9 mo. ago • 97%

Man, House really got out of pocket

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I still remember watching an interview with him only after watching the entire series and how mind blowing it was to me that he was English.

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- Wasn't he well known in the US before House? I mean.. Blackadder?
  
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  Nah, blackadder didn't really reach household name status here. About the only british shows that're at that level are dr who and Monty Python. Fawlty towers, abfab, red dwarf, blackadder and others tend to be more niche. Hell, we had versions of shameless, the office, and queer as folk, and people don't really realize they are copies (with varying degrees of similarity to the originals).
  
  I can't recall if blackadder was even on BBC America or not, but I don't recall seeing it on there back when we had cable.
  
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  Fry and Laurie is good too
  
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  Before house I knew him from 101 dalmatians and Stuart little.
  
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  Jeeves and Wooster ftw
  
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- I had heard/read that his commitment to the cain limp walk fucked up his gait in real life and caused him some issues lol. How awful
  
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  Happen to the actress in ER too. She walked with a limp in that show and it fucked her up.
  
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- He was quite well known in England. Fry and Laurie, Blackadder, etc.
  
  The one that gets me is Dominic West. I saw him in The Wire first, and every time after I'm like "that's a decent English accent he's doing there. Oh wait."
  
  I suspect I'm going to be the same with Shiv and Tom from Succession.
  
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  Dominic West.
  
  Full name: Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West - fuck me! 😂
  
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House prescribed cigarettes to Santa for the squirts. Miss that show.

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- And here is how he learned about the benefits of cigarettes: https://youtu.be/XewVicFzRxw
  
  "Too much of everything is bad for you. That's what 'too much' means." is one of my favorite quotes of all time.
  
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- My IBS/Gastritis/thefuckIknow sometimes gets better after smoking on the weekend.
  
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I rewatched recently and while there is a lot that’s dated as hell the show in general does hold up

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- The whole show outside of the barely plausible medical drama is about how awful House is as a human.
  
  At every opportunity they go out of their way to spell out how horrible he is. He’s an egomaniacal drug addict with daddy issues and a borderline pedophile.
  
  The most fun thing watching the show is counting the number of crimes he commits an episode.
  
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  If I had to choose between you and House though... Sorry bro, it's entertaining TV.
  
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  Pedophile??
  
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  I haven't seen all the episodes but I think the underlying point was he is an asshole with actual good intentions underneath. Like he doesn't care about the BS of being friendly, he just wants to get down to business of helping people.
  
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  Is rare that he's not used in memes as the Joker, American Psycho or the guy from picky blinders.
  
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- What are some things you'd call dated? Genuine curiosity, it's been a while since I saw some episodes.
  
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  The cell phones are pretty ancient flippers.
  
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  I’d just say the general outlook of the show is a very white male point of view. It’s still a good show but you can tell it was made in a specific period because of the conversations
  
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  Most episodes featuring queer people, to start. There's an episode that portrays asexuality as a medical problem that can be cured for example. The intersex episode is another one that leaves a very bad taste in the mouth for a variety of reasons.
  
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- I stopped watching it cause I just couldn't stand House, who is never allowed to experience the consequences of his behaviour because he's just so amazing and special and always right that they can't afford to lose him, because of course no other doctors in the entire city can hold a candle to this one emotionally stunted asshole. I remember the extremely acephobic episode which was not my favourite thing to see as someone who is asexual 🙃. That was definitely the last straw for me.
  
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  Your head is in the sand if you haven't experienced people good at their craft being treated specially in their professional environment, and holding it like a crown, or that you think good doctors are easily replaceable.
  
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God I miss House

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- I miss Lisa Edelstein's cleavage
  
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  That stripper scene... Good glory.
  
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  Did you enjoy Omar Epps'?
  
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  Me too…..me too…
  
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I've resisted adopting the phrase out of pocket, but it actually is perfectly reasonable to use here. What the fuck, Greg?

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- Did he pay for expenses out of his own money? Is he away from his usual station? I have a feeling this means I'm old.
  
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  Let's just repurpose existing phrases, nobody can stop us. House sure is watching the bottom line, huh?
  
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  It's 2024 though, can you really be out of pocket anymore?
  
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- Pretty sure they meant "out of hand"
  
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  It depends on how old you are.
  
  When I was a kid it meant unavailable, now it means out of line.
  
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You are a black man.

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