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    House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future

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    Image of mcderek3000 mcderek3000
    09/30/09

    In reply to House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future
    I understand that Scrubs is a more realistic representation of doctors, but this is getting ridiculous.
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    Image of Chesu Chesu
    09/29/09

    In reply to House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future
    I love House, really I do... but Fox moved it to the same time slot as Heroes, and it became pretty each to choose between the two last season.

    Also, Janky is now my new favorite word.
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    Edited by Chesu at 09/29/09 11:06 PM Chesu was starred Chesu was unstarred
    Image of henhowc henhowc
    09/29/09

    @Chesu: Picked the wrong show. ;)
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    Image of mwoody mwoody
    09/29/09

    @Chesu: You picked Heroes over House? Now I feel bad, as this is clearly sign of clinical depression and self-hate, but I have no way to help you from here.
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    Image of InHumanGamer InHumanGamer
    09/29/09

    @Chesu: What horrible tragedy happened in your life that would make you watch Heroes over House?
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    Image of Kitsune Sniper Kitsune Sniper
    09/29/09

    @InHumanGamer: He probably has Lupus.
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    Image of Blore07 Blore07
    09/30/09

    @InHumanGamer: Theyre both insanely mind numbingly appauling shows, does it matter which one gets picked?
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    Image of SafRev SafRev
    09/29/09

    In reply to House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future
    I saw this last night, and I could barely stop cringing. The same thing happens pretty much every time video games make an appearance on television, since they're almost always accompanied by 8-bit noises that have been dated for about 20 years, or a character mindlessly jabbing at every button on a controller as quickly as they possibly can. The way video games are portrayed on television is just embarrassing.

    But otherwise, I mostly enjoyed the episode.
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    Image of Dr Drew In The Hizzaaaay Dr Drew In The Hizzaaaay
    09/29/09

    In reply to House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future
    The game was so hilariously impractical. Somehow it could create 1:1 movement with all your limbs despite having no input devices to wear or a visible camera. It also made you walk forward, but how you would actually do this I have no idea, unless it was sort of on rails?

    Also in general the game looked pretty bad, and there was no way that game designer would have that much money to throw at doctors.

    I was surprised he wasn't an obnoxious LEETZOR type character though, I was relieved.
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    Image of ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
    09/29/09

    In reply to House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future
    Curse you YouTube and not having the last part. I just sat up and watched that.
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    Image of Harahel Harahel
    09/29/09

    In reply to House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future
    I haven't seen this episode yet, so for now I'll have to trust you all's (grammar fail?) assessments of how obnoxious the video game sections were...but I'd wager they don't come close to the NCIS season 1 episode "The Immortals."

    [www.imdb.com]

    Holy hell, that was maybe the most embarrassing video game related television material I've ever had to sit through. The best part is when Abby explains that she is fighting her way through some castle in order to get to the Keep. Once she reaches the Keep, she will be able to access a log that contains all the vital login information for every player in the game, which of course is something they need to solve the case. You know, instead of just asking the devs to audit the guy's account or something....

    Love the show, but they need to not use MMOs as a plot device ever again.
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    Image of I Think We're Property I Think We're Property
    09/29/09

    @Harahel: Don't forget the episode from Numb3rs about the MMO which was apparently a weird cross between WoW, SecondLife, and geocaching.
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    Image of Weirdwolf Is Playing With Googlewave! Weirdwolf Is Playing With Googlewave!
    09/29/09

    In reply to House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future
    Hmm, a virtual 13 and Cameron... well that has it's appealing aspects..
    I love House, but that's possibly because I too am a sarcastic bastard who needs a cane to walk with and takes painkillers all the time.
    In a couple of shows wasn't he playing one of the Metroid games on a GBA SP?
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    Image of ThreeOneFive ThreeOneFive
    09/29/09

    @Weirdwolf Free Metroid! Woohoo!: Yeah, and apparently Metroid has levels.
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    Image of Weirdwolf Is Playing With Googlewave! Weirdwolf Is Playing With Googlewave!
    09/29/09

    @ThreeOneFive:

    Well Fusion sort of does.;-)
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    Image of ThreeOneFive ThreeOneFive
    09/29/09

    @Weirdwolf Free Metroid! Woohoo!: Ah. I've never actually played much Metroid apart from 2 on a friend's PSP.
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    Image of Weirdwolf Is Playing With Googlewave! Weirdwolf Is Playing With Googlewave!
    09/29/09

    @ThreeOneFive:

    Fusion and Zero Mission are great hand held games, but if you only get a chance to try one pick up the Prime Trilogy set on the wii.
    You could pick up any of the main games and have a great time but trilogy is just amazing.
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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    09/29/09

    @Weirdwolf Free Metroid! Woohoo!: He has also been seen playing the 360 and the PSP.
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    09/29/09

    @GohanGVO: He's played a racing game of some sort (couldn't make it out) on his PC at the hospital as well.
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    Image of Weirdwolf Is Playing With Googlewave! Weirdwolf Is Playing With Googlewave!
    09/29/09

    @Kobun:

    I do wonder how much of that is the writers influence and how much is Hugh Laurie's, they have included a lot of the musical stuff that he does.
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    Image of octaslash octaslash
    09/29/09

    In reply to House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future
    This episode was a pretty big disappointment after the excellent season premier (which broke from the "discovered, cured and humorously quipped in 44 minutes" formula). The video game parts were too embarrassing to watch.

