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House was the only medical show for me that was able to be this predictable, and I would watch. Hmmm... maybe time for another watch.
It's because the show wasn't about the medicine or solving the case, it was about what it cost to be House.
Yeah, but considering it's supposed to be Sherlock Holmes as a doctor, shouldn't it at least be a little bit about solving the case?
Before anyone questions it being a Holmes show, since that seems to have gone over so many people's heads:
House = Home (Holmes)
Both of their colleagues are named Watson
Both use deduction to solve mysterious cases (medical vs criminal) that no one else can crack.
Both live at 221B Baker Street
Both have drug issues
Both play musical instruments in order to think things through
House is shot by a man named Jack Moriarty (Moriarty is frequently presented as a nemesis of Holmes)
You forgot the most important factor.
The writers literally said they based House off of Sherlock Holmes stories.
House has Wilson, Holmes has Watson
Also mysteries are frequently solved in a way the audience could not have known because it was with information only House/Holmes had. But it's expected in a medical drama because the audience isn't full of doctors.
Both live at 221B Baker Street
For real? I never watched House, but him being inspired by Holmes doesn't surprise me given the idea I got through pop-cultural osmosis. But he actually lives on the same address? That sounds a bit too on the nose.
Wait no way really? It's basically a ripoff then? Never watched the show but do they bill it as such?
It's an homage. Also, House's confidante is Wilson, not Watson.
It's an adaptation, not a rip-off
You could call Elementary and Sherlock 'rip-offs' too. The fun thing about public domain material is that anyone can do whatever the hell they want with it. Personally, I think all three shows were good (or at least started as good).
I really liked House. I don't know shit about medicine, but my whole job is troubleshooting, and the troubleshooting in the show has actually helped me.
Some big takeaways...
Most hard to solve issues are really just a combination of 2 or 3 simple issue acting together in a weird way.
Everybody lies - I don't necessarily agree with this in my line of work, but I frequently use "Not everybody tells the truth" as a better rule. I can't recall having a client lie to me, but every day they tell me things that are wrong or untrue because they don't understand what happened.
When in doubt, do a shit-ton of pain killers and berate people for not having the answer, even though you don't have it yourself (shift blame/expectation management)