An Autopsy of House M.D. 🩺

In some ways, I think losing my mind while working on this video essay captured the unhinged spirit inside every episode of House.
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Thumbnail & Trauma Centre torso drawing at around 26 minutes and 48 seconds was done by my homie: K.O.S.
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Special thanks to becky goop (https://bsky.app/profile/gooplord.bsky.social) and @hbomberguy for lending me their voices!! Thanks to @ActionButton as well!!

Web sources mentioned in the video:

Q&A; with ‘House’ Creator David Shore
https://web.archive.org/web/20071010052544/www.macleans.ca/culture/entertainment/article.jsp?content=20060320_123370_123370

Interview about 24
https://web.archive.org/web/20180801074352/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/02/19/whatever-it-takes

Michael Thomsen's Trash TV essay
https://reallifemag.com/trash-tv/

Eric Thurm's Infinite Binge essay
https://reallifemag.com/infinite-binge/

Will Tavlin's Casual Viewing essay
https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/

00:00 Intro
05:32 Opening
06:33 You Can't Build A House Without A Good Foundation
25:22 Clocking In
31:48 Watson Is Garbage, And Here's Why
35:36 House: The Guy
39:15 Control
42:07 The Part All The Comments Will Be About
49:17 What Type Of Cop Is House?
52:20 Television
1:00:18 The Problems Start With Season 4
1:06:38 House's Head / Wilson's Heart
1:10:46 Where Do You Go From Here?
1:17:22 CONC LUSION