House- Season Six Promo!

[Kipper is King]

A brief trailer for Season Six just popped up on the House MD fan page on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1229165450605&ref=nf

Looks like the next season will be...crazy good!:w00t:

The season premiers September 21st!

[Hack&Lube]

WOW!!!

They are actually working Hugh Laurie's actual balding into the show. That's crazy. I never thought Fox would do that.

House has been wearing hair appliances and stuff for the last few seasons. How are they going to explain this huge bald spot after he went into the asylum with a full head of hair only a few months ago?

[Reaper]

WOW!!!

They are actually working Hugh Laurie's actual balding into the show. That's crazy. I never thought Fox would do that.

House has been wearing hair appliances and stuff for the last few seasons. How are they going to explain this huge bald spot after he went into the asylum with a full head of hair only a few months ago?Stress. It can cause your hair to fall out in large patches which may or may not grow back.

[Hack&Lube]

I think that's really cool and I want to see how people react to it. First they were like "He's not American???" and now they'll be "He's balding???"

I bet Hugh had something to do with it, being fed up with wearing fake hair (he stopped wearing the fake hair to award shows and to talk shows and even SNL when he did when he first started doing House). This puts an interesting spin on the whole idea of House being a sex symbol or whatever.

[Daradon]

^^^ well don't know to many sex symbols in asylums. Maybe halfway houses, but their usually pretty burnt up in there too. So at least it's realistic.

[Displaced Flames fan]

I wish I could pull off the bald look. I think when done appropriately, it looks awesome....see Terry O'Quinn of LOST or Michael Chiklis on The Shield.

I'm a big fan of House. Can't wait.

[FanIn80]

Can't wait!

[Philly06Cup]

Makes me wonder if they're going to drastically change the format of the show.

Will there still be a patient of the week? Does House help in the diagnoses? I hope they don't stray too far from their formula.

[Blaster86]

I wish I could pull off the bald look. I think when done appropriately, it looks awesome....see Terry O'Quinn of LOST or Michael Chiklis on The Shield.


Patrick Stewart.

[Hack&Lube]

The bald look is different from balding though...there's dignity when you shave it off (and don't grow a goatee or wear thick rim glasses compensate) as compared to a big bald spot on the back of your head.

[SteveToms]

Awesome.

[zamler]

Excellent. I like the fact they went for a completely new story arc. There is only so much of House being House at the hospital that they can do. Although it was tremendous TV just the same, it takes guts to completely change the dynamic of the show when it is being so successful. Best show on TV, looking forward to the new season.

[Ren]

I hope they do try a different direction this season. Season 5 was okay but some of the story arcs were a little too "90210" for my taste, and sometimes the spotlight would stray away from the medical mystery aspect and go too far in the direction of relationships and personal issues. It felt like the "Kutner" episode (won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it) could have been introduced with "this week, on a very special episode of House..." and they even had the gall to end it with a public service announcement.

The writers also seemed to take a lot of liberties with House's character, in the past it always seemed like he was someone you could pity and respect at the same time while in season 5 he was a little too sympathetic. The season finale was a step in the right direction as it brought House closer back towards that dichotomy character that makes him so intriguing and I hope they continue with that in season 6. "The look" between House and Wilson at the very end of the episode pretty much summed it up perfectly and was one of the most powerful scenes that I can remember in recent television.

[Daradon]

I think the first few episodes will be really good, and then it might go downhill. And downhill significantly.

Don't get me wrong, I love the show, and I hope I'm wrong, but I think we jumped the shark with the end of last season. I can't see how they are going to keep a successful format without it getting cheesy with him in the hospital unless they completely deviate from the original concept of the show.

But as I said, I do hope they prove me wrong.

[Madman]

He's not balding, its a solar panel for a sex machine.

[FanIn80]

New clip from season 6!

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Man, I can't wait!

[Hack&Lube]

New clip from season 6!

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Man, I can't wait!

His bald spot seems covered up in this video. Perhaps they didn't get it there for the first trailer and during filming FOX used that spray on stuff lol.

Great clip though, I am glad to get away from the hospital and the usual cast.

[Blaster86]

So, what has everyone thought of this season?

Anyone else notice House now has three or four addictions to replace his vicodin?

