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Old 02-09-2009, 02:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I do not know what it is but I really get a kick out of this show. --Ok, that was a bit of a fib I do know why- it's because House (Hugh Laurie) is such a sarcastic jerk and I find that humorous (I know it's sad).

Anyone else like this show?
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Very Sad! House is a good show.
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Hi, I just saw it once but haven't really viewed it well but it seems that the story is really sad.
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That's my favourite show that's currently in production.

By the way, have you heard Hugh Laurie speak with his natural British accent? That's entertaining after being familiar with his American "House" accent.

We have the remake of Flight of The Phoenix on DVD, and he's also in that.

I'd like to go back and check him out on Black Adder sometime.
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Old 02-13-2009, 11:50 PM   #5 (permalink)
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He and Stephen Fry had a show on Brit tv for a while that was very funny, they also did a series called Jeeves and Wooster that shows up on PBS. Did you see Laurie on Craig Ferguson's show, very funny guy.
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He and Stephen Fry had a show on Brit tv for a while that was very funny, they also did a series called Jeeves and Wooster that shows up on PBS. Did you see Laurie on Craig Ferguson's show, very funny guy.
No, I never did see him on Craig Ferguson's show unfortunately. Going to have to see if I can find it online.

I know I watched him do an interview some time back and was astonished at his real voice. That showed me that he is as good an actor as I knew he was!
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If you input "Hugh Laurie" into the search function on YouTube you'll be presented with a bunch of interesting clips, everything from Black Adder to Fry&Laurie and House. He's a very talented (and funny) man.
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I do not know what it is but I really get a kick out of this show. --Ok, that was a bit of a fib I do know why- it's because House (Hugh Laurie) is such a sarcastic jerk and I find that humorous (I know it's sad).

Anyone else like this show?
I don't watch much television at all, so nope, I've never seen House. My husband watches it though, and gets a kick out of it, too.
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Another interesting thing about House is that when he's playing the piano or guitar in the show, that's actually Laurie playing, which I think is very cool.

Remember the show when somebody kidnapped his electric guitar?.... I think it was Wilson.
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If you do get to check out "Jeeves and Wooster", there are quite a few times that Hugh Laurie is playing the piano. He is a fantastically talented musician. He also plays a bit in the movie "Peter's Friends", I believe. (If you haven't seen this movie, I recommend it highly).
As to his accent on House, that nasal twang keeps me from really getting into the show.
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I think that the writing is still very strong on House, even after a few seasons.

For example, I thought the last show that aired about House being on methadone and actually being a nice guy was an interesting approach.
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I was in the hospital recently and one night when I couldn't sleep, I watched a bunch of Houses back-to-back. It is a truism that alot of doctors, very good at what they do, when going through their medical studies, kind of forget about learning the social graces, tact, or the niceties that make for a well rounded person. The nurses came in and out and would watch for awhile, and we dished on all the area doctors. Some fun!
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He and Stephen Fry had a show on Brit tv for a while that was very funny, they also did a series called Jeeves and Wooster that shows up on PBS. Did you see Laurie on Craig Ferguson's show, very funny guy.
I remember watching the Jeeves and Wooster series on PBS, but really have no desire to watch House.
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I read online about Hugh Laurie feeling that he had mentioned his depression at some point and felt a bit embarrassed about having revealed it.
I don't know if I know a highly creative person who doesn't battle depression at some point. I don't know if he feels embarrassed or that he's just being British; I think it's relevant for him to discuss it.
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Now that you mention it, I've never known anyone that was highly creative that didn't have depression. I don't say struggle with it because I discussed this with a highly creative friend who goes through bouts of depression. She said that she doesn't "suffer" from it, it's just a part of her, like her green eyes. She maintains that it is society that seems it as a problem and that's the reason that it's so much more of a problem today than it was at other times in history.
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