“House” is my favorite show because it is one of the few programs on TV that my friends and I agree on.
Gregory House is a misanthropic doctor who works at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. Years before, he suffered an infarction (blood clot) in his thigh that led to muscle death because the doctors thought he was faking the pain in order to get drugs. The dead muscle was removed, leaving House with chronic pain and an impaired ability to walk. He turns to a cane and liberal amounts of Vicodin to cope.
House is a maverick with an unconventional bedside manner and a habit of getting into trouble with his boss, Lisa Cuddy. He's always being rude to patients or doing something so ethically shifty that his own team feels the need to report him to Cuddy. His abrasive personality and lack of respect for the rules frequently pushes patients into threatening litigation.
In one episode, House pushes the envelope in his treatment of a police officer. This escapade lands him in court and his medical license and freedom are rescued only when Cuddy perjures herself to save him. House has one friend, his colleague Dr. Wilson, and he loves his mother but hates his father, who abused him when he was young.
I love watching this show with my friends because “House” never fails to present a fascinating medical mystery and just the right amount of drama. And I enjoy discussing the latest episodes with everyone from my chemistry teacher to my friends.
Gregory House is a misanthropic doctor who works at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. Years before, he suffered an infarction (blood clot) in his thigh that led to muscle death because the doctors thought he was faking the pain in order to get drugs. The dead muscle was removed, leaving House with chronic pain and an impaired ability to walk. He turns to a cane and liberal amounts of Vicodin to cope.
House is a maverick with an unconventional bedside manner and a habit of getting into trouble with his boss, Lisa Cuddy. He's always being rude to patients or doing something so ethically shifty that his own team feels the need to report him to Cuddy. His abrasive personality and lack of respect for the rules frequently pushes patients into threatening litigation.
In one episode, House pushes the envelope in his treatment of a police officer. This escapade lands him in court and his medical license and freedom are rescued only when Cuddy perjures herself to save him. House has one friend, his colleague Dr. Wilson, and he loves his mother but hates his father, who abused him when he was young.
I love watching this show with my friends because “House” never fails to present a fascinating medical mystery and just the right amount of drama. And I enjoy discussing the latest episodes with everyone from my chemistry teacher to my friends.
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