Doctor, Doctor..Doctor Beat, Won’t you help me Doctor Beat?

…And a more beat & disheveled looking doctor you can’t find on the telly. He’s rude, crude but a genius of a dude. Somewhat of a Gil Grissom if he was in ER with a tongue worthy of Jack Nicholson’s in AS GOOD AS IT GETS. He walks with a cane, doesn’t shave, is emotionally crippled, has caustic platitudes for everyone, makes you feel like crap, rebels against the system, is lazy & likes watching day-time medical soaps (coz it’s informative) - would you want him handling your case? I would.

So what’s up with HOUSE: SEASON1? Well, every episode deals with cases that are simply stupefying to the medical community, and are solved by House and his team of able medical investigators. Yep - you heard it right - investigators. They actually go through/break into patient’s residence for clues to what might have brought about their condition.
You have the morally straight, in your face Dr. Foreman(a token Epps), the idolizing and intelligent Dr. Cameron (Morrison) and the doubt-no-House Dr. Chase (Spencer) as his team members. Then there’s Dr. Cuddy (Edelstein), the hospital administrator and House’s boss. They have a regular exchange of verbal assaults (there’s also some sparks). Lastly, there’s the understanding Dr. Wilson (Leonard), who believe it or not, is the closest thing to being House’s best friend.

This show gives you a CSI deja vu, in the most pleasant way. It has a dynamic lead (House & Grissom should get-together), excellent writing, interesting cases, a bunch of misfits for a team, some nasty guest roles (Chi Mc Bride), a romantic angle between House and the only female member in his team, and loads of humour. But the series is nothing without the terrific Hugh Laurie (damn those Emmys for ignoring his performance), and the worthy David Shore as the series creator. In telly medical thrillers (a new genre, I guess), this is As Good As It Gets.

Season: 1
Episode: 22
Cast: Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard, Lisa Edelstien, Omar Epps, Jennifer Morrison & Jesse Spencer.