House is one of my favorite media texts. Dr. House is rude and brash, but he knows what he's talking about. It's genre is mystery and drama. I think there is a clear line between what makes the show more mysterious and what makes it more dramatic. Every episode begins with a medical MYSTERY. A teacher faints and starts convulsing, and nobody knows why. The teacher's symptoms only get worse until House has some revelation that clears up the mystery. However, inbetween every case there is the DRAMA of House needing vicatin, Cuddy adopting a baby, Wilson seeing his long lost brother, or Thirteen and Foreman dating. That is definitely more drama than mystery. It brings to the table a soap opera feel.
It's conventional in the way that it relates to all kinds of audiences, kind of like the C.S.I. series. There's mystery, yet the drama of the team is what really keeps our interest. I think Greg House is the opposite of convention. There aren't a lot of jerks on t.v. that are the heros, so it puts a spin on the show.
No comments:
Post a Comment