Michael Ausiello at EW.com has some fun spoilerage to share with us too. ONe concerns the mix-up about Thirteen’s real name. The FOX site had it shown as Rena and the FOX behind the scenes clip listed it as Rema. Here’s are the Ausiello spoilers:

Question: Please give me some good news regarding Cameron and House. — Tammy
Ausiello: Not exactly sure if this qualifies as good, but Cameron starts spending a lot of time at Wilson’s pad in the first two episodes. Officially, she’s sprinkling some of her special widower fairy dust on his Amber-grieving soul. Unofficially, I’m guessing they had to…well…um…Once again Wikipedia comes through in a pinch!

Question: Just three weeks until House returns! Give us something! — Kristina
Ausiello: Call me crazy, but I was getting a serious Damages vibe after watching the Sept. 16 season premiere.

Question: Huh? Fox’s official House site lists Thirteen’s real name as Rena Hadley. I thought her real name was Remy? — Polly
Ausiello: It was! It is! A House rep tells me someone goofed and listed her name as Rena on the site. It should be fixed by the time you read this.

Matt Mitovich at TV Guide gives us another of his insightful spoilers for House. He tells us a bit of what the season 5 premiere will involve for House, Wilson & Thirteen. But he only gives it an 8(!?!) Here it is, as part of the Mitovich Mega Minute:

So what do you think of Jesse Spencer’s new beard? If anyone can carry off the look, it’s him. But I’m just not sure if I like it on him.

These photos were taken of him on August 27 at the Pepsi 500 Running Wide Open Party at Avalon. What do you think of his bearded look?

[Photo: courtesy of newscom.com]

[Photo: courtesy of newscom.com]

Here are some great photos of House’s own Kal Penn working the floor at the Democratic National Convention this week. Who knew he was a news correspondent?

FOX has FINALLY(!!) released some episodic photos for House season 5. I was beginning to think they would never let us see any! But here they are. I hope you enjoy them:

Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard, R) returns from his leave after Amber’s death and tells House (Hugh Laurie, L) he is resigning in the HOUSE season premiere episode “Dying Changes Everything” airing Tuesday, Sept. 16.
[Photo: ©2008 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Adam Taylor/FOX]

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So who knew that the Emmy Awards Gala has a cash-only bar? Well, that’s what Jesse Spencer told Lisa Rinna on last year’s red carpet:

While we all eagerly await this year’s Emmy Awards so we can find out if Hugh Laurie finally won, TV Guide has posted a few of last year’s red carpet interviews. This one is Lisa Edelstein talking to Lisa Rinna about how she chose her beautiful red dress for the occasion:

My editor, Arieanna Schwebber, got to screen the first two episodes of House season 5. She’s been sworn to secrecy on the specifics of the plots, but she does offer us this insight into the new season’s dynamics. You can read Arieanna’s blog at Gilmore Girls News.

House returns for its 5th season on Tuesday, September 16th at 8pm on FOX. I’ve had a chance to preview the screener for the first two episodes of the season, "Dying Changes Everything" and "Not Cancer", and have to say that we’re primed for the best season of House yet!

It’s evident right away that the dynamic of the characters has changed dramatically – there is a deeper emotional context to all the storylines. In "Dying Changes Everything," 8 weeks have passed since Amber’s death and Wilson is still in mourning. His relationship with House, his friendship (if you can call it that), has been shattered. Needing to make a change in his life, Wilson resigns from his position at Princeton-Plainsboro and, more importantly, resigns from House. Wilson tells House that he’s a "destructive influence" in his life and is no longer welcome.

This episode brings up a lot of questions. Does Wilson blame House for Amber’s death? Does House blame himself? What is friendship, and was House ever Wilson’s friend? Can a person change his or her outlook on friendship and life, and is it too late for Wilson & House?

Through all of this, there’s as much medical mystery as ever. The team has to solve a shocking medical condition that has afflicted a high-profile executive assistant with a strong Type A personality – this patient strikes a chord with Thirteen. The storyline for Thirteen is really gaining complexity and depth this season as she struggles to be a good doctor without her own medical condition clouding her judgment.

In the second episode of the season, "Not Cancer", a number of people have died very suddenly after receiving transplants from the same organ donor. There are two surviving patients – one dying and one still healthy – and the team must rush to save them. There is one patient here who has something important to teach House about his perception of the world.

Meanwhile, House has hired a private investigator (Lucas, guest star Michael Weston) to spy on his team and on Wilson – oh, and to help with the case too The PI is a great character, very spunky, but he plays an interesting role with House. What the PI does is show House his own faults and desires – what House hasn’t been ready to hear. So the PI is kind of like his really blunt psychotherapist.

I think this season of House offers up a lot of opportunities for the characters to learn more about themselves, and maybe to change on fundamental levels. Is House capable of change? Of self-reflection? What makes House who he is – what determines his outlook on life? Can House find a solution to his own sadness?

The medical mysteries serve to fuel the emotional context of the episodes – they challenge all the characters to face their own demons, I’d say. Like Thirteen facing her own death and deciding how to live and what she wants to accomplish. Does it cloud her judgment or drive her to be a better doctor? I think it’s actually the latter, so knowing may be a blessing in disguise for her. It’s made her a better person and a better doctor.

A lot of the interviews with cast members talk about guilt and blame, but my read on the episodes was more about friendship and trust and change. A deeper context than just the Amber issue – Amber was the catalyst that exposed a lot of buried issues. It will be interesting to see how they play out through the rest of the season.

[Photo: © 2008 FOX Broadcasting]

Linguistic elasticity…who else would have a comedy bit based on such a subject but Fry & Laurie? In this very funny clip, Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry take a look at language. They humorously attempt to answer this question:

Is our English language, as we know it, capable of sustaining demagoguery?

Hugh Laurie’s “translations” are fabulous! You have to watch to understand how funny it is:

One of the frustrating parts of writing about a television show is that the more readers notice you, the more the photography and copyright experts notice you too. And there are copyright laws that forbid sites from posting photos for which they have not been given express permission by the original photographer or publication.

So that means that even though I have so many of you well-meaning and wonderful House fans that send me tips about candid photos, I can’t publish a lot of them on this site.

But the really good part is that I can publish a list of links and allow you to go check them out all over the web. Just think of me as your information headquarters. And House fans, please keep sending those tips!!

Here are some photos you might enjoy checking out:

• Perfection is intensely annoying – HL blog has posted some candid photos of Hugh Laurie at LAX and Heathrow airports recently.
• Here’s a gallery of screen shots from a recent House season 5 promo video.
• These are some Hi-res versions of Hugh Laurie during the recent Band From TV performance.
• And, of course, here are Hi-res versions of Jesse Spencer at the same Band From TV performance.
• And these are some Hi-res photos from a very hot Olivia Wilde photo shoot.
• This is an equally hot photo shoot with Jennifer Morrison.
• Here are some outdoor portraits taken of Jennifer Morrison at 2002 Sundance Film Festival.
• Here are some more Hi-res photos of Jennifer Morrison at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.
• This may be my favorite dress that Olivia Wilde has worn. These Hi-res photos were take at the Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock launch party.
• Check out this amazing red dress Lisa Edelstein wore to an event where Takashi Murakami Honors Marc Jacobs.
• And finally for this week, these photos were taken of Lisa Edelstein at a House press conference.