I don't think the writing is all there is to House. Far from it. It's the "what" and I agree with Hugh Laurie when he says what is important, what is interesting is the "how." I get that the "how" is his job, but any lesser actor portraying House would likely play it on the nose and be so unlikeable no one would watch. A plot summary doesn't come near telling why the show is so compelling. It's Hugh's performance that illuminates the whole thing and makes House fascinating and intriguing. I think some of the layers are in the writing, in the situations he's put into, and don't get me wrong, I do think a lot of the writing on House is stellar, but a what involves me the most is in his expression, his eyes, his reactions and when how he responds reveal a deeper, more complicated, more hidden person than the others around him in his life ever see. And even when they do glimpse it, they don't quite get what his efforts cost him. House is an outsider by nature and it's both his strength and his tragedy. Without a performance of the caliber that Hugh Laurie gives so consistently, we wouldn't care about this oddball genius so much: we would have moved on by now.

Sometimes I think they should have portrayed House as an asexual,much like The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper or BBC's Sherlock...what do you think?

I've invented a challenge, simply because I'm bored and don't want to work. It's called "I'M Tired of Waking Up on the Floor: OR 17 Times House Ended up on the Ground" Let's see if this group can list ALL the times House has been punched, kicked, tripped, drugged, passed out, or otherwise ended up on the floor (not counting the times he lies there on purpose). I've counted 17, but there may well be more. I'll start us off: Season One 1. Detox: He gets punched by the patient's father. 2. Hunting (SEason One??): He gets punched by the patient's father (though he doesn't actually end up on the ground.) 3. Honeymoon: He tries to walk "normally" and falls.

I'll add the "on purpose" ones: Occam's Razor - sitting on the floor of the pharmacy, looking at all the colchicine. DNR - lying on the floor, listening to John Henry's music Hunting - lying on the floor with Stacy, waiting for Steve McQueen to get caught Failure to Communicate - sitting on the floor of the airport terminal, bouncing the stolen ball, while doing the DDX Distractions (2) - lying under the table during the DDX and sleeping on his office floor Sleeping Dogs Lie - sleeping on floor when Wilson comes in to show him the article Who's Your Daddy - sitting on the floor with the box that has the morphine Que Sera Sera - sitting on the floor of the jail cell One Day, One Room - trips the guy with the cockroach in his ear and kneels on him Airborne - doing a spinal tap on the floor of the plane Help Me - most of the episode is on the ground Bombshells - while singing Come On, Get Happy Not on purpose: Sex Kills - kneed in groin Safe - Wilson saws through the cane No Reason (2) - falls down when he gets shot; passes out when he tears his stitches Merry Little Christmas - passed out when Wilson finds him 97 Seconds - electrocutes himself House's Head - on floor of bus during the accident Birthmarks - Cuddy drugs House The Greater Good - tripwire So that's 9 more of the "not on purpose" ones.

17 Times House Ended up on the Floor To summarize, so far we have: 1. Detox: He gets punched by the patient's father. 2. Hunting: He gets punched by the patient's father (though he doesn't actually end up on the ground.) 3. Honeymoon: He tries to walk "normally" and falls. 4. Sex Kills - kneed in groin 5. Safe - Wilson saws through the cane 6, 7. No Reason (2) - falls down when he gets shot; passes out when he tears his stitches 8. Merry Little Christmas - passed out when Wilson finds him 9. 97 Seconds - electrocutes himself 10. House's Head - on floor of bus during the accident 11. Birthmarks - Cuddy drugs House 12. The Greater Good - Cuddy's tripwire Plus "On purpose" ones: Occam's Razor - sitting on the floor of the pharmacy, looking at all the colchicine. -DNR - lying on the floor, listening to John Henry's music -Hunting - lying on the floor with Stacy, waiting for Steve McQueen -Failure to Communicate - sitting on the floor of the airport terminal, -Distractions (2) - lying under the table during the DDX and sleeping on his office floor -Sleeping Dogs Lie - sleeping on floor when Wilson comes in to show him the article -Who's Your Daddy - sitting on the floor with the box that has the morphine -Que Sera Sera - sitting on the floor of the jail cell -One Day, One Room - trips the guy with the cockroach in his ear and kneels on him -Airborne - doing a spinal tap on the floor of the plane -Help Me - most of the episode is on the ground -Bombshells - while singing Come On, Get Happy There's at least five more unintentional ones out there!

Not On Purpose -- drugged by 13 (and possibly more) for testing in "You Don't Want To Know."

Not on purpose: S3"Family" - adorable Hector chewed his cane S6"The Tyrant" - slipped on a wet floor at the neighbour's doorway, in Wilson's apartment S6"Moving the chains" infamous Lucas' tricks: 1. the grip rail fell, in the bathroom (well, not on the floor, in the bathtub, and naked. this counts?) 2. Lucas stuck his leg, in the cafeteria

It's a wonder he never broke a bone....The man knows how to fall.

S3"Family" - adorable Hector chewed his cane S6"The Tyrant" - slipped on a wet floor at the neighbour's doorway, in Wilson's apartment S6"Moving the chains" infamous Lucas' tricks: 1. the grip rail fell, in the bathroom (well, not on the floor, in the bathtub, and naked. this counts?) 2. Lucas stuck his leg, in the cafeteria Yes, falling in the tub counts. Getting close! We're up to 15. Still 3 more that I can think of (so a total of 18.) One is pretty subtle, but if you look at my original post, and the fact that he doesn"t ALWAYS end up on the floor, it will help you figure it out.

Also, he fell in the isolation tub when they tried to get him out in "House's Head." Does that count?

Also, he fell in the isolation tub when they tried to get him out in "House's Head." Does that count? This counts--and it's one I hadn't thought of. So now we're up to 16. STill at least three more out there. Riverflow22, yours would come under the category of "on purpose".