House,
a risky, challenging and altogether different kind of medical drama, premiered on November 16, 2004, and turned the genre on its head with a true antihero lead: a
Doctor Who has overt disdain for his patients - and people in general. But thanks to compelling writing and a career-defining performance by British improv-comedy vet
Hugh Laurie, the show stayed on the air for eight seasons of abuse (both drug and verbal) and ...