What do you think of the two-part season finale of House? Was it worthy of an Emmy nomination? Was it forgettable? How about the entire fourth season. Was it up to the standards set by the first three? Was it disappointing? Or was it the best season yet? Since we have several months (*sigh!*) to wait until season five begins, let’s discuss the season that just finished.

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Personally, I have enjoyed this season as much as any of the previous seasons. I like it when a show mixes the cast up a bit and gives us a change in the dynamics. I think it keeps things fresh. But that’s just me. I like the new cast members and the fact htat the older fellows are still around, but in a different role. And I LOVED the finale!! If Hugh isn’t up for the Emmy this year, I’ll be devastated!

TVGuide.com’s Matt Roush has an opinion too. Here’s what he has to say when asked for his opinion about the finale:

Question: Is it just me, or did House seal up its nomination for Best Drama Series with that two-part season finale? Holy cow, what a whopper. TV like that is exactly why I watch TV in the first place. Not only was absolutely every aspect of the show done to perfection (writing, directing, acting, editing, music), the episode somehow managed to pull it all off without looking like an Emmy grab. It was the next step in the Gregory House progression: How hard can he push before his friends turn their backs? Of all the things House has done to push Wilson, the one that he couldn’t prevent and/or stop was the straw that finally broke the camel’s back. I don’t think anyone can argue that these final two hours were two of the best episodes to hit the airwaves all season. — Dan
Matt Roush: These were excellent episodes in a season that in my book overall didn’t otherwise measure up. So if House is nominated for best drama — which wouldn’t be a surprise given it has been in the running the last few seasons — these episodes (along with the terrific post-Super Bowl episode guest-starring Mira Sorvino) would probably be justification enough. But if the show is overlooked, despite these episodes, you won’t hear me howling. The Emmys rarely take into account the totality of a season, but House was too uneven for my taste to have earned a spot in my own top five, the power of the finale notwithstanding.

Now it’s your turn! What do you think of the finale and of the fourth season of House? Leave a comment and let’s discuss!

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Be sure to pick up the May 29, 2008 issue of TV Guide because our man, Hugh Laurie is on the cover again! They also have a feature where they have found out some tidbits of information about the season finale cliffhangers from some of our favorite shows.

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Here’s the scoop on the House finale:

The grumpy doc’s neediness led to Amber’s shocking death. Can Wilson ever forgive him?
Executive producer Katie Jacobs tells TV Guide, “I don’t think their relationship will ever be the same. Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) has been cleaning up after the elephant for years. Because House (Hugh Laurie) is so self-absorbed, he relies on Wilson to [fix] his mess. This time it will really cost him…The audience should worry about the future of their relationship.”

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Many thanks to House fan Grace for sending me the tip about this fun statement Hugh Laurie made recently about how he is puzzled by his show’s extreme popularity in Spain:

“My TV show HOUSE is very, very, very big in Spain. The Spaniards are nutty about it. There were gaggles of shouting fans. That’s why I had a bodyguard. HOUSE hasn’t made much on an impression on British television so I am able to move about in my own country unhindered.”

I can certainly understand the popularity of House anywhere!

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OK! Magazine went in search of the top 50 of the world’s sexiest men in sports, movies, television…even royalty. The man rumored to be Jennifer Morrison’s new boyfriend, Amaury Nolasco was voted #41 on the list!

According to the listing in OK! Magazine, he is 37 years old and “has a girlfriend.” Jen? Hmmmm…?

Congratulations, Amaury!!

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According to Zap2It.com, Jennifer Morrison, aka Dr. Cameron, may have a new boyfriend. We know that she broke up with her former fiancé Jesse Spencer last year, but no word of her dating anyone else had surfaced until just now.

The article says that Prison Break’s Amaury Nolasco and Jen were seen at Tenjune in New York last week and were “all over each other.”

Now, I have to say that if the rumor is true and they actually are a couple, she has very good taste in men!! He’s a hottie! And what a cute couple they would make!!

What do you think of the rumor? Believe it? Or not? Leave a comment to share your thoughts!

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We all know that House star Lisa Edelstein, aka Cuddy, is not only a vegan who does yoga regularly, but she also supports animal rights groups. Here are some photos of her looking very glamorous at the 2008 Farm Sanctuary Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on May 17. I think I really like the retro looking hairdo. What do you think? And check out the shoes from the side. I love them!!

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House’s Lisa Edelstein celebrates her 41st birthday today. She looks fabulous, doesn’t she?

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There has been so much interesting information that we’ve gotten to get us excited about the two-part House season finale that now, after it’s aired, it might be fun to go back and look at everything. It could help us to appreciate what an amazing job they did on the episodes. Here’s a rieview of the spoilers, photos, video clips and interviews surrounding the episodes:

• Video clip of Hugh Laurie on the Tonight Show promoting the finale
• House – House’s Head – Spoiler Photos
• House 4.15 – House’s Head – 4 Spoiler Videos
• House 4.15 – House’s Head – B-Roll
• House 4.15 – House’s Head – Trailer
• House 4.15 – House’s Head – Stunt Coordinator Interview
• House 4.15 – House’s Head – Director Interview
• House Episode 4.16 – Wilson’s Heart – Spoiler Photos
• Michael Ausiello from TV Guide gives spoilers about Thirteen’s name (Dr. Hadley) being revealed in the House’s Head
• Interview With Lisa Edelstein (Dr. Cuddy) – Part One, Part Two
• Video clips of Hugh Laurie on Craig Ferguson Show promoting the finale
• Video Clip of Hugh Laurie on the Ellen Show to promote the finale
• Discussion Points for “Wilson’s Heart”

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Tonight we got to see the dramatic season finale of House. They found Amber as one of the “Jane Does” at the other trauma center and decided to lower her body temperature to give them time to diagnose her.

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After a lot of second guesses, Wilson asked House to submit to a dangerous procedure to stimulate his brain into letting him remember. He did remember that he had gotten drunk at a bar and the bartender took his keys, so he called to see if Wilson could come get him and instead, Amber did. She drank a couple of drinks and they got on the bus.

It turned out that she was coming down with the flu and was taking something dangerous to counteract it. In the bus crash, she was injured so that she couldn’t get the toxic stuff out of her body and they knew they couldn’t save her.

Wilson went in and curled up next to her in bed and after kissing her, he turned off the life support machines so that would be her last thought before dying. (Very tragically romantic!)

Here are a few discussion points for you so we can get a dialog started. Leave a comment with your thoughts about the episode!

• We found out that Kutner’s parents were killed in their convenience store when it was robbed.
• What do you think of the fact that House was able to see the rash in his dream?
• Were you surprised at Thirteen’s anxiety about treating Amber?
• Were you surprised that Wilson asked House to risk his own life to save Amber’s?
• What are your thoughts about the fact that Amber died?
• How do you think this will affect Wilson? Will he somehow blame House for Amber’s death?
• Wasn’t the Amber’s death scene just the saddest thing? Even if I didn’t like her character, it’s still sad to me.
• Wasn’t the scene when House woke up cool…especially how Cuddy was there and so concerned?
• It was interesting how each character handled the death and House coming out of the coma, wasn’t it?

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Wow! Talk about a lovely lady. Olivia Wilde was photographed at the Alexander McQueen Store Opening in Beverly Hills on May 13, but if I didn’t know better, I’d swear these were professionally posed shots. She looks stunning! Check it out:

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