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David Foster (writer)
David Foster is an American television writer, producer and medical doctor best known for working as a writer/producer on the Fox medical drama series '' House''. Medical career Foster graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1995. He attended school with Neal Baer, a pediatrician who would eventually become the executive producer of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. As a doctor he worked at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Harvard School of Public Health listening to patient's stories and diagnose uncommon illnesses, a skill which he would later utilize as a writer on ''House''. Television career Foster would eventually move into television writing through Neal Baer, who hired him to freelance-write an episode of ''Law & Order: SVU'' entitled "Parts". The producers of ''House'' were impressed by his credentials and hired him as a consulting producer during the show's first season. Since then he has served as a writer and producer and was promoted to co-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DNR (House)
The first season of ''House'' premiered November 16, 2004, and ended May 24, 2005. The season follows Dr. Gregory House and his team as they solve a medical case each episode. The season's sub-plot revolves around billionaire Edward Vogler making a $100 million donation to the hospital. Through this donation, Vogler becomes the new chairman of the board and orders House to fire one of his team members. Vogler does this to show House he can control him: "I need to know that whatever I ask you to do, however distasteful you find it, you'll do it". Chi McBride joined the cast as Vogler in five episodes of the season. His character was brought in after Universal Studios president Jeff Zucker threatened that the season would be cut short by six episodes if a "boss" character wasn't added. While there were possibilities of the character returning, he was generally disliked by viewers and critics and therefore not brought back to the show. Sela Ward, who would return as the main recurring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson's Heart (House)
"Wilson's Heart" is the sixteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of ''House'' and the eighty-sixth episode overall. It aired on May 19, 2008, on Fox. It is the second and final part of the two-part fourth season finale, the first part being "House's Head". Plot In the second part of the two-part season finale, House remains affected by injuries sustained in a bus crash that has also left Amber Volakis rapidly deteriorating from a mysterious condition. Clues inside House's head hold the key to Amber's condition, and House's friendship with Wilson is tested as murky memories from the bus accident threaten to change their lives forever. The episode begins with House and Wilson at Princeton General Hospital, where the eight overflow victims of the bus crash that weren't taken to Princeton-Plainsboro ended up being taken, including Amber, who up until now was only known as Jane Doe #2 due to a lack of ID on her. The attending physician at Princeton General cannot ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrett Lerner
Garrett Lerner is an American television writer and producer who served as an executive producer on the Fox series ''House''. He often works with his writing partner Russel Friend. Television career Lerner's writing career began on the CBS crime series ''Martial Law'', after which he served as a writer and producer on several series through the late 1990s until the early 2000s, including ''FreakyLinks'', '' Roswell'', ''John Doe'', ''Boston Public'', ''LAX'' and ''Smallville''. In 2005, he and Friend joined the writing staff of the medical mystery series ''House''. Their first episode, "Acceptance", was the premiere of the second season. At the start of the fourth season Lerner became an executive producer, a job which he currently still occupies. He and Russel Friend also co-wrote musical dramedy ''Glees Season Four episode ''Guilty Pleasures''. Episodes of ''House'' * "Acceptance" (2.01) * " Skin Deep" (2.13) * " Euphoria (Part Two) (2.21) * " Meaning" (3.01) * " Cane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russel Friend
Russel Friend is an American television writer and producer who served as an executive producer on the Fox series ''House'', for which he won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2010 for co-writing the episode "Broken". He often works with his writing partner Garrett Lerner. Television career Friend's writing career began on the CBS crime series ''Martial Law'', after which he served as a writer and producer on several series through the late 1990s until the early 2000s, including ''FreakyLinks'', '' Roswell'', ''John Doe'', ''Boston Public'', ''LAX'' and ''Smallville''. In 2005, he and Lerner joined the writing staff of the medical mystery series ''House''. Their first episode, "Acceptance", was the premiere of the second season. At the start of the fourth season, Friend became an executive producer. He was also a Consulting Producer and writer on Glee. Filmography Awards and nominations In 2010, Friend was the recipient of the Writers Guild of America award for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Egan
Doris Egan (born 1955) is an American screenwriter, producer, and writer. She has worked on '' Smallville'', '' Dark Angel'', and '' House'' as well as many other television programs. Partial bibliography Gate of Ivory trilogy * '' The Gate of Ivory'' (February 1989, DAW Books, ) * '' Two-Bit Heroes'' (January 1992, DAW Books, ) * '' Guilt-Edged Ivory'' (September 1992, DAW Books, ) Other books * '' City of Diamond'' (as Jane Emerson) (March 1996, DAW Books, ) Short stories *"The New Tiresias" (1997, as Jane Emerson) in ''The Horns of Elfland'' (ed. Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman, and Donald G. Keller) Partial filmography Writer * '' The Good Doctor'' (2019–21) * ''Swamp Thing'' (2019) * ''Krypton'' (2018) * ''Mars Project'' (2016) (TV movie) * '' Black Sails'' (2014) * ''Reign'' (2013–15) * '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'' (2011) * '' House'' (2006–2010) * ''Tru Calling'' (2004–2005) * ''Numb3rs'' (2005) * ''Skin'' (2003) * '' The Agency'' (2003) * '' Smallville'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blake (writer)
