Product Description

Dr. Gregory House, a disabled, cantankerous, Vicodin addicted infectious disease specialist, solves medical mysteries with his colleagues at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: HOUSE
Title: SEASON 1
Street Release Date: 08/30/2005
Domestic
Genre: TELEVISION

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #113 in DVD
• Brand: HOUSE
• Released on: 2005-08-30
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 3
• Dimensions: .55 pounds
• Running time: 972 minutes

Amazon.com
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 naïve 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

Customer Reviews

House
I love the show! I can't wait to see the other seasons!! This is a must have for any House fan!!

Best show on the planet.
To start, I love House, M.D. and it's my favorite show on TV these days. I never got to see the whole season or anything. In fact, I've only watched episodes here and there when they're on, and I just love them. So I purchased the whole 1st season on DVD. I love owning it on DVD, since you can watch a full episode any time, and best of all - no commercials. It's like watching a movie, really. The Season 1 comes with all 22 episodes from the first season (duh) and some special features. I haven't watched any of the bonus material yet, so I can't really review that. I guess I'd say the greatest benefit to owning it on DVD is watching episodes anytime, and not having to endure commercials. Oh - and also DVD quality video is better than TV for me, so that's a big bonus too.

House, Season One
At first viewing on TV several years ago, I didn't care for House, but became interested in it in 2007 and now watch it on a weekly basis. Unfortunately, reruns only cover the previous season, but the early episodes were clearly the most creative. It is obvious in recent episodes that the writers and produces are struggling to top the shock and passion that kept viewers riveted during early episodes.

It has been neat to watch sequential episodes without commercial interruptions; however, I wish the DVD producers would lose the "that is some bad hat Harry" cartoon at the end. It wears thin after a few dozen viewings. I've started zapping it with the fast forward button.

The DVD's are good quality but are not full screen. It is something like watching the episodes through a window.

There are 3 DVD's in the Season One set. After viewing several of the disks, I realized that they are recorded on both sides, giving the equivalent of six disks. Granted, the episode index refers to side A and Side B for those familiar with double sided DVD's.

The price recently increased substantially, but that didn't deter me from purchasing Season Two. There are six single sided disks in the Season two set and documentation is better.

If you like House, you will love the Season Sets on DVD.