House stops

by Niels • 10 Feb 2012, 15:05 • Journals
QuoteOn Wednesday afternoon, Fox confirmed what many in the industry long suspected would come to pass: “House” will air its last episode at the end of the 2011-2012 television season.

“House” made its premiere in November 2004, and the medical procedural’s late-fall arrival was met with lower ratings initially. But audiences soon gravitated towards the series about the brilliant, antisocial and ruthlessly witty Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), and the drama soon became one of Fox’s strongest scripted performers. But over the past couple of seasons, “House” has become more expensive to produce — with higher license fees nearly resulting in its cancellation last year — as its ratings have fallen.

The official announcement from “House” executive producers David Shore, Katie Jacobs and Hugh Laurie, as well as a statement from Fox’s Entertainment President Kevin Reilly, distributed via press release, is attached here:

“After much deliberation, the producers of House M.D. have decided that this season of the show, the 8th, should be the last. By April this year they will have completed 177 episodes, which is about 175 more than anyone expected back in 2004. ”



“The decision to end the show now, or ever, is a painful one, as it risks putting asunder hundreds of close friendships that have developed over the last eight years – but also because the show itself has been a source of great pride to everyone involved.”
“Since it began, House has aspired to offer a coherent and satisfying world in which everlasting human questions of ethics and emotion, logic and truth, could be examined, played out, and occasionally answered. This sounds like fancy talk, but it really isn’t. House has, in its time, intrigued audiences around the world in vast numbers, and has shown that there is a strong appetite for television drama that relies on more than prettiness or gun play.”
“But now that time is drawing to a close. The producers have always imagined House as an enigmatic creature; he should never be the last one to leave the party. How much better to disappear before the music stops, while there is still some promise and mystique in the air.”
“The producers can never sufficiently express their gratitude to the hundreds of dedicated artists and technicians who have given so generously of their energy and talent to make House the show it has been – and perhaps will continue to be for some time, on one cable network or another.”

“The makers of House would also like to thank Fox Broadcasting and Universal Television for supporting the show with patience, imagination and large quantities of good taste. The Studio-As-Evil-Adversary is one of the many clichés that House has managed to avoid, and for that the cast and crew are deeply grateful.”

“Lastly, the audience: some have come and some have gone, obviously. This is to be expected in the life of any show. But over the course of the last eight years, the producers of House have felt immensely honored to be the subject of such close attention by an intelligent, discriminating, humane and thoughtful – not to mention numerous – audience. Even the show’s detractors have been flattering in their way. Making the show has felt like a lively and passionate discussion about as many different subjects as could possibly be raised in 177 hours. The devotion and generosity of our viewers has been marvelous to behold.”

“So, finally, everyone at House will bid farewell to the audience and to each other with more than a few tears, but also with a deep feeling of gratitude for the grand adventure they have been privileged to enjoy for the last eight years. If the show lives on somewhere, with somebody, as a fond memory, then that is a precious feat, of which we will always be proud.”

“Everybody Lies.”
From Kevin Reilly: “While it’s with much regret, and a lump in our throats, we respect the decision Hugh, David and Katie have made. A true original, on the page and amazingly brought to life by Hugh Laurie, there is only one Dr. House. For eight seasons, the entire “House” team has given us – and fans around the world – some of the most compelling characters and affecting stories ever seen on television. They have been creatively tenacious and collaborative throughout this incredible run, and they are amongst the most superior talents in the business. For all the above, we wholeheartedly thank them, and the fans who have supported the show.”


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TL;DR: The producers deside to stop while the show still shines. It doesn't have as many viewers as in 2005-2008 but still 10 million americans watch it every week + the 65 other countries it's broadcasted in. a total of 177 episodes were/will be made.

With this goes my friday evening before bad show. I know it's always the 'same' with diagnosing wrong -> threatment that makes him worse->@37 min. random clue that helps house figure it out -> saves life. But I still liked the show very much with the sharp comments(obv. scripted but..) and the anti-religion talk and the fames "Everybody lies"
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yellowpowerranger 10 Feb 2012, 15:10
thats not new but i regret that the show stops
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Deatheater 10 Feb 2012, 15:10
Yeah too bad, was just getting back into it...
followed this last season (8) from the beginning.

Episode that came out 2 or 3 days ago was awesome ^^
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LORDII 10 Feb 2012, 15:12
RIP in peace
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JImmYY 10 Feb 2012, 15:53
RIP =rest the piss
Quotein peace
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Thomm 10 Feb 2012, 15:15
:´(

And about that "bla bla always the same story and trick in the end" -stuff. It is a way to carry the story, it isn't about the case but what happens around it... Dorks...
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VanillAss 10 Feb 2012, 15:19
Me no like :(
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flR 10 Feb 2012, 15:52
q: did u make a ct? tc? ac? bs? fu?
a: yes, all were negative
q: shit lets all be smartasses and scream out the 1st desease comming into his mind in latin ofc.
a: rektalus maximalus penetramos, shittensis facialis, jizzinmypantis
q: no its not that...
a: BUT IT HAS TO BE! HES DYING RIGHT NOW!
q: HELL NO.. i got it! its mixture of blablalbla and albalblabal plus lablalbal, give him 10kg of these steroids plus random hormones and he'll be fine again
a: Y U SO SMART AGAIN AFTER THE COMMERCIAL?
qa: we jsut did it again and saved life of one fragile human being. cia next week for the same shizzler in da dizzler

dumbfuck series..
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Niels 10 Feb 2012, 15:56
see thomms comment.
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flR 10 Feb 2012, 16:03
and now? if i want to see unreal relations played by mostly more or less random actors i can watch every daily soap, telenovela or other shit. but u surely wuldnt watch these, because such series are damn uncool...
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infect 10 Feb 2012, 17:00
Random actors :D:D

And the story outside of the case is the one you need to follow. You with your dubbed german( are you german, the name sounds like you are) , wont understand most jokes/sarcastic comments anyway.

And calling Hugh Laurie, Olivie Wilde and the other cast randoms, well in the TV scenes they are more or less one of the best and more known.

Fuck you, you ignorant stupid bastard. And dont reply to me. ty
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flR 10 Feb 2012, 17:09
- im german u so smart
- yes its dubbed here
- for me they are mostly randoms.
- where was i ignorant? if its about charackter relations the whole medicine part could jut be let out since its always the same and not bringing any development to charackter relations. thats what i said nothing else. and according to what u said im right about that point.
- i replied! damn me! how could i do this?
- seems like u felt offended fanboi
- dont reply to me. ty ":D"
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SPRAYY 10 Feb 2012, 18:22
you got to be kidding us.
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Rhand 10 Feb 2012, 16:00
About time, but I'm gonna miss it.

Tuesday's episode was really good!
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syriusz 10 Feb 2012, 16:03
good, didnt watch a single episode anyway
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Robert 10 Feb 2012, 16:39
should have stopped at season 7
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m1ke 10 Feb 2012, 17:01
Should have stopped at season 3.

Boring shit over and over and over and over and over and over and over again and lupus.
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SPRAYY 10 Feb 2012, 18:21
old as hell dude
but jesus , Hugh Laurie is genius ,very good show.
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VerSus 10 Feb 2012, 18:54
wait what...fuck
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RazZaH 10 Feb 2012, 19:23
never watched house anyway
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