House M.D.: Season 4 [2007] (4 discs)
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Massive Attack

Length:	672 minutes (11 hours 12 minutes)
MPAA Rating:	TV-PG
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IMDB Rating:	9.0/10
Amazon Rating:	4.5/5 stars
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Synopsis: House starts this season without a team, but he has a very House-ian method for selecting a new one.

Reaction: This season is quite short due to the writers' strike that happened in late 2007, but on the whole, it's enjoyable enough despite the low episode count.

Personal Rating: 8/10

Select Guest Cast

Amy Dudgeon

Casey ^{(Whatever It Takes)}

Holmes Osborne

Curtis ^{(Whatever It Takes)}

Michael Michele

Dr. Samira Terzi ^{(Whatever It Takes)}

Thomas F. Wilson

Lou (as Tom Wilson) ^{(Whatever It Takes)}

Azura Skye

Irene ^{(Guardian Angels)}

Caroline Lagerfelt

Connie ^{(Guardian Angels)}

Bevin Prince

Megan Bradberry ^(Alone)

Conor Dubin

Ben ^(Alone)

Liliya Toneva

Liz ^(Alone)

Brian Klugman

Stark ^{(97 Seconds)}

Chad Morgan

Deb ^{(No More Mr. Nice Guy)}

Paul Rae

Jeff ^{(No More Mr. Nice Guy)}

Dan Desmond

Dr. Richmond ^{(Wilson's Heart)}

Eidan Hanzei

Bus Driver (as Henry Hayashi) ^{(House's Head)}

Fred Durst

Bartender ^{(House's Head)}

Ivana Milicevic

Woman in Black ^{(House's Head)}

Rebecca Larsen

Bohemian Girl ^{(House's Head)}

Essence Atkins

Captain Greta Cooper ^{(The Right Stuff)}

Eyal Podell

Yonatan ^{(Don't Ever Change)}

Laura Silverman

Roz ^{(Don't Ever Change)}

Frank Whaley

Mr. X ^{(Mirror Mirror)}

Janel Moloney

Maggie ^{(It's a Wonderful Lie)}

Liana Liberato

Jane ^{(It's a Wonderful Lie)}

Jason Lewis

Evan Greer / Dr. Brock Sterling ^{(Living the Dream)}

Kristina Anapau

Marie ^{(Living the Dream)}

Jeff Hephner

Seth (as Jeffrey Hephner) ^(Frozen)

Mira Sorvino

Dr. Cate Milton ^(Frozen)

Jeremy Renner

Jimmy Quidd ^(Games)

Khleo Thomas

Kenny ^(Ugly)

Laurie Fortier

Darnell ^(Ugly)

Michael Whaley

Joe ^(Ugly)

Steve Valentine

Flynn ^{(You Don't Want to Know)}

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David Platt	=>	Director
David Straiton	=>	Director

Deran Sarafian	=>	Director
Greg Yaitanes	=>	Director
Juan Jos� Campanella	=>	Director
Katie Jacobs	=>	Director
Lesli Linka Glatter	=>	Director
Matt Shakman	=>	Director

Massive Attack	=>	Composer

David Shore	=>	Creator

Andy Comeau	=>	Dr. Travis 'Grumpy' Brennan
Anne Dudek	=>	Dr. Amber 'CB' Volakis

Carmen Argenziano	=>	Henry 'Bosley' Dobson
Edi Gathegi	=>	Dr. Jeffrey 'Big Love' Cole

Hugh Laurie	=>	Dr. Gregory House

Jennifer Morrison	=>	Dr. Allison Cameron

Jesse Spencer	=>	Dr. Robert Chase

Kal Penn	=>	Dr. Lawrence Kutner

Lisa Edelstein	=>	Dr. Lisa Cuddy

Olivia Wilde	=>	Thirteen - Dr. Hadley

Omar Epps	=>	Dr. Eric Foreman

Peter Jacobson	=>	Dr. Chris Taub

Robert Sean Leonard	=>	Dr. James Wilson

Random Trivia For This Title:

The show was inspired by [The Diagnosis Column] in the New York Times Magazine which spotlights unusual medical cases. Executive Producer Paul Attanasio came up with the concept and pitched it to the networks as a medical procedural. Creator David Shore revised the idea into a character drama where the medical cases became the instrument instead of the focus of the storytelling.
Foreman never wears the same outfit twice.
Hugh Laurie (Dr. Gregory House) is the only actor to appear in all 178 episodes of the series.
Lupus is the most common red herring diagnosis. After this was pointed out, it became a running joke on the show.
Numerous times throughout the series, House mentions watching [The O.C. (2003)]. In season four Olivia Wilde joins the cast as a series regular. She also played a recurring part during season two of [The O.C. (2003)]. She played a bisexual in both series.
Although the Diagnostic Medicine team deal with all types of diseases, House and his colleagues hold titles in various subspecialties: Dr. Foreman is a neurologist; Dr. Cameron is an immunologist/allergist; Dr. Chase is an intensivist; Dr. Taub is a plastic surgeon; Dr. Kutner specializes in sports medicine; Dr. Hadley (Thirteen) is an internist. As for Dr. House, he is double-certified in infectious disease and nephrology (as mentioned in episode #1.3).

