In a true streak of trivial pursuit, I did a little research to see how many actors House has shared with some of my other favorite shows (both new and old). The number of crossover actors blew my mind. Here are the findings:
Actors in both House and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Major characters: Michelle Trachtenberg (as Dawn Summers), Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Adam Busch (Warren Meers), Ivana Milicevic (Sam Finn).
Minor characters: Nicole Bilderback (as one of the "Cordettes"), Kal Penn, Azura Skye, Joel Grey, Shonda Farr (April, the robot girlfriend). Update: Felicia Day (as one of the potential slayers) from House Season 5 Episode 2.
Actors in both House and 24
Major characters: Leslie Hope (as Teri Bauer), Sarah Clarke (Nina Myers).
Minor characters: Kal Penn (as Ahmed Amar), Harry J. Lennix (Walid Al-Rezani), Leighton Meester, Myndy Crist, Missy Crider, Brent Briscoe, Kurtwood Smith, Tracy Howe.
Actors in both House and Heroes
Major characters: Greg Grunberg (as Matt Parkman), Matthew John Armstrong (Ted Sprague), Nicholas D'Agosto (West Rosen), Thomas Dekker (Zach), Adai Tishler (Molly Walker).
Minor characters: Nicole Bilderback (as Ms. Sakamoto), Lyndsy Fonseca (April).
The next three shows have much fewer shared characters, but I felt like I had to mention them anyway... Lost, because the show is awesome, Veronica Mars, because the show is awesome, and Smallville... uhm... because the show is like comfort food? I mean, because it's awesome. Okay maybe it's not always awesome, but I love it anyway, so how 'bout you don't worry about it?
Actors in both House and Lost
Elizabeth Mitchell (as Juliet Burke), Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert), Greg Grunberg (Pilot Seth Norris), Eyal Podell.
Actors in both House and Veronica Mars
Amanda Seyfried (as Lilly Kane), Jessy Schram (Hannah Griffith), Leighton Meester (Carrie Bishop), Keri Lynn Pratt (Hallie Piatt), Christopher Carley (Travis).
Actors in both House and Smallville
Joe Morton (as Dr. Steven Hamilton), Shonda Farr (Sasha Woodman), Azura Skye (Amy Palmer).
Yikes. I do believe this officially puts me over my IMDB hyperlinking limit for the day. But I think it goes to prove that House is one of the hottest shows for actors to guest star in. In fact, more than a few of these actors have appeared on House while simultaneously handling lead roles in their own respective shows. Who can blame them, really, House just is that cool.
2 comments:
I've only watched one episode of House & I wasn't so very impressed. Not as engrossing as recommenders made it out to be.
To Anonymous,
If a show's strongest suit is dialogue and character development, one episode is nowhere near enough to appreciate how good the show is. If you give it a chance, you'll see how their characterizations of their characters run deeper and more complex than just about anything out there. People have true hidden motivations that inform every action and every conversation. You'll be hard pressed to find better on current network television.
Casual viewers will look at the mystery-illness-of-the-week format as the focal point of the show, but it's only the context for the human drama.
I'd recommend giving it an actual chance before discounting it as a show of worth.
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