We Can Live With Dignity, We Can't Die With It
25 June 2007
I've had quite the enjoyable weekend. The reason being that I bought House season one on DVD from HMV for £15. They're having a massive sale on right now and I decided to take a look. The first thing I saw when I walked into the store was The Host for £7. That's a film which I've been checking regularly to see if its price ever dropped. And this was the moment I'd been waiting for. Fate, however, decided otherwise and threw up (no, not like that) another delicious prospect in the form of House season two. That was also £15 and I never thought I'd see it for so low ever again. I regretted my decision not to buy it a few months ago when it was a paltry £12. But the reason that I didn't buy it back then still applied; I wanted to get the season one box set first. I checked the TV Drama section and, bang! There it was. Same price as season two. All of a sudden I was like Natalie Imbruglia (no, not Australian, but torn, like her song). On the one hand I wanted to get The Host and see if it was any good. On the other hand I knew I didn't want to pass up this second chance at House goodness. I finally decided that 15+ hours of quality television beat 2 hours of uncertainty and bought House.
Two days later and I'm glad I made the right decision. I absolutely stormed my way through the series, usually 4-5 episodes in one sitting. I absolutely love this drama. For all the rubbish TV that America produces it does make some good dramas, I'll give them that. I like CSI and stuff, they're good to watch, but House just blows them out of the water. Not only has it got Hugh Laurie in it (a legendary British comedian/actor) but it also has Billy Kennedy out of Neighbours! Couple that with some great script writing and you have a recipe for greatness. The sheer joy that comes from seeing Gregory House upset everyone from his staff to the patients is immeasurable. House is the type of person I aspire to be but fail horribly because I'm too damn soft. I'm hoping that the sale on at HMV will continue for another couple of weeks so that I'll have enough money to buy season two. I couldn't live with myself if I missed out on this chance again.
Posted byHocchan at 12:02 am
