Watching House

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.

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?

I’m going to be adding a new category here on Watching House called Close and Personal. This will be a place that we go in depth with the actor or actress and see where they come from, what they’ve acted in, who they’re connected to, and get to look at some great pictures as well. Up first: THIRTEEN!

Role: Thirteen
Real Name: Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn)
Born: March 10, 1984
Birth Place: New York City
Parents: Leslie (a producer on 60 Minutes) and Andrew (an Irish journalist)
First Role: Skin - a television show. She appeared in 6 episodes as Jewel Goldman
Most notable role other than House The O.C. as Alex Kelly, and The Black Donnellys as Jenny Reilly
Relationships: Olivia married Tao Ruspoli, who is a filmmaker and photographer, in 2003.
Interesting Information: Olivia is actually a blonde! Yes, we have another House actress who is a blonde but has dyed her hair brunette. There are some photos below of her as a blonde - I REALLY like her as a brunette better.

She was considered for the role of Vesper Lynd in the James Bond movie Casino Royale, but didn’t get the part.

Oh - Olivia is a princess. Yes, she is an actual princess. Don’t believe me? Check it out in her own words:

“My husband’s father was a Prince, he - unfortunately passed away a couple of years ago, but he was a prince in Rome, and so, by law, and so it’s my husband, and technically, that makes me a princess and so… Very archaic thing, aristocratic title that actually the Pope gave out to a few families in Rome in the 15th Century, so you know, it’s kind of funny because in writing, occasionally, I’ll get a piece of mail that says Princess Olivia and I’ll get really excited and keep it for a year. But it is - yeah, I’m not a princess on set though.”

Another quote from Olivia:

“Yeah, I think there was no other profession for me. I was either going into an insane asylum or to be an actor. Because I think it is for a lot of people. If we didn’t have this profession, what would we do? I’m so grateful that this tendency switch to different characters and talk to yourself can be legitimized and get paid for it. So, I always wanted to do it.”

So there you have it - Princess Olivia Wilde, one of our favorite new actresses: Thirteen!

Click on the thumbnails to make them larger - there are some pictures of her as a blonde and of her with her husband, Tao. If you do NOT want to know who makes it through House’s process of elmination, don’t click the more tab. News has come through about who has signed contracts. If you’re impatient, like me, click away!

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