No doctoring this

House succeeds as mystery wrapped in enigma | Mary Hopkins

Why has a television show about a doctor who insults not only bosses, underlings, co-workers, and generous hospital donors, but also parents of dying children and the dying children themselves, gained a fervent fan base?

House, M.D. (FOX, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. ET) stars British actor and Cambridge grad Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House, who deciphers clues to baffling illnesses so that his patients (the same ones he's mostly too grumpy to meet with himself) often live.

The detective aspect of the show is intriguing, as House heads down lots of rabbit trails yet eventually tracks down some esoteric disease or ailment with the potential to kill. Despite conflict among the characters, and the apparent darkness of the title character, every episode illuminates some aspect of medical truth.

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