[Kipper is King]

Anyone else notice House now has three or four addictions to replace his vicodin?

Yuppers. He sure wasn't too keen on putting coffee in his coffee cup at the end of last night's episode!

My favourite moment from that episode was when the patient said "I'm just as straight as any of you" and Thirteen glared at him! :)

Any bets on if Wilson and his ex will remarry? I bet no. The House always wins! :)

[Hack&Lube]

Show is getting better after dropping Cameron's dead weight awkwardly.

[Kipper is King]

Show is getting better after dropping Cameron's dead weight awkwardly.

You're right now that I think about it. Her character was sort of losing momentum.

[Hack&Lube]

You're right now that I think about it. Her character was sort of losing momentum.

Cameron just wasn't any fun after the first season. The writers wrote her into a corner where she was always damaged goods or had something wrong with her mentality or was too vested or caring too much, leading to her own downfall and then turning dark and blaming House and Chase for everything and being that woman on the high horse pointing fingers when she herself was the problem. Luckily Chase escaped from this and become a full character again.

[Blaster86]

Show is getting better after dropping Cameron's dead weight awkwardly.


Unsurprisingly yes. She was at the point where her character could go no where else and she was boring as sin. It was essentially all down hill when they decided House/Cuddy not House/Cameron since they were shoe-horning her in.

So far I have his addictions at Drinking, Ibuprofen, gambling but I am pretty sure I've missed something and I am not even 100% sure he's addicted or just doing it to see how long it takes for someone to try and stop him.

Also, is it just me or does his leg only really seem to hurt when he's around Cuddy or when Cuddy is mentioned?

[Hack&Lube]

Unsurprisingly yes. She was at the point where her character could go no where else and she was boring as sin. It was essentially all down hill when they decided House/Cuddy not House/Cameron since they were shoe-horning her in.

So far I have his addictions at Drinking, Ibuprofen, gambling but I am pretty sure I've missed something and I am not even 100% sure he's addicted or just doing it to see how long it takes for someone to try and stop him.

Also, is it just me or does his leg only really seem to hurt when he's around Cuddy or when Cuddy is mentioned?

You forgot his ongoing addiction to porn (and the director's commentary)

[Blaster86]

You forgot his ongoing addiction to porn (and the director's commentary)

And there it is.

[Hack&Lube]

I also like how the focus is now on Taub's cheating and how they aren't playing it a morality thing. It's just there as part of who he is. Surprised he gets so much female attention. He should give other short, bald men tips (like George Costanza).

[Ren]

I also like how the focus is now on Taub's cheating and how they aren't playing it a morality thing. It's just there as part of who he is. Surprised he gets so much female attention. He should give other short, bald men tips (like George Costanza).

If George Costanza were a plastic surgeon/diagnostician making 6 or 7 figures a year he'd probably get quite a bit of female attention, too!

Money is power and power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

[Blaster86]

If George Costanza were a plastic surgeon/diagnostician making 6 or 7 figures a year he'd probably get quite a bit of female attention, too!

Money is power and power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Taub also seems to have a decent amount of charisma.

[Hack&Lube]

Taub also seems to have a decent amount of charisma.

And plastic surgery skillz!

[ranchlandsselling]

Well this is the most recent thread I could find. No doubt it'll be moved to the new "Food and Entertainment Forum" within a few posts.

Anyway, season 8 and the series over in two episodes. It grew stale a few times - but I'm sad it'll be gone.

[zamler]

I don't know if stale is the right word, but the show is played out. I'll miss it though, brilliant in so many ways.

[To Be Quite Honest]

I'm still a massive fan of House. I am going to miss it very much.

[kunkstyle]

^+1. Definately sad to see it go. Mind you I didn't really get into it until season 5 or so.

[Kipper is King]

I enjoyed the road trip episode. I can't wait to buy a Blu Ray set of the show! Hope it has some cool extras!

[zamler]

Don't read if you have not seen S8 E20.


So is Wilson going to die?


BTW, the "nurse" played by Bobbin Bergstrom is credited with being in 132 episodes! She is a Registered Nurse in real life.

[Mike F]

It's about as formulaic and predictable a show as you can get, and not much in the way a character arcs, yet I kept coming back eagerly, season after season, episode after episode. A true testament to the writing and acting.

