Did anyone else experience the HD broadcast of House last night switching to 4:3 SD about half way through the show, and then suddenly back to 16:9 HD? I was watching it OTA on Fox in Baltimore.

yep I recorded it in MD as well and noticed the same switching

No switching for me, but I did notice that several times, it wouldn't focus fast enough on scene changes or if somebody popped in frame and would just be blurry for 1/2 second or something. It was noticable.

I am in the Sacramento OTA market.

Great episode. I don't think Wilson was necessarily cruel. Everyone seemed to be telling Cameron to grow up. She was making her job a social club instead of focusing on her career and being a doctor. This may get me in trouble, but I see many women approach their jobs the same way. I thought Cuddy's advice to Cameron was spot on. Do your job and excel, and enjoy the payback down the road.

Did anyone else experience the HD broadcast of House last night switching to 4:3 SD about half way through the show, and then suddenly back to 16:9 HD? I was watching it OTA on Fox in Baltimore.

No. Sounds like it might have been a local issue.

Steve

Did anyone else experience the HD broadcast of House last night switching to 4:3 SD about half way through the show, and then suddenly back to 16:9 HD? I was watching it OTA on Fox in Baltimore.

Yep - it happened last week as well. I think it's a local issue here in Baltimore, either with the local affiliate or with Comcast. It seems to happen on House a lot. I used to get more picture break-ups on House than any other show. The last two weeks, it has done that HD-SD-HD switch. And those horrific local channel news inserts!! Could poor Jennifer Gilbert look any worse? And she's a cutie.

edit - hmm...I just re-read your post and you said OTA. So, I guess it isn't Comcast, but the local affiliate (ch. 45) that has the issue.

I don't get what a 6' hose and being a basketball player make that quote funny. And I rewound twice last night to hear that line!

No switching for me, but I did notice that several times, it wouldn't focus fast enough on scene changes or if somebody popped in frame and would just be blurry for 1/2 second or something. It was noticable.

I am in the Sacramento OTA market.

I noticed that as well. No switching here either though.

Good episode!

It looks like House had better ratings in NY than Idol!

NEW FOX DARLING: 'HOUSE' TOPS 'AMERICAN IDOL' IN NYC...... 14.5 RATING/23 SHARE FOR 'IDOL' IN NYC TRAILS 'HOUSE' 15.0 RATING/23 SHARE.

Cool! :cool:

Very cool, very wise those New Yorkers...a ray of hope for the intelligence quotient of American TV viewers.

I don't get what a 6' hose and being a basketball player make that quote funny. And I rewound twice last night to hear that line!


perhaps you're too innocent to find humor by expoilting stereotypes, but since you asked: basketball players are mostly black, and black people are stereotyped to have large 'hoses'

perhaps you're too innocent to find humor by expoilting stereotypes, but since you asked: basketball players are mostly black, and black people are stereotyped to have large 'hoses'

LOL. I was wondering if anyone was going to touch that question!

Yep - it happened last week as well. I think it's a local issue here in Baltimore, either with the local affiliate or with Comcast. It seems to happen on House a lot. I used to get more picture break-ups on House than any other show. The last two weeks, it has done that HD-SD-HD switch. And those horrific local channel news inserts!! Could poor Jennifer Gilbert look any worse? And she's a cutie.

edit - hmm...I just re-read your post and you said OTA. So, I guess it isn't Comcast, but the local affiliate (ch. 45) that has the issue.
In one of the threads somewhere on this site today someone that works at Fox locally told me that it was their fault. That Idol runs late and the automatic timing of certain actions gets thrown off. The guy said he went out of the room, came back in and noticed it had switched back to 4:3 SD and then called down to the techs who popped it back over to 16:9 HD. He apologized. Was kind of funny.

Jennifer Gilbert looked like a Gremlin! What in the world are they doing to cause that kind of horrid picture? They always mess her up.

We also had some drop out on last night's episode, which kind of mystified me since I only get that when its really windy. Not last night.

Very cool, very wise those New Yorkers...a ray of hope for the intelligence quotient of American TV viewers.
Thanks some of us New Yorkers are very wise.. :)

Another good Dr. Chuckles line: You ain't the sharpest chop stick in the drawer...'
When the young Aisian girl was trying to weasel the pills.

I was looking at the tv show ratings in USA Today for last week, and House ranked in the Top 5 in all categories. AI made a clean sweep, and Lost appears to be... Lost, pun be damned.

perhaps you're too innocent to find humor by expoilting stereotypes, but since you asked: basketball players are mostly black, and black people are stereotyped to have large 'hoses'

Still not funny.

Very Cool..... Life imitating art......

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/04/19/bubonic.plague.ap/index.html

Thanks some of us New Yorkers are very wise.. :)

Another good Dr. Chuckles line: You ain't the sharpest chop stick in the drawer...'
When the young Aisian girl was trying to weasel the pills.
Yeah, I loved that whole thing with the Asian girl. She got her pills then she gave them to her mother and then House starts talking in Mandarin :p

I liked how the girlfriend was even more manipulative than House, quite a feat. Though poor Jesse just gets to watch the tennis match, but, I wondered about his glances with Cameron during the later House monologue.

Yeah, I loved that whole thing with the Asian girl. She got her pills then she gave them to her mother and then House starts talking in Mandarin :p

So, what did he say? We had a Hindi speaker for the previous bons mots?

I thought more so than Cameron, it was Foreman who was acting bitter, probably the side effect of being psychologically manhandled by House earlier in the season. His cold dismissal of Cameron's apology wasn't becoming of a gentleman.

I remember him having drinks with Chase in a bar last season - so why the cold shoulder to Cameron saying they were just colleagues, who wouldn't be saying hi and having drinks in a bar ten years down the road?

Did anyone else experience the HD broadcast of House last night switching to 4:3 SD about half way through the show, and then suddenly back to 16:9 HD? I was watching it OTA on Fox in Baltimore.
That my dear sir is a CRIME what with all the plugs (like with Cuddy last night) that JHH* gets in this show. Don’t get me wrong, those plugs are well-deserved. ;)

*John’s Hopkins Hospital :)

Very Cool..... Life imitating art......

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/04/19/bubonic.plague.ap/index.html
I was wondering who would note that. :)

Anybody else catch the fact that when HOUSE was sleeping on the floor in his office, he had an edition of Gray’s Anatomy under his head that he was using as pillow. I’m wondering if the writer(s) were using that as a pun or metaphor directed at the ABC series Grey’s Anatomy? :D

I like Grey's also :) but HOUSE is definitely on a higher level.

I thought more so than Cameron, it was Foreman who was acting bitter, probably
Foreman was acting indifferent, not bitter. His comment about being only a colleague was pretty accurate as well. It's not very common to stay really tight with someone from an old job - you might go out for drinks after work or for Friday afternoon lunches but that gradually fades away once a person changes employers - especially if in another town. Of course there are exceptions here and there but those are exceptions.

I think Foreman knows that he is young and he isn't going to be in the same position the rest of his life. He wants to stay friendly with everyone and have a good working relationship but he knows that they're they're only going to "friends" as long as they work together.

Cameron takes everything too seriously and is very reactionary - she borders on being an alarmist.

Cameron takes everything too seriously and is very reactionary - she borders on being an alarmist.
Yes, and she gets too far involved in the emotional aspects of the patients which is why House constantly pounds on her for that.

