I watched the B-roll and thought it was really sad that the POTW was a better actress than either of the female doctors. And, yeah, what happened to Arizona?

Well...Jesse is adorable. But I couldn't disagree with him more. I don't think it was time for new people. But he's lovely about being kicked into the background. Seeing Chase in a mask for maybe ten seconds an ep while newbies I loathe get the screentime just isn't going to cut it for me. Although I might tape to watch if he actually gets a one minute scene with Hugh each ep. More Chase/House time that way than the past three seasons. And, although I'm glad Cuddy hires Chase back. How much you wanna bet we don't see that happen? ::Sigh:: And please, tell me Foreman's not going to get his own team? I'll be done with House if that's the case. I can't watch the interviews for the other's. I'm already depressed enough.

I second that vote. Hasn't she read moniters wrong before? Jeez, do they want her to kill someone? I can really see her losing it down there, I don't think she's mad to handle crisis situations, JMO. chase did an angiogram on the wrong leg and they didn't seem to be too interested in keeping him away from the NICU, which is a pretty detail oriented department. sadly, in real life, you're gonna find plenty of doctors in the ER that have made stupid mistakes at times or who use their own personal experiences in dealing with patients. the ER is just the clinic with actual emergencies. i see no reason why cameron, foreman *or* chase wouldn't be fine in that department, though i don't particularly see any of the three wanting to stay there permanently. the point is, though, there are better doctors than *all* of them out there just as there are worse doctors. IMO the interviewers have had enough teasers, never mind the end of the season with Cameron's I'm over him/I'm not waiting for Tuesday, that they aren't likely to go that route. Plus here I'm assuming its a fox interviewer deliberately steering the questions to what they want to highlight. you assume correctly. all of that stuff is so carefully orchestrated that they could teach the white house some moves. What happened to her ambitions to go work for all those people repeatedly referenced when she walks out - I'm not knocking ER work, but the only context in which it makes some sense is that the subtext is she's determined to stay near Chase and/or House plus maybe she interviewed for those positions & didn't get them - come on, would anyone who knows House seriously think that a letter of reference signed by House was actually written by him?? i don't think people actually know house, so i think a letter of recommendation with his signature would go very, very far outside of PPTH. i think it would kick all three doctors to the front of the line and then it would be a matter of personal preference. in this case, i have no idea. i'll just have to see the episode. it could have something to do with chase *or* house or it could just be a matter of her walking out with no job and needing one. the various positions referenced in the past are long gone by the time cameron walks out. that was such a spontaneous decision that there was no backup plan. sometimes you take the job you can get at the moment and you settle. sometimes offers are too good to refuse even if they're not what you want to be doing.

Kal Penn's character actually sounds unique, with the flipping his number prank & sneaking back in. I did love that little bit as well, Ranee., and I think out of all of them I'll like Penn's character the best. He sounds funny and the cast is in some desperate need of some Asian representation. The moment he said "out of the box thinker", however, I though psuedoChase. ...And what did happen to Arizona?! Did they change their minds, or were they just messing with us? ETA: Was that Penn's character that was working with Chase during the B roll clips?

Yeah, it seems pretty obvious that Penn is going to be fake!Chase among the new flock. There's the out-of-the-box thinking plus the process of elimation. LOL Oh, well, the bright side is he's one of the ones that won't be sticking around since the actor has other committments in the spring, right? Cool. Let real!Chase to work more closely with House. Oh, and in case anyone missed it because they didn't bother watching the Hugh interview, Hugh said the real ducklings come back in the 2nd and 3rd episode. So it sounds like we at least get to see Chase in the second episode.