Sad to see it go, but good not to see it hang around long enough to get truly stale or jump the shark.

The whole series on Blu-ray would be a definite add to the nuclear bomb shelter

[ranchlandsselling]

Bump for 13 being hot
Bump for the second last episode being over
Bump for me being sad.

[Ashasx]

So sad. :(

I want a happy ending.

[OilKiller]

So sad. :(

I want a happy ending.

Don't we all.

Unfortunately, I doubt it will happen. I have a feeling it is not going to be happy at all.

[Hack&Lube]

Pissed off Stephen Fry never appeared in the show.

[SebC]

Don't we all.

Unfortunately, I doubt it will happen. I have a feeling it is not going to be happy at all.Given the title of the episode, high unlikely.

Everybody Dies

[Eastern Girl]

Good second last episode. I wanted to see House cry. Has he ever cried on the show?

I don't want Wilson to die. I don't like this. I need to believe that once the show is over, Wilson is alive and happy in TV land.

So, is Chase just done? If so, I don't like how they ended that. It just seemed really tacked on.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Good second last episode. I wanted to see House cry. Has he ever cried on the show?

I don't want Wilson to die. I don't like this. I need to believe that once the show is over, Wilson is alive and happy in TV land.

So, is Chase just done? If so, I don't like how they ended that. It just seemed really tacked on.

I think House crying would be a lie to the audience. That isn't him at all.

You are sweet to think that and it certainly shows you have a good quality about you. Unfortunately, Wilson has to die. It's a highly unrealistic show but it still uses western medicine logic and Wilson can't just get cured... Unfortunately.

Chase is done. He left to start his own diagnostic team. They wrote him out even if the show was continuing as his contract expired for the show. He signed a one year for season 8.

Lisa Eldstein was written out of season 8 because she wouldn't take a pay cut.

[Eastern Girl]

Everybody cries.

I realize that Wilson will die, I said I don't want him to die. I want House to last minute diagnose him with something else and save his life and then they can go off to Vegas together and get hookers or something House like.

Yeah, I watched the episode with Chase leaving, I know how he left. I am saying I don't like how they left it. It was just tacked on and then he was gone. It was a pathetic ending for a character that has been with the series the entire time. "This guy said I wasted his opportunities, so I am leaving now. Bye." I didn't like it. I want something better than that.

I can't say that I have missed Cuddy at all. I thought I would, but I didn't. To me, it's always been about House and Wilson.

[OilKiller]

I can't say that I have missed Cuddy at all. I thought I would, but I didn't. To me, it's always been about House and Wilson.

I think Cuddy leaving started the end of the show quite frankly. I didn't like it so much when Cuddy and House got together, but Cuddy's control over House is what made the show plausible before they were together. Them getting together and then Cuddy leaving meant the shows shelf life was basically done IMO.

[Eastern Girl]

I'm not saying Cuddy was irrelevant, I just didn't miss her. Yes, she enabled House, but so did everyone else. And she's gone now and he still gets away with stuff. He strangled a man in the last episode. And what gets the cops attention? He stuffed tickets down a toilet. Vandalism = bad. Attempted murder = Who cares?

I think the show already didn't have much time left, whether Cuddy had stayed or not. The originals were leaving or gone already, some of the replacements had left. And I believe Hugh Laurie wanted out as well. It was time. It'll still suck to see it end, because I still think it's generally pretty solid.

The show was always about House and Wilson for me. That was the most enjoyable part of it, their exchanges, their pranks, their road trips.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Everybody cries.

I realize that Wilson will die, I said I don't want him to die. I want House to last minute diagnose him with something else and save his life and then they can go off to Vegas together and get hookers or something House like.

Yeah, I watched the episode with Chase leaving, I know how he left. I am saying I don't like how they left it. It was just tacked on and then he was gone. It was a pathetic ending for a character that has been with the series the entire time. "This guy said I wasted his opportunities, so I am leaving now. Bye." I didn't like it. I want something better than that.

I can't say that I have missed Cuddy at all. I thought I would, but I didn't. To me, it's always been about House and Wilson.

