# House 1/19 New night and time! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 19, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042 "2009-01-19T21:31:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/1 "2009-01-19T21:31:37Z")
Hey, House fans: It’s on Monday nights now, 8pm PST. “Please make a note of it.” Tonight, House gets to treat a patient with a familiar problem: chronic pain. And Foreman and 13 try to figure out their growing relationship. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/2 "2009-01-19T21:36:11Z")
They put _House_ against _The Big Bang Theory_? Those bastards! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/3 "2009-01-19T22:37:53Z")
I liked in its Tuesday time slot. Fox did this last year, too. They moved it from Tuesday to Monday. Then back to Tuesday for Season 5. Now back to Monday again. I wish they’d at least settle on a night and leave it alone. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/4 "2009-01-19T23:26:50Z")
I think the timeslot shenanigans are due to American Idol. FOX doesn’t want its two biggest draws competing for use of a single timeslot. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/5 "2009-01-20T00:19:38Z")
> [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](#): > > I think the timeslot shenanigans are due to American Idol. FOX doesn’t want its two biggest draws competing for use of a single timeslot. You’re right. I don’t really pay attention to American Idol, but now that it’s starting again, that does make sense. And my DVR finds House, no matter where it’s moved to, so that really isn’t a problem, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/6 "2009-01-20T00:48:12Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > They put _House_ against _The Big Bang Theory_? > > Those bastards! I KNOW! I’m going to catch _House_ later…I can’t not watch BBT. ---
**Author:** ![Sublata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@Sublata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublata)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/7 "2009-01-20T02:28:06Z")
Interesting episode. I suffered greatly through the usual Thirteen angst, but they certainly redeemed themselves on that point at the end. Hahahahahahaha! Yay for Cuddy. First brushing off House at the beginning, then taking a lesson from Wilson, who really had something intelligent to say. I like watching Cuddy and Wilson interact – mutual respect, such a refreshing change. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/8 "2009-01-20T02:34:11Z")
Yeah, BIG personal and ethical dilemma for Foreman coming up. Looking forward to seeing more Cameron. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/9 "2009-01-20T03:20:47Z")
I missed whatever comment the nurse made to Foreman near the end regarding 13. Did she say she smelled disgusting or something like that? ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/10 "2009-01-20T04:00:25Z")
**Wile E** - Foreman told the nurse about the IV leaking. THe nurse apologized and made a comment about how the stuff smelled horrible. Foreman that he didn’t smell anything and the nurse said, “she must be on the placebo, then.” StG ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/11 "2009-01-20T05:16:24Z")
The bit about the placebo was interesting, and I had to smile when House pulled on the pipe at the end and realized it was his fault all along. Has the man never heard of installing a grab bar? Sheesh, I’ve got several here and I’m not in chronic pain. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/12 "2009-01-20T05:53:34Z")
So we’re getting more Cameron, we’ve got full time Foreman. Chase is still relegated to the obligatory moment of surgery. Did Jesse Spencer piss the producers off with his awesome electric violin playing or what? ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/13 "2009-01-20T09:40:38Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > They put _House_ against _The Big Bang Theory_? > > Those bastards! Indeed! Between that and another show I tivo House had to go. Guess I’ll catch it in repeats. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/14 "2009-01-20T12:37:58Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > **Wile E** - Foreman told the nurse about the IV leaking. THe nurse apologized and made a comment about how the stuff smelled horrible. Foreman that he didn’t smell anything and the nurse said, “she must be on the placebo, then.” Wasn’t this supposed to be a double-blind trial? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/15 "2009-01-20T14:14:38Z")
YES, and the nurse just committed an unbelievable breach of ethics. Completely beyond the pale to reveal that! ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/16 "2009-01-20T15:28:11Z")
Dammit, I FORGOT to make a note of it. :fumes: Now I have to wait 8 days to see it on Hulu. Crap. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/17 "2009-01-20T15:35:22Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > YES, and the nurse just committed an unbelievable breach of ethics. Completely beyond the pale to reveal that! I thought the same thing - and I’m neither a doctor nor a scientist! Wouldn’t the drug company also want to make the placebo have the same aroma as the drug, or no? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/18 "2009-01-20T15:48:52Z")
One might also question if the nurse made a faulty assumption about the aroma. It would be a better ironic twist if the aroma bags were placebo. But since this is obviously a plot driven device, of course the nurse would drop that hint to Foreman and the hint would come at the end of an episode for dramatic effect. Forget about double-blind studies and the unlikelihood of Lori Petty getting better so fast… no need for reality to intrude on the drama. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/19 "2009-01-20T16:20:51Z")
Coupla things I didn’t care for last night - especially in terms of what they hint for the long run. Don’t buy the relationship between Foreman and 13, so not thrilled that it is clearly going to be a big plot element. The whole “study” seems so unrealistic and unprofessional on so many levels. I know there are any number of “unrealities” in this series - this just happens to be one that bugs me. I don’t care for them portraying Cuddy as an idiot re: the childcare. It is so unrealistic that a person in her position would not realize the importance of arranging for reliable help. If she were so concerned about this visit, she would not need to let her house get in the condition it was. And I’m always a tad bothered by scenes where a new parent takes their kid to work, as tho that wouldn’t affect their job. Just saying - lots of people with far fewer resources than her become firts-time parents without completely spazzing. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042/20 "2009-01-20T16:25:07Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > Indeed! Between that and another show I tivo House had to go. Guess I’ll catch it in repeats. Fox and I think Hulu puts up House episodes online 8 days after broadcast. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-1-19-new-night-and-time/482042.md?page=2)