House Overview
Overview
House takes place at the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, in Princeton, New Jersey. It follows House, head of Diagnostics, and his team, containing Allison Cameron, Robert Chase and Eric Foreman as they try to diagnose people’s illnesses before they die. The cases they undertake are the ones no one else can find an answer to, and their patients are always critical. Also part of the bunch are Lisa Cuddy, House’s boss, and James Wilson, head of Oncology, apparently his only friend. Add in clinic hours, and moronic patients, and it’s like any other hospital.
Main Characters
Gregory House (Hugh Laurie):
He had an infarction in his right thigh years ago, and they removed much of the muscle that had died as a result of the bloodclot, leaving him permanently crippled. He’s the head of Diagnostic Medicine at the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, but would rather sit in his office watching General Hospital and playing his Nintendo DS than seeing patients. He sees very few patients, choosing those whose illness’ interest him. When stuck in the clinic, trying to catch up his hours, which he hasn’t done in six years, he hides out in empty exam rooms, or calls for unneeded consults. He will make scathing comments to anyone, and is constantly popping Vicodin, because of the pain in his leg. He also constantly makes comments about Cuddy's chest, and about the two of them having sex.
Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein):
She’s the Dean of Medicine at the PPTH and the hospital administrator. It was her that hired House, and has been setting aside $50,000 a year for his legal expenses, because she knew he was nuts when she hired him. She’s 42, and has been the DoM for 10 years. She graduated second in her class at med school, and was the second youngest Chief ever, and the first woman. She gets many comments made to her, by House, about her chest, and the clothes she wears.
James Wilson Robert Sean Leonard):
House’s best, and apparently only friend. He’s the head of Oncology, and his third, and current marriage to his wife Julie is on the rocks. He has two brothers, one who is homeless who he hasn’t seen in nine years.
Eric Foreman (Omar Epps):
A neurologist on House’s team. He went to John’s Hopkins, and tends to be the butt of House’s jokes, often including cracks about his skin tone. He tends to be the one that consistently things House is off his rocker, and he’s usually the most levelheaded of the ducklings.
Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer):
An intensivist on House’s team. His father is world-renowned Rowan Chase, who is a Rhumetologist. From Australia, House has a habit of repeatedly calling him British. When he was younger, he attended seminary school, and now hates nuns.
Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison):
An immunologist on House’s team, who was hired because she looks good. Graduated in the top of her class from med school, and had an internship and the Mayo clinic. Cameron was married for six months when she was younger, at which point her husband died of thyroid cancer.
Recurring Characters
Edward Vogler (Chi McBride):
A billionaire who gave the hospital a hundred million dollars, and tried to run it like a business for a while, before he was more politely told to take him money and stuff it. He attempted to get rid of House, repeatedly, and fired Wilson, who was rehired as soon as Vogler was gone.
Stacy Warner (Sela Ward):
House’s ex-girlfriend, a constitutional lawyer. She and House moved in together, a week after they met/began dating, and they broke up five years ago. It was her decision to use the middle ground when it came to House’s infarction, and he doesn’t seem to have ever forgiven her for that.
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Relationship Comms, often containing fic that’s not cross-posted
house_cuddy - Gregory House/Lisa Cuddy
house_cameron - Gregory House/Allison Cameron
pureandpretty - Robert Chase/Allison Cameron
house_wilson - Gregory House/James Wilson
wilson_cuddy - James Wilson/Lisa Cuddy
foreman_cameron - Eric Foreman/Allison Cameron
house_stacy - Gregory House/Stacy Warner
house_chase - Gregory House/Robert Chase
cameroncuddy - Allison Cameron/Lisa Cuddy
House takes place at the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, in Princeton, New Jersey. It follows House, head of Diagnostics, and his team, containing Allison Cameron, Robert Chase and Eric Foreman as they try to diagnose people’s illnesses before they die. The cases they undertake are the ones no one else can find an answer to, and their patients are always critical. Also part of the bunch are Lisa Cuddy, House’s boss, and James Wilson, head of Oncology, apparently his only friend. Add in clinic hours, and moronic patients, and it’s like any other hospital.
Main Characters
Gregory House (Hugh Laurie):
He had an infarction in his right thigh years ago, and they removed much of the muscle that had died as a result of the bloodclot, leaving him permanently crippled. He’s the head of Diagnostic Medicine at the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, but would rather sit in his office watching General Hospital and playing his Nintendo DS than seeing patients. He sees very few patients, choosing those whose illness’ interest him. When stuck in the clinic, trying to catch up his hours, which he hasn’t done in six years, he hides out in empty exam rooms, or calls for unneeded consults. He will make scathing comments to anyone, and is constantly popping Vicodin, because of the pain in his leg. He also constantly makes comments about Cuddy's chest, and about the two of them having sex.
Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein):
She’s the Dean of Medicine at the PPTH and the hospital administrator. It was her that hired House, and has been setting aside $50,000 a year for his legal expenses, because she knew he was nuts when she hired him. She’s 42, and has been the DoM for 10 years. She graduated second in her class at med school, and was the second youngest Chief ever, and the first woman. She gets many comments made to her, by House, about her chest, and the clothes she wears.
James Wilson Robert Sean Leonard):
House’s best, and apparently only friend. He’s the head of Oncology, and his third, and current marriage to his wife Julie is on the rocks. He has two brothers, one who is homeless who he hasn’t seen in nine years.
Eric Foreman (Omar Epps):
A neurologist on House’s team. He went to John’s Hopkins, and tends to be the butt of House’s jokes, often including cracks about his skin tone. He tends to be the one that consistently things House is off his rocker, and he’s usually the most levelheaded of the ducklings.
Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer):
An intensivist on House’s team. His father is world-renowned Rowan Chase, who is a Rhumetologist. From Australia, House has a habit of repeatedly calling him British. When he was younger, he attended seminary school, and now hates nuns.
Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison):
An immunologist on House’s team, who was hired because she looks good. Graduated in the top of her class from med school, and had an internship and the Mayo clinic. Cameron was married for six months when she was younger, at which point her husband died of thyroid cancer.
Recurring Characters
Edward Vogler (Chi McBride):
A billionaire who gave the hospital a hundred million dollars, and tried to run it like a business for a while, before he was more politely told to take him money and stuff it. He attempted to get rid of House, repeatedly, and fired Wilson, who was rehired as soon as Vogler was gone.
Stacy Warner (Sela Ward):
House’s ex-girlfriend, a constitutional lawyer. She and House moved in together, a week after they met/began dating, and they broke up five years ago. It was her decision to use the middle ground when it came to House’s infarction, and he doesn’t seem to have ever forgiven her for that.
Fanfiction Links
housefic
house_slash
house_ficchain
Vicodin_addicts
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houserareathon
housebunnies
house_recs
house_ficathon
awfulhousefic
House Fanfiction Archive
House MD Fanfiction
House MD Slash
House Slash
Show Links
Transcripts
House on Fox
Relationship Comms, often containing fic that’s not cross-posted
house_cuddy - Gregory House/Lisa Cuddy
house_cameron - Gregory House/Allison Cameron
pureandpretty - Robert Chase/Allison Cameron
house_wilson - Gregory House/James Wilson
wilson_cuddy - James Wilson/Lisa Cuddy
foreman_cameron - Eric Foreman/Allison Cameron
house_stacy - Gregory House/Stacy Warner
house_chase - Gregory House/Robert Chase
cameroncuddy - Allison Cameron/Lisa Cuddy