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House, M.D. - Season Two
Actor: House
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Retail Price (not our price): $59.98
Release Date: 2006-08-22
Theatrical Release Date: 2004-11-16
Studio: Universal Studios
Run Time: 1044 minutes
Format: Array
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Discs: 6


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
The overall strength of the second season of House, M.D. proves that its first-year success wasn't a fluke. This season starts with Dr. House (Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie) pursuing his ex-wife Stacy (Sela Ward) and ending with a tragedy that could potentially be deadly for himself and two colleagues. The premise of each show follows a set routine--a patient is brought in with unusual symptoms; House challenges his trio of underlings to diagnose the problem; they treat the patient, usually incorrectly the first few tries; and then at the very last minute--through a revelation that often has little to do with the patient--House figures out what's wrong and saves the day. It would be easy for this set up to grow old fast. But because of the smart writing, nuanced acting, and believability of the characters (who're often dealing with unbelievable scenarios), the formula works on each of the 24 episodes that aired on Fox during the 2005-2006 season. Viewers have been conditioned by the Marcus Welbys of the TV world to think of doctors as saviors. Even on ER, the most narcissistic physician was selfless at heart. But House is a different breed. When he's at an off-track betting parlor and a woman collapses, he doesn't miss a beat. Still eying his race on television, he asks, "Is anybody here a doctor?" He'll mock a sick patient's complaints with a sarcastic, "Boo hoo!" And, if there happens to be a dead body around, he has no qualms about shooting it if he believes that could help diagnose another gun-shot victim. Not that he's any more reasonable or compassionate to his boss Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), his oncologist best friend Wilson (Tony winner Robert Sean Leonard), or his young charges Foreman (Omar Epps), Cameron (Jennifer Morrison), and Chase (Jesse Spencer). He instructs his doctors to break into patients' homes as if they're cat burglars. He does not know the meaning of the phrase "politically correct." But because he spits out insults (as if he has a mild case of Tourette's) equally to both his patients and colleagues, the latter never flinch at his constant stream of inappropriateness. When his three young doctors storm into his office to report the declining condition of a patient by blurting out, "We have rectal bleeding," House says, "What? All three of you?" To sensitive Wilson, who is trying to get some work done without being interrupted, House says, "I know you're in there. I can hear you caring." And when Foreman's father says, "My son says you're a manipulative bastard," House replies, "It's a pet name. I call him Dr. Bling." Of course House actually does care about his patients, but he views a good bedside manner as the luxury of a doctor who has a healthy patient. But dying patients with seemingly incurable diseases need something more. They need House. --Jae-Ha Kim

2) Description
Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie is on call as sardonic Dr. Gregory House in Season Two of the smash-hit House, television's most intelligent and provocative drama. This 6-disc collection features all 24 innovative episodes, exclusive bonus materials and some of today's brightest guest stars, including Sela Ward, Ron Livingston, LL Cool J and Cynthia Nixon. Be a part of this medical mystery-solving team as House and his staff take on baffling cases in the gripping show critics are calling "both hilarious and heartbreaking; this could be network TV's best current series." - David Kronke, Los Angeles Daily News

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

1) Excelente   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Para todos aquellos que son Fans de Dr. House, es un artículo indipsneable para tener en casa y disfrutar de una serie amena. La calidad de los DVD es de primera clase, la presentacion es bastante cómoda y practica. El precio al momento de mi compra fue accesible. El único problema es que no traen la version doblada al español, pero es de esperarse al adquirir el dvd re la region canada usa.

2) House Season 2   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This is a great season of House. If you are a fan, you will definitely enjoy season 2.

3) Not the best, but worthy of a buy!   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
House is one of the best series currently airing on TV. I myself don't watch TV much and when I do whatever I'm watching must be good. House M.D is a medical Drama that starts British actor Hugh Laurie as Gregory House. Not only does the fill the role greatly, I doubt any other actor could have the same charm he does.Now season one of House was great and really got the show running. Season carries that over, but is lacking at some points. While watching some episodes it seems that things drag on for too long and are interesting at all. The last episode of this season in my opinion is a great example. It starts off great, but in time it just gets boring. Luckily this is rare. This boxset is still worth paying even the full value of $60. Even if you are just getting into the series this is still a great buy or gift for a friend. Happy shopping!

4) House does it again   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I fell in love with House after watching about three episodes- the show is absolutely hypnotic, a can't-fail mixture of brilliantly drawn characters, irrisistable plots, and fantastically built dialogue. It balances comedy and drama, mystery and character study, with seamless charm. The results are nothing short of literary. Over the past three and a half seasons, the show has been remarkably consistent; there really aren't very many bad episodes. In this season, the only truly weak moment is the somewhat convoluted penultimate episode, but even that one isn't exactly terrible. Anyway, the highlights shine brightly enough to blur out the few less-than-stellar moments: "The Mistake" is a brilliantly inverted mystery story full of hall-of-mirrors dynamics, and "Autopsy" features one of the coolest diagnostic tests in the history of the show. There's also the quiet, nervous tension of "All In" (which features Dr. House's own personal Moby Dick) and the raw anguish of "Forever." "Clueless" is draws one of the many great parallels between Greg House and Sherlock Holmes, and the two-part "Euphoria" is just plain relentless. The season closes out with what may be the show's absolute highlight: "No Reason" is a stunning crescendo, a masterpiece of emotional resonance, hallucinogenic plot constructions, subverted cliches, and probing character studies. Here, Hugh Laurie's performance is a masterful union of character and actor- more than just entertainment, this is nothing short of an artistic triumph. I guess this is what they call "must see T.V."

5) house   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
It is a very sharp and smart TV series but there are too many terminology for me to understand.