Still not funny.
After having it explained, I find it extremely HILARIOUS :D

I was wondering who would note that. :)

Anybody else catch the fact that when HOUSE was sleeping on the floor in his office, he had an edition of Gray’s Anatomy under his head that he was using as pillow. I’m wondering if the writer(s) were using that as a pun or metaphor directed at the ABC series Grey’s Anatomy? :D

I like Grey's also :) but HOUSE is definitely on a higher level.
I noticed that too, though ABC has a show called GREY'S ANATOMY, so a bit different, but still perhaps the same effect the writers wanted to achieve.

I couldn't believe Cameron slammed House later for making anal sex jokes ;)

But DAMN that line was funny.

So when will House and Cameron ever hook up, if ever? If not, what about House & Cuttey hooking up?

It looks like House had better ratings in NY than Idol!

NEW FOX DARLING: 'HOUSE' TOPS 'AMERICAN IDOL' IN NYC...... 14.5 RATING/23 SHARE FOR 'IDOL' IN NYC TRAILS 'HOUSE' 15.0 RATING/23 SHARE.

Cool! :cool:

Thinking about this some more, I wonder if the fact that we have had a string of consecutive new episodes of HOUSE has helped the ratings. It's amazing what a little continuity can do for ya! ;)

[QUOTE=JeffAtlanta]Foreman was acting indifferent, not bitter. His comment about being only a colleague was pretty accurate as well. It's not very common to stay really tight with someone from an old job - you might go out for drinks after work or for Friday afternoon lunches but that gradually fades away once a person changes employers - especially if in another town. Of course there are exceptions here and there but those are exceptions."


I always tell people at work who act like we are friends that " If you have never spoken to me without being paid, then we are co-workers who act friendly, not friends."

I always tell people at work who act like we are friends that " If you have never spoken to me without being paid, then we are co-workers who act friendly, not friends."

RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!

After having it explained, I find it extremely HILARIOUS :D

I'm not sure if that's sad you needed that explained :P

I found that line hilarious myself.

I always tell people at work who act like we are friends that " If you have never spoken to me without being paid, then we are co-workers who act friendly, not friends."

But they have gone out for drinks, haven't they? As a group or was it just Foreman and Chase?

But they have gone out for drinks, haven't they? As a group or was it just Foreman and Chase?
They've really just gotten together for after work drinks. That's a lot different than going clubbing on a regular basis or even hanging out at a coffee shop together like on Friends.

Of course they have gotten together sexually but you don't have to friends for that either.

Of course they have gotten together sexually but you don't have to friends for that either.

Do you mean Foreman and Chase?? :eek:

:p ;) :D

Do you mean Foreman and Chase?? :eek:

:p ;) :D

lol

See(unlike LukFilm) I was actually confused on all this anal stuff for another reason………..

Cameron takes everything too seriously and is very reactionary - she borders on being an alarmist.
Wouldn’t this ^ imply that Cameron has a rather tight anal sphincter tone?

On the other hand, wouldn’t House’s comment during the show suggest the contrary……that by now (ala 6 ft. hosing) the tone would be REALLY relaxed ?

Just seems contradictory to me. :confused:

Still not funny.
Personally, I thought it was purty funny just because only House could get away with something like that .

You found it not funny because ?……….

A. You don’t like the innuendo that black men have bigger hoses than white ?
B. You dislike the idea of anal sex ?
C. You dislike the idea of inter-racial sex ?
D. You dislike the idea of inter-racial anal sex ?
E. You dislike the put-down of BB players that they are having sex when they are
really busting their asses on the court all day and have no time for such nonsense (like Kobe in L.A. for instance) so it was an insult to athletes in general ?
F. None of the above.

Personally, I thought it was purty funny just because only House could get away with something like that .

You found it not funny because ?……….

A. You don’t like the innuendo that black men have bigger hoses than white ?
B. You dislike the idea of anal sex ?
C. You dislike the idea of inter-racial sex ?
D. You dislike the idea of inter-racial anal sex ?
E. You dislike the put-down of BB players that they are having sex when they are
really busting their asses on the court all day and have no time for such nonsense (like Kobe in L.A. for instance) so it was an insult to athletes in general ?
F. None of the above.

:D

So, what did he say? We had a Hindi speaker for the previous bons mots?

Congratulations, you're going to be a grandma... at least, thats what it sounded like... he mumbled it a bit...

Anyone please give a brief synopsis of what happened the last 15 minutes of House tonight with the faith healer kid. We had severe weather in the area and the last 15 minutes weren't broadcast here. I hate it when they do that.
Thanks

The kid had rash caused by an STD that he scratched and then touched the cancer girl (Grace). The infection temporarily caused her tumors to shrink.

No miracles huh? I'm disappointed. So I guess the kid decided to have his tumor removed? Thanks

No miracles huh? I'm disappointed. So I guess the kid decided to have his tumor removed? Thanks
This is House, we don't have miracles here ;)

Although House and God tied on the board. House wanted the STD removed from God's side, but Chase argued that him having the right STD and her having the right kind of cancer was a one in a million chance...a miracle of sorts, which House rebuttled that he had just won the STD lottery.

This episode was a little slow in developing, but turned out to be quite good. I really like the interaction between Wilson and House.

No miracles huh? I'm disappointed. So I guess the kid decided to have his tumor removed? Thanks

The kid had a form of herpes and got treatment for it. The other patient, Wilson's patient had the tumor and still had it at the end of the show.

How in the heck did House figure out Wilson was having relations with his patient?

How in the heck did House figure out Wilson was having relations with his patient?

B/c House only told Wilson about the poker game.. and Wilson said he did NOT tell Anybody about it.. Wilson i guess, told the girl with the tumor. ?
Then from there, why did Wilson and the sick girl talk about it and blah blah.

Last nights episode was cool :p

Best line had to be

House: Wilson! This is Dry Cleaner Guy. Tax Accountant. Guy from the bus stop. This is Wilson.
Dry Cleaner: How come he gets a name?
House: Seniority.

I like this line better:

House: He cures them by observing, listening, and deducing.

Wilson: And you're worry about trademark infringement?

B/c House only told Wilson about the poker game.. and Wilson said he did NOT tell Anybody about it.. Wilson i guess, told the girl with the tumor. ?
Then from there, why did Wilson and the sick girl talk about it and blah blah.

Last nights episode was cool :p
And the kid only talked to the doctors and the sick woman. Process of elimination.

Good episode, though the kid was kind of creepy ;)

I liked the episode, but I could have sworn the kid told House to invite Wilson to the poker game before he spoke with the tumor lady. Or maybe I just had a few too many last night.

I liked the episode, but I could have sworn the kid told House to invite Wilson to the poker game before he spoke with the tumor lady. Or maybe I just had a few too many last night.

Yeah, i was also drinking during the time of the show. :p

I'm confused. Was the kid suppsoed to be a prophet of god or not?

I like this line better:

House: He cures them by observing, listening, and deducing.

Wilson: And you're worry about trademark infringement?

That was my favorite quote last night as well!

I'm confused. Was the kid suppsoed to be a prophet of god or not?

He thought he was. It turns out, he had herpes, and when he scratched it, he fingers became infected. When he touched someone on their head, the type of herpes he had would "surpress" their illness for a short period of time.

He thought he was. It turns out, he had herpes, and when he scratched it, he fingers became infected. When he touched someone on their head, the type of herpes he had would "surpress" their illness for a short period of time.

I didn't see it that way. I thought the herpes helping someone was limited to the cancer patient at the hospital.

