House star Robert Sean Leonard, who plays House’s best friend Wilson, talked a bit at the Paley Center about how Wilson & House’s friendship was tested last season. He explains why Wilson keeps putting up with House, in spite of his behavior.

I also love what he has to say about the down side of going to see a real doctor now that he is so well known from the show. And his take on his own character is very interesting to me. He sees Wilson a bit differently than most of his viewers do. See what I mean:

[Photo: © 2009 FOX Broadcasting Co.]

According to Robert Sean Leonard, who plays Wilson on House, probably not. The show’s creator, David Shore says that season 6 will deal a lot with House’s “recovery” and what happens at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital as result.

Here’s the spoiler from Michael Ausiello:

Question: Will House recover from whatever it is that landed him in the psycho ward? –Catherine

Ausiello: You mean will he stop being crazy? “No,” says Robert Sean Leonard. “It would be like Quincy suddenly getting nice and loving examining dead bodies. There are certain things that are just givens about the show, and one is the general makeup of House’s attitude and personality. He may stop hallucinating but he’d never stop being sarcastic.” Adds series creator David Shore: “It depends on how we define better. That is the question. How sick is he? Does House want to get better? Can he get better? And how much better? And how much will the team be told and how will the dynamic shift with House away? Those are the questions we are going to deal with in the first bunch of episodes, and perhaps even the whole season to a certain extent.” [Source: EW]

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There’s a very comprehensive play-by-play account of the evening’s House discussion at the Paley Center last night at The Futon Critic, so I won’t re-write the entire thing. I do encourage you to go read the entire account. It’s wonderful.

I do want to share a couple of my favorite quotes from the evening, though. This first one is Hugh Laurie’s trademark wit:

When asked about House’s trip to the loony bin at the end of this season. “It’s all drawn heavily on my personal life,” Hugh quips.

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Here’s a quote from David Shore about the beginning of season 6:

When asked why the season premiere will pick up shortly after the finale wrapped instead of the usual three month or so gap: “We don’t want to shake things up for the sake of shaking things up,” David says. “We just want to keep exploring this character… we’re just seeing where his life progresses and where it goes. And the end of last year obviously we did something that felt natural and real to me but is very extreme and we want to be as true to that as we can and follow up on that. So we are doing, Katie’s going to be directing a two-hour season premiere, which is basically a movie which basically follows House through that institution. And it takes place over a much longer period of time than we’re used to. And [it's about] his life in there, his search for getting better.”

And this quote is for the Huddy fans. To me, it’s hard to imagine House & Cuddy not having that chemistry, but here’s what David Shore said about it:

When asked about when the Cuddy/House ball started rolling: “Very early on,” David says. “No matter what we wrote, the two of them had this odd sexual tension. And that’s been something we’ve been nurturing and trying to explore from day one.” As for their imaginary hook-up: “I think it was significant even though it turned out not to be real. It was very significant - we got an insight into House’s subconscious.”

There’s also some of what was said to the press at The Press Association. My favorite quote from this aricle is from Lisa Edelstein:

“He’s a sexy man, he’s eight feet tall, his eyes are like ice blue, he’s extremely intelligent, really talented, what’s not sexy about Hugh Laurie?!”

I agree with her completely! Now I absolutely can’t wait for Season 6 to begin!!!

Along with Hugh Laurie, the Paley Center had some of the other House cast members appear last night to talk about the creative process for the show.

Here are some photos of Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps and Robert Sean Leonard from the event. RSL rarely makes appearances, so it’s a real pleasure to find photos of him there too!

[Photo: Zuma Press]

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Episode 5.23: Under My Skin
Air Date: May 4, 2009

Here are some more spoiler clips for Monday’s episode of House. In this first one, it’s clear that House is not doing so well, in fact he looks pretty rough. Watch what happens when Foreman comes to tell him that he needs to come to work to help with a new patient:

This is a very interesting clip. In it, House asks Wilson to sit in on the differentials with him and second guess everything he does because of his lack of sleep. Wilson, of course, needs more information about his friend:
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[Photo: © 2009 FOX Broadcasting Co.]

I just read this an nearly had a heart attack! According to the spoiler gurus, there will be a death of one of the lead characters on House before the season ends! I am so bewildered about who it can be and upset at the possibilities! First, Here are the spoilers from the various sources.

Kristin at E! Online gives us this:

A main character will die this season.

This is the news I’m now hearing from reliable sources on House, that one of the cast members will be written out before the current season ends.

