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Welcome to the end of Season 4 of House. This is the first part of a two-part finale, so buckle up; it’s going to be a bumpy ride… literally.
We open up on House in a strip club. He’s about to get a lap dance from some barely dressed hottie, but instead of enjoying himself, which we know he can never do, he’s actually coming to and realizing he has no idea how he got there. He runs through a list of diagnostic criteria and diagnoses himself as having retrograde amnesia. He starts to panic and exits the strip club to see chaos in the streets. Tons of medical help vehicles and choppers overhead revealing a major bus accident.
Turns out he’s one of the victims from the accident and instead of laying nicely for help to arrive, he went into a strip club. Can this character do anything traditionally? Not a chance. That’s exactly why we love him!
Patient of the Week: Roz, a thirty-eight year old woman who six months ago converted to Hasidic Judiasm. She’s peeing blood and lost consciousness during her wedding.
The theme of this episode is about change and can anybody actually do it. Do people really change? I particularly like the episodes of this show that ask questions I don’t know the answers to. Have I ever changed? Have you? Can we as a species actually change or do we just like to think we can. When we get an email out of the blue from an ex-boyfriend and it sounds like he’s changed, has he? Well, if I’ve dated him, the answer is absolutely not. But that doesn’t mean Cut Throat Bitch or Wilson can’t change, but according to house they can’t. It really allowed for great House/Wilson scenes and exploration of their relationship, which for me is the crown jewel in this field of already shiny gems.
House meets Wilson at the elevator. He is still in shock that Wilson is dating Cut Throat Bitch, AKA Amber. House tells him it will never work, Wilson likes needy women and she’s strong and assertive. House says he gives it two months. Wilson takes that bet because it’s already been four. Wilson insists he’s broken the needy lady pattern, House doesn’t believe him and says he’ll need to talk to Amber to make sure.
House enters his office and asks the gang if they knew about Wilson and Amber. Kutner says he did because he asked her out. House cannot understand why.
Kutner: She has legs that go all the way up to Canada.
House: So do Canadians, doesn’t mean I want to date them.
Patient of the week: Cate, a shrink who is on staff at PPTH, but on assignment in the South Pole. She starts having severe pain in her abdomen, which would be fine if she weren’t isolated nine thousand miles away with limited medicines and resources. But she does have a webcam, which she uses to communicate with House and his team while they try to figure out what’s wrong. Cate is played by Mira Sorvino who is just absolutely remarkable in this role. She plays hard and sweet both so well. I want her to be on the show for good!
I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect with the big post-Superbowl episode. When I first heard about it, I was thrilled, I love this show and this coveted spot would expose it to millions of potential fans. Sure I’m not really that willing to share Hugh Laurie with new fans, but I was willing to make a sacrifice. For House. These type episodes are usually two hours long and jammed packed but due to the Writers’ Strike the House writers didn’t have time to do a blockbuster, so I really curious to see what they’d come up with, and as usual they did not let me down.
Let me start by saying this was a Hugh Laurie-heavy show, which is perfect as it’s my favorite kind of episode. The early ones this season were delightfully packed with Hugh, Cuddy and Wilson. In order to accomplish this, the newbies were sent on a wild goose chase ultimately to get cable restored in all patient’s rooms so House can watch it. This involved Cameron. This story line was pointless and annoying and other than what I told you, didn’t really amount to much other than a lame attempt at the newbies trying to beat House at his own game. Personally, I’m just glad they’re gone for the episode. The only thing that came out of it in any real way was that House taught the newbies to stick up to him and demand to be listened to if they have a point which Kutner does at the end which… well let’s start from the beginning.
Merry Christmas everyone! Oh wait, it’s almost February but in House-land it’s the week before Christmas, very fitting if completely unintentional due to the Hollywood writers strike that had postponed this episode. House comes into his office and it’s been decorated for the Christmas holidays or as House puts it: “superficial representations of a hypocritical season celebrating a mythical season.”
House immediately knows Kutner is behind the decorations, as “Homie (foreman) knows better, Hymie (Taub) doesn’t care and Huntington’s (13) would’ve done a better job.” House realizes the newbies are no longer scared of him since his ‘game’ is now over. Kutner takes the blame and wants to know if they can have a secret Santa.
House then goes into who their patient is. She’s a single mom who tested positively for the BRC-1 gene so had both her breasts removed so she wouldn’t get cancer. Also she never lies to her daughter, she’s completely honest with everything she’s ever told her. Naturally House refuses to believe this since he knows that everyone lies. 13 truly believes that the patient isn’t lying, she sees the good in everyone, I’ve seen this character before, I call her Cameron. Come on, she’s exactly the same character as Cameron! I’m so annoyed.