I didn't see it that way. I thought the herpes helping someone was limited to the cancer patient at the hospital.
Yeah, and I thought the stuff only developed after he was at the hospital.

No miracles huh? I'm disappointed.
Well there was a little one in my household. :)

I swear last night’s episode had the best P/Q of any House that I can remember. I don’t know if it was because they started using Sony's HDCAM-SR camera or bandwidth wasn’t an issue at all for my headend or some dude that works for my cable company is a HOUSE fan and decided to allocate ALOT of bandwidth to this show at the detriment to other programs last night.

Whatever, worked for me - it looked GREAT last night. :)

I like this line better:

House: He cures them by observing, listening, and deducing.

Wilson: And you're worry about trademark infringement?
My favorite too ! :)

No miracles huh?
Oh, :D in regards to the plot..............

Well we’ll never really know, because House et. al. presumed the herpes virus caused the tumor(s) regression on the patient’s MRI.

They never did a follow-up MR scan (obviously due to the time constraints of the show) at an adequate time interval to determine if indeed she was permanently cured or the hepatic tumor(s) eventually did recur.

Something to ponder. :cool:

What a great show...

Oh, :D in regards to the plot..............

Well we’ll never really know, because House et. al. presumed the herpes virus caused the tumor(s) regression on the patient’s MRI.

They never did a follow-up MR scan (obviously due to the time constraints of the show) at an adequate time interval to determine if indeed she was permanently cured or the hepatic tumor(s) eventually did recur.

Something to ponder. :cool:
Well, they seemed quite certain that some viruses attack tumors and that herpes is one of them. The miracle might be that he had the exact virus needed and she had the exact tumor needed for it to buy her a few more months. They said the tumor will grow back as well since the virus could only make it smaller, not kill it off.

Well, they seemed quite certain that some viruses attack tumors and that herpes is one of them.
Yup,
But it was never proven (during the show at least) which is essential in medicine for accurate diagnostic/treatment purposes.

The miracle might be that he had the exact virus needed and she had the exact tumor needed for it to buy her a few more months. .
I agree exactly with what you are saying.
Things like that rarely occur due to coincidence. :)

This show keeps getting better and better and despite what some folks say, it is NOT the same old, same old everytime. ;)

This show keeps getting better and better and despite what some folks say, it is NOT the same old, same old everytime. ;)

I agree. I think the last three episodes have been a perfect example of that.

This show keeps getting better and better and despite what some folks say, it is NOT the same old, same old everytime. ;)

The only way it is the same ol' same ol' is in the way the show typically moves. Somebody gets sick, the four of them try to figure it out, the person gets better and goes home. Other than that, every episode is different!

The only way it is the same ol' same ol' is in the way the show typically moves. Somebody gets sick, the four of them try to figure it out, the person gets better and goes home. Other than that, every episode is different!

Actually first the person gets worse and then through some "Eurika" moment the correct diognosis is revealed, then the patient gets "healed". Regardless, I still enjoy the show and the characters interactions. The only part that annoys me a bit is how these patients are often times so ill and close to death but then once the correct diognosis/treatment is found they are all good as new. I also wish there were more clinic scenes, those can be really funny.

I also wish there were more clinic scenes, those can be really funny.
Actually, I’d say …….hilarious !

(I hope somebody from the show is listening out there. :) )

I agree. I think the last three episodes have been a perfect example of that.

Yep. I mean would we honestly want to watch an episode of House where we followed him to Home Depot to buy crap to fix his toilet, instructed Wilson on what to do, and then paid his utility bills? They could call it "House's day off."

The premise of a show also limits it. You can't take developed characters and put them in a completely different situation that's outside of the show's boundaries. I, for one, stopped watching ER when they started all the Africa crap (and still watched too long, looking back...). Look at what happens when the high school kids grow up and go to college (90210, OC, whatever). Or you move Joey from NY to CA. It makes you realize that the characters we're watching aren't real people, they're limited to the situations we're used to seeing them in. When you take them from high school to college, or whatever, it often doesn't work. Would anyone argue that if the people on LOST are saved from the island, the show should continue showing their lives after the return home? (I know some of you would, but would THAT show stay on the air? -- don't think so).

It also doesn't work when you mix shows. What if Sidney Bristow was put on trial and defended by William Shatner? If Nanny 911 showed up at the prison to help out? A show's gotta stay within itself. Even though Alias tried to keep going once SD6 was broken up, it couldn't do it.

end of rant, sorry!

Yep. I mean would we honestly want to watch an episode of House where we followed him to Home Depot to buy crap to fix his toilet, instructed Wilson on what to do, and then paid his utility bills? They could call it "House's day off."

The premise of a show also limits it. Look at what happens when the high school kids grow up and go to college (90210, OC, whatever). Or you move Joey from NY to CA. It makes you realize that the characters we're watching aren't real people, they're limited to the situations we're used to seeing them in. When you take them from high school to college, or whatever, it often doesn't work. end of rant, sorry!


I agree, a notable exception would be Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show still rocked even after she graduated HS, went to college and even beyond.

Yep. I mean would we honestly want to watch an episode of House where we followed him to Home Depot to buy crap to fix his toilet, instructed Wilson on what to do, and then paid his utility bills? They could call it "House's day off."

The premise of a show also limits it. You can't take developed characters and put them in a completely different situation that's outside of the show's boundaries.

In summation, that's called "jumping the shark". House is not going thru the phase yet.

I just wanted to chime in and say I'm a big fan too.

Oh, :D in regards to the plot..............

Well we’ll never really know, because House et. al. presumed the herpes virus caused the tumor(s) regression on the patient’s MRI.

They never did a follow-up MR scan (obviously due to the time constraints of the show) at an adequate time interval to determine if indeed she was permanently cured or the hepatic tumor(s) eventually did recur.

Something to ponder. :cool:

Not true. Towards the end of the show they did say that Graces tumor regression was only temporary and tests showed they were progressing again. I think it was Wilson who said it.

Also, one of the things I really like about this show is it doesn't try to make your mind up for you. It leaves many situations open for the viewer to ponder. Either faith or science could have been at play with the cancer. Or, as many theologians believe, science is just one of God's tools.

Yep. I mean would we honestly want to watch an episode of House where we followed him to Home Depot to buy crap to fix his toilet, instructed Wilson on what to do, and then paid his utility bills? They could call it "House's day off."

The premise of a show also limits it. You can't take developed characters and put them in a completely different situation that's outside of the show's boundaries. I, for one, stopped watching ER when they started all the Africa crap (and still watched too long, looking back...). Look at what happens when the high school kids grow up and go to college (90210, OC, whatever). Or you move Joey from NY to CA. It makes you realize that the characters we're watching aren't real people, they're limited to the situations we're used to seeing them in. When you take them from high school to college, or whatever, it often doesn't work. Would anyone argue that if the people on LOST are saved from the island, the show should continue showing their lives after the return home? (I know some of you would, but would THAT show stay on the air? -- don't think so).

It also doesn't work when you mix shows. What if Sidney Bristow was put on trial and defended by William Shatner? If Nanny 911 showed up at the prison to help out? A show's gotta stay within itself. Even though Alias tried to keep going once SD6 was broken up, it couldn't do it.

end of rant, sorry!

I wouldn't mind an episode dedicate to House and Wilson at the apartment and volunteering at a free clinic. :)

Not true. Towards the end of the show they did say that Graces tumor regression was only temporary and tests showed they were progressing again. I think it was Wilson who said it.

Oh, I completely missed that (or subconsciously ignored it because I wanted the effect to last longer).

