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I don't think Dr. House gets the point of the Metroid series.
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Why is it that shows can never have the ACTUAL FRICKEN' SOUNDS from the game being played? It's always something from the 'Generic Atari 2600 Sounds' archive. Surely if they can get away with showing the game, they can play the real sounds to go with it. My inner-gamer is angry!
I smile whenever House plays with his GBA. He's been playing Metroid in earlier episodes as well. He should be well done with it already.
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And he wears Nike Shox! Too bad there is no credibilty to his behavior.
And he wears Nike Shox! Too bad there is no credibilty to his behavior.
Crazymoogle
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human5892 said:
From one House fan to another: ditto. Considering that the only ways to really get through a medical drama today are character-soap or hyper technical (or comedy, I guess, but thats neither here nor there), I love how the writer's decided to keep with what they know but have Laurie basically rage against every tired line uttered. And at the same time he acts like the puppet-master pulling the strings, slowly pulling back the curtain on the actual character histories with every slip of the tongue, which beats the hell out of ER style character disaster episodes.
(I love the bit where he watches soaps just so the writers can rub it in how tired the genre is, and yet at the same time keep up with his character because he's watching it inside the church)
As for the topic, yeah, the actual gameplay connection is tenuous at best, but it was definitely interesting to see a guy pretend to be at least somewhat tech-savvy instead of the usual crazy flailing at a dualshock like it was Track-and-Field for the NES.
Heh, I was happy to see him playing Metroid on tonight's episode. Although, yeah, it didn't make any sense how he acted like he died when nothing bad happened. Oh well.
This is the 2nd week I've watched the show, and I'm really growing to like it. It's clever, funny, and interesting. House plays his part really well and is a riot to watch.
This is the 2nd week I've watched the show, and I'm really growing to like it. It's clever, funny, and interesting. House plays his part really well and is a riot to watch.
Red Scarlet
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Well, if it had a Chozo statue, then he would be playing Zero Mission..and maybe he was trying to skip the statue. 
I've been a House fan for a few months now. Didn't like the previews cause I thought it was just another FOX "maverick" drama. And, of course, yet another medical program. But I'm glad I started watching it. In addition to everything people have already said about it, I also really lilke how the focus is on rare diseases and maladies. Its interesting to figure out how these things might be dealt with in the real world. Sure, the show has writers, so they have the convenience of setting up the path a disease takes from the end result. In other words, take a rare medical problem, look at the symptoms, invent a scenario for how they might occur. In the real world, it must be hard to diagnose and fix things like this, but I still like how it brings these issues up. House/Hugh Laurie rocks, though, but I also really like the supporting cast. None of them are stupid or annoying or retarded and most of them feel pretty genuine in their reactions to the good doctor.
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Leprosy. Best. Disease. Ever.
Crazymoogle
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Belfast said:
Yeah. Each of the characters fits a pretty specific role to counterbalance Dr. House, and I find it hard to imagine them being replaced like you might see on ER. House vs. Cuddy is a riot every time.
Note: While this sort of "bitter humor" isn't quite common, it is much more popular on the BBC in various comedy forms, such as the aforementioned Rowan Atkinson triumph "Black Adder" or the (oddly aired latenight on YTV) hilarious "My Family".
human5892 said:
Damn thread getting my hopes up. -_-; All signs pointed to a new episode, but alas it was not to be. I was also surprised the first airing was never mentioned here, but I can imagine how reluctant people are to watch a new medical drama.
Dr. Wilson: Beauty often seduces us on the road to truth.
Dr. Gregory House: And truth often kicks us in the nads.
Dr. Taylor Foreman: I think your argument is specious.
Dr. Gregory House: I think your tie is ugly.
Dr. Gregory House: Perseverance does not equal worthiness. Next time you want to get my attention, wear something fun. Low-riding jeans are hot.
Intern: [trying to tell and uninterested House a patient's history] You're reading a comic book.
Dr. Gregory House: You're drawing attention to your bosom by wearing a low-cut top.
[Intern covers her chest with her clipboard]
Dr. Gregory House: Oh, sorry, I thought we were having a "state-the-obvious" contest.
Dr. Gregory House: And truth often kicks us in the nads.
Dr. Taylor Foreman: I think your argument is specious.
Dr. Gregory House: I think your tie is ugly.
Dr. Gregory House: Perseverance does not equal worthiness. Next time you want to get my attention, wear something fun. Low-riding jeans are hot.
Intern: [trying to tell and uninterested House a patient's history] You're reading a comic book.
Dr. Gregory House: You're drawing attention to your bosom by wearing a low-cut top.
[Intern covers her chest with her clipboard]
Dr. Gregory House: Oh, sorry, I thought we were having a "state-the-obvious" contest.
Shouta
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Damn, all of a sudden two House threads. The show is maddeningly hilarious at times (see Sho Nuff's post). I also like that the show focuses on House but at the same time doesn't ignore the other characters. It's equally balanced thus far and there's always hints and jabs at the history of the characters even in episodes that doesn't seem like it. There's a new episode next week which should be interesting.
Btw, I'm gonna toss this thread over to the OT, it's gotten so off-topic it really doesn't belong in GamingD.
Btw, I'm gonna toss this thread over to the OT, it's gotten so off-topic it really doesn't belong in GamingD.
Yeah, I was disappointed it wasn't a new episode this week. When American Idol signed off, Seacrest even said to stay tuned for an "all new" House next.
Edit: I also think I like House because I can act so much like him sometimes. I can be very snarky and bitterly sarcastic at times, I'm pretty observant (of people, not medical issues), and I like to find shit out about people by any means necessary. I like to know what makes them tick. Also, I like Metroid and
Edit: I also think I like House because I can act so much like him sometimes. I can be very snarky and bitterly sarcastic at times, I'm pretty observant (of people, not medical issues), and I like to find shit out about people by any means necessary. I like to know what makes them tick. Also, I like Metroid and
Monster Truck Rallies!!!!
ohamsie said:
Its a drama. The dialogue is just good enough to support humorous moments, mostly coming from House saying something sarcastic or witty or catching people off guard by being as offensive as possible. Its more a character trait of his that just happens to be really funny rather than the show being written as a straight comedy. This isn't Scrubs or anything like that.
Kung Fu Jedi
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Archaix said:
Tivo is your friend!
Well that and Bit Torrent! Bumping this to say that House was playing.....a DS on tonight's episode! Yes, it seems he's upgraded to a newer system. It didn't show what game he was playing, unfortunately, and it only showed the DS for a few seconds, but still.
Tonight's episode was really good. At one point The Who's "Teenage Wasteland" came on (the beginning, what you hear on some commercials), and then it showed House listening to it and really into it, moving his hands to the music and everything. That was pretty cool.
Tonight's episode was really good. At one point The Who's "Teenage Wasteland" came on (the beginning, what you hear on some commercials), and then it showed House listening to it and really into it, moving his hands to the music and everything. That was pretty cool.
metsallica
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That song is called "Baba O'Riley," Drakken.
Quadrophenic
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Teenage Wasteland is actually the name of a variation of Baba O'Rielly that appears on Townshend's Lifehouse Chronicles album-thing. Its either an early version of Baba O'Rielly or the instrumental version....
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