House M.D.

by Jackman, Ian

• ISBN13: 9780061876615
• ISBN10: 0061876615
• Edition: Original
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-17
• Publisher: It Books

Summary

The first official guide to the hit Emmy Award-winning medical drama, this resource goes behind the scenes with unprecedented access to the actors and creators. The book covers the program's genesis, characters, and the medical science and ethics.

Author Biography

Ian Jackman is the author of numerous books, including The West Wing: The Official Companion and Eat This!: 1,001 Things to Eat Before You Diet.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction: One Out of One-Three-One	p. xvii
The Start Line: Creating the Show	p. 1
What If Michael Caine Played House's Father? Writing House	p. 15
Cameron	p. 31
Eight-Day Weeks: Making the Show, Part I	p. 41
Chase	p. 57
Fourteen-Hour Days: Making the Show, Part II	p. 68
Foreman	p. 90
City of Actors: The Casting Process	p. 104
Thirteen	p. 113
If It's Happened Once: The Odd Medicine of House	p. 128
Inside Dave Matthews's Head: How to Fake a Medical Procedure	p. 144
Taub	p. 152
Kutner	p. 163
Sets and Stages: Designing and Building House	p. 167
East Coast, L. A.: The Look of House	p. 180
Cuddy: Lisa Edelstein	p. 189
Faking it for Real: Props and Special Effects	p. 208
Making It On-Screen: Visual Effects and Editing	p. 221
Wilson	p. 229
Everybody Lies: The Dark Matter in the Universe, Part I	p. 250
Questions Without Answers: The Dark Matter in the Universe, Part II	p. 259
House	p. 280
Conclusion	p. 311
Appendix: The Episodes	p. 319
Acknowledgments	p. 323
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