House M.D. is also known as House. This series was debuted on American television in November, 2004. This show is based on medical drama. The central character of the serial is Dr. Gregory House. He is shown as a medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at hospital. The name of the hospital is PPTH, Princeton - Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. Dr. House is shown as an unconventional character. Often he ends up in conflict with his boss, hospital administrator, his diagnostic team and Dean of Medicine, Dr. Lisa Cuddy. Dr. House has got only one true friend and that person is Dr. James Wilson, Head of Department of Oncology. This show has completed six seasons on American Television. House M.D. has got a lot of viewers and is pretty popular among them. This serial is critically acclaimed show. This show was rated in top ten shows in America from its second season to fourth season. This is indeed an achievement for any show.
This serial is very popular and has got a thing to make viewers want more. On the basis of its popularity, the show has been distributed in 66 countries. In fact, in year 2008, House M.D. was the most watched television show in the world. With several awards in its kitty, House M.D. started its sixth season in September 2009. The show received 20005 Peabody Award. This show has been nominated for six Golden Globe Awards and received two of them. The show has always been supported by critics. Dr. House claims to be a Board Certified diagnostician with a double speciality in infectious diseases and nephrology.
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This show also shows a lot of similarities between Dr. House and Sherlock Holmes. Holmes apartment was 221B and so is of Dr House. House's friend whom he trusts the most is Dr. James Wilson and Sherlock Holmes's best friend is Dr. John Watson. Both Dr. House and Sherlock Holmes characters suffer from drug addiction. Dr. House is addicted to Vicodin and Holmes is addicted to cocaine, morphine and tobacco. Dr House is shown to believe in last name. He wants people to call him by his last name. Also, Dr House calls his team and other people with their last names. Similarly, Sherlock Holmes also used to call everyone by their last names. If we try and look at more things, there can be more similarities between the two of them. The reason is that the creator of the show has got special interest in Sherlock Holmes. He is so inspired with him that adding his characteristics to the main character of House M.D. was inevitable.
Both Dr. House and Sherlock Holmes play musical instruments. Dr. House plays piano, guitar and harmonica.. On the other hand, Sherlock Holmes plays Violin. There many similarities in both the characters, still one can not deny the fact that both have their own place in audience's hearts. House M.D. is no doubt one of the best drama series with medical background which has won praises from viewers all across.
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