House M.D.: The Complete Seasons 1-8

Let's face it, most of us, when buying an entire series, want it to be of high quality, reasonably priced, complete with all episodes and a minimum amount of extraneous "additional" features, i.e. pamphlets, photos and other stuff that may raise the cost of the purchase and which most of us don't want and won't read anyway. I mean, after all is said and done we just want to watch the programs. I have throughly enjoyed this set. The discs were all there when I opened the set (you'd be surprized how often a disc is missing or duplicated leaving the set incomplete) and there was a very brief synopsis of each episode within the DVD case. The subtitles were in English and Spanish and were "almost" verbatim to the dialog unlike some subtitles that I have experienced where the subtitle replaces whole phrases and words and really has nothing to do with what the actor had just said. Disc one of each Season also included "Special Features" for which I can't tell you what the features covered as I don't watch them. Just wanted to mention that they exist. Although there was a small pamphlet contained in the set it was not too burdensome to the reader. One part, "House-isms," was very funny and I had heard them used, some of them many, many times, throughout the series. The main characters (House, Cuddy & Wilson) comment on their characters character and how they interact with each other. There is also a Season & Episode guide to help you find a special episode without having to open and search each DVD case. There is a section that addresses the ideas of how House was developed as well as how the characters were developed. There are also some quotes, from the famous and not-so-famous. The average time to read the pamphlet is about 20-30 minutes if you stop to think and consider what you've just read :-) Bottom line: House, The Complete Series is well put together and worth the cost. I have recommended this set to several of my friends and family who like this series as much as I do. BUT, I had an ulterior motive for recommending this set so strongly, I don't want to lend my set to ANYONE no matter if they were friend and/or family. To lend this set is just setting me up to have arguments due to a disc being returned with a scratch/scratches, being returned with one or more discs missing or other damage that can happen. So....rather than go through stressful arguments I ALWAYS recommend and NEVER loan. Just in case I have been too subtle let me just say, BUY House: The Complete Series! It's worth the money and then some!

I had previously owned two of the individual seasons of House and tried to watch it while it was on, but the date/time was never great for me. I loved the show from the beginning; when I got married, it fell to my watching priority list because my husband had never really watched it and by that time it was season 7 and he wasn't going to pick it up so late in the game. Fast forward 3 years. While browsing one morning, I see that the complete series is the gold box deal. The price was great and since I missed the last 2 1/2 seasons (but heard they were fabulous), I really wanted to pick it back up. The packaging is ok. All of the seasons are individually housed; together they are kept in a box. A number of the little plastic bits that hold the DVDs in the packaging were broken, so some of them slide around a bit. I actually have to store mine sideways to reduce disc movement. That doesn't bother me a lot. It's more annoying than anything. The series itself is fantastic. I started over at season one and found that I enjoy the episodes just as much as I did the first time I saw them. Some I remember, some I don't. Some I think I missed altogether the first time around. My husband started watching it with me and he's hooked. He is impressed with the attention to detail and character. The plot lines are always interesting. While each episode (at least the first few seasons) could, in theory, be watched individually, the writers do a good job of keeping short sub-plots woven throughout the series. Most of them only last 5-6 episodes so they don't get tedious.

This was on Dish until a few years ago--several times a day--and then it got yanked for streaming (I suppose). I used to watch every afternoon. Decided that this was the best way to get it back. This set of DVDs seems to be fine--no quality issues, playback issues, etc. The product is fine. The cast generally great The first few seasons were generally outstanding (a few side arcs aside) and many of the secondary (clinic) stories were magnificent, the later seasons--less so, but that's nothing to do with the DVDs. A few great bonus features. And I can watch House again!

good series. enjoy watching

I ordered the House DVD box for my wife, who recently has become obsessed with the medical drama. The box set has all 8 seasons on standard-def DVD for, at the time I bought it, the incredible price of about $80. The box itself is very sturdy, not some paper-thin affair, and the cases each season comes in are the same as if you were to buy them individually. The only thing that stinks for me is that each season is on DVD and not blu-ray. While watching the show on my 51" plasma, for instance, I see trails behind moving characters; but while it bugs someone with a complex like me, it certainly isn't a deal breaker. The show was filmed in wide-screen though, so you won't have to suffer through the gray or black side bars of a show filmed in 4:3. If each season were on blu-ray, while you'd have crisp HD, that price tag would probably not sink as low as $80, but the package itself would be thinner because each season wouldn't have to be stretched across 6 DVD discs. At any rate, this was a great purchase. The wife loves it, ergo, I love it.

The show is great and all the discs play but i was disappointed with the delivery. Wasn't Amazon's fault but it came a week later because of the incompetence of USPS. I ordered it on Friday and since i have Prime and Amazon made a deal with USPS to deliver on Sunday it came with them. This was the first time i believe that they used them and it came a week late because the post man couldn't read and kept delivering to the wrong address even though it was written correctly. On the tracking it said i actually had to go to them to pick it up. I took a half day and when i went to pick it up they said it was out for delivery! I checked online and it wasn't updated and they never answered there phone when i called to make sure it was there. Luckily it was a package so they didn't just leave it at the other house. Around the same time this happened they did the same thing with my license and since it was in an envelope they left it there and i had to pay to get a duplicate! Not all Amazon's fault but just warning people that they use USPS now.

Still watching the series. Making a personal paper index for each season in each disc in season with the episodes. Because it does not have paper index you literally have to put the disc in to find out what the episodes are.

"Antisocial, manipulative, reckless, sarcastic, an addict, and just plain mean." If you have seen even one episode of this legendary "doc show," then you know all of the foregoing terms are dead-on with respect to Gregory House, the lead character of this show. But you also know that he is a BRILLIANT diagnostician and relentless in his curiosity, logic, and persistence in uncovering obscure medical truth to "solve cases" rather than "help people." Patch Adams he is not; but exciting, funny, and engaging he is -- in every case. The writing and acting in this series are impeccable -- acute and believable from start to finish. You may find yourself (as I have) backing-up the video a minute or two and listening to some of the exchanges again, because most are more informed, humorous and profound than you can absorb on first viewing. Those components, as well as the special effects (explained beautifully in the add-on features for each season) make this one of the most engaging binge-view experiences out there. This is the comprehensive set of House MD shows -- and tells the entire story. As I write this, I am viewing the entire series for the SECOND time, and I have yet to be bored once. FIVE STARS, no question.