House's House of Whining

Namaste · Duckling Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 3312

Photos from the 100th episode party are starting to come in. You can find one batch here and I'm sure there will be more.

Poeia · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:25 am Post subject:

I don't know where else to put this -- there isn't enough merchandising to call for a thread on that alone...

Just got an e-mail from Borders. The entire stock of 2009 calendars is on sale for $4 each through February 7. The sale is in-store only (plus the website is out of the House calendar) but, if you live near a Borders, you might want to check it out.

jair · Fellow Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 884

euphrosyna · Resident Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 252

DOB1234 · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:41 am Post subject:

And of course no RSL. His avoidance of the press is kind of annoying at times. I'm beginning to suspect that he actually has a much bigger role in the show but most of the time he just doesn't show up. Wink

Namaste · Duckling Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 3312

Yay! It looks like Omar trimmed the goatee.

Please. Please make it so.

jonne · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:55 am Post subject:

Kal's not there either. And Omar, would it hurt to smile just once?

ETA: And why are those shirts only available in the US? Crying or Very sad

Namaste · Duckling Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 3312

Sorry. Marykir already answered that question.

TJRX · Resident Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 317

I think M.Ryan's issues with the show definitely go deeper than becoming bored with it, or any specific plot line complaints. After so long of singing HL's praises, now criticisms of him and his performance are cropping up in other reviews. Ryan has gone from being a huge fan of the show to being almost spiteful very quickly. She's reacting not like someone who is part of a mutual breakup, but more like a jilted lover. I think there is a backstory here that we don't know about.

Namaste · Duckling Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 3312

jair · Fellow Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 884

I posted a bit upthread a bit from Mo's review of Lie To Me, where she says "So far, the character appears to be about as cynical as Gregory House, but Lightman is given some depth and ambiguity by Roth, who is an intrinsically interesting performer." I think the presence of the "but" there suggests that she finds that Hugh is not giving House depth or ambiguity, and further, that the ending description of Roth is meant to suggest that this is another contrast, even if she doesn't out and out say it. The entire review takes one potshot after another at House, and to me, it does seem very emotional. It reminds me of the time Lisa de Moraes (sp?) wrote about the Emmy after party Hugh Laurie played, and was obviously very pissed at Hugh for something, which she didn't mention but instead took potshot after potshot, from describing his walk as shuffling to saying she was tired of him to wondering why he was at the party anyway, since he wasn't nominated to accusing a later poster who asked who she found to be nice of being a Hugh Laurie fan digging for a compliment. Clearly, some backstory there, and one that has faded with time. Lisa de M still likes and watches House.

m_supercomputer · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:29 pm Post subject:

jair · Fellow Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 884

I think the "but" implies contrast with House in terms of depth and ambiguity, not similarity. And while I think Mo has every right to have a negative reaction to the show, it seems rather odd to use a review of Lie To Me to make several digs at House, with the one at Hugh Laurie being really odd. Actually, I thought the stock character one was odd, too. Has anyone, including Mo, been accusing House of being a byword in the press for using stock characters on the show? Even the Thirteen criticism has been aimed at the actress not pulling off a complex part. Are Kutner and Taub stock characters? Or is it the POTW who are stock characters? Amber? I thought it was an odd reference, because it seemed to imply that House was well known for dragging the show down with stock characters.

amysusanne · Duckling Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 2477

It doesn't seem odd to me at all, to compare and contrast "House". It's common practice for critics to take a show that is similar in tone (and it's not an original thought to consider the central characters of LTM and "House" to be similar to each other) and criticise it for being a copy cat or making a point of separating it from an unfair comparison. While she's clearly unhappy with the show and certain aspects of the show, she wasn't criticising the character of House or Hugh Laurie's acting, she was praising Tim Roth for making his character more than just a paper thin copy of one aspect of House's personality.