This is one of the best and most original shows on TV. From a medical standpoint, it goes beyond the bounds of reality, but the charecter of house and his relations with the other staff members of the hospital are wonderful. There's never been anyone on television like House, and Hugh Laurie is a great actor. My only hope is that that the network doesn't feel it has to "fix" House and his addiction problem, because that will hurt the show, and maybe even kill it. There has already been a bit of a tendency to back off the addiction angle in the past season or two and this is a big mistake. Without the "fatal flaw", House isn't the great anti-hero he has portrayed for the past few years. This also has some of the funniest dialogue on the small screen.