Bwahahaha!Inverse Skies said:the character of House is still one of the more complex, rounded and imaginative on tv .
He's miserable, lonely, misanthropic, was beaten as a child and is in constant pain whilst still managing to be one the premier doctors in the country. He wants relationships but can't handle them, and uses humour and sarcasm as an escape from the pain he suffers everyday, what is not complex or rounded about that?fedpayne said:Bwahahaha!
I'm not saying that the show isn't hugely entertaining, but come on. He's not particularly complex or rounded, even if he is great fun.
These doctors will operate on your funny bone! Ha ha! Dr. Nick, Dr. Hibbert, Dr. Zoidberg have to be said. Dr. Tobias Funke and Dr. Wordsmith. Also, a nice little shout out for Dr. Leo Spaceman.
Because sarcastic, misanthropic loner-genius characters aren't particularly a) realistic b) rare. What is complex and rounded about it? House is not a rounded character because he never develops, he just rides off into the sunset at the end of the episode. They can't make House a rounded character without changing the whole format of the show. Sure, we sympathise with him but that's because his bad traits are immediately explained away as part of his pain, or played for gags - House is a pretty shallow programme overall. Like I said, though, it's just great fun, and I love it (as long as I don't watch too much in a short space of time; it's like sweeties).Inverse Skies said:He's miserable, lonely, misanthropic, was beaten as a child and is in constant pain whilst still managing to be one the premier doctors in the country. He wants relationships but can't handle them, and uses humour and sarcasm as an escape from the pain he suffers everyday, what is not complex or rounded about that?fedpayne said:Bwahahaha!
I'm not saying that the show isn't hugely entertaining, but come on. He's not particularly complex or rounded, even if he is great fun.
Ummm... Beethoven would have been considered a misanthropic genius. So would Van Gogh - you don't cut off an ear for nothing. Also in the show it's explained he used to act the same way before the incident with the leg indicating he's a character who has hard such a hard time adjusting to society and the fact he's in constant pain doesn't make it any better.fedpayne said:Because sarcastic, misanthropic loner-genius characters aren't particularly a) realistic b) rare. What is complex and rounded about it? House is not a rounded character because he never develops, he just rides off into the sunset at the end of the episode. They can't make House a rounded character without changing the whole format of the show. Sure, we sympathise with him but that's because his bad traits are immediately explained away as part of his pain, or played for gags - House is a pretty shallow programme overall. Like I said, though, it's just great fun, and I love it (as long as I don't watch too much in a short space of time; it's like sweeties).