Only sick twisted people want Wilson to die. He is a great character, and also a bit of an enigma! Who in there right mind would put up with such abuse from a "friend"!

As for Chase leaving so abruptly, I've done that in a job before, but you can chalk that up to lazy writing. I think they just wanted to focus on the final episodes with Wilson and House and not explain the events of each character in the final episode. I agree though it was abrupt. Also with House, you don't want to give him time to think of a way to con you back in! ha ha It was very much like Cameron leaving.

I mentioned Cuddy just because of the contract negotiations. I also didn't like the House/Cuddy relationship storyline. THAT was the sign that the show was coming to an end. House can't have a normal relationship no matter how badly he thinks he does. Once the show went there, Cuddy became irrelevant IMO. I didn't miss her at all as well.

[OilKiller]

I'm just amazed how much you two believe Cuddy was irrelevant. I think the show missing her SO much is one of the main reasons it's not coming back. They could have easily left them with no relationship or an ended relationship and the show would have been so much better for it.

While I'm not saying the show isn't about House and Wilson, I think Cuddy was that important as well.

[Displaced Flames fan]

I'm just amazed how much you two believe Cuddy was irrelevant. I think the show missing her SO much is one of the main reasons it's not coming back. They could have easily left them with no relationship or an ended relationship and the show would have been so much better for it.

While I'm not saying the show isn't about House and Wilson, I think Cuddy was that important as well.

Agreed, and I think that it also killed Foreman's intrigue as well. Foreman is just a familiar face now. There's no antagonistic relationship between he and house based on the fact that they are so alike.

[Eastern Girl]

I'm just amazed how much you two believe Cuddy was irrelevant. I think the show missing her SO much is one of the main reasons it's not coming back. They could have easily left them with no relationship or an ended relationship and the show would have been so much better for it.

While I'm not saying the show isn't about House and Wilson, I think Cuddy was that important as well.

I'm not saying Cuddy was irrelevant, I just didn't miss her. Yes, she enabled House, but so did everyone else. And she's gone now and he still gets away with stuff. He strangled a man in the last episode. And what gets the cops attention? He stuffed tickets down a toilet. Vandalism = bad. Attempted murder = Who cares?

I think the show already didn't have much time left, whether Cuddy had stayed or not. The originals were leaving or gone already, some of the replacements had left. And I believe Hugh Laurie wanted out as well. It was time. It'll still suck to see it end, because I still think it's generally pretty solid.

I explicitly said that I didn't think she was irrelevant. I said that I did not miss her. I previously enjoyed their relationship in the show, but to me, it was killed when they got together. I would have preferred they never got together, after seeing what happened to that relationship within the context of the show.

I originally was disappointed when she left the show, but throughout the season, I found myself not missing her at all.



I agree about Foreman. He is no longer a character on the show, frankly. He occasionally comes into play, but not much. I liked his back and forth with House when they were trying to point out the similarities between them, especially when Foreman left the hospital and got into trouble for going against his new hospital's policies. I still remember the scene where he and House were in the elevator and they panned down to their shoes and they were wearing the same ones. It was clever. But that Foreman is gone.

[OilKiller]

I explicitly said that I didn't think she was irrelevant. I said that I did not miss her. I previously enjoyed their relationship in the show, but to me, it was killed when they got together. I would have preferred they never got together, after seeing what happened to that relationship within the context of the show.

Sorry, saw irrelevant in the last post and mentioned that. You are correct, you did not say that.

Really though, they could have gotten them back close to the way it was if she had stayed IMO.

I also agree on Foreman. His character is dead now. Just an awful writing direction.

[Eastern Girl]

I'm not so sure they could have gone back to what they were before, unless maybe they changed the way their relationship ended (IE - the car through the bay window situation). You don't come back from that. You don't go back to being besties after someone drives a car through your house, which could have either killed or seriously harmed you.

Even if they did change the way it ended, they were in a full fledged relationship, it wasn't just a one off fling type situation. Their relationship had, IMO, irreversibly changed the second they got together on a permanent basis. I don't think there was going back to what it was before. And that's fine. It wasn't so much that I was against them changing their relationship, it was that I didn't like how they changed their relationship.

I will say, had she stayed, it could have been interesting to see how they would interact following that whole incident. I actually hoped they had done more to reconcile that, instead of just starting the season with House in jail and never seeing Cuddy again.

