My House Addiction

I love House.

I've never been into any other medical drama. In fact, I really don't follow many programs, but House and The Office are my two exceptions.

I think it's a pretty great show. Mostly I just watch it because I think Hugh Laurie is hysterical. I love his dry, nihilistic wit. It's really very unique.

But what bugs me about the show, and I really only realized this last night, is that all of the female actors are so damn attractive. They all wear revealing clothes and tons of makeup, and somehow have time to straighten their hair before going to work for 15 hour shifts to diagnose outliers of diseases. Come on. It's not like it's unrealistic for a female to be both successful and good looking, but does that really have to be such a big, in-your-face thing?

And why aren't any of the male doctors attractive. There's a short balding guy, and then the nerdy Indian kid. The only two even marginally attractive males on the show are both dating one of the main arm-candy doctor characters. Is that really necessary? It's as if their masculinity can only be justified sexually if they're attractive. It's frustrating.