Thanks for pointing it out. :)

Best show and best character on TV, period.

I wouldn't mind an episode dedicate to House and Wilson at the apartment and volunteering at a free clinic. :)They are like Felix and Oscar from the odd couple..

watch season 1 - the next to last episode - its basically a flash back into house's leg injury -- it does not follow the "pattern"

also, patients have died on this show - not often, but it happens

Great episode WOW!

did anyone have the HD switch to SD halfway through the episode?

Great episode WOW!

Still a couple hours until we see it here on the west coast, but now my expectations are up! :)

WOW! Great episode. Funniest exchange:

House - He (the cop) was hit by a bullet.

Cameron - Somebody shot him?

House - No, somebody threw it at him.

I was rolling. Of course, House always has so many hilarious sarcastic comments.

did anyone have the HD switch to SD halfway through the episode?

No. Must have been a local issue.

Great acting all around. Omar Epps deserves big time recognition. These writers are having a ball with these characters. This is good stuff. I hope the chemistry don't die soon :)

did anyone have the HD switch to SD halfway through the episode?

Who is your provider ? No problem with Cablevision (WNYWDT).

Who is your provider ? No problem with Cablevision (WNYWDT).

FOX5 WNYW-DT in New York City. This is via Comcast.

my broadcast switched in and out of HD at least two times. the first time was really strange as it was during the intro, right after the opening scene when the credits started to roll it switched over to SD and showed a freaky image of the shot cop for like 2 seconds, then went back to the credits. later on in the episode it switched to SD for the better part of a scene before the HD was restored. i have TWC in Manhattan.

WOW! Great episode. Funniest exchange:

House - He (the cop) was hit by a bullet.

Cameron - Somebody shot him?

House - No, somebody threw it at him.

I was rolling. Of course, House always has so many hilarious sarcastic comments.
The part where House was doing the brain surgery was better ;)

Then I also cracked up when he shot the dead guy, put him in the MRI, and the bullet took out the MRI :p

And of course, he's also learned a new skill with his cane :D

HD dropped out a few times tonight in nashville, because of local election results that noone cares about...

Excellent episode, glad we don't have to wait a week. The MRI was freaking hilarious, as was Omar Epps "House, get out of my Frontal Cortex!"

did anyone have the HD switch to SD halfway through the episode?

I watch via OTA from Sacramento, CA and I don't know if it was what my receiver was getting or just the receiver doing it on it's own, but it shut-down the receiver and caused it to re-boot. My wife was furious since we missed a few minutes while the receiver then had to receive the satelite information....

FOX5 WNYW-DT in New York City. This is via Comcast.

Interesting, same source - different provider. I believe the problem was with the provider since I had no problems. I had a problem with AI during Katharine's first song, it went from HD to SD for about 2 minutes.

did anyone have the HD switch to SD halfway through the episode?
Saw it here in NYC.

my broadcast switched in and out of HD at least two times. the first time was really strange as it was during the intro, right after the opening scene when the credits started to roll it switched over to SD and showed a freaky image of the shot cop for like 2 seconds, then went back to the credits. later on in the episode it switched to SD for the better part of a scene before the HD was restored. i have TWC in Manhattan.
Same thing happened over DirecTV with the NY Fox affiliate HD feed.

Same thing happened over DirecTV with the NY Fox affiliate HD feed.
Must have been a local issuie as TWCNY and my OTA had the same issuie.

I was a bit worried about this episode. It seemed like a overly sensational may sweeps epsisode form the commercials, but it was great.
That's the theme of this show for me. It looked like just another medical drama. I decided to watch an episode because someone mentioned it took place in Princeton, and have been hooked ever since.

And man, how about someone charge Foreman with attempted murder? Because let's face it, that's what he did to Cameron.

Saw it here in NYC.

must have been fairly far upstream.

also, have been surprised w/LFE in this show. it's sparse but when they do (to underscore a pivotal moment) it's pretty cool (just got a pb12+/2 so I'm noticing this in shows a lot more).

Maybe Tsetse flies bit the cop and doctor. Next week. :-) -- John

EDIT: Oops, that's right (see following post). And I'd set my DVR for tonight just in case I forgot the program change.

Not next week, tonight at 8! ;)

And man, how about someone charge Foreman with attempted murder? Because let's face it, that's what he did to Cameron.
Yeah, he definitely crossed the line with that one. Cameron should sue him for everything he's got or will have for the next 50 years.

Excellent episode, glad we don't have to wait a week. The MRI was freaking hilarious, as was Omar Epps "House, get out of my Frontal Cortex!"


I deleted my recording already but I think it was, "get OUT of my temporal lobe House." ;)

Personally I like the earlier exchange between Foreman and Chase about the cop:

Foreman: Drugs?

Chase: He’s a cop.

Foreman: Good point.... Drugs?

:D :D

I deleted my recording already but I think it was, "get OUT of my temporal lobe House." ;)

Personally I like the earlier exchange between Foreman and Chase about the cop:

Foreman: Drugs?

Chase: He’s a cop.

Foreman: Good point.... Drugs?

:D :D
That was funny, obviously Foreman knew that they are not mutually exclusive. As far as Foreman sticking Cameron, that struck me as being very House-like, although it did seem extreme.

Yeah, he definitely crossed the line with that one. Cameron should sue him for everything he's got or will have for the next 50 years.

Thats what she should do but given her character she's probably hot for him now. It's like she thrives on being used and abused.

Great episode I can't wait for the conclusion tonight.

Also, I wouldn't say that Foreman sticking Cameron was House-like. He does it to patients but he cares about his staff and friends. His reaction to Foreman being sick and his conversation with Wilson finally showed it.

Yep. If anything House would stick himself, not anyone else on his team. And if he knew Foreman did it I bet he'd be gone.

Yep. If anything House would stick himself, not anyone else on his team. And if he knew Foreman did it I bet he'd be gone.

He does know Forman did it. Cameron told him when he questioned her outside the pig sty.

Forman was also delusional when he did it, plus Cameron wanted to go there anyway...that just gave her the excuse.

In regard to the 2-part episode, who else is pissed about the 2-part season cliffhanger?

Uh oh! They screwed up Foreman!

Next week is a new episode as well. I can't wait! I bet tonite it beats Idol again in the ratings or at least I hope it does.

I loved the part where they did the MRI on the dead guy with the bullet in his head (that House put there). House said the bullet fragments were too small and not magnetic enough, so they would not go anywhere.

When the bullets flew through the skull of the corpse and destroyed the MRI machine, House's response:

"My bad"!

:D

Cameron: "Foreman is black"
House: "Gosh, how did we miss that? !"

:D

Other than the 4 different story episode about House's leg, this was definitely my favorite. What an emotional rollercoaster! They just keep getting better and better. House is the only show me and the gf get giddy about seeing evey week. Everything else is a distant second.

my broadcast switched in and out of HD at least two times. the first time was really strange as it was during the intro, right after the opening scene when the credits started to roll it switched over to SD and showed a freaky image of the shot cop for like 2 seconds, then went back to the credits. later on in the episode it switched to SD for the better part of a scene before the HD was restored. i have TWC in Manhattan.

same issue as me.

House is just getting better and better. What a show.

Cameron: "Foreman is black"
House: "Gosh, how did we miss that? !"

:D

loved tonight's episode. :D

however it looks like Foreman gets 100% better by the next episode. :confused:

House is just getting better and better. What a show.