[To Be Quite Honest]

I'm just amazed how much you two believe Cuddy was irrelevant. I think the show missing her SO much is one of the main reasons it's not coming back. They could have easily left them with no relationship or an ended relationship and the show would have been so much better for it.

While I'm not saying the show isn't about House and Wilson, I think Cuddy was that important as well.

There is no logic to that. He drove his car into her home! Where her child plays! NOBODY would get over that. It was done well and I loved it!

Unless you are saying they should have ended it in a reasonable manner... Because that's exactly what House is - reasonable!

Most shows start dying when the sexual tension ends between two main characters and that's what happens when characters become couples. It happens all the time and the best thing to do is punt the supporting cast member.

The show focuses on specific characters at a time. When Foreman was the focus Chase was the non essential character. In fact, we didn't see/hear much of Chase till season 4 or something like that...

Tomorrow I will celebrate and mourn the end.

The show isn't coming back because of Cuddy. It's not coming back because of contract disputes. House still gets above average ratings, but the Cast and Universal Media Services wanted too much money comparative to it's ratings.

example http://blogcritics.org/video/article/fate-of-house-md-still-up/

[OilKiller]

There is no logic to that. He drove his car into her home! Where her child plays! NOBODY would get over that. It was done well and I loved it!

Meh, they could have written it so Cuddy stayed. I still firmly believe the ratings would have been better if Cuddy would have stayed, hence Cuddy leaving started to spell the end of the show IMO.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Meh, they could have written it so Cuddy stayed. I still firmly believe the ratings would have been better if Cuddy would have stayed, hence Cuddy leaving started to spell the end of the show IMO.

Lisa wouldn't take a pay cut so she was written out and the way they did it was awesome!

How would you have written the script then? Keep them together? How would you break them up keeping it relevant to House's character. Keeping them together or civil is boring and being that House is a sociopathic, megalomaniac with masochistic tenancies, there wouldn't be a good ending for the two if they broke up. Especially if Cuddy was hosting a dinner with another possible relationship.

There is a steady decline in the viewership starting as early as Season 5.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_House_episodes

Average viewers since Season 5:

4 - lowest viewer episode was 13.26 million and the highest was 29.04 million. A guess at 18 million average at a glance.

5 - 13,35 million
6 - 12,63 million
7 - 9,9 million (Cuddy and House date through this season)
8 - 7,1 million

The Cuddy/House relationship story-line killed the show. They tried to save it by creating a huge House moment but it had lost it's wavering viewers by episode 17 last year. Punting Cuddy was a valid attempt and the best option to try and save the show, but I believe it was too late and people turned to Two and a Half Men and Dancing With the Stars instead... BOOOOOO!

[Yamer]

Hard to grasp that it's all over this evening.

At least they get to end it, rather than have an abrupt cancellation.

[Eastern Girl]

Yeah, I don't like that it's ending. And Wilson....

I wish it was actually a two hour episode, instead of a regular one hour with a retrospective episode.

Any thoughts on how it goes down? Wilson dead? Suicide pact? Everyone dies? Hospital blows up? It turns out it is Lupus?

[kunkstyle]

Yeah, I don't like that it's ending. And Wilson....

I wish it was actually a two hour episode, instead of a regular one hour with a retrospective episode.

Any thoughts on how it goes down? Wilson dead? Suicide pact? Everyone dies? Hospital blows up? It turns out it is Lupus?
Sarcoidosis. It has to be one of these times.

I hope it's nothing as extravagant as the entire hospital blowing up/shooting spree/every character being killed off.

I assume Wilson dies in the final episode (I know, that was tough to assume). I would think they'd accelerate 13's symptoms so House has to stand by his word and kill that character off, and in the darkest timeline, House would purposefully OD, but I'd be a bit surprised if they kill off his character.

I just hope they end it in the fashion that the show has followed thus far, and not have anything completely out of character for the show.

I'm really curious to see where they pick up this episode time-wise. Will he be starting his stint in prison, or ending it? Or will they pull some 13th hour magic and he just gets house arrest (pun intended) for 6 months.

[dissentowner]

They went for the happy ending...I thought it was cheesy and sucked.

