The television drama House, MD (produced by David Shore) has, throughout its history, been one of the most popular television programs in the United States. Since the series' debut in 2004, millions of American and international viewers have tuned into the Fox network to get a glimpse of the antisocial genius that is Dr. House (Hugh Laurie), the show's main character. From the very first episode, when Dr. House explains to his team that "everyone lies," it was clear that this medical genius trusts no one. In 2007 he went further, stating that “rational arguments usually don't work with religious people. Otherwise there would be no religious people." This distrust is central to the ideas of postmodernism, and the fact that it is expressed in one of America's most popular television programs shows that it is not a thing of the past. House, MD, provides an analogy to the world's transition to a postmodern era and reflects on the ongoing skepticism felt by society. This article will provide a brief analysis of the aesthetic and substantive aspects of the television program House MD, in order to explain its role as a symbol of society's transition to postmodernism. After the opening credits, the standard introduction to an episode of House is the initial diagnosis. Usually, Dr. House walks into his office and meets with his diagnostic team, which in the latest episode consists of doctors Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer), Eric Foreman (Omar Epps), Remy Hadley (Olivia Wilde) and Chris Taub ( Peter Jacobson). . House almost always proceeds by dropping the episode's master medical record on a table and describing the symptoms explained there. After this brief report, his team begins to launch... half of the paper... cs?.American Journal of Bioethics, 8(12), 16-17. doi:10.1080/15265160802478503.Koch, T. (2008). The Doctor in This House: Lessons from CMAJ TV's Dr. Gregory House: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 178(1), 67-68. Retrieved from the Academic Search Complete database. Jauhar, S., & ., M.D. (2005, July 19). Magic medicine on TV. The New York Times, pp. 5.Furhammer and Isaakson (1971) Politics and cinema. Excerpt from “The Image of the Enemy” “Ignorance is bliss”. House, MD David Shore. Fox, November 23, 2009. Delwiche, A. (2009, November 11). “Postmodernism”, COMM 2302. Trinity University. “Lucky Thirteen”. House, MD David Shore. Fox, October 21, 2008. “Brave Heart.” House, MD David Shore. Fox, October 19, 2004. Dick, B. (2002). Anatomy of a film. Excerpt from “Film, Space and Image” Boston: Bedford / St. Martin's. “Close-ups and long shots”.
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