Peter Blake is an American lawyer, screenwriter and television producer for such shows as ''The Practice'' and '' House, MD''. Early life Blake, the grandson and nephew, respectively, of the writers Phyllis McGinley and Julie Hayden, was raised in New York City and attended The Collegiate School. He attended Harvard University, where he majored in history and literature and later returned to earn his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. After graduating from Harvard Law in 1995, Blake worked briefly as a lawyer and then as a management consultant before moving to Los Angeles to work in the entertainment industry. After spending several years working as a feature film development executive, Blake started writing for TV. Screenwriting career Blake wrote for the legal drama ''The Practice'' from 2000 to 2004. He was nominated for two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America for his teleplays and won in 2004 for the episode "Goodbye". From 2004 to 2012, Blake was a writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House's Head
"House's Head" is the fifteenth episode of the fourth season of '' House'' and the eighty-fifth episode overall. It was the first part of the two-part season four finale, the second part being " Wilson's Heart". Co-written by several ''House'' producers and directed by Greg Yaitanes, "House's Head" premiered on May 12, 2008 on Fox. The episode revolves around Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), who, after being involved in a bus accident, vaguely remembers seeing someone who is "going to die". House tries to trace back his steps throughout the episode to find out the identity of this person. A woman (Ivana Miličević), who claims to be "the answer", guides House through hallucinations about the crash. The episode eventually ends in a cliffhanger. 14.84 million American viewers watched the broadcasting of "House's Head", making ''House'' the ninth most-watched program of the week. The episode, and in particular a striptease scene involving Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), gained positive res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirror Mirror (House)
"Mirror Mirror" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of ''House'' and the seventy-fifth episode overall. It aired on October 30, 2007. Plot Medicine House's team gets a patient (Frank Whaley) with breathing problems with no apparent cause. He was just robbed and does not have I.D. on him, and they do not have his past medical records. Foreman suggests it might be a result of a vocal cord spasm, and they give him methacholine which would worsen it and thus provide a diagnosis. The patient complains of additional symptoms, and Foreman determines that he is faking them. His alleged symptoms are the same as those of other patients, and the name he gave them was the same as the paramedic. Foreman thinks he might have Munchausens, but House thinks it might be a rare form of anterograde amnesia known as Giovannini mirror syndrome (Named After Giovannina Conchiglia) that causes a patient to mimic those around him. House suggests that they try to convince the patient that he is a doct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needle In A Haystack (House)
The third season of ''House'' (also called ''House, M.D.'') ran on FOX from September 5, 2006 to May 29, 2007. Early in the season, House temporarily regains the use of his leg due to ketamine treatment after he was shot in the season two finale. Later in the season, he leaves a stubborn patient in an exam room with a thermometer in his rectum. Because House is unwilling to apologize, the patient, who turns out to be a police detective, starts an investigation around House's Vicodin addiction. David Morse joined the cast for seven episodes as the detective, Michael Tritter. He was cast for the role after having previously worked with ''House'' creator David Shore on CBS' ''Hack''. Cast and characters Main cast * Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House * Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy * Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman * Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson * Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron * Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase Recurring cast * David Morse as Det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Informed Consent (House)
"Informed Consent" is the third episode of the third season of '' House'' and the forty-ninth episode overall. Plot House's ketamine treatment has worn off, which means he has to resort to the use of his cane as a walking aid. He has to diagnose Dr. Ezra Powell (played by Joel Grey), a 71-year-old renowned pioneer in the field of medical research who collapsed while studying cancer in lab rats. House puts Powell through diagnostic rigors, but the team is unable to come up with a conclusive diagnosis, and Powell's health continues to deteriorate. Becoming increasingly debilitated, Powell ultimately demands that the team stop the litany of medical tests and euthanize him. House strikes a deal with him and asks for one day to do tests on him. When House fails to diagnose Powell in one day, he visits him in his room to give him a lethal morphine dose. Instead of killing him, House puts Powell in a coma, so that he can do his diagnosis in peace. Cameron becomes disgusted with House fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All In (House)
"All In" is the seventeenth episode of the second season of ''House'', which premiered on Fox on April 11, 2006. Plot During a field trip in a museum exhibit about the human body, 6-year old Ian Alston is found to have bloody diarrhea. Meanwhile, at charity Casino Night at Princeton-Plainsboro, House, Wilson, and Cuddy are engaged in a game of Texas hold 'em poker when Cuddy receives the news about her new patient. She dismisses it as dehydration and gastroenteritis, but House, recognizing the symptoms and thinking this could be more than what she suggested, decides to drop out of the game (folding a pair of Aces to Cuddy's bluff) and take the case behind her back. With his suspicion, House tests Ian's coordination by asking him to reach out and grab his cane, which takes Ian multiple grasps until he actually touches the cane. House concludes Ian has ataxia and begins to assume Ian has the same disease as a former patient from 12 years ago, 73-year old Esther Doyle, who died und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |