Watch it, it is wonderful... Hugh Laurie is fantastic... his American accent is very credible (a very good friend of mine in the US didn't believe he was actually British until he appeared on David Letterman a little while ago) and his humour is wonderfully dry and biting.

What draws me into this show is the mystery of whatever disease/symptoms that plague the patient.It's usually one per week with the whole team trying to figure out what is actually wrong with the patient. Hugh can be rather funny though it's not a comedy show, his character is addicted to vicodin because of a leg injury, hence the walking stick and he treats his staff unashamedly badly but the show is very good. The first series, after a slow start got huge ratings as it was either the run in show for American Idol, or the show on after it, i forget which. I watch it on Hallmark channel on Sundays at 9pm, so i'm about five or so eps ahead of channel five, but it is such a good show...i totally recommend it

(Edited by Keenangel 21/06/2005 12:12)

I like it a lot, but it's horribly formulaic; from the basic premise -- he's an arrogant maverick, but dammit he's the best we've got -- to the plots, which week after week follow the same pattern of a couple of mis-diagnoses, a random last minute guess by the eponymous doctor, and a dangerous experimental procedure that will either save the vic in the nick of time, or cause his head to turn purple & make his knees explode.

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by Callum
...cause his head to turn purple & make his knees explode.

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I look forward to that episode!

I like it too. If you miss any eps I have them for you to borrow

Not as good as Lost 'tho

(Edited by Teresa 22/06/2005 23:12)

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by Teresa
I like it too. If you miss any eps I have them for you to borrow

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Thanks

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by Teresa
Not as good as Lost 'tho

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I'm still waiting to find that out