some spoilers and other information about the new season - I’m also working on getting some stuff for giveaways (yay), so make sure you keep coming back!

For now, here are some HQ photos from the season promotional photo shoot!!

Fox’s All Star Party at the Pier had some huge stars! All the Fox celebrities showed up, including Hugh, Omar, Olivia, and Kal! Absent were Jesse Spencer, Jennifer Morrison, and Lisa Edelstein (and RSL, who’s never at these parties).

Unfortunately this year I don’t see any pics of Hugh on bumper cars, but there is a cute one of the three new ducklings!

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Alright, I’ve got something that we need to discuss - seriously. What’s wrong with 13? I’m a member of a number of House boards, and I cruise the net way more hours than I should looking for information for this site. Everywhere I turn there are more people that hate 13 than there are people that like her - what’s up with that?! When the new season started, I really, really liked her! I loved how she gave it right back to House but how she seemed sweeter than Cameron had been. For some reason, Cameron had really rubbed me the wrong way.

Now, however, as the episodes are going on (finally!), I find that I’m not quite sure how I feel about 13. The last episode on Tuesday night I actually…didn’t…like…her! Seriously! I was actually smiling when I saw Cameron at the end of the episode and sort of missed her! I know - it’s sick and disturbing, but that’s the truth! I know that when the season started the feelings for 13 were split half and half. The half that didn’t like her were mostly Cameron fans, and the half that did like her were excited and hoping to see her in a love situation with someone.

I’m going to go out on a huge limb here and say that most House fans have issues with the female characters. With the one exception to the rule being Cuddy. Most fans feel that Cuddy can do no wrong and want to see her in more scenes. Why are we so tough on the young females on the show? From the feedback I’m getting, most people liked the clinic patient last episode more than they liked 13, which, I think, shows that there’s something a bit wrong with the way they’re portraying the female doctors…or am I totally insane? Shouldn’t we at least partially like the female ducklings? I think more people like Taub than they do 13! It seems that Foreman is the only male doctor that no one likes, but when it comes to the girls, they get eviscerated. Should we have another female character aside from Cuddy that we like, or are the feelings we have for the current female ducklings (old and present) a good mix for the show?

There’s a new TV Guide with House and the girls on it! Check it out:

I officially LOVE this photo! Okay, I know that most of you don’t care for 13, but hey, it’s a great shot of all of them! Thanks to a wonderful House fan, I’ve also got the rest of the interview as well! I’d try to type it out, but the last time I did that I got a slap on the wrist from TV Guide (sorry again TV Guide!). I’m putting these into thumbnails because there are a few spoiler-y type things that are said, but just click on them to make them large enough to read the entire story (and it’s a good one!!)

And don’t forget (as if you could) - NEW EPISODE TONIGHT! I’m buried in work but hopefully I’ll be able to watch the show and write a recap late this evening.

Of course, I’ll be up until 2 in the morning, but it’s SO worth it!!

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Well, Olivia Wilde was the only House star that I could find at the SAG awards! I’m really shocked, actually, I thought Lisa Edelstein would be there for sure, especially since she’s been such a huge supporter of the SAG during their strike. I’m still kind of bummed that House lost…I mean, the show doesn’t need any awards for me to know how awesome it is, but to lose to Sopranos, which hasn’t had a new episode in how long? Just seems odd.

Olivia looks…eh…okay, I guess. I usually like her a lot better in her finery, but for some reason she looks a bit haughty in these photos…not sure why. Is it just me? How do you think she looked?

Want to see some beautiful pics? Go here.

House Daily has got some great photos up of an old Olivia Wilde photo shoot. She looks absolutely fabulous in these photos! Here are a few of them…for the best ones, click over on the site.