Oh, well, the bright side is he's one of the ones that won't be sticking around since the actor has other committments in the spring, right? Cool. Let real!Chase to work more closely with House. that's just wishful thinking, imo. there's no reason to think that penn wouldn't be a serious consideration or that his teaching of a seminar in the spring would conflict with what they needed him to do on the show. the dude's been working non-stop for the past two years in film and television and has somehow managed to still be working towards his graduate degree. scheduling could be handled, especially given the fact that he isn't required on campus every single day of the week. i have no idea what his seminar will actually involve, but i'd be surprised to find that he was lecturing more than two days a week. he's scary smart. he'd have to be preparing for it now while he's working on "house", so there's no reason to think he wouldn't be able to work in a shooting day here or there while teaching the courses. that aside, i think it's premature to try to pigeonhole all of these people based on the characters that already exist. sharing similar traits, whether they're traits the writers have given them or traits that the viewers have projected onto them, is probably not the greatest idea. why not watch the show with an open mind to see if you actually like it? it seems as if we're either setting up characters to hate them based on the fact that we dislike the existing characters they remind us of or we're setting them up as adversaries and threats to the characters and actors we like. why in the world does it have to be some jesse spencer/kal penn throw down? it's not thunderdome. there seems to be a thread running throughout the chase corner of the fandom that involves the absolute certainty that chase will be pushed aside by foreman, cameron, cuddy, wilson, whichever romantic pairings happen to exist (whether in real life or the fandom), the 40 new people *and* the two or three that make it to the halfway. but, there actually no reason to think that. in the first couple? sure. we know that. beyond that, once they're down to their five and then their three and then their two? not to much. the two new "regulars" are being brought in as ensemble players. with all due respect to the people who find the fact that the show chooses to focus so much time on house and less on the other five characters, that's not changing. there will now, allegedly, be one central character and seven supporters instead of five. if kal penn works out then he'll be around, but he doesn't have to be in every scene of every episode. cameron was a regular character in season one and found herself completely written out of an episode. wilson's had times when he was in one scene. everyone seems certain that these two new people are going to push the others out of the way without considering that the new people aren't coming in as the stars of the show.

It comes from the FACT (not perception, fact) that Chase has consistently been given less screentime and less dialogue than Foreman and Cameron over the course of the 3 seasons. It's what we expect because it's what we're used to. People have actually done the line counts and shown that Foreman is ahead of Cameron and Cameron is ahead of Chase in dialogue. It's not as if we're just paranoid. There is a legitimate reason we're afraid that Chase will be even LESS of a presence than he has been. So, actually there IS a reason to think that. ***For the record, the above post is NOT in response to the following quote: why in the world does it have to be some jesse spencer/kal penn throw down? it's not thunderdome.

Welcome to my world extra_cat. I got used to it eventually, the bitterness still appears every now and then. *grumble fox promo grumble*

EC, it may be true that Chase gets less lines, but JS has become a master of the little bits of business in the background. IMHO, he steals alot of the scenes because while the other two are blah blah blahing around, I'm watching him do something small and wonderful. He's been given less but with it he does more. :-) That doesn't mean it's fair though... I sincerely hope we'll see more of Chase this season. He's my favorite duckling.

Well, I'm not going to worry. Chase became my favorite duckling around season 3, and before then, I wasn't keeping track of who had more or less screen time or lines. Or during then, for that matter. And, I wasn't at all upset with what I saw for him in season 3. And, despite new characters, I actually have to see him being pushed aside for them (and who knows that I'll feel he is, even if others do?) before I get upset. That's not telling anyone else how to feel. Just saying I'll need something concrete for this upcoming season to get upset about.

Chase is far more interesting than Cameron and Foreman. I love the way JS plays him and you're right, he pretty much steals every scene he's in. Why can't Cam and Foreman think of something interesting to say? Your eyes can't help but wonder over to Chase. I'm more optimistic about him based on the interview, I think it'll be a great chance for Chase to continue to grow, since he's the only duckling that's really grown in a positive direction, IMO. While I admit my mind went to "it's Chase" when KP said "outside the box" I still think he'll be different, I can't really put my finger on why I think that, it's just an impression I get.

Classroom technology being what it is these days, I'm not sure Kal Penn would even have to be in the state to teach here...at Penn. (Wow, I just noticed that. I am lame.) Most classwork is already submitted electronically anyway, we've got bitchin' auditoriums with crazy internet hookups...although, of course, it will be much harder to stalk him that way. :wink: I'm actually not that worried about Chase, because I figure that the character development that happened with him at the end of last season had one of two reasonings behind it - to write the character out on a high note, or repurpose him for a slightly different role. Since he's plainly coming back, I'm guessing it's the latter. I'm loving these interviews, though. It's a good thing I don't have any serious addictions, because clearly my ability to avoid a fix is non-existent. LE loses me slightly with the innuendo...but then immediately wins me back with "I think I can say that on television. It's Yiddish" in a perfect deadpan. :lol: I don't know how I'll feel about Thirteen - her schtick could get old fast, but Olivia Wilde fangirling is too cute.