Agreed. I started watching HOUSE due to its HDTV appeal. I can watch this show over streaming video on a 56kbps connection and won't complain a bit. This is an awesome show.

Just started watching my recorded copy.

Man, that Jack Bauer line was great.

Cameron: "Foreman is black"
House: "Gosh, how did we miss that? !"

:D

Actuall it was:

Cameron: "Foreman is black"
House (shocked expression on his face): "How long have you been sitting on that?!"

I liked the 24 plug.
"...Ooo, level 3. Did you call Jack Bauer?"

That was a nice Fox cross reference to 24.

I was a little disappointed in the preview, as it made it clear that Foreman completely recovers.

GREAT two episodes.

I love this show. It is definitely my favorite now.

That was a nice Fox cross reference to 24.

I was a little disappointed in the preview, as it made it clear that Foreman completely recovers.

GREAT two episodes.

I love this show. It is definitely my favorite now.
Indeed, there are other shows I like, but House consistently has excellent material as well as being smart and funny.

I'll heap on some praise too. This was a great episode. Tense, I thought exceptionally funny even by "House" standards which are pretty high.

When this season started I though Hugh Laurie was overplaying the part a little bit compared to season 1 and started getting worried...but that criticism is long gone.

This episode really put House over the top in my book. Great stuff.

So I guess they were hinting at Foreman becoming a neurologist b/c of his mother's condition?

I don't even know where to start with all the great lines.

I thought Epps did an incredible acting job these last 2 episodes. He should get an Emmy nomination for it.

Great show. love it. Theres almost too much to record on Wednesday night. Lost, House, Idol , Invasion.

Great show. love it. Theres almost too much to record on Wednesday night. Lost, House, Idol , Invasion.

just drop the Idol. ;)

Great show. love it. Theres almost too much to record on Wednesday night. Lost, House, Idol , Invasion.

Wednesday night has become Thursday night. I usually catch up by Sunday morning. Way too much TV :D

Actuall it was:

Cameron: "Foreman is black"
House (shocked expression on his face): "How long have you been sitting on that?!"

Stand corrected :D

I thought Epps did an incredible acting job these last 2 episodes. He should get an Emmy nomination for it.

Most definitely.

Two fantastic episodes this week. I too thought Foreman was great, but I also thought EVERYONE was great. (Cutty or Cuddy was teriffic as well!

Loved the euphemisms for masturbation! Funny stuff.

Two fantastic episodes this week. I too thought Foreman was great, but I also thought EVERYONE was great. (Cutty or Cuddy was teriffic as well!

Loved the euphemisms for masturbation! Funny stuff.

LOL, forgot about the masturbation reference with the little girl and her mother. That was classic House!

So what was wrong with Foreman's toes? The last thing that happened was his toes weren't moving, but then the scenes for next week showed Foreman walking around just fine?

Azanon

It looked to me like his brain had left and right confused. So after therapy where he retrains his brain to correctly distinguish control of left vs right he would be ok. (As scenes from next week indicate...) Then again, maybe the effects are temporary. I'm no neurologist!

It looked to me like his brain had left and right confused. So after therapy where he retrains his brain to correctly distinguish control of left vs right he would be ok. (As scenes from next week indicate...) Then again, maybe the effects are temporary. I'm no neurologist!
Yeah, House told him to move his left toes and then saw nothing happen. Then he told him to raise his right arm and he lifted his left one. I assume his right toes were moving the first time.

Probably just a temporary condition.

I loved the part where they did the MRI on the dead guy with the bullet in his head (that House put there). House said the bullet fragments were too small and not magnetic enough, so they would not go anywhere.

When the bullets flew through the skull of the corpse and destroyed the MRI machine, House's response:

"My bad"!

:D
As the Chairman of the Dept. of Radiology feverishly reads the Warranty Conditions of the MR scanner, I would venture. :eek:

House is just getting better and better. What a show.
Definitively Paul ! :)

And to all those that say House is same ole, same ole………

Well this episode had :

1. Foreman losing it while in a hospital gown. :eek:

2. A clinic visit that ended with Penguin and Clown fish metaphors while House was watching a rat on his screen. :cool:

3. And speaking of rats, we see that
“Steve” apparently picked up Hazardous Duty Pay and lived to tell about. :D

Yeah, House told him to move his left toes and then saw nothing happen. Then he told him to raise his right arm and he lifted his left one. I assume his right toes were moving the first time.

Probably just a temporary condition.
I would love if that “temporary condition” turns out to be Foreman running a game on House ! :D

I would love if that “temporary condition” turns out to be Foreman running a game on House ! :D
I thought the same thing last night. I thought for sure he would then raise his other arm and say "just kidding"

Missed the 2nd part. Will it be repeated on Fox or some other channel. Can I get it over the net?

Missed the 2nd part. Will it be repeated on Fox or some other channel. Can I get it over the net?
Won't be repeated any time soon. And yes, there are ways to get it over the net ;)

Actuall it was:

Cameron: "Foreman is black"
House (shocked expression on his face): "How long have you been sitting on that?!"

Just to nit pick, I think it was
"How long have you been siting on this information" :p

Best show on television. And it's not even close.

Best show on television. And it's not even close.

I agree.

My second favorite show is a tossup between 24 and CSI, but both of those pale in comparison to House.

Best show on television. And it's not even close.

Prison Break blows this away.

Prison Break blows this away.

I agree completely. Prison Break blows.

Prison Break is to a graphic novel as House is to Shakespeare, as far as TV goes anyway...different genres, incomparable, really.. :p

I agree completely. Prison Break blows.

:D

Prison Break is to a graphic novel as House is to Shakespeare, as far as TV goes anyway...different genres, incomparable, really.. :p

Sure, tell that to the guy that said House is the best show on television, period.

:p

House is definitely my favorite show on RIGHT NOW...but gets relegated to second when The Shield is in season. Regardless, House is a gem of a show that while I'm glad is getting excellent ratings...I sort of enjoyed maybe a little bit differently when I felt it was "my little secret". Cat's pretty much out of the bag now though!

Yeah, I love The Shield too!

I guess maybe I'm biased due to a medical background, so I enjoy House more than Prison Break.

Now, if I were an ex-con that knew all about prison, well...

What's amazing to me is that House is 98% accurate in the terminology and symptoms. They don't just assume that Average Joe won't know or care what the hell they're talking about and just accept it as fact. Kudos ot the research department on that one.

Off that topic, I'm really glad that Steve lived. I think that rat has a permanent place on the show now. :)

Off that topic, I'm really glad that Steve lived. I think that rat has a permanent place on the show now. :)

Ha ha, same here...I couldn't believe House was willing to sacrifice Steve McQueen in the first place...I figured that was the one thing in his life he was emotionally attached to.

I'm glad the show stays medically accurate as well (even though I'd never know the difference), otherwise this thread would be overrun with posts spotting the inaccuracies, like the tech geeks who are constantly picking apart "24".
(No offense tech-heads, but you just gotta let it go!! :D )

otherwise this thread would be overrun with posts spotting the inaccuracies, like the tech geeks who are constantly picking apart "24".

True, but at least in House, they really are about 15 minutes from anywhere else on the set. In 24's Los Angelos, well.....I guess all the action happens in a small, local area. :D

Imagine how many lives Dr. House could save if he had a magic PDA like Jack Bauer...;)

I was on the House page earlier...I had no idea Cameron's first name was Allison.
Has anyone ever noticed that House is "last names only"? Stacy is the only character I think that wasn't addressed that way. (Not counting Steve the rat.)

