It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

It's my first time ever writing a review on a movie. I just had to write this because of how amazing this show is. Especially season 4, I couldn't stop watching the show. the competitive nature and infinitely complicated and creative diagnoses and all the drama between House and his subordinates, House and Cuddy, and job applicants were all amazing. Before watching this show, I tried watching Grey's Anatomy but I couldn't watch more than a few episodes because of the overall low quality of the show. House, however, actually made me pay good money for each episode(I almost never pay to watch shows/movies) because Netflix stopped showing House. After watching every episode of this show, I will probably collect all the DVDs of this show. That's how much I love this show.

House M.D.portraying the real idea behind the character sherlock holmes, hugh laurie steals the show and won't let you leave it. other characters besides gregory seems a bit under-cooked but it is a minor flaw in this whole beautiful and long journey of house. it seems a bit stretched after the fifth season but gives you a satisfactory end.

Rewatching this series 5 years after it last aired, House remained the best medical series that was ever produced. Inspired by Sherlock Holmes, House uses pretty much the same template of a crime and investigation drama; an mystery occurs, an investigation ensues, the mystery is solved intelligently and viewers walk away feeling gratified. And, like any good crime series, the details are important. The writers provide a convincing array of medical mysteries, with the symptoms playing a crucial role in creating suspense, with consequences of every diagnosis explored and are graphically visualized. The human element here is also present, with the human condition and the tragedies that these choices lead to it are brought to light.And these stories are continually made interesting by the actors - including the extras - who played their roles with conviction. I argue that Hugh Laurie was the first British that broke US market and proved that Britain have better talent. His American accent has fooled countless of people into thinking that he was American born, and his portrayal of the cynical, anti-heroic, titular character successfully draws you in each episode. In fact, Hugh Laurie's House is much more fascinating than Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock. The other cast members don't really shine other than all of them being different aspects of Holmes' Dr Watson. Robert Sean Leonard acts as the voice of reason, Omar Epps as the stubborn rival, Jesse Spencer as the doe-eyed hapless sidekick and Jennifer Morrison as the loyal friend with a crush. In retrospect, splitting Watson into different characters makes House's banter with each of them more entertaining. Dr Lisa Cuddi, played by Lisa Edelstein, is the Irene Adler for Dr House without the romance but instead replaced with a lot of ironic flirting, office power play and entertaining banter. Screw Grey's Anatomy, screw ER, screw Chicago Hope; screw all the medical shows that are nothing more than inane soap operas meant for over-emotional, entitled, adult children. House MD is the show for intelligent viewers, for the thinking viewer. Recommended.

OK this is a great series of two halfs and both are great its just that i prefer a bit more the first but there might be some people who might prefer the second. The first half from season 1-4 is much more procedural and light hearted, it has a much more comedic tone with good drama in it where House is always right, we see him dealing with the patients of the clinic who go the clinic for silliest problems. The second half from season 5-8 while it doesn't loose completely the sense of humor its gets much more dramatic , its when we see much more character development and see House's addiction and personality have real consequences.The whole 8 seasons have great acting from The Whole cast and the greatest thing is that non of the characters are really completely good but non is totally evil. All have their moments where you love them or hate them. Hugh Laurie is incredible apart from doing great the American accent he can go from comedy to drama in a matter of seconds he has great timing for both genres and like everyone else here Sam makes you love this character that could have been hatted of played by someone else. This is a show for everyone even if you don't like medical shows.