In my last blog I wrote about my favorite show House. As I was researching on what some of the critics say, I ran in to some good things and bad things about House. Although, there were a lot more good than bad things said.
Len Sousa from Slant Magazine says, “It's a rare ability for an actor to be able to deliver a character performance with such snarky sarcasm and still come across as enjoyable." She argues that even though House is sarcastic he is still enjoyable, and I agree because House is very sarcastic but it makes the show interesting. House is always right about the diagnosis and his sarcasm is comical.
Zack Handlen from The A.V. Club, however, claims that a "big problem with the current season is that the big dramatic arcs we’re currently dealing with—Cuddy’s baby problems, Foreman and 13’s medical mystery tour—have nothing to do with our main character. Sure, there’s that unresolved Cuddy-romance, and House makes some snarky comments on the sidelines about the Oreo hook up, but that's all secondary. These are plotlines that could’ve stepped out of any medical drama without any real change; much as I like Omar Epps and Lisa Edelstein, I watch House for House, and without him tied directly into the action, I’m losing interest, fast."
So Handlen thinks that without House directly tied to what is going on in the show it’s not as interesting, and that some of the characters make the show less entertaining. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I agree that too much extra stuff not dealing with House and his patient situations will cause you to lose interest because it takes away from his character. On the other hand, I still insist that if there were not other character situations in the show it would be less interesting. For instance, the 13 and Foreman issue makes you laugh because House is constantly toying with them. House picks on their relationship and how they act toward each other while at work. Their stories, in this respect, play off of House's because he's playing with them.
Margie77099 from Viewpoints Blogger Reviews reveals “I have not really been interested in watching him much this season. House has become the filler until the show I really want to watch comes on. The continued drug use bothers me and the new characters are not believable. What a shame. House had such potential”. I disagree with this because the other characters help keep the drama going and it keeps it interesting. House's drug use symbolizes his emotional and physical pain and makes his character believable.
So these are some of the comments from critics, but they still don’t change my feelings for House. Even thought there were more positive reviews and there were some negative ones also. House is still my favorite tv show no matter what the critics think.
Works Cited
Sousa, Len. "House M.D." Slant Magazine 1 Nov. 2006. 18 Feb. 2009 (http://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/tv_review.asp?ID=40).
Handlen, Zack. “ Big Baby.“ Avclub 26 Jan. 2009. 18 Feb. 2009
(http://www.avclub.com/articles/big-baby%2C23084/).
margie77099 “ Not very good this season.” Viewpoints 08 April 2008. 18 Feb. 2009
(http://www.viewpoints.com/House-M-D-review-51f81).
Len Sousa from Slant Magazine says, “It's a rare ability for an actor to be able to deliver a character performance with such snarky sarcasm and still come across as enjoyable." She argues that even though House is sarcastic he is still enjoyable, and I agree because House is very sarcastic but it makes the show interesting. House is always right about the diagnosis and his sarcasm is comical.
Zack Handlen from The A.V. Club, however, claims that a "big problem with the current season is that the big dramatic arcs we’re currently dealing with—Cuddy’s baby problems, Foreman and 13’s medical mystery tour—have nothing to do with our main character. Sure, there’s that unresolved Cuddy-romance, and House makes some snarky comments on the sidelines about the Oreo hook up, but that's all secondary. These are plotlines that could’ve stepped out of any medical drama without any real change; much as I like Omar Epps and Lisa Edelstein, I watch House for House, and without him tied directly into the action, I’m losing interest, fast."
So Handlen thinks that without House directly tied to what is going on in the show it’s not as interesting, and that some of the characters make the show less entertaining. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I agree that too much extra stuff not dealing with House and his patient situations will cause you to lose interest because it takes away from his character. On the other hand, I still insist that if there were not other character situations in the show it would be less interesting. For instance, the 13 and Foreman issue makes you laugh because House is constantly toying with them. House picks on their relationship and how they act toward each other while at work. Their stories, in this respect, play off of House's because he's playing with them.
Margie77099 from Viewpoints Blogger Reviews reveals “I have not really been interested in watching him much this season. House has become the filler until the show I really want to watch comes on. The continued drug use bothers me and the new characters are not believable. What a shame. House had such potential”. I disagree with this because the other characters help keep the drama going and it keeps it interesting. House's drug use symbolizes his emotional and physical pain and makes his character believable.
So these are some of the comments from critics, but they still don’t change my feelings for House. Even thought there were more positive reviews and there were some negative ones also. House is still my favorite tv show no matter what the critics think.
Works Cited
Sousa, Len. "House M.D." Slant Magazine 1 Nov. 2006. 18 Feb. 2009 (http://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/tv_review.asp?ID=40).
Handlen, Zack. “ Big Baby.“ Avclub 26 Jan. 2009. 18 Feb. 2009
(http://www.avclub.com/articles/big-baby%2C23084/).
margie77099 “ Not very good this season.” Viewpoints 08 April 2008. 18 Feb. 2009
(http://www.viewpoints.com/House-M-D-review-51f81).
4 comments:
After reading some of the reviews from the movie I loved, I suddenly began to realize that some of the stuff the critics were saying was true. After reading the reviews, I rented the movie and watched it, and pointed out everything the critics were talking about. Although, there were some things that they said, that I totally disagreed to. So I really didn’t care what they said about the show, it’s still going to be my favorite movie.
I like house because of house I think if the lead character was anyone else I wouldnt watch it. Thought the other characters are great to and I think it hels round out the show. However im mostly attracted to the show because I like those kinds shows. Medical shows or Crime shows, they all catch my attention pretty quicky. I agree with Marycus though if its your favorite show you shouldnt let someone elses opinion matter to you. If its your favorite show then enjoy it.
I agree with the critics that a show should not stray away from the main character or topic too much. For example, I personally do not care about Cuddy's love life. I prefer to watch the show for the suspenseful medical situations and the comic relief of Dr. House. I also agree that little, related strays away from the topic are acceptable, but not ones that change the focus of the entire episode.
After reading the reviews it still does not change my mind of the show. Yes sometimes the of charatcers are focused on more than House, but every TV show does that at points to draw the watchers in to see the next big that is going to happen.And I will have to say this shows is always intertaining, it really does not matter who they are focused on, House always has the last word
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