ok. heres the deal with HOUSE. this is a very good show about extreme medical cases. greg house is the head of the department of diagnosic medicine, whos job is to save patients other doctors have no idea whats wrong with. his job "requires" him bending hospital rules and using loopholes. his often crazy moves result in saving lives. house had an infarction in his thigh, (an infacrtion is when you have like heart attack or a pulminary embolism-you get a blood clot and blood flow to that area stops. the muscle in his leg died, and causes him much pain.) as a result of the infarction, house is a addicted to vicoden, a powerful pain reliever. depending on the episode, house will verbally abuse his coworkers,and make sexual suggestions towards his boss, dr. cuddy(who usually has plunging necklines). if i may add, you have to be smart to get this show, or its not worth watching. when i first starting watching it, i watched it with my mom, so she could explain what happens. after a while i got the show and the concepts, and it inspired me to become a doctor. this is a very interesting show for anyone who can understand it. the most interesting and unusual medical plots.
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House
(Rated TV-14, Drama, Starring Omar Epps, Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Robert Sean Leonard, Where to watch: Fox, DVD, Online)
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Gripping medical/moral drama isn't for kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About House
Parents need to know that this show is a medical drama, generally dealing with life-threatening illnesses, often depicted graphically. Characters drink, smoke, curse, use drugs, get in arguments, violate rules, and lie. Characters routinely work their way around hospital regulations in order to save patients, a practice that raises complex moral dilemmas that may confuse younger viewers. Also, Dr. Gregory House's routine use of and possible addiction to painkillers is a recurring theme.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the responsibility of doctors and medical professionals toward their patients. Is Dr. House's violation of hospital rules justified? What about his rudeness toward patients and peers? Viewers could also discuss the representation of the medical field, which in the show is often straightjacketed by bureaucratic regulations. How accurate is this representation?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
perfect for anyone mature whos interested in medicine
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Some iffy content, yet very good
This show has a great storyline and actors in it. There are some sexual references, language, and drugs. Symptoms of patients might scare children & be violent. There are also health issues mentioned that are sexually transmitted. I would recommend having "The Talk" with your kid/parent before seeing this. Awesome show!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Good for 10 and up but with very active parental guidance
House MD is the latest and probably better Doctor-Show. There have been lots of shows that glorify MD's, but this one has some improved aspects to it. For example, House, an apparent "know it all" speaks with authority, but is more often wrong than right and could never come to the right conclusion without the team approach which provides the process for effective reasoning. A lot of people seem to miss the obvious point - "great" doctors or "greatness" itself is truly only achieved through collaboration, not by the individual - the sum of the parts is greater than the parts themselves. Also, House becomes addicted to an Rx drug. This may seem like a put-off, but I think it's fairly realistically achieved and unfortunately, all to common. The way his cohorts cope with and enable his addiction is very realistic. The medical field is notorious for not doing enough to take care of it's less than desireable MDs. And the perennial question is always, "when do the means no longer justify the ends?" That is perhaps the most common theme to the shows - pushing the limits for life. The show can present an enormous amount of good family discussions especially with younger children who tend to idealize the world and have difficulty working through gray areas.
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
love the show but come on this site made a mastake there is sex in this show and one doctor was gay.
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