Oprah Winfrey is hitting the campaign trail this weekend for Presidential candidate Barack Obama and people are totally freaking out.
But Obama's campaign manager warns that there will be "no free cars." How about one of those panini presses from Oprah's 2007 favorite things? Man, looked good.
Oprah will arrive in Iowa on Saturday for two rallies and then the dynamic duo will hit the road for "Endorsement Tour 2008" to New Hampshire and South Carolina, where the rally needed to be moved from an 18,000-seat arena to an 80,000-seat stadium!
Check your forehead people, is it getting warm? I think you might have Oprah fever!
First, there's a new episode of Grey's Anatomy which is the second part of a two-parter that started on Thanksgiving night! And then Barbara Walters has her annual special on the 10 most fascinating people of 2007.
Like every year she gives you a few teasers of who has made the coveted list, but as usual you have to tune in to see who is numero uno!
So who made Bab's fab list? Justin Timberlake for one, I find him hot and endlessly fascinating! Also on the hot and fascinating list is soccer star David Beckham and his wife Posh Spice. Former President Bill Clinton is in Bab's hot seat as are Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson and Grey's Anatomy's Katherine Heigl, who is currently on my "naughty," list.
Who do you think is gonna be this year's most fascinating person? Britney Spears? Angelina Jolie? Oprah Winfrey? It better be someone good!
"I'm standing up there and all," Knight told Us. "So I have to go and get the tux. And I am still deciding on a gift!"
Don't worry, T.R., I'm always the bridesmaid too! Your day will come soon enough (or at least that's what my mother keeps telling me).
In the newest edition of Playboy she says that Paula Abdul "was awful," when she hosted Saturday Night Live back in 2005. I guess that revelation isn't that shocking but it's still great gossip!
Apparently during an American Idol sketch on the show, Paula wanted to change parts and not play herself, so Amy Poehler had to play her.
"I remember thinking, 'She's a disaster! I gotta prop this lady up and get her on TV,'" Fey said.
I wonder if Simon and Randy think the same thing!
Ghost Whisperer's Jennifer Love Hewitt has found her real life Bailey! I always love a good Party Of Five reference!
US Magazine is reporting that Jennifer is going to say "I Do," to her boyfriend of two years, Scottish actor Ross McCall. The couple got engaged last week and then hit the beaches of Hawaii for a little vacay!
Fun Engagement Ring Fact: The ring has been in Ross's family for over 100 years, which is publicist speak for: The diamond is ridiculously small but you have to be nice about it since it's really old and a family heirloom.
Congrats to the happy couple and way to go Jennifer, he's hot!
Cuddy finds House in the lounge watching his soaps. He tells her that the sign on the door says the lounge is closed due to a private party. Cuddy tells House he has until Friday to pick the two remaining fellows to round out his team. She threatens him that after Friday the extra two paychecks are coming out of his salary.
So House heads to the ER to find a patient to have as the final test for the four candidates. Cameron gives him some lying, druggie rockstar who is such a mess and so totally addicted to everything that any test they do on him is only going to make him worse. Foreman points this out, which annoys the candidates because that is definitely going to put in a crimp in their race to show House they deserve to win the million dollars. Oh wait, that’s a different show called Survivor… but how great would it be so see Hugh Laurie in the same jungle, sweaty outfits Jeff Probst wears. Meow!
Victoria Beckham has told the producers of the Sex And The City movie that she can't accept a role in their much anticipated film because of her "grueling schedule."
Apparently she's already committed to another role as "Posh Spice," in the upcoming Spice Girls reunion World Tour and has been very busy rehearsing for their come back this winter.
"I got asked to be in the Sex And The City film, which I would love to have done, but because I am in full-on Spice Girls rehearsals, unfortunately I can't do it. But it would have been great fun," she said.
I'm actually glad she turned them down. I mean she's fine in a cameo on Ugly Betty, but this is Sex And The City, which was one of my favorite TV shows and I'm not sure I'm ready to share Carrie, Charolette, Miranda and Samantha with Posh just yet.
This weekend while I was stuffing my face with pumpkin pie and watching football, Oprah Winfrey, as usual was saving the world.
Oprah headed back to her troubled girls leadership academy in South Africa to meet with and apologize to one of the girls who had been embroiled in the academy's alleged abuse scandal this fall.
Oprah had a surprise meeting with the girl and her family to personally apologize for the alleged abuse and to invite her back to the school so she can finish eighth grade.
The girl's parents were initially upset because they were not invited to last month's big Oprah apology meeting and felt alienated by the school and parents. But Ms. Winfrey is nothing if not perfect so naturally she fixed the slight.
"I am happy because at last we had a chance to speak. Oprah resolved everything," the girl's father said.
Now I wonder if she also gave them a few of her favorite things like say that panini maker! I want one of those things so bad.
