HOUSE Season Finale: Help Me

Earlier today, I fessed up to having a sneak peek at House’s season finale. Now seems like an appropriate time to reveal another secret. The screener provided to TV critics did NOT include the final scene of the show. My preview faded to black as House decided what to do with his secret stash of […]

HOUSE: The Choice

Even in a tough economy, most of us would not apply for a position as “Third Wheel.” The tricky job of being the odd man out at a dinner party or movie is far more taxing than a depleted bank account. Even experienced “plus ones” struggle to balance their obligations to contribute just enough to […]

HOUSE: Open and Shut

Though stand-up comedy has fallen from its peak of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, Chris Rock has defied convention and continued to sell out theaters around the country. What does his brand of humor have to do with this week’s House, you ask? In 1999, Rock made an assertion about infidelity in his HBO […]

HOUSE: Knight Fall

Amidst the chain mail and corsets of the Middle Ages, this week’s House sought to answer long-standing questions about honor. What are the boundaries of its impact among friends, family, even thieves? As the close of Season Six approaches, we are on the verge of a seismic shift at Princeton Plainsboro. Between the return of […]

HOUSE: Lockdown

For all the questions that we answer by using our powers of recall, intuition, and Google, the toughest ones to handle are rarely asked. Sheer force of habit tells me how many times to hit the snooze button and whether I want fries with that, but I would be hard pressed to deal with the […]

HOUSE: Black Hole

I do not know Greg Yaitanes personally. However, I would guess that he was an indoor child with a vivid imagination. Yaitanes, the director of this week’s House, previously showed a penchant for irreverent visuals in this season’s “Epic Fail,” which featured a series of virtual reality gaming segments. In “Black Hole,” older viewers were […]

HOUSE: Private Lives

This year’s Academy Awards featured a marquee match up between real-life ex-spouses Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron. With a built-in “David vs. Goliath” storyline to attract casual viewers, the Oscars reached its crescendo as the Best Director nominees were announced. After weeks of hype, the inexplicable happened. Immediately after Ms. Bigelow was named the winner, […]

HOUSE: 5 to 9

Fans of LOST have waited years for resolutions to that show’s mysteries. In the opening minutes of “5 to 9,” House viewers were given firm answers to two burning questions. First, Dr. Lisa Cuddy’s day-to-day responsibilities are daunting, and do extend far beyond the occasional drop-in by the head of her Diagnostics department. Second, Cuddy […]

HOUSE: Moving the Chains

Erik will be back tomorrow with his review of February 8th “House”, but here are his thoughts on last week’s episode. “Moving the Chains”: Original Air Date: February 1, 2010 Something bizarre happened as I watched this week’s House. It was not a shock on the level of, say, trying to dissect the LOST season […]

HOUSE: Remorse

The truth is rarely presented in large doses. For many of us, the process of “coming clean” can be a long and dirty process. Even if our intentions are to be transparent, the fears of disappointing loved ones or colleagues can keep our lips sealed for far too long. Though movies or television shows rely […]

HOUSE: The Down Low

In my younger years, I had a difficult time forging genuine friendships with males. Absent the pride of athletic achievements or the brashness of alpha male status, I had a difficult time finding common ground with other hormone-driven dudes. In the absence of male bonding, I turned to my favorite TV shows for instructions. When […]

HOUSE: Wilson

No matter how hard I tried to be objective, my experience watching House this week was undeniably influenced by my chat with Robert Sean Leonard. As the “Wilson” episode unfolded, I flashed back to Mr. Leonard’s observations about his character, his work ethic, and the irreverent nature of Wilson’s bond with House. As a little […]

HOUSE: Teamwork

WARNING! The first paragraph of this post contains spoilers for last night’s episode of HOUSE. As millions of viewers watched Allison Cameron leave Princeton Plainsboro behind, EW.com’s TV guru Michael Ausiello obtained actress Jennifer Morrison’s first public comments about her departure from the show. With news of her exit having flooded gossip sites for weeks, […]

HOUSE: Known Unknowns

House returned to Fox’s primetime lineup this week after a baseball-induced hiatus, a delay that grew even more tiresome as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th world championship. (Go Red Sox!) Despite my enthusiasm for new adventures in the world of Princeton Plainsboro, I spent the first half of the episode wondering if it […]

HOUSE: Brave Heart

The entertainment world has been short on big news lately. While showbiz insiders and bloggers whispered stories about how Jay Leno’s 10pm show is crippling the American economy, the average person has had little to get excited over. In this vacuum, a low-budget horror movie, “Paranormal Activity,” has given audiences a reason to jump from […]