# Hugh Laurie, Free At Last!! (announcement of House final season) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 9, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277 "2012-02-09T05:12:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/1 "2012-02-09T05:12:02Z")
Thank heavens!!! Love Hugh Laurie, can’t stand House, and [as of this May the asshole’s gone for good.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/08/house-final-season-8_n_1263991.html) I will now respectfully step out of this thread and leave all you _House_ fans, whose appreciation of the show I honor and admire even though I’ve never been able to share it, to get on with your grief and acceptance in peace. I feel your pain, folks, honest. So, what do you think Laurie should move on to do next? [exits jauntily whistling “Ding Dong, the Witch Is Dead”] ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/2 "2012-02-09T05:20:11Z")
The article you linked to says “Laurie has said he’ll retire from TV when “House” ends.” Feel free to stop whistling now. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/3 "2012-02-09T05:29:25Z")
> [@Shmendrik](#): > > The article you linked to says “Laurie has said he’ll retire from TV when “House” ends.” > > Feel free to stop whistling now. No worries. In the [full article from which that soundbite was snipped:](http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2011/11/24/hugh-laurie-to-end-30-year-tv-career-when-hit-us-show-house-finishes-86908-23584766/) > [@](#): > > That’s not to say he will stop acting. […] > > He said: “My big source of solace and comfort is music. If the record company is up for it, I certainly am up for doing a second album.” Hugh Laurie in movies and music and whatever other aspects of showbiz he wants to do is just fine with me, even if he never again has another megahit starring role on the small screen. [switches tune to “High Hopes”] ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/4 "2012-02-09T08:41:47Z")
Hugh Laurie and Peter Jacobson are pretty much the only reason’s I watch _House_ anyway. I’m sure I’ll be seeing them in other venues . . . not to mention endless reruns. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/5 "2012-02-09T08:46:14Z")
I can’t stand _House_. My wife used to watch it and it drove me nuts. Maybe Laurie can go back to being a funny British guy. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/6 "2012-02-09T09:53:20Z")
I liked _House_, especially the interaction between Laurie and Jacobson, until some nitwit decided House needed a love interest. Ruined the show for me. I’d love to see Hugh Laurie added as a cast member on _Community_ :D. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2012, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/7 "2012-02-09T10:14:44Z")
They pretty much said before this season started that it would probably be the last, so no surprises here. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/8 "2012-02-09T10:16:12Z")
Maybe they’ll finally get to do one more Blackadder? I recall Tony Robinson (Baldrick) saying he’d love to do another one, but Hugh was tied up. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/9 "2012-02-09T10:46:55Z")
I’d love to see another book. I LOVED “The Gun Seller”! Maybe direct and star in a film. I did love “House” in the first few seasons, but the last few-- since he went into the nut job house of Princeton-- it went beyond ridiculous for any of the characters. Everyone became… annoying. (???) Well, that’s how I’d describe it, I guess. I think the worst was a whole season dedicated to his pending drug charges. There’s NO WAY any narc detective would be budgeted to follow one nutcase doctor who’s addicted to pain killers for more than a couple weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/10 "2012-02-09T11:38:44Z")
My money is he dies of rapid onset Lupus. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/11 "2012-02-09T12:00:44Z")
Can’t wait to see him doing comedy again. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/12 "2012-02-09T12:23:09Z")
Clearly he should play Vimes in the Discworld _City Watch_ series. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/13 "2012-02-09T13:53:54Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Maybe they’ll finally get to do one more Blackadder? I recall Tony Robinson (Baldrick) saying he’d love to do another one, but Hugh was tied up. _Blackadder: Back and Forth_ was enough to convince me that they should never attempt to do Blackadder again. I have watched _House_ all the way through. (In no small part because my wife is more enthusiastic about it than me.) I think they did all right for such a long run, but for sure it was time to hang it up. ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/14 "2012-02-09T13:56:56Z")
Clearly he should play the next Doctor. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/15 "2012-02-09T14:05:12Z")
[Indeed](http://aardvarkian.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/doctorwhohouse.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/16 "2012-02-09T14:10:40Z")
Not going to happen. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/17 "2012-02-09T14:22:27Z")
Yeah, seeing as Hugh brought home as much for a single episode of _House_ as the beeb is currently budgeting to compensate the lead for about three series’ worth, this is a bit of a pipe dream. Maybe if they could scale back the production values to Pertwee era levels… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/18 "2012-02-09T14:47:45Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Clearly he should play Vimes in the Discworld _City Watch_ series. That would be GOOD. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/19 "2012-02-09T14:56:37Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > Yeah, seeing as Hugh brought home as much for a single episode of _House_ as the beeb is currently budgeting to compensate the lead for about three series’ worth, this is a bit of a pipe dream. > > Maybe if they could scale back the production values to Pertwee era levels… 😃 Mostly though Doctor Who is considered by the BBC to be family viewing. And it’s the kids that will have the say in those households. And they don’t know who Hugh Laurie is. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277/20 "2012-02-09T14:56:40Z")
> [@Shmendrik](#): > > The article you linked to says “Laurie has said he’ll retire from TV when “House” ends.” > > Feel free to stop whistling now. NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I want more Fry and Laurie. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-free-at-last-announcement-of-house-final-season/612277.md?page=2)