Comments on: House M.D. And Why Making Mistakes Can Be Good

By: James

James — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:19:09 +0000

Thanks for the reply Noah. It’s certainly true that a character like House would never exist in the real world. He’d have long since been sacked and sued out of existence. But the fundamental message of the show in general (question everything) is certainly a very apt one.

By: Noah

Noah — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:18:24 +0000

Mel, one only need to look to the last season finale to see that the House character’s addiction is neither treated lightly nor portrayed without consequences. That said, while I agree with the sentiment of this piece, one’s mistakes when on the clock and representing a client or employer, should probably be confined to the realm of experimentation and a sandbox out of the public eye. Public errors in judgement can be disasterous for publicly held companies and those under any sort of investor or government oversight. I’d have House plan my bachelor party (no known allergies), but, knowing the character, I’d only accept medical treatment from him as a last resort.

By: Mel

Mel — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:22:12 +0000

As much as I love the mordant humor of House, vicodin addiction is not a joke and should never be glamorized. I nearly lost a family member this year because of it. He started with back pain, obtained innumerable refills, progressed to street narcotics and then started drinking till he nearly went into a coma twice. So… let’s be aware while we’re being entertained.

By: James

James — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:26:44 +0000

Yeah, it’s no wonder he is compared to Sherlock Holmes in the way he diagnoses. He questions everything and in so doing comes up with often crazy conclusions. Whether he is right or wrong he’s still able to rule a bunch of things out in the process.

By: Daryl Furuyama

Daryl Furuyama — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:23:54 +0000

I never noticed that he misdiagnoses 90% of the time. I guess it’s because when he’s wrong, they don’t die before he finds the right answer. Thanks for the post. I was having a similar thought with my latest post in that things become impossible only when you stop trying.