    Oh, if any of the io9 staff are reading this, where are the House recaps? You've already established it as sci-fi.

    [io9.com]
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    09/29/09

    @octaslash: I liked the episode a lot except for the video game parts which were absolutely ridiculous and stupid, enough to have me rant about them in TAY yesterday. The patient was great, and it was a novel way to reintroduce House back into the show. Plus, all of the House and Wilson moments were lots of fun.

    I notice most House fans seems to hate episodes which veer from the formula, but I happen to like them, and the first three episodes of the season are a necessary departure to address House's rehab and the aftermath.
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    Image of 4xis.black 4xis.black
    09/29/09

    In reply to House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future
    After the treatment for Las Plagas went horribly wrong, ruling it out, another symptom was conveniently revealed that led the team to Valkyr abuse, which was immediately ruled out by a flash of genius; it was actually lupus.
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    Image of ThreeOneFive ThreeOneFive
    09/29/09

    @4xis.black: It's not lupus.
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    Image of (Zombie) Jölan (Zombie) Jölan
    09/29/09

    @ThreeOneFive: It's never lupus.
    ftfy
    Maybe its Monstar?
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    Edited by (Zombie) Jölan at 09/29/09 7:19 PM (Zombie) Jölan was starred (Zombie) Jölan was unstarred
    Image of TheMightyEthan TheMightyEthan
    09/29/09

    @(Zombie) Jolan: Except once.
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    Image of octaslash octaslash
    09/29/09


    @4xis.black:
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    09/29/09

    @TheMightyEthan: I maintain it was a misdiagnosis.
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    Image of Atomsk88 Atomsk88
    09/29/09

    @(Zombie) Jolan: With the exception of the magician from season four in "You Don't Want to Know."
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    Image of TheMightyEthan TheMightyEthan
    09/29/09

    @(Zombie) Jolan: Either way, it still cracked me up how excited he was to finally get a case of lupus.
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    09/29/09

    @octaslash: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha....
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    Image of Mikey Mikey
    09/29/09

    In reply to House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future
    Shouldn't we all aspire to be a cynical, vicodin-poppin', narcissicistic doctor who is just a little mad at the world because we had a little muscle death in our right quad?

    I mean, c'mon! That's my dream!
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    Image of Antiterra Antiterra
    09/29/09

    @Mikey: Haven't you heard? He's off Vicodin now. Has been ever since he banged the German ladychickwoman who used to run a lot and sucked face with Matt Damon.
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    Image of QualityJeverage QualityJeverage
    09/29/09

    In reply to House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future
    I thought it was a decent episode, but the game parts were annoying.

    I was kinda hoping they'd be a little more realistic about it, but it just ended up being the ridiculous stuff you usually see when movies/TV shows try to deal with games...
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    Image of ThreeOneFive ThreeOneFive
    09/29/09

    @QualityJeverage: Agreed, I would've thought House would be above such generic sci-fi.

    I liked the rest of the episode though, some pretty funny stuff in there.
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    Image of geekgrrl geekgrrl
    06/08/09

    In reply to Play Doctor With House
    i will petition for at least a T rating in the hopes of seeing a de-clothed Hugh Laurie. (a girl can dream.)
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    Image of Nudgenudge Nudgenudge
    06/08/09

    In reply to Play Doctor With House
    What we can expect:

    - Vicodin mini-game (waggle/touch) every 10 minutes,

    - whiteboard writing with the stylus,

    - quick-time event on something Wilson says, to have the "revelation".


    What we can dream of:

    - Cuddy/Cameron/Thirteen touch-based game. Especially Cuddy.

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    Image of geekgrrl geekgrrl
    06/08/09

    @Nudgenudge: +1 for whiteboard writing, especially if it recognizes "cutthroat bitch."
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    Image of blalien blalien
    06/08/09

    @Nudgenudge: Why does everybody think Cuddy is hot? She's in her 40s.
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    Image of Captain_MacSoup Captain_MacSoup
    06/08/09

    @blalien


    Plenty of women in their 40s look hot. Certain women are like wine, the older the better.

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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    06/08/09

    @Hazmat_TOI:
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    Image of Mike Daly Mike Daly
    06/08/09

    In reply to Play Doctor With House
    The Patient has gone into cardiac arrest! What do you do?


    A: Call for a crash cart

    B: Wait patiently for the heart to restart

    C: Pop Vicodin.

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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    06/08/09

    @Mike Daly: Do C while waiting for B.
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    Image of huginn huginn
    06/08/09

    In reply to Play Doctor With House
    I could really see them using the touch screen to simulate his walk with the cane.
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