Episode List:

Episode Name

Disc

Disc Order

Directors

Writers

Synopsis

Reaction

IMDB

Personal Rating

Diagnosis

Medical Mystery

Solution

Overall Medicine

Soap Opera

Alone

Deran Sarafian

After a building collapses, House tries to prove he doesn't need a team by diagnosing one of the victems all by himself

An okay season premier. It is odd, though, not seeing the young guns despite their being in the credits.

8.9

Complications from mistaken identity

B+

C-

B+

The Right Stuff

Deran Sarafian

An airforce pilot wants surreptitious care while House begins whittling down a group of 40 applicants.

The new dynamic of the many applicants works well for the show.

8.9

Von Hipple-Lindau disease and pheochromacytoma

B+

97 Seconds

David Platt

A dying man with a dog is dying much faster than he should.

A bit of a step down, but it's still enjoyable to watch the hopefuls duke it out.

8.7

Strongyloides and massive threadworm infection

B-

C-

Guardian Angels

Deran Sarafian

A young woman who works in the morgue begins talking with dead people.

An odd episode with some interresting House moments.

8.6

Ergot poisoning

B+

B-

A-

B+

Mirror Mirror

David Platt

A mugging victem begins imitating those around him.

A bit of a stretch on some of the personal interpretations, but this was an interesting episode where people made personal discoveries.

8.7

Eperythrozoon infection (from pig feces)

B-

Whatever It Takes

Juan Jos� Campanella

House is taken to diagnose a CIA agent while his team works with a drag racer.

This is a fun episode primarily while focusing on the House story line, though the other one works well too.

8.8

Heat stroke / selenium poisoning

A-

C+

Ugly

David Straiton

A young man goes in to remove a deformation on his forehead, but complications show up before the surgery even begins.

Some of House's responses to the documentary team begin to break the fourth wall a bit which is fun, but the rest appears to be pretty straight forward.

8.2

Lyme Disease

B-

You Don't Want to Know

Lesli Linka Glatter

A near tragedy at a magic show uncovers a mysterious problem with the magician.

Enjoyable. It is sad to see the Mormon go, but I never expected him to be chosen in the end.

8.7

Ta Daaa *** Lupus ***

C+

D-

Games

Deran Sarafian

A rock musician collapses and House finally choses his final team.

An okay episode, but it is nice to see the team finally selected.

8.6

Measles

B-

C+

B+

It's a Wonderful Lie

Matt Shakman

A mother loses control of her hand and drops her daughter from an indoor climbing wall.

Fun episode and it's nice to see House constantly frustrated by a mother/daughter pairing who never ever lie, throwing his world view into a tailspin.

8.5

Breast Cancer

C-

Episode Name

Disc

Disc Order

Directors

Writers

Synopsis

Reaction

IMDB

Personal Rating

Diagnosis

Medical Mystery

Solution

Overall Medicine

Soap Opera

Frozen

David Straiton

A researcher in the South Pole collapses after bandaging a coworker's leg.

It's nice to see House drawn to someone for more reasons than their mysterious malady.

9.0

Fat emboli from a broken toe

C-

B-

Don't Ever Change

Deran Sarafian

A woman, converted to the Hasidic Jewish culture, suddenly collapses durring her wedding ceremony.

This is a quite respectful treatment of the Hasidic Jewish culture, which many see as perochial and old fashioned.

8.4

Nephroptosis (floating kidney)

A-

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Deran Sarafian

House takes a case where he assumes a man's polite demeanor is a symptom.

8.5

Chagas Disease

B+

A-

Living the Dream

David Straiton

House kidnaps an actor who he started diagnosing by watching him on a soap opera.

8.5

Quinine allergy

B+

C-

House's Head

Greg Yaitanes

House's amnesia gets in the way of his figuring out who is dying and how.

9.7

Air embolism / ?

B-

Wilson's Heart

Katie Jacobs

House risks his life to try to remember what is killing Amber.

9.7

Amantadine not being filtered due to kidney failure

A-

House M.D.: Season 4 [2007] (4 discs)Pick a Random Episode

House M.D.: Season 4 [2007] (4 discs)
Pick a Random Episode