House - Season 3 (Hugh Laurie) [2006] | ![House - Season 3 (Hugh Laurie) [2006]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e4Ebn1h0L._SL75_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actor: Hugh Laurie
Studio: Universal Pictures Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 106
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Number Of Items: 6
Running Time: 1008
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1
EAN: 5050582515923
ASIN: B000SLY0H0
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: November 19, 2007
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The award-winning House simply gets better and better, as its third season again delivers entertainment to a consistently high standard. Powered by Hugh Laurie in the title role--and his performance is worthy of every plaudit it's attracted--this is a medical mix of drama and highly sarcastic comedy, that's proven to be a considerable commercial and critical success. The thinking behind the show is simple. Laurie's Dr House is as reluctant, snide and miserable a medical practitioner as you're likely to find, although he happens to be a genius at solving the unsolvable cases. Along with his small team of doctors, each episode generally sees House as a medical mystery, with said team scrabbling to find the answers to devilishly complicated illnesses and diseases. But House's skill is its characters as well as its at-times ingenious plotlines. Hugh Laurie aside, Omar Epps, Jesse Spencer and Jennifer Morrison are terrific as House's long-suffering staff, while Robert Sean Leonard's Dr Wilson and Lisa Edelstein's Dr Cuddy are equally strong as his only friend and boss respectively. The third season of House shakes things up quite a lot though. A good chunk of it, for instance, is concerned with Laurie's Doctor coming under investigation from a detective who takes a dislike to House's methods. Plus there's also a superb episode set mid-flight, and plenty of character issues to deal with too. No plot spoilers here, though! In short, House is, and remains a triumph, by turns funny, dramatic and moving. And Laurie, surely in the role of a lifetime, is simply brilliant. Series four can't come quickly enough. --Simon Brew
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 My Favourite Show Of The Past Decade February 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It does what it says on the box - House M.D. series 3. All 24 episodes spread over 6 discs.
What a wonderful TV show. If you loved series 1 & 2 them you'll love this. The character of House is as brilliant as ever and steals the show. There are some episodes where you don't like the guy much but that all adds to his complex character. The other characters all get a chance to shine at various points throughout the series also.
Regarding bonus material, I found the 20 minute featurette on disc 6 the best (based on The Jerk episode). You get interviews with the main actors and that was really enough for me. Disc 5 has a series of short 3-5 minute features - bloopers, special effects etc. There's also an alternative ending and commentary episode. So a decent enough splattering of material.
 Good, but not better than 1-2 January 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
For the price, season 3 of House is a steal. When I saw Season 3 on TV I thought it had gone back to the standards set in season 1, and thought the series dipped in series 2.
However as far as repeat value goes, I thought this seasons has less than the other two. On inspection, the middle of the series seems a little bit weak. With a few exceptions between 'Words and Deeds' (the end of the tritter saga) and 'resignation' the series seems to stagnate.
True, 'informed consent', 'finding judas', 'the jerk', 'half-wit' and 'human error' are all excellent episodes, but there are too many weak/mediocre episodes in this season, such as 'one-day, one room', 'house training', 'airborne', even 'resignation' (bar the Wilson-House subplot revolving around anti-depressants).
The special features are better than before, but they still do not add much to the box-set. It might be a minor point, but three flimsy plastic cases really don't feel very substantial.
 Hated it! January 11, 2008
0 out of 13 found this review helpful
I'm a big fan of House. I enjoyed seasons 1 and 2 but what is going on with this one! I'm half way through and it's doom and gloom, House is acting like a spoilt brat and you want to smack him one! The writers made a likeable but unpleasant character into this person you wouldn't even give the time of day to. Don't even think I can be bothered to watch the rest of it and I'm glad it was a xmas present it cos at least I did'nt waste any money buying it!
NO subtitles January 3, 2008
4 out of 25 found this review helpful
nicht mal für Hard of Heaering(hörgeschädigte Briten). A)ist die DVD in GB deutlich billiger+B) ist es ein Armutszeugniss,die DVD ohne engl Untertitel raus zu bringen.
Also,die wenigen RTL Folgen sehen+einfach behaupten,man verstünde es auch so....was schwer ist.
1 Stern für die Tapferen.
It's all about pain December 10, 2007
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Physical, emotional and personal pain as entertainment. Dr. House M.D. is the central force is this tv drama. His free-thinking intellect allows him to prosper in an environment confined by social and professional strictures. The friction between what should be done and what has never been contemplated, is the basis for this wonderful American tv drama.
Characters are developed and not simply cardboard cut-outs placed in different plot situations. The dialogue often crackles with imagination. I purchased the USA dvd version of Season One not just for the double-sided discs but for the subtitles in English which allow you to follow the medical jargon and, indeed, the Americanisms in the show much easier. And the exchange rate is favourable at the moment.
Hugh Laurie's performance as Dr House is impeccable. From ex-wife to motorbike from drug addict to monster truck enthusiast his character is never dull and never stereotypical. His life is in the undiscovered corners of our mind; discovered because he is part of a team. The series always tries to look and sound fascinating. The highly glossed graphics of a bone breaking or a clot being removed are actual real, inside the body events which we witness full screen.
Questioning perspectives within confines and succeeding through those perspectives is what House is all about; another type of pain. Brilliant. British TV is nowhere near this.
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