There are still three episodes of House still to air - one scheduled for Feb 3rd and two others for later (possibly March).
The having-your-cake-and-eating it stuff: I agree and I don't. Particularly, Life on Mars which I am certain was made just for the 70s cop show fun - but also to comment on the differences between the 70s and 00s. With Sam as the lead, the audience isn't really left to believe the rampant sexism is right.
On the other hand, with House as the lead, sometimes the show does cross the line. It balances out with things Wilson says, but House can be altogether terrible to his staff - and everyone around him. The series doesn't condone it, but we're under no allusions that House says these things because he knows it has power. Hard to say if he's sexist or merely knows how to manipulate - but it's definitely so close to the line, it's hard to call.
Very interested to see where the show headed now that Survivor:House is completed. I can't imagine the actors playing the original ducklings are particularly happy with being relegated to the background, though I expect more intermingling of the cast now it has been whittled down. Still, nine characters is a lot for any show - particularly one that is supposed to have a focus on one; that's a lot of extraneous characters to make fit each week.
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The having-your-cake-and-eating it stuff: I agree and I don't. Particularly, Life on Mars which I am certain was made just for the 70s cop show fun - but also to comment on the differences between the 70s and 00s. With Sam as the lead, the audience isn't really left to believe the rampant sexism is right.
On the other hand, with House as the lead, sometimes the show does cross the line. It balances out with things Wilson says, but House can be altogether terrible to his staff - and everyone around him. The series doesn't condone it, but we're under no allusions that House says these things because he knows it has power. Hard to say if he's sexist or merely knows how to manipulate - but it's definitely so close to the line, it's hard to call.
Very interested to see where the show headed now that Survivor:House is completed. I can't imagine the actors playing the original ducklings are particularly happy with being relegated to the background, though I expect more intermingling of the cast now it has been whittled down. Still, nine characters is a lot for any show - particularly one that is supposed to have a focus on one; that's a lot of extraneous characters to make fit each week.