I'm totally in support of the writers' strike, but because it has shut down the production of Ugly Betty, it has put a question mark on whether or not Lindsay Lohan will appear on the show.
And I feel like poor Lin Lo needs some positive press and I thought her appearance on the ABC drama would provide just that.
However her rep has confirmed that Lindsay is still in talks with Ugly Betty to appear on the show whenever the writers strike ends. Lindsay is likely to play a restaurant employee befriended by Betty.
Why do I feel like they'd be so cute together? Also, I feel like maybe if she lands a stable TV gig, she won't go crazy again. Fingers and toes crossed.
If you could ask American Idol hot shot host Simon Cowell anything, what would it be? I’m sure your questions would range anywhere from “how rich are you,” to “seriously, between you and me, what’s wrong with Paula Abdul? She’s mental right?”
Well in an interview for, London’s Daily Mail Simon answered a few burning questions that everyone is dying to know the answers to:
When asked if he’s vain, Simon replied:
"Vain? Yeah, I am. But to be honest with you, I can't think of one person who is on TV who isn't vain. It's the nature of the beast. If you are on TV then you have a vanity, for sure. Just admit it! Why not?"
And while Simon denied having plastic surgery, wearing a wig or dyeing his hair he did admit to getting shot up with a little Botox every now and again, “but not in an obsessive way.”
But who would need plastic surgery when this is how you start every day:
"In the morning, I have a very set routine - Brenda, my housekeeper, brings me breakfast in bed, and it's always the same thing: Porridge, papaya juice, fresh fruit and a smoothie. I read the papers, have a bath, and everything is very calm."
And just to finally clear up all the rumors, Simon denies that he is in fact gay.
"If I was, why hide it? It's not as if the music business would be an odd place for a gay man to work. And anyway, if I was trying to hide the fact that I was gay, I would be off playing rugby every Saturday, wouldn't I?"
Now the only thing I still want to know is if Paula is a bonafide loon, but let’s be honest, don’t we already know the answer?
He’s about to have surgery, to remove said grapefruit, to be performed by one scruffy yummy, Dr. Chase, when something goes wrong and he becomes the patient of another scruffy yummy M.D., Dr. Greg House.
Throughout the entire episode, a documentary crew is filming Kenny’s entire experience. This is not my favorite story telling device. When they did it on ER, I wanted to take a gun and shoot my TV which would’ve been inappropriate given that I was living in a college dorm and the TV was in a lounge and not mine to shoot.
But House decided to go forth and try and pull of the documentary style shooting and truth be told it wasn’t the annoying mess I thought it was going to be.
It did actually help you learn a little more about the falseness of the newbies and Cameron, Chase and Cuddy. Wilson was the only other staff member besides House the cameras didn’t bother. In fact he took some time to delight them with made-up stories about House and his participation in his Pagan religion.
The show is a behind the scenes look at the life of Kim and her zany Hollywood family. Since its premiere in October, it has consistently won its time slot and drawn in the much coveted 18-34 year olds.
This should come as no surprise to you that it is produced by Ryan Seacrest productions. Ryan Seacrest being another person whose celebrity confuses me. I guess there is a club for people who have no business being famous and they're all totally rich! Anyone want to offer me a membership?
Well, in the case of DWTS host, Tom Bergeron, he does charity work. My good friend Hal who is a TV writer was picketing outside of the CBS studio where Dancing With The Stars films. He told me that during his morning picket shift, Tom came out of the studio and showed his support of the strikers by handing out around fifty Starbucks cards each with twenty bucks on them! I'm no math whiz but that's like a million dollars, right? Okay fine, $1000. But still, that's huge!
According to Hal, Tom told the crowd "I know it's not much, but go get yourself some lunch at Starbucks."
I love hearing the stories about the show of solidarity during the writers’ strike. Be strong!
P.S. When I'm on the line, can someone please bring gift cards to Kitson? Thanks.
Why is everyone so suspicious these days? The moment something happens out of the ordinary, people start spinning conspiracy theories. The latest is about Dancing With The Stars' delightful Jane Seymour.
Jane missed Tuesday nights Dancing results show due to food poisoning and a subsequent hospitalization. However, cynics out there are saying it was a publicity stunt. Um, a stunt for what? These cynics do realize that the winner of Dancing With The Stars wins a big ugly trophy and then slips back into oblivion, right? This isn't a presidential election, nothing is really at stake, Jane ate some bad food, who cares?
So let's talk about a real conspiracy like Tom and Katie's robot marriage.
