Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: HOUSE: SEASON ONE (DVD MOVIE)
EAN: 9781417070329
Format: AC-3
ISBN: 1417070323
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-08-30
Running Time: 972
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2004-11-16

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Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating:

Summary: Great first season
Comment: Not many shows get my attention -- especially shows which are still in production. I got hooked on House during its second season, and I had never seen the first five shows before I got the first season on DVD as a gift. If you are unfamiliar with the show, I will warn you the main character, House (played by Hugh Laurie), comes off as a jerk. What Laurie brings to the table is his own interpretation of House. Without his excellent talent, this show would not have appealed to me. Somehow, he can play a jerk but still be appealing. The medical aspect of the show always leaves me guessing, and I'm the type to solve mysteries within the first five minutes of a show. It certainly makes this series more enjoyable for me that I am kept guessing until the end. Great cast, great scripts, just a fabulous series.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Great show!
Comment: This show is wonderful. Hugh Laurie does a perfect job playing the character we all love to hate. The interaction among cast members is believable, side stories/character development is great, and the cases are interesting. I can't vouch for the medical accuracy but as an entertainment tool it's worth the money.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Best content ever, worse DVD formatting ever
Comment: The DVD formatting:

Season 1 won't work intuitively with your widescreen TV, so you will have to zoom, stretch, or otherwise adjust your TV or DVD player to limited avail; you'll likely never get it to show in the nice, intuitive way as the other Seasons' DVDs. Hopefully Universal will re-release a fixed version. There are many other reviewers here whose experience is the same.

That's especially sad because this is, from a content perspective, one of the best TV DVD's ever. And that's why I gave it a 5 star rating regardless of the DVD formatting issues.

The Content:

"House" is play on words for Sherlock "Holmes". Something I learned recently. His sidekick "Wilson" is named after, well you guessed it.

In case you've not seen the show:

Gregory House is super-doctor as detective, who can cure and mentally straighten everyone else out but himself. His imperfect while honest personality is as addictive as his Vicodin pain medication. Crippled with a leg infarction, hobbling about on a cane, he takes the bedside manner challenged physician to a new level. He's brutally honest, and politically incorrect to the point of being any corporate human resource person's worst nightmare.

The setting is not the U.K., or actor Hugh Laurie's native Australia, but contemporary (if there is such a thing) Princeton. And the actor's accent and performance are completely New Jersey.

The Content is Emmy award winning - some of the stories are heart rendering, serving as morality plays, and at other times there are moments that are completely hilarious. Unlike most other medical shows or sitcoms, it has an opposite effect than draining away your humor as well as intelligence.

Customer Rating:

Summary: A definite "must have" for fans of House
Comment: My wife and I were a year or so late to catch onto House. Now we are huge fans. This boxed set was a great way to find out about the back story lines we had missed.

We have already purchased seasons two and three for our collection.

Customer Rating:

Summary: House Rules
Comment: I first saw House because I've been a fan of Hugh Laurie since "Blackadder" and "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", and I wanted to see how he'd do in a role that's obviously so far from the characters that made him famous (in Britain at least). I must admit that I had not the slightest inkling of a fraction of an idea, that "House, M.D" would turn out to be this brilliant.

Because that is what it is: Brilliant. Laurie plays the calculating, narcissistic, and effulgent dr. Gregory House to perfection. It is however not a one-man show and Laurie's co-stars all do a very good job playing his subordinates, friend(s), and colleagues, but especially Lisa Edelstein as House's boss Lisa Cuddy is worth of much applause.

The stories are interesting and fascinating, very well written, and well played. There's just enough medical jargon to make it seem expertly confusing and realistic, yet not boring the viewer to tears. The same goes for the humour and the quick witted banter that makes out most of the dialogue. It's humorous but not comedic, it's quick but not 'this was obviously written to show how fast and witty these people are'.

It is probably the best TV series for 10 or 15 years, and I honestly think it's going to be a while before anything better comes along. It is, in a word, good.

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Editorial Reviews:

Go deeper into the medical mysteries of House TV s most compelling new drama as all 22 Season One episodes and exclusive bonus features come to DVD! Hugh Laurie stars as the brilliant but sarcastic Dr. Gregory House a maverick physician who is devoid of bedside manner. While his behavior can border on antisocial Dr. House thrives on the challenge of solving the medical puzzles that other doctors give up on. Together with his hand-picked team of young medical experts he ll do whatever it takes in the race against the clock to solve the case. Check out each gripping episode featuring some of TV s hottest guest stars including Carmen Electra Chi McBride Scott Foley and Sela Ward. It s the intriguing new series TV Guide s Matt Roush hails as the uncommon cure for the common medical drama. System Requirements:Starring: Hugh Laurie Omar Epps Jennifer Morrison Jesse Spencer Robert Sean Leonard Lisa Edelstein Running Time: 973 Min. Copyright Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 025192849121 Manufacturer No: 28491