And trust me, it will shock the pants off of you. (Assuming you are wearing pants.)

So who will it be?

Obviously, we can’t come right out and report who will die because that would spoil a major plotpoint that will serve as the climax of the season. And honestly, it is far too good to spoil!

However, I can tell you:

1. It’s not the most likely candidate–not by a longshot.
2. It’s not someone who has been rumored to be leaving.
3. It is someone who will shock you.
4. How it happens will take you completely by surprise.
5. There is no lead up to this death, it just…happens.

As House boss Katie Jacobs told us recently: “I think our cast will look pretty much the same next season.” The emphasis there is on pretty much, and it’s my understanding that it will be just one cast member to leave. Everyone else will be back in the fall. [Source: E! Online]

And not to be outdone, Michael Ausiello at EW gives us this:
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I hope you’ll join with me in sending wonderful birthday wishes to House star Robert Sean Leonard. Today is his 40th birthday!

[Photo: ©2009 FOX Broadcaxting Co.]

On the other hand, Kristin at EW gives us some info about Wilson’s brother that is a bit intriguing. It seems the specualtion about who will play the brother was all wrong. And thank goodness we’ll get to see more of Kal Penn and his character Kutner. I’ve been waiting and waiting for more depth on that character. I like Penn and look forward to seeing him featured more prominently. And I guess the issue with having a child (or not) will become problematic for Taub and his wife. Good stuff!

Spoiler:
Maya in Milford, Del.: Any truth to the rumor that Ethan Hawke or Campbell Scott are being cast as Wilson’s homeless brother on House?

None whatsoever. I caught up with House executive producers Katie Jacobs and David Shore, and they firmly debunked both those casting rumors. Katie says, “Wilson does have this brother, and David has just written a beautiful episode where that comes into play again.” Any thoughts on who the brother should be? I vote for Kyle Bornheimer. Worst Week’s season finale is coming up, and there’s a resemblance, right?

Lily in Tennessee: Please, more House scoopage! About anyone but Foreteen!

How about the other two new kids then? Kal Penn (who just got back from Obama’s inauguration) tells me, “[Kutner] does have an arc this season—you’ll see him more at home, with the giant bowl of cereal, for example, and we’ll see how the thing with his parents affects him,” and Peter Jacobsen tells me, “There’s trouble in paradise with Taub’s marriage. Nothing too drastic at the moment, but there’s difficulties looming.” [Source: EW]

Episode 5.16: The Softer Side
Air Date: February 16, 2009

In this episode of House it looks like the leg pain has finally become so intolerable that House will start to try to deal with it in a new and more dangerous way. Knowing that he’s a Vicodin addict and has done everything from drop acid to sticking a knife in a socket up until now, there’s no telling what his new “treatment” will consist of…

And the patient is another child whose parents aren’t honest with House…gee, what are the chances of that?

Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard, C) and Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein, R) are surprised to learn that House (Hugh Laurie, L) has found a new way to treat his leg pain in the HOUSE episode “The Softer Side” airing Monday, Feb. 16 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
[Photo: ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Adam Taylor/FOX]

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Of course, I’ll add updates to this post if/when I find them, but I wanted to wrap up all the posts for last night’s big SAG Awards win for Hugh Laurie. First, I looked up Hugh in IMDb and it said that he won the SAG Award in 2007 & now he won it in 2009. But the announcer last night said that he won two consecutive times. So I really don’t know which is correct.

Unfortunately, the entire House cast was also nominated for a SAG Award, but did not win. Here are the two nomination categories for House and for Hugh:

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

• WINNER: “Mad Men” (2007)
• “Boston Legal” (2004)
• “The Closer” (2005)
• “Dexter” (2006)
• “House M.D.” (2004)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

• WINNER: Hugh Laurie for “House M.D.” (2004)
• Michael C. Hall for “Dexter” (2006)
• Jon Hamm for “Mad Men” (2007)
• William Shatner for “Boston Legal” (2004)
• James Spader for “Boston Legal” (2004)

Here is the rest of the coverage for last night’s SAG Awards for House:

• 2009 SAG Award Nominations Announced
• Hugh Laurie Wins His Second SAG Award!
• Lisa Edelstein at the SAG Awards
• Jennifer Morrison at the SAG Awards
• Olivia Wilde at the SAG Awards
• House Stars: Who Rocked the Look?
• House Men at the SAG Awards
• A Few Group Photos From the SAG Awards
• Hugh Laurie’s SAG Award Acceptance Speech
• Hugh Laurie Red Carpet Interview