Did you all know there's a book on the philosophy of House MD? I have it but I've not read it yet because I've been watching the DVDs and love the show.
I've watched them over a couple of times in terms of pure entertainment it provides the balance of the thematically original and familiar which makes for good viewing. On the other hand it is much, much more than the simple medical investigation drama which an infrequent channel hopping viewer could tune into and enjoy without knowing the show. People are free to disagree but I think that its a little different from CSI or other similar investigation shows with long running plot or story arcs because I think the human drama contained in House is much richer.
There's team dynamics, the dynamics between him and superiors and subordinates, sudden death, loss, paradoxically helping relationships and the sheer amount of rationalisation and analysis of action which creeps into the dialogue make it different. I'm not meaning to rave about the show, I think that beyond entertainment the show teaches too. What do any of you serious philosophers think?

I've watched them over a couple of times in terms of pure entertainment it provides the balance of the thematically original and familiar which makes for good viewing. On the other hand it is much, much more than the simple medical investigation drama which an infrequent channel hopping viewer could tune into and enjoy without knowing the show. People are free to disagree but I think that its a little different from CSI or other similar investigation shows with long running plot or story arcs because I think the human drama contained in House is much richer.
There's team dynamics, the dynamics between him and superiors and subordinates, sudden death, loss, paradoxically helping relationships and the sheer amount of rationalisation and analysis of action which creeps into the dialogue make it different. I'm not meaning to rave about the show, I think that beyond entertainment the show teaches too. What do any of you serious philosophers think?