[Yamer]

They went for the happy ending...I thought it was cheesy and sucked.

If you consider Wilson dying of cancer and House losing the two things in his life that gave it meaning 'happy'.

I actually quite enjoyed it. One of the better series endings, IMO.

[trackercowe]

i hadn't watched House in a few years, but I liked the ending. Too many shows are killing off main characters in the series finale, and I always thought that's a big screw you to the viewers.

It did suffer from only being an hour long though; it should have been at least 90 minutes to fit all the former stars in.

[Mike F]

The ending was fine. Not great, but they didn't Seinfeld or Lost it.

Some definite character advancement with House so that you could conceive of him living a quiet, content life after the show, a reasonable gimmick that allowed all the old crew to show up, and a scene where they got to ride off into the sunset.

I was such a fan of the show that I don't think I was ever going to be really happy with a finale, so fine is. . . . fine.

[Wormius]

It was finale-esque. It seemed safe. It's not really the finale that you'll hear about in a history of great finales (M*A*S*H, St. Elsewhere, Newhart, etc). It's funny though, because I think those early hallucination/bus episodes with House and Amber would have made much a good finale.

At the end though, when House exclaimed, "I am dead", for an instant I thought that meant that Wilson was dead/near death and hallucinating about House.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Sarcoidosis, Lupis, you guys kill me! lol

Just finished the series finale...

What a freaking great episode. Wonderfully done and I am leaving fulfilled and wet eyed. Just as Eastern Girl said "the story was about Wilson and House" and the set up was like that from the beginning. They came across as life long friends and they will end their relationship as such.

Bringing back the other cast members in a remembrance episode and giving us the clues to the episode history through them was fantastic. Pretty much what you would expect from what the series has offered in the past.

I am such a softy for this show; once I saw Kushner and the realization that the series was going to end I had a dam in my eyes struggling with the back-load! Each old character brought back forced me to remember the story-line through the 8 years and it definitely left that nostalgic feeling. House has consistently struggled with life through these years and finally he was given a choice by his own stupid hand. Of course this is because, and they hint this through Wilson in the cafeteria, only you can change you. Now how much of a lie would it of been if he left that building once he understood and lived life happily ever after right there! Oh that would be such a lie to the loyal fans and to the character House! THERE WOULD BE BLOOD! Nope instead they trick us and make us think he dies right when he has his epiphany! For me instant tears, after-all, "Everybody dies", right? How could they end this brilliant and addictive series in such a stupid predictable way!? Then, as I wipe the tears away, Foreman comes out from the coroner's office and confirms that it is indeed House that had died in the explosion. HA! YOU MANIPULATIVE S.O.B.S! He is not dead and you are just writing with opposites! BASTERDOS!

Still wiping my tears we watch the funeral and listen to each individual talk about House with logic and admiration. Akin to a Vulcan delivery because only a Vulcan can work with such a man who teaches lessons in such a unique and dis-respective way. *And more tissue.* Wow, I know what's happening and I am eating it all up like the dirty hooker and blow House whore I am.

Wilson comes up to the podium and you know he's going to deliver the opposite due to their conversation in the cafeteria, and, because Wilson is Wilson after all. But, that is why we love that do righter! Furthermore, it is what House would have wanted if he was actually dead. House would want to tell everyone to shut up and do something constructive and stop being idiots!

House, without betraying his character, ends up winning from the hand that he is dealt and gets away with it. Spending the last days with his best and only true friend... *I actually grab a tissue again writing this*

Man I will miss this show and I am a picky bugger... I haven't been this emotional about a TV show ever.

[Daradon]

I actually thought it was above average because they didn't try to overreach. They didn't try to make it too awesome or too all encompassing.

I think we all saw House faking suicide early on. (I did anyway, even from last episode, I thought it might be how he tries to get out of his situation). Still I like the way they did it and didn't feel cheated. The episode dealt with his daemons and we are left to believe he might be further at peace with himself.

I still can't decide if it would have been a better ending with him actually dying or not though. The funeral had some real emotion behind it, especially with Wilson doing his thing, and then it all went out the window.

But I expected that anyway, House always gets his way. It was a good finale.