I'm glad the show stays medically accurate as well (even though I'd never know the difference), otherwise this thread would be overrun with posts spotting the inaccuracies, like the tech geeks who are constantly picking apart "24".
(No offense tech-heads, but you just gotta let it go!! :D )
Well there are inaccuracies (few, I’ll grant you) but, perhaps the medical geeks understand this is Hollyweird and don’t seem motivated to dwell on them too much. All in all, the research is purty darn good. :)

For any people out there are truly wish to learn more about the latest calamity on House, you can read this about Naegleris Fowleri …………
http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch081.htm

and perhaps never go swimming in that pond at grandma’s house again ……without that rubber suit ?

House is definitely my favorite show on RIGHT NOW...but gets relegated to second when The Shield is in season.
I loved The Shield also :) but just kinda stopped watchin when I became an HD snob. :o

I agree.

My second favorite show is a tossup between 24 and CSI, but both of those pale in comparison to House.
Rob….could there be any folks out there that are more of a 24 fanboy than me ?

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6931754&highlight=jaw#post6931754

Well there are inaccuracies (few, I’ll grant you) but, perhaps the medical geeks understand this is Hollyweird and don’t seem motivated to dwell on them too much. All in all, the research is purty darn good. :)


Most of them seem to be in the brainstorming sessions, so they are easier to dismiss.

Ha ha, same here...I couldn't believe House was willing to sacrifice Steve McQueen in the first place...I figured that was the one thing in his life he was emotionally attached to.

Strange that no one has commented on how House obviously feels about his 3 "kids". He forces Cameron into an HIV test a while back, and he actually got emotional and clouded his own judgement with Foreman this week. I don't have one for Chase, perhaps the fact House hasn't fired him is equivalent. ;)

I don't think House is "emotionally attached" to any of his young acolytes. The point at which House started to exhibit some personal concern about Foreman was only after Foreman's father told House that Foreman had praised him as the best doctor he's ever worked with, or something like that. To the extent that revelation changed House's outlook on the case, it was pure ego and narcissism -- not that there's anything wrong with that. ;)

I loved The Shield also :) but just kinda stopped watchin when I became an HD snob. :o

I'm with you, that is one of the few concessions I make in my HD snobbery. FX needs to go HD yesterday.

Back on topic...I don't know about the relationships with the team members.
Part of me thinks House can only have a relationship with something like a rat...even a dog would be too much for him. The unconditional love would make him crazy.

Part of me thinks House can only have a relationship with something like a rat...even a dog would be too much for him. The unconditional love would make him crazy.
RMAOL ! :D

These are the euphemism House used to describe the little girl's problem in the latest episode:

- singing you-hoo to the who-hoo
- marching the penguin
- ya-yaing the sisterhood
- finding Nemo

:D

Just to nit pick, I think it was
"How long have you been siting on this information" :p
I stand corrected. I reviewed last night's episode (mainly for the post above) and you are correct.

Rob….could there be any folks out there that are more of a 24 fanboy than me ?

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6931754&highlight=jaw#post6931754

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Imagine how many lives Dr. House could save if he had a magic PDA like Jack Bauer...;)

I was on the House page earlier...I had no idea Cameron's first name was Allison.
Has anyone ever noticed that House is "last names only"? Stacy is the only character I think that wasn't addressed that way. (Not counting Steve the rat.)
I think I heard them use the name Allison in the last episode, already deleted it, but I don't think I ever heard it used before. I always assumed Cameron was her first name.. :p

In response to post #915...


Then she put on the earmuffs.

Foreman calls her Allison when he's asking her to be his medical proxy.

The use of the last names only is no doubt a remnant of being referred to as "Dr. House" or "Dr. Cameron" so we just drop the "Doctor" and go from there. It's not an uncommon practice, but with House, he lets that formality overlap into personal life, keeping him at a distance by not using first names even while away from the hospital.

I don't think House has a special love for Steve as a pet, but he does call him by his first name, since Steve is a momento of his marriage and previous life. These little tidbits just add to the depth of his character and are what make me enjoy the show even more. :)

Great analysis, spyder.

You're absolutely right, the depth and complexity of the characters is what keeps me coming back. I can't say it's very often when I try to "figure out" a character on a TV show.
And props to Hugh Laurie for selling me on it.

Not bad for a little show about a cranky doctor (that was lucky enough to follow the juggernaut that is American Idol).

These are the euphemism House used to describe the little girl's problem in the latest episode:...............

Correction….. :)

The one with the problem, I dare say, was the Mum.

Just proves that in medicine, a little bit of knowledge can be counterproductive.

Foreman calls her Allison when he's asking her to be his medical proxy.
He’s no dummy ! :D

On the other hand :confused: , would you trust an internist(what’s supposed to be her subspecialty anyway, Immunology?) to do a Stereotactic Biopsy of an Intracranial Brain Lesion ? :eek:

(Sorry, I do kinda enjoy the multi-skilled aspect of these docs as I do think it’s probably necessary to make the show seamless :) ).

On the skill aspect, ala….the ball and cane routine, I hope everyone here noticed that House got himself of new cane since the last one suffered a catastrophic “event”. :D

And if I'm not mistaken, the shaft of this one be metal ? :D

I stand corrected. I reviewed last night's episode (mainly for the post above) and you are correct.

You had a chance to review it and still got it incorrect ? Shame on you :D

On the other hand :confused: , would you trust an internist(what’s supposed to be her subspecialty anyway, Immunology?) to do a Stereotactic Biopsy of an Intracranial Brain Lesion ? :eek:

(Sorry, I do kinda enjoy the multi-skilled aspect of these docs as I do think it’s probably necessary to make the show seamless :) ).


Did they actually show Cameron doing the procedure? I don't recall anything other than her looking at the results, confirming House's discovery. Forman told her she had to do the biopsy, but that could be the same as me telling my mom she has to change her timing belt. Someone else actually does the procedure, that person just makes certain it gets done.

If you recall the episode where they had to "reset" the patient by "killing" them, House didn't actually do the procedure then either, he just oversaw the whole process. I don't remember any episode that really shows them doing the operations, just them in the room or assisting. Most of their work is in the lab, which would be congruent with their supposed skills.

Did they actually show Cameron doing the procedure?
Well seems to me……..
House did brain bx. #1 (“Get outa my temporal lobe, House” !)

And Somebody With Nice Eyes did #2.

But what do I know, the night of the event I also thought my Homeowner’s Assoc. needed a vote on something and I was under the influence of physician prescribed Phenergan and Ambien while watching the last episode.

Cameron did NOT do it... they had the room prepped while she was up in the observation room. It was someone else.

See last sentence of post #927. :o :o

But that begs the question.............
Is it o.k. for an interest with a subspecialty in Infections Diseases? to do #1? :eek:

If I recall correctly, Forman asked House what he was doing there while the operation was in progress. Forman was awake and aware the entire time, so it stands to reason that the procedure was already finished and House just came in to mess with Forman a bit by messing with the temporal lobe to lighten the mood a little.

Granted, that's pretty messed up, but it is House, after all. :)

Forman was awake and aware the entire time, so it stands to reason that the procedure was already finished and House just came in to mess with Forman a bit by messing with the temporal lobe to lighten the mood a little.

Granted, that's pretty messed up, but it is House, after all. :)
I'm not a neurosurgeon, putting a band-aid on can be troublesome at times.. :p , but, I believe neurosurgery, in many cases, requires the patient to be awake/conscious so that the surgeon will know if he's hit something he shouldn't. If I'm not mistaken the brain itself has no feeling so there is no pain that might require putting the patient under. That's why House was asking those questions, so they knew that Foreman still had his wits about him and that they hadn't "broken" something in his head.

