House, M.D. - Season One | 
 enlarge | Actor: Hugh Laurie
Studio: Fox Network
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.98
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Rating:  454 reviews
Sales Rank: 52
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Region: 1
Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 972 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.5 x 0.8
MPN: 28491
ISBN: 1417070323
UPC: 025192849121
EAN: 9781417070329
ASIN: B0009WPM1Q
Theatrical Release Date: November 16, 2004
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
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."
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He pops pills, watches soaps, and always, always says what's on his mind. He's Dr. Gregory House (Emmy nominee Hugh Laurie, Blackadder). Producers David Shore, Bryan Singer, Katie Jacobs, and Paul Attanasio haven't rewritten the hospital drama--at heart, it's a cross between St. Elsewhere, ER, and C.S.I.--but they've infused a moribund genre with new life and created one of TV's most compelling characters. More than any previous medical procedural, it resembles Attanasio's underrated Gideon's Crossing, but House is lighter on its feet. As fascinating as he is, the show wouldn't work as well if it were all House all the time (that would be like Sherlock Holmes without Watson or Moriarty). Fortunately, he's joined by an intriguing cast of characters, portrayed by a combination of experienced vets (Omar Epps, Lisa Edelstein, Tony winner Robert Sean Leonard) and new faces (Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer). Aside from the complicated cases they tackle each week, the sparks really fly when House's brilliant, if naive charges are put to the test--and as the head of a teaching hospital, it's his job to test them (although his tough love approach is constantly landing him in hot water with Edelstein's administrator). From the first episode, House attracted a talented array of guests, including Robin Tunney ("Pilot"), Joe Morton ("Role Model"), and Patrick Bauchau ("Cursed") as Spencer's father. In addition, Chi McBride and Sela Ward appear frequently (with Ward returning for the second season). Viewers who first watched these 22 episodes on Fox will be gratified to note that the music has survived the transition to disc, such as the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want," as featured in both the pilot and season finale ("Honeymoon"). The only apparent omission is the credit theme (Massive Attack's "Teardrop") from the pilot. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 Gotta love House December 1, 2008
Jennifer (Connecticut, USA)
I enjoy House, and watching the first season on DVD (catching up from before I knew how I awesome it was) is a perfect way to really get to know House and the whole crew.
I'll be watching it again and again.
I love having shows on DVD!
Worth It! November 25, 2008
Steven V. Schumann
It's nice to see them in order, watching the development of each character. Extras, commentary nice adds.
Hugh Laurie Is Wonderful November 24, 2008
Cheri Dorr (Farmington, ME)
House is not a doctor you want for his bedside manner, but want for his knowledge. Hugh Laurie is perfect as the brilliant, yet very mercurial and socially hampered, House.
Like Law & Order, each episode starts with a teaser of what is happening and there are often some great twists right from the beginning, what you expect to happen to start the show may not be what you think.
Surrounded by a great supporting cast, both as actors and as characters to House, the medical mysteries are engrossing as they work to find cures for the uncurable and unknown. One of the better written shows on television and not your standard medical drama.
Highly recommended.
 Great show but BSwidescreen is annoying November 16, 2008
RadioRon (Vancouver)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm happy to watch these DVDs because I enjoy the show immensely, but I've reduced my rating in protest of what I call BSWidescreen, where they have delivered a letterboxed 4:3 image rather than an anamorphic widescreen disc. To label the product "widescreen" is BS and a ripoff. Sure, we can fill our screen up by using the ZOOM mode, but then we are watching a lower resolution picture and the top and bottom picture clipping will be imperfect on some TVs. Too bad, since the show is otherwise good.
Great series, great price! October 24, 2008
Marta (Medford, OR)
My son and I are House addicts. For his birthday I bought him the first season...so I can watch it, too! Great price! Great gift!
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