[To Be Quite Honest]

In fact, when you think about it, the journey from episode 1 to 177 was about how to fix House. He started a miserable SOB, was an SOB through all the episodes, had a bunch of people try to fix him and in the end he diagnosed himself...

[To Be Quite Honest]

Watch House "Swan Song" for some insight in the show.

I had a 30 min nap at 2pm Monday and 4 hours of sleep the last 2 days before... And right now I'm watching a House love fest special. YOU BET I AM!

I am just showing Captain Crunch that I can stay up without sleep just like the highly trained military can.....

[Daradon]

In fact, when you think about it, the journey from episode 1 to 177 was about how to fix House. He started a miserable SOB, was an SOB through all the episodes, had a bunch of people try to fix him and in the end he diagnosed himself...

Plus the one guy he couldn't fix was his best friend. And he had to learn to cope.

Duh? Obviously cliche?

I think there is a bit of too much reading in, because the series has gone in a few different directions they didn't expect. A few characters left that had to be written out unexpectedly, and there were a few cheats a long the way.

To say there was a plan from the beginning or even along the way would probably be incorrect.

But there are few shows that can say that. Lost is a perfect example. Just winging it but pretending there is a plan.

The characters they did create though made it so they could tie things in, and it was a satisfactory conclusion.

In the end it was about great acting and some great back and forths between characters. It was one of the most formulaic shows on TV and I'm not sure there was ever any huge plan for an arching storyline. But the humanity of House and even the staff brought us back.

And they didn't disappoint. And because of that, I don't feel cheated by it being cliche, which it was.

[OilKiller]

I thought the finale was pretty decent. I didn't like it as much as TBQH, but rarely does a finale satisfy. I think I was looking for a bit more...it seemed rather "fluffy" and self-indulgent, but then again, this is House so...

[To Be Quite Honest]

Plus the one guy he couldn't fix was his best friend. And he had to learn to cope.

Duh? Obviously cliche?

I think there is a bit of too much reading in, because the series has gone in a few different directions they didn't expect. A few characters left that had to be written out unexpectedly, and there were a few cheats a long the way.

To say there was a plan from the beginning or even along the way would probably be incorrect.

But there are few shows that can say that. Lost is a perfect example. Just winging it but pretending there is a plan.

The characters they did create though made it so they could tie things in, and it was a satisfactory conclusion.

In the end it was about great acting and some great back and forths between characters. It was one of the most formulaic shows on TV and I'm not sure there was ever any huge plan for an arching storyline. But the humanity of House and even the staff brought us back.

And they didn't disappoint. And because of that, I don't feel cheated by it being cliche, which it was.

The "plan" of House being a broken man was always there and it isn't far fetched to believe that the plan was for him to some what fix himself in the end. That's the character development; how the show may have been designed and sold to a network. For example, I had a writing group and we wrote a TV series based on Superheros who were just normal people. We had a rough plan on how each character was going to be and how the main character would roughly go through his trials. However, the meat of the story wasn't planned. It could have been a year series or a 3 year series or longer.

Lost was only supposed to be a mini series, and the creators and network didn't expect it to be such a huge hit. That's why they flew by the seat of their pants. They already finished the original story line.

Cliche's are fine when they make sense, and aren't just written in to get the job done. The House finale was executed with class and didn't excessively manipulate the viewer to get to the end.

For example, the 2004 movie Crash. It was manipulative POS movie because it overreached, made unrealistic connections and it contained so many cliches that you knew exactly what was going to happen. So you were stuck there just waiting for it to unfold and finish.

While we all sensed House wasn't dead at the Coroner's office, we didn't really know how it would unfold and the funeral was a nice touch. It didn't overreach or make unrealistic connections and you didn't want it to end.

[Lt.Spears]

Liked the Finale, thought it was well done.

[Ashasx]

Just got around to watching it and I really liked it.

As a fan from the beginning, I simply could not accept a "sad" ending where House fails to figure it out. What would have been the point of the series? I thought they were going to Charlie Sheen us for a second there.

Cheesy? I don't think so. I wanted it to be a happy ending, and it was as happy as I could ask for. I needed it to be happy.

I thought the series got better every season. More about House.

Very sad to see it end. No other show has captured me with this one character. Don't think another will.