The medical mystery: A man in his late 30s is brought in after being mugged by two kids who were not very good actors and one assumes the children of one of the producers. During the DDX, House sends off his minions to do a test to bring on a Laryngiospasm. (I had to Google that to make sure I spelled it correctly… I was so close) During the treadmill test, that I’ve always wanted to do, Cut throat Bitch is bumming that Foreman has been added to the equation, the other guy is like “how about you do your job and figure the rest out later.” The treadmill guy starts having two new symptoms: stomach pain and numbness in his leg.
Cut Throat Bitch goes to tell the rest of the group about the new symptoms and finds them betting on who is the next to be let go by House. Chase is running the action and it turns out Cut Throat Bitch is in the lead to hear the words “you’re fired.” (by House, not by Trump)
The show will follow mostly Dina as she manages the "showbiz" career of singer/actress Ali. It will also show Dina as a single mom struggling to get by. "It’s about empowering women to be successful single mothers. About being in the limelight without compromising motherhood. It’s about what I do, how you can be successful, and be a single mom and fulfilling your kids’ dreams, she told People. "Working is my sole source of income."
Wow, so WORKING is her sole source of income. This is going to be fascinating seeing as I don't know anyone who works for money. See? I'm already learning.
The show, which starts filming October 30th, will take place mostly in New York City and Long Island. But I'm sure in no time we'll see young Ali in L.A. doing blow off some young actor from a CW show's chest.
Am I the only one who thinks this is a terrible idea? What is Dina thinking? Maybe she thought it would be inappropriate to get the three time rehabbed Lindsey to party with her anymore, so she had to start training Ali for the big leagues, which is perfect because she can't even drive yet.
House calls the lecture hall on the speaker phone like the boss guy in Charlie’s Angels. In walks Scooter with a file and he rattles off a bunch of stuff about the patient, Irene, having seizures. While on the phone, Cameron walks in all blonde haired and hands House a mocha frappa fancy drink and flirts with him. He tells her that Foreman got fired over at Mercy. Cameron overhears House being rude to Religious nut, Cole.
Ooooh here comes Cameron/House sub plot… Cameron tells House that just because Cole is a Mormon doesn’t mean he couldn’t kick House’s ass. House thinks he’s a pushover and pulls out a Benjamin to bet that Cole cannot kick his ass, phsycially or verbally. Is it me or do they bet in like every single episode of this show? You’d think they could come up with something else to do. Cameron flirts some more, takes the bet and exits while House starts to suck down his mocha frappa fancy drink. I’m thinking very dirty thoughts about that straw his lips are wrapped around…
According to OK! Magazine the starlet will not be getting asked back to do High School Musical 3 and will likely be replaced by one of the Cheetah Girls — Adrienne Baillon or Sabrina Bryan.
"Disney finally decided that they don’t want her back,” an insider reveals to OK!. “They feel that as long as Zac Efron is in the movie, all will be fine. He’s the real star — the household name — and, most importantly, he comes without baggage."
Sure, Zac Effron has no baggage... yet. I'm sure Perez Hilton is furiously working to out him. They better start filming HSM 3 today.
Update: Access Hollywood is reporting that Vanessa's people have denied the rumor that Disney fired her and in fact they are still in negotiations for the upcoming High School Musical 3. Stay tuned!
Lauren has always maintained there has never been a sex tape and blames Heidi and Spencer for starting the rumor that just won’t die.
When asked about the posting yesterday Heidi played dumb so her knight in shining hair gel defended her: “I don’t think [Heidi] would even know how to log in to her Web site,” he joked.
I think that is what’s called the: “some of my best friends are gay defense.”
But don’t worry, the ridiculously annoying Spencer is so on it. After basically calling his girlfriend a moron to reporters he reassured them that he has assigned Jack Bauer to the case. Oh this guy is such a hoot, what fun he must be at parties!
Here’s my take: They started the rumor. They made the post. These two would sell their grandma into sex slavery if they thought it would get them press.
House tells his gang he’ll be at the classroom at 3pm, which actually means he ain’t showing up before 6pm. Instead he walks in at 4pm surprised the whole group of job applicants stuck around. House hands out a new case and wants the group to divide up into two.
One of the twin girls: How about women vs. men?
House: Excellent suggestion, fat twin.
I don't know why that made me laugh out loud.
As I’m sure you know, rumors of J. Lo’s pregnancy have been swirling for weeks. She hasn’t denied them and the over-sized maternity frocks she’s been donning aren’t really putting the rumors to bed.
So what did Diane ask J. Lo this morning when all of America was watching… her big moment to break what could possibly be one of 2007’s biggest stories? “How are you?” and “Can I have a hug?”
Are you kidding me?! Why is being pregnant such a big secret?! Is it because of what you did to get pregnant? Someone please clue me in while I go to Babies 'R Us to get J. Lo a shower gift.
We open up on House in front of the 40 or so candidates for his new team. They are all wearing numbers around their necks and House refers to them as their numbers, not their names. He starts f