No More “House”

Watercooler

By Nads | Thursday, February 9, 2012 | 4:20 am | 14 Comments
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The producers of House have decided to pull the plug after eight seasons. So sad…I thought it would be one of those shows that would live on forever, but I guess after eight seasons there isn’t that much more to explore on a show.

They released this statement:

After much deliberation, the producers of House M.D. have decided that this season of the show, the 8th, should be the last.  By April this year they will have completed 177 episodes, which is about 175 more than anyone expected back in 2004.

The decision to end the show now, or ever, is a painful one, as it risks putting asunder hundreds of close friendships that have developed over the last eight years – but also because the show itself has been a source of great pride to everyone involved.

Since it began, House has aspired to offer a coherent and satisfying world in which everlasting human questions of ethics and emotion, logic and truth, could be examined, played out, and occasionally answered.  This sounds like fancy talk, but it really isn’t.  House has, in its time, intrigued audiences around the world in vast numbers, and has shown that there is a strong appetite for television drama that relies on more than prettiness or gun play.

But now that time is drawing to a close.  The producers have always imagined House as an enigmatic creature;  he should never be the last one to leave the party.  How much better to disappear before the music stops, while there is still some promise and mystique in the air.

The producers can never sufficiently express their gratitude to the hundreds of dedicated artists and technicians who have given so generously of their energy and talent to make House the show it has been – and perhaps will continue to be for some time, on one cable network or another. [Note: This line seems to suggest the show might get shopped around, but sources say they were likely referring to syndicated repeats].

The makers of House would also like to thank Fox Broadcasting and Universal Television for supporting the show with patience, imagination and large quantities of good taste.  The Studio-As-Evil-Adversary is one of the many clichés that House has managed to avoid, and for that the cast and crew are deeply grateful.

Lastly, the audience:  some have come and some have gone, obviously.  This is to be expected in the life of any show.  But over the course of the last eight years, the producers of House have felt immensely honored to be the subject of such close attention by an intelligent, discriminating, humane and thoughtful – not to mention numerous – audience. Even the show’s detractors have been flattering in their way. Making the show has felt like a lively and passionate discussion about as many different subjects as could possibly be raised in 177 hours.  The devotion and generosity of our viewers has been marvelous to behold.

So, finally, everyone at House will bid farewell to the audience and to each other with more than a few tears, but also with a deep feeling of gratitude for the grand adventure they have been privileged to enjoy for the last eight years.  If the show lives on somewhere, with somebody, as a fond memory, then that is a precious feat, of which we will always be proud.

Everybody Lies.

 

 

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Although comedy is her profession, Nadine has accomplished a lot in her young age. She is a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, and an avid snowboarder. She started playing soccer at the age of 4, and continued playing through college where she majored in Biology, but quickly realized her destiny was to tell jokes, not to wear a lab coat. So she decided to be funny while finishing her Bachelors Degree in biology and continued on to get her M.B.A. Nadine’s comedy style is much like her athleticism, fearless. She’s made her way up the comedy ladder very quickly, and has become a club favorite at many of the country’s top comedy clubs, including the Improv chain. Performing in the Boston Comedy Festival and being noted as the “one of the youngest and brightest up and comers” and traveling to the Middle East to entertain the troops are just a few of her notable accomplishments. These days Nadine splits time between the stage, a radio studio, her computer blogging, and a television studio. Nadine’s TV, Radio, Writing credits include: national commercials, talking head roles on E! Entertainment, Showtime’s Hot Tamales Live, The Skinny: Fat Free News, The Sunny Side of The Truth: Real World Hollywood, TVgasm, Zazreport, Daddy’s Girls, Jerseylicious, celebrity interviews on Mania TV, a weekly half-hour television show that syndicates to colleges across the country for National Lampoon and a nightly radio show on XM Satellite Radio.

14 Comments

  1. 1
    Jessi
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 4:26 am

    House, I love you, but the show has gotten pretty rough over the last 2 or so seasons. It’s time. When I think of you in your youth, I will miss you.

  2. 2
    mnkid
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 4:39 am

    Shark jumped when he hooked up with Cutty. Hugh Laurie is a treasure. Hope he gets back to some comedy.

  3. 3
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 5:17 am

    I blame Lupus.

  4. 4
    Jessi
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 6:34 am

    Silly Sarcasatire! It’s never Lupus!

  5. 5
    NotWithoutMyTV notwithoutmytv
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 7:41 am

    Well, it’s never JUST lupus.

  6. 6
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 7:46 am

    lmao, does anyone remember that one time that it actually was lupus?

    But seriously, it’s time. I love the show and would have kept on watching it no matter how nonsensical and terrible it got, but I’m glad that I don’t have to.

  7. 7
    SuburBint
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 9:10 am

    Thank. God.

    The only reason I still watch this show is because I’ve been in love with Hugh Laurie since I was a wee little tyke, watching him on BlackAdder.

  8. 8
    2muchbravo
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 9:52 am

    I stopped watching a while ago. He hooked up with Cutty? Well, where’s the fun in that? I have a couple of friends who have the hots for Hugh. They’ll just have to get their fix somewhere else.

  9. 9
    Clair Clair
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 10:30 am

    I’m surprised it lasted this long. I stopped watching years ago because the show was too predictable.

  10. 10
    MatisyahuSerious
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 10:58 am

    this news, coupled with me cancelling hbo due to true blood, will leave my wife with nothing to masturbate to!

    i win!

  11. 11
    NotWithoutMyTV notwithoutmytv
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 12:21 pm

    I fell away from watching regularly when the first group of ducklings left, and I quit when House’s interlude with Cuddy turned out to be a drug-fueled dream sequence. (Fuck you dream sequences! fuck all y’all!) I never warmed up to any of the replacement ducklings, at all, but some of the later episodes I’ve seen (House in jail, etc.) were a lot better. House himself is still a fascinating character, I feel like you could put him in any situation and it would be worth watching just to see what he would do, but House within the confines of the hospital did get really stale.

    It would be weird to see Hugh Laurie do anything else. I know he’s done a ton of other stuff, but I’ve only seen him as House.

  12. 12
    Derek Hazelton
    Posted February 9, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    House hasn’t been interesting since Season 5 (finding a new team). And, really, trying to have a season of House without Cuddy was a ridiculous proposition. Glad that show is done, and we can get Hugh Laurie to speak in his normal accent.

  13. 13
    Shana
    Posted February 10, 2012 at 2:46 am

    The talented Hugh Laurie and any other project he undertakes will always be welcomed in my home. Goodbye House!

  14. 14
    2muchbravo
    Posted February 10, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    He’s an accomplished pianist and he was awesome in “Jeeves and Wooster” with Stephen Fry.

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