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[edit] Scrubs reference appropriate?

This is the second time I've seen a episode page that says House took its storyline from an episode of Scrubs. Is this really needed? They're both medical shows, so there's bound to be some overlap from time to time. BethEnd (talk) 02:23, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

None of this is needed. But I say we keep it. I find it interesting. - Shaheenjim (talk) 03:55, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Finding something interesting is not cause to keep it on the page. Also, Elliot's and Wilson's lawsuits are dissimilar- Elliot's patient wanted to sue her because he had acted in a manner (Reconciling with his father, for example) that was based on his belief in the false diagnosis and he wanted to be compensated for being lead to behave in this way. Wilson's patient does not regret his actions, and instead wants to sue because the false diagnosis made him "happy", and the correct diagnosis took this happiness away- in other words, he wants to sue over the correct diagnosis, not the incorrect one. While the cases may be factually similar (A false cancer diagnosis) the reasoning for the lawsuits are different.

Furthermore "Scrubs did it first" type comments in the Trivia section are arguably juvenille and somewhat useless- I agree that there is just inherent overlap in medical shows. I would be better to get rid of these types of comments in the trivia sections before we are forced to go to all the medical TV show pages and type "House did it first" or "Grey's Anatomy did it first" or "E.R. did it first" in all the episode summaries.

I am deleting this. If you can find a good argument to bring it back, by all means, do it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.53.214.135 (talk) 05:55, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

It's interesting and relevant, which is reason enough to keep it on the page.

The two cases aren't exactly the same. But they're like 90% similar, which is still noteworthy.

Adding the note to this page wouldn't require us to add similar notes to the pages of all medical TV shows, since most medical TV shows don't take things from other shows. - Shaheenjim 03:16, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

That just goes back to the "Scrubs did it first" argument, which has no place here. BethEnd 15:14, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Remind me which of those arguments is the "Scrubs did it first" argument. In any case, I've addressed all the arguments, so respond to my response to whichever argument was the "Scrubs did it first" argument. - Shaheenjim 05:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kumar

re: revision

Did this actually happen? I reviewed the whole episode looking for it, but didn't see it though I have full screen and not wide/HD if that makes any difference. --Weezey 19:45, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Not being a very big House fan, I noted Kumar written on the white board and assumed it was one of the doctors names. Apparently not. So yes, I believe this actually happened, as .. odd as that may seem. Surely drawing a penis on the whiteboard would have been more amusing. Jachin (talk) 00:08, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps delving too deep, but perhaps not. Spirit in the Sky, by Norman Greenbaum originally. 'The Kumars also became one-hit wonders in the UK, when they reached No. 1 with Gareth Gates with the same song in 2003.' Tie in city. 58.107.154.192 (talk) 00:34, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Was the 'patient' actually medically sick?

The 'patient' in this episode is a textbook illustration of clubbing of the fingers, which is associated with a number of diseases, mostly of the heart and lungs. Thus, is it possible the 'patient' was actually sick? And surely, playing pretend doctors on television for so many years, someone would have picked up on this? At first I thought it was prosthetics of convincing quality for a "Oh wow, look at his hands." type resolution to the episode. I'm dissapointed in 'Doctor' House, he'd commented on clubbing in at least two prior episodes. I hope the 'patient' seeks a real medical opinion.  :) Jachin (talk) 00:07, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Retrospectively, perhaps this is a notable element to add to the article? It may seem trivia, prima facie, however it's not often we see people with real medical conditions playing sick patients not oriented around their real medical conditions, nor is it often to see such a text book illustration of clubbing in the degree the gentleman who presents in this episode is afflicted. Jachin (talk) 00:07, 30 January 2008 (UTC)