Well I just spoke with zee wife and informed her that I have now made another 2 mistakes :o referring to the plot line of our beloved House and I beseeched her for no more “multi-tasking” :D during this particular show !

In particular I shall confine all Neurosurg comments to this thread………………
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7336150&highlight=bypass#post7336150

Madpoet, please don’t be mad, think of the Dylan Thomas festival in the Land of Castles and pray tell what Hollywood celebrity couple named their child after Mr. Thomas?

Luckily, Penton-Man is my bardic name. :)

What? One of us apparently was on some pharmacutical trip this morning ;)

I thought you were shouting at me in the last post with dem big letters of the word.......NOT ?

Ohhh, ok. Sorry, wasn't yelling.

I wouldn't consider it yelling, just empahsis of a word for clarity. THIS IS YELLING!!! :)

Maybe Phenergan and Ambien make your ears really sensitive or cause super hearing abilities? Side effects may include.... ;)

Ohhh, ok. Sorry, wasn't yelling.
:)

B.T.W.
The answer to the celebrity couple question above is …………Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas apparently named their child Dylan in honor of the famous poet from Wales. Catherine and Dylan Thomas were both born in the same town.

Sorry for the O.T.

I wouldn't consider it yelling, just empahsis of a word for clarity. THIS IS YELLING!!! :)

Maybe Phenergan and Ambien make your ears really sensitive or cause super hearing abilities? Side effects may include.... ;)
Well that was actually a pun in regards to the second? or third? :eek: statement of a recent Congressman in the news, I felt obligated to make because some people have thought that I have been bashing the opposite party unfairly, so I thought I would try to even it up a little at least.

Really, my only diversion during this show has not been pharmaceutical – rather multi-tasking :D as described above.

I still would like to know if anybody out there has this thing on their DVR and watches the show or re-watches it, can confirm that House did or did not do the brain bx. #1 ?

If some of you guys don’t know what we are talking about, if, in the scene, there is only one dude behind or on the side of Foreman’s head and it is House – then he had to have done the biopsy.

If there are two dudes well then, I’ll try to hunt up a pic for a visual aid from the House that House built. (where apparently House did his training :) )

House definitely did the first one himself.

Man, I'm soooooooooooo happy you said that. :)

I really thought I was losing it. :eek:

P.S.

I’ll send in a donation to George Mason ASAP for your quick much needed response.
I hope you’re a BBall fan.

Man, I'm soooooooooooo happy you said that. :)

I really thought I was losing it. :eek:

P.S.

I’ll send in a donation to George Mason ASAP for your quick much needed response.
I hope you’re a BBall fan.
Not really, but the whole GM March Madness thing was fun for this area.

Not really, but the whole GM March Madness thing was fun for this area.

Hey, if you really are a GMU alumnus, here's a hiya from an ex-Patriot.. :)

Hey, if you really are a GMU alumnus, here's a hiya from an ex-Patriot.. :)
I am not. I just live a few miles from the place.

Damn, that was one hell of an episode. I still don't get what happened to Foreman though. He went from not being able to wiggle his toes to some guy who can't make coffee and has short term memory problems and just feels content until House knocks him down a notch.

Good episode. Again proving that not all episodes are predictable.

Damn, that was one hell of an episode. I still don't get what happened to Foreman though. He went from not being able to wiggle his toes to some guy who can't make coffee and has short term memory problems and just feels content until House knocks him down a notch.

He could wiggle his toes, but he was mixing up right and left. He told House that he had overcome that problem, but it was obvious that other symptoms of damage from the operation were still present.

He could wiggle his toes, but he was mixing up right and left. He told House that he had overcome that problem, but it was obvious that other symptoms of damage from the operation were still present.
Hmm, I'll have to look over that part again, but seems to me he couldn't wiggle his toes, but when he went to raise his right arm, he raised his left one instead.

Edit: Nevermind, you are correct sir. His right toe was wiggling under the sheet when House said to wiggle his left toe.

I can't believe how good the past few episodes have been. The season finale is going tohave some high expectations to meet.

I loved last night's show, however, it will always but I will always remember the episode as "Rubber Baby"..

Maybe it's HD, but when the husband took rubber baby out of the tub, and its head was bobbing back and forth, I couldn't stop laughing. Then Rubber Baby died and Cameron unwrapped rubber baby. I told my fiance Rubber Baby came in a box like Buzz Lightyear. I guess Rubber Baby died and went to Infinity and Beyond!

Seems like House showed a little jealousy over the Wilson/Cuddy date. There were a few duds this season, but when House is on, House is on.

Favorite line, was when house told Foreman he was going to start dropping the "N" bomb.

Last night's episode was great. I really enjoy this show. Apparently others do too.........

FOX 'HOUSE' UP , UP, UP AT 15.6 RATING/22 SHARE IN OVERNIGHTS...

Great episode. One thing I wasn't clear on (maybe I wasn't supposed to be)--at the end when the husband comes in to the wife he tells her something like "say hi to-baby's name--when you see him. Were they both resigned that she was not going to have treatment and that she would die? Maybe that was supposed to be an ambivalent ending to that part of the story.

I love the way House keeps trying to make Cameron feel guilty about the procedure she did on Foreman. I think he's getting to her on this one.

Great episode. One thing I wasn't clear on (maybe I wasn't supposed to be)--at the end when the husband comes in to the wife he tells her something like "say hi to-baby's name--when you see him. Were they both resigned that she was not going to have treatment and that she would die? Maybe that was supposed to be an ambivalent ending to that part of the story.
He came in trying to say maybe they could have another baby. When he saw her he somehow knew she wasn't going to get the treatment. So his comment was about her seeing her baby in the afterlife. At least that's what I surmised from that scene.

I loved last night's show, however, it will always but I will always remember the episode as "Rubber Baby"..

Maybe it's HD, but when the husband took rubber baby out of the tub, and its head was bobbing back and forth, I couldn't stop laughing. Then Rubber Baby died and Cameron unwrapped rubber baby. I told my fiance Rubber Baby came in a box like Buzz Lightyear. I guess Rubber Baby died and went to Infinity and Beyond!

Seems like House showed a little jealousy over the Wilson/Cuddy date. There were a few duds this season, but when House is on, House is on.

Favorite line, was when house told Foreman he was going to start dropping the "N" bomb.

I knew someone would mention the Rubber Baby. It was definitely noticeable. I think HD didn't help in that regard either.

I agree with the "N" bomb line, and Foremans reaction (basically just grinned). I love that this show doesn't feel the need to be politically correct.

House: I am going home to watch a L Word marathon.
Wilson: You watch the L word.
House Yes with the mute button on.

Yeah, the fake baby was pretty horrible. My favorite line... "So when are we going to have our 'dinner'?"

Favorite subtle line: When House refers to Foreman as "Scarecrow"

Favorite subtle line: When House refers to Foreman as "Scarecrow"

There was also a subtle rag on Foreman's color when House said (and I paraphrase) "I like my coffee black, just like my brain damaged neurologists !!"

Chuckle !!

There was also a subtle rag on Foreman's color when House said (and I paraphrase) "I like my coffee black, just like my brain damaged neurologists !!"

Chuckle !!

I knew there was another funny line that I was trying to remember. That's it!

I can't believe how good the past few episodes have been. The season finale is going tohave some high expectations to meet.