It comes from the FACT (not perception, fact) that Chase has consistently been given less screentime and less dialogue than Foreman and Cameron over the course of the 3 seasons. that really wasn't the greater point, but okay. if chase was standing in the background of every single shot or spouted off twelve pages of inane dialogue each episode would that be better than actual substance? because chase has had a hell of a lot of substance on this show and jesse spencer plays the hell out that character. and nevermind that perception *is* a problem with people who love one character, hate another character, don't even consider yet another character, etc. is chase featured less than others sometimes? absolutely? is chase neglected? not really. it goes in cycles. and it's been consistent. chase hasn't slowly been written out of the show. none of them have, either way. sometimes one is the focus, sometimes another is. "cursed" and "the mistake" vs. the two "euphoria" episodes. sometimes all three of them work in tandem. sometimes all three of them work in tandem and each have their solitary moments as well. ("half wit"). sometimes cameron gets her bit of character development. ("spin"). sometimes wilson does. ("histories"). sometimes *chase* does. ("damned if you do"). but, really, that was the most minor of points, even if it goes hand in hand with the bigger notes. i want to know why, based on an EPK interview and fan perception of chase, this guy could be the nemesis of chase fans everywhere. why jump to that conclusion or hope for other characters because they're less of a threat to chase? what happens if peter jacobson is the guy who works out and he winds up getting more screentime than any of the other five? It's what we expect because it's what we're used to. People have actually done the line counts and shown that Foreman is ahead of Cameron and Cameron is ahead of Chase in dialogue. i'm well aware of that. i was there. and, iirc, that was inspired by the claim that cameron was leaps and bounds ahead of the other two, wasn't it? cameron was taking over the show. turns out, not so much. and, iirc again, the results were pretty close. chase might have been third, but...really? the number of words really matters to people? It's not as if we're just paranoid. There is a legitimate reason we're afraid that Chase will be even LESS of a presence than he has been. So, actually there IS a reason to think that. but *why*? why set yourself up to not enjoy something just because you're convinced that you won't, especially when this is a show where the guy you like has always been a supporting character along with four other supporting characters? i understand the desire to see more of him, but i don't understand the disappointment and assumption that you're going to see less of him beyond these first couple. jesse spencer saying that he has had some time off doesn't necessarily equal no chase for the first seven episodes. the show is about house and the five supporting players were created the interact with house. they've all five developed their own personalities and been given their own stories and lives, but for the most part they're not going to exist too far from house's world. house one on one with wilson exists because he's house's best friend. house one on one with cuddy exists because she's his boss and they have history. house exists one on one and as a group with his fellows because he's their boss and they work together with him in his world. each has their own personal relationship with him and clearly he's missing them in some way or another. because of that, in spite of the fact that we already know they'll be back, we know they'll be back. and the fact that he's experiencing issues related to their leaving then they'll be back on both personal and professional levels. thinking that these new people are going to cancel out the relationships built between house, cameron and foreman these past three years is probably not the best route to go. EC, it may be true that Chase gets less lines, but JS has become a master of the little bits of business in the background. IMHO, he steals alot of the scenes because while the other two are blah blah blahing around, I'm watching him do something small and wonderful. He's been given less but with it he does more. i agree for the most part. and i also don't think that's an accident on the part of the writers or the director of those specific episodes. Classroom technology being what it is these days, I'm not sure Kal Penn would even have to be in the state to teach here...at Penn. (Wow, I just noticed that. I am lame.) heh. i'm pretty sure he got his undergrad degree from cal state. i'm just sayin'...

I'm moving a post from HouseRocket7 over here since it more pertinent: On the B-roll being shown on the site that won't be mentioned, is that the diner that the Bones crew visits so often in Omar's scene? It is certainly the same layout, altough I'm not sure about the name. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO2xh-L0wik If it is the same diner with the same name, it is so much more likely, possible (dream come true) taht Stephen will be making an appearance, if he practices so close to PPTH

I don't know how I'll feel about Thirteen - her schtick could get old fast, but Olivia Wilde fangirling is too cute. She was so adorable in that clip. I think it will be hilarious to see House pull all his tricks on her and then go slightly mad if there's absolutely no reaction. That would be utterly brilliant, because he always gets a reaction, even if it's small.