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Anybody watch this show because of loving Hugh Laurie on House?

posted 13 years ago by scarlaohorror
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I ask because I was actually the reverse: I started watching House because I loved Laurie so ardently from Jeeves and Wooster. I remember it was a little awkward at first, watching Bertie act so dashed moody and cynical and American. But of course, I eventually became smitten with Dr. House as well.

How about initial House fans who crossed over to J+W? Was it a shock to your systems seeing him play the very antithesis of House's character: a naive, sweet, sociable, British imbecile?

[–] amorrice80 12 years ago

Never watched House ever, but I watch J&W from it's initial run on ITV.

[–] bruinkid 12 years ago

I guess I'm a bit weird. I'm an American who saw Hugh Laurie first on J&W, Blackadder, and Peter's Friends.

By the time House came along, I was well familiar with Hugh Laurie.

Have not seen Stuart Little. Not my thing.

Still waiting for a Peter's Friends version "The Way You Look Tonight"....not holding my breath though. :-(

[–] BertramWilberforceWooster 11 years ago

My wife got me hooked on this show because of the books. We were aware of House but didn't start watching it until the fourth or fifth season.

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[–] aliholly9389 11 years ago

It was the reverse for me. I knew him as bumbling Bertie before House. I was entertained by House but not a huge fan. Hugh is amazing though. An incredible talent

[–] LizzieBennett 11 years ago

For me, it was P.G.Wodehouse's books that led me to J&W, then Fry & Laurie and then Blackadder. I watched Stuart Little and 101 Dalmations too with my daughter all the time wondering why Hugh Laurie was being wasted this way. And then House came along :)!
And yeah, I'm probably in the minority but I always preferred Hugh to Stephen.

[–] thee_Prisoner 11 years ago

I watched because of Stephen Fry.

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[–] ninthcentury 10 years ago

You are Number Six.

[–] fubared1 10 years ago

Me, I've only seen 'House' once and didn't much like it. But I do enjoy this a lot. Of course the Brits do TV a lot better than we do. And they get good actors like Laurie while we're stuck with the crappy, useless Americans.

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[–] BertramWilberforceWooster 10 years ago

I'd seen House a few times but it wasn't anything special. My wife checked out one of the Jeeves books from the library (The Inimitable Jeeves) and loved it. I purchased the DVD on a whim and we've watched it countless times since.

And for anyone who is a die hard fan, you may appreciate this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y25stK5ymlA

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