Season finale is supposed to be a season cliff-hanger 2-part episode. I'm not too fond of those.

Cutty apparently does have something wrong with her after all. Maybe the PCR test was leading into some unknown discovery they're going to make?

Seems the writers from 24 may have been consulted for this episode of House. Not sure how there can be a successful murder of a child without SOMEONE from the county child services (or just cops) dropping by.

That bothered me as well... and then I assumed that since it was one of those things that didn't really matter to the story we're just supposed to assume happened.

The police were involved when the baby and mother were brought in and at that time it was assumed to be an accident. They probably would not be involved again unless the hospital reported a change in that status. The question is - did they?

The police were involved when the baby and mother were brought in and at that time it was assumed to be an accident. They probably would not be involved again unless the hospital reported a change in that status. The question is - did they?Seems they should have been , I mean she tried suffocated him there and he died from complications from that action.

Would the story have been any more or less compelling had the cops burst into the scene and cuffed her or put a cap in her ass? I think the story was fine the way it was.

He came in trying to say maybe they could have another baby. When he saw her he somehow knew she wasn't going to get the treatment. So his comment was about her seeing her baby in the afterlife. At least that's what I surmised from that scene.

That's the way I read it, also.

The police were involved when the baby and mother were brought in and at that time it was assumed to be an accident. They probably would not be involved again unless the hospital reported a change in that status. The question is - did they?
They are required to by law. That's why it seemed so Hollywood-ified. IRL they wouldn't let either parent even see the baby with the circumstances that kept coming up in this episode. They certainly wouldn't have let the kid back in the room with mom alone while she was still sick. It isn't left up to doctors or nurses. With how often this show has been about House skirting the law and assuming the worst about patients, it is surprising it never came up in one way or another.

They are required to by law. That's why it seemed so Hollywood-ified. IRL they wouldn't let either parent even see the baby with the circumstances that kept coming up in this episode. They certainly wouldn't have let the kid back in the room with mom alone while she was still sick. It isn't left up to doctors or nurses. With how often this show has been about House skirting the law and assuming the worst about patients, it is surprising it never came up in one way or another.

It did. I don't remember the exact wording, but at one point House ordered some tests and said it would tell them if they had to follow a specific treatment or call a cop.

I liked tonight's episode. Then, I saw the previews for the finale. I'm wondering if that's a bit over the top.

Wow, Cuddie bending over with her skirt pulled up = :eek:

Wow, Cuddie bending over with her skirt pulled up.

Oh yeah,.
During the episode, I thought that a House hookup could be the cliffhanger.

What about that girl working on House's leg, shot from an angle that mae it look like something else?! :)

And then House says after Cameron left the room "You can stop now. She ruined it. "

Wow, Cuddie bending over with her skirt pulled up = :eek:
She's got quite the nice ass :D

This whole thing with Cuddy trying to get pregnant is great, it gives so many good exchanges for House. I loved the naughty nurse scene as well.

More comedy than drama this week, which was a nice change of pace after the Foreman episode.

Best line wasn't from House this time.

Cuddy: "He says he's your friend. I thought I'd met all your friend".

Classic. And I've always thought Cuddy is yummy, so the shot scene was sweet.

That was a great line from Cuddy!

House is my favorite show, but I'm a bit worried that it is jumping the shark with Cameron possibly getting aids, Foreman nearly dying, and next week House gets shot. Will it be Chase's turn to nearly die next season?

I thought last night's was the weakest in a while, though still good. This is fine, no show can be stupendous all the time. Next week's looks exciting, but am I the only one who wishes they hadn't revealed it? For once I wish I hadn't watched the preview for next week!

I thought last night's was the weakest in a while, though still good. This is fine, no show can be stupendous all the time. Next week's looks exciting, but am I the only one who wishes they hadn't revealed it? For once I wish I hadn't watched the preview for next week!

I agree. I enjoyed the episode enough, but it was probably the weakest in the last 5 episodes or so. I also agree about seeing the preview for next week.

More comedy than drama this week, which was a nice change of pace after the Foreman episode.

Best line wasn't from House this time.

Cuddy: "He says he's your friend. I thought I'd met all your friend".


I thought that was the best line of the night. And it belonged to Cuddy!

For once I wish I hadn't watched the preview for next week!

I never watch the previews for the upcoming episode so that it will be completely fresh and I have no expectations when watching. All week long, I'm fast forwarding through the commercials, turning down the radio, or stopping people from telling me anything about it. This week I couldn't resist because I had heard it was going to be a cliffhanger episode and wanted to see if that was true.

One thing I also love about House is that it's really easy to time your fast forwarding through the commercials. Just do 30-second skips until you find the one about the OC, Prison Break, or 24 and the show is back on right after that. Occasionally, they trick me by putting one on right after the other, but still...

I didn't see the preview for next week but my friend told me about it. I'm actually surprised it took the writers this long to put that in the show.

Did anyone watch the West Wing on Sunday? They showed the very first episode and then the last episode. Anyway on the very first episode, Lisa Edelstein (Cuddy), played an expensive call girl in the West Wing, giving Sam a freeby in the very first scene.

How did she look as a prostitute? (Not that I have a thing for hookers, I just think Edelstein is pretty hot for an older gal. ;))

She looks great and she's only 38, that ain't old.

38? My, my, my. I guess she has an old soul then. Something about her eyes.

I'd do her....

Did we ever see Cuddy's face in the same frame as her bottom? I'm thinking arse double.
I already deleted my recording but I'm sure one of you would be wiling to double check...you know, for the good of AVS. ;)

Did we ever see Cuddy's face in the same frame as her bottom? I'm thinking arse double.
I already deleted my recording but I'm sure one of you would be wiling to double check...you know, for the good of AVS. ;)

"Arse double"! :D :p

Did we ever see Cuddy's face in the same frame as her bottom? I'm thinking arse double.
I already deleted my recording but I'm sure one of you would be wiling to double check...you know, for the good of AVS. ;)

it's possible. this is hollywood.

Did we ever see Cuddy's face in the same frame as her bottom? I'm thinking arse double.
I already deleted my recording but I'm sure one of you would be wiling to double check...you know, for the good of AVS. ;)
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kmj0577...thank you for your dedication.

I'll admit, I was thinking that was a double for the close ups...but boy, that sure looks like it's all her.
Nice job Ms. Edelstein...you have a fine bottom and it looks great in HD. :p

So who thinks House is going to be the donor?

I had a feeling that once the wide-views established "ownership", close-ups were inevitable. :)

So who thinks House is going to be the donor?
Who thinks House would only donate personally?

House and Cuddy have hooked up before, way back before he was married. They didn't explicitly say it on the show, but it has been implied more than once.

Scary episode tonight.
That guys eye/testicles popped. :confused:
Crazy how Dr. House was seeing hallucinations.
So, I guess most of the episode was only his thoughts and hallucinations for getting shot. The ending where House tore that guys stomach up was odd. ha

Grossest episode so far.

I have to say that episodes like this make me not want to watch.

Definitely a gross-out episode, but the story was one of the best this year, in my opinion. Right up there with the "Three Stories" episode last season.

tonights show made me HAPPY i don't have HD yet.

worst ep ever. finale 'cliffhanger' was tired. obviously house survives. a much better cliffhanger would have been if he was actually not hallucinating, and killed his patient on the table.

I loved the episode. It had me second guessing what was real and what was not the whole time.

Eyeball timing was really bad because I was eating my dinner.