House season 4 explained

Season Number:	4
Bgcolour:	49B64D
Image Upright:	1.15
Num Episodes:	16
Network:	Fox
Prev Season:	Season 3
Next Season:	Season 5
Episode List:	List of House episodes

The fourth season of House, also known as House, M.D., premiered on September 25, 2007^[1] and ended May 19, 2008.^[1] Having previously fired Chase, and with Foreman and Cameron quitting, House starts a competition between 40 applicants for the vacant positions.^[2] He eventually narrows them down to seven, firing one each episode.^[2] In the episode "Games", he fires Amber "Cutthroat Bitch" Volakis (Anne Dudek),^[3] hiring Dr. Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson), Dr. Lawrence Kutner (Kal Penn) and Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (Olivia Wilde) as his new team.^[4] Dr. Foreman rejoins the team after his dismissal from another hospital.^[5] Meanwhile, Amber begins a relationship with Wilson.^[3]

When production of the season was interrupted by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the number of episodes was reduced to 16 instead of the planned 24. Executive producer Katie Jacobs explained that it was hard for the writers to finish the story arcs started during the season with eight fewer episodes.^[6] Season four also introduced seven actors to the cast; in addition to Jacobson, Penn, and Wilde, who became regulars, Andy Comeau portrayed Travis Brennan, an epidemiologist;^{[7] [8]} Edi Gathegi played Jeffrey Cole, a geneticist;^[9] Carmen Argenziano appeared as Henry Dobson, a former medical school admissions officer;^[10] and Anne Dudek portrayed Amber "Cut-throat Bitch" Volakis, an interventional radiologist.^[11] Each of the four departed the show after elimination, except for Volakis, who remained recurring until the finale, having started a relationship with Wilson.^[12]

Cast and characters

See also: List of House cast members.

Main cast

• • Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy
• Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman
• Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson
• Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron
• Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase

Recurring cast

• Peter Jacobson as Dr. Chris Taub
• Kal Penn as Dr. Lawrence Kutner
• Olivia Wilde as Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley
• Anne Dudek as Dr. Amber "Cutthroat Bitch" Volakis
• Edi Gathegi as Dr. Jeffrey "Big Love" Cole
• Andy Comeau as Dr. Travis "Grumpy" Brennan
• Carmen Argenziano as Henry "Scooter", "Bosley", Dobson
• Michael Michele as Dr. Samira Terzi
• Meera Simhan as Dr. Jody Desai
• Melinda Dahl as Doctor #15A
• Caitlin Dahl as Doctor #15B
• Kathryn Adams as Doctor #23
• Jennifer Crystal Foley as Rachel Taub
• Maurice Godin as Dr. Lawrence Hourani

Guest cast

Michael Adler, Kristina Anapau, Julie Ariola, Essence Atkins, Rob Benedict, Eli Bildner, Joel Bissonnette, David Campbell, Matt DeCaro, Dan Desmond, Conor Dubin, Amy Dudgeon, Fred Durst, Laurie Fortier, Heather Fox, Jennifer Hall, Henry Hayashi, Jeff Hephner, Charlie Hofheimer, Brian Klugman, Caroline Lagerfelt, Kay Lenz, Jason Lewis, Liana Liberato, Nick McCallum, Ivana Miličević, Pat Millicano, Janel Moloney, Chad Morgan, Jason Manuel Olazabal, Holmes Osborne, Eyal Podell, Bevin Prince, Paul Rae, Jeremy Renner, Reynaldo Rosales, Jonathan Sadowski, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Azura Skye, Laura Silverman, Scott Alan Smith, Mira Sorvino, Douglas Spain, Anthony Starke, Khleo Thomas, Steve Valentine, Alex Weed, Frank Whaley, Michael Whaley, Chad Willett, Thomas F. Wilson, Tom Wright and Kathleen York.

Episodes

See main article: List of House episodes.

DVD releases

Set details				Special features
Country			Australia	Bonus Featurettes: House's Soap – Prescription Passion New Beginnings Meet the Writers The Visual Effects of House Anatomy of a Scene – The Bus Crash My Favourite Episode So Far… Episode Commentary "House's Head" with Creator/Executive Producer David Shore and Executive Producer Katie Jacobs
episodes	16
Aspect ratio	1.78:1
Running time	660 minutes	672 minutes	674 minutes
Audio	Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles	English, Spanish		none
of discs	4
Region	1 (NTSC)	2, 4, 5 (PAL)	2, 4, 5 (PAL)
Rating	NOT RATED	15	M
Release date	^[13]	^[14]	^[15]

References

General

• Book: Challen, Paul . The House that Hugh Laurie Built . . 2007 . 101–334 . 978-1-55022-803-8.
• Web site: House Recaps . . May 23, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060908020050/http://www.fox.com/house/recaps/ . September 8, 2006 .

Specific

Further reading

• Book: Holtz, Andrew . The Medical Science of House, M.D. . . October 3, 2006 . 978-0-425-21230-1 . registration .
• Book: Jacoby, Henry . House and Philosophy: Everybody Lies . John Wiley & Sons . December 3, 2008 . 978-0-470-31660-3.
• Book: Wilson, Leah . House Unauthorized: Vasculitis, Clinic Duty, and Bad Bedside Manner . . November 1, 2007 . 978-1-933771-23-6 . registration .
• Book: Benson, Kristina . House MD: House MD Season Two Unofficial Guide: The Unofficial Guide to House MD Season 2 . Equity Press . August 21, 2008 . 978-1-60332-065-8.

External links

• • House recaps at televisionwithoutpity.com
• House episodes information at film.com
• List of House episodes at TVGuide.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: film.com . House Season 4 guide . July 9, 2009.
2. News: House The nasty docs tests his new victims...er, staffers . Kochman . David . August 27, 2007 . . 41–42.
3. News: Playing House in Hollywood . . Horowitz . Lisa . June 13, 2008 . January 2, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081224022757/http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/blink/2008/06/playing_house_in_hollywood.php . December 24, 2008 .
4. News: Dr. House Gets a New Team . Lynn . Megan . . July 18, 2007 . December 20, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327221232/http://ejonuv.multiply.com/journal/item/5/Dr._HOUSE_gets_a_new_team . March 27, 2012 .
5. Mirror Mirror . Mirror Mirror (House) . Writer: Foster, David . House . August 30, 2007 . 4 . 5.
6. News: House, M.D. co-producer offers advice. Shea. Allie. February 29, 2008. The Daily Princetonian. May 23, 2009.
7. News: Andy Comeau Speaks About House Experience . November 6, 2007 . Claustro . Lisa . . December 19, 2008.
8. News: Doctor in House hails from NH . . November 5, 2007 . Clayton . John . December 19, 2008 . September 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120905123419/http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=John+Clayton%3A+Doctor+in+%27House%27+hails+from+NH&articleId=e4668d9a-1299-493e-94a0-0b6afe6c5074 . dead .
9. The Unkindest Cuts, a House co-star Competition . . November 1, 2007 . Jensen . Jeff . December 19, 2008 . December 5, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081205022013/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20156414,00.html . dead .
10. News: Examine the doctors who are in the running on 'House' . Johnson . Peter . October 21, 2007 . . December 19, 2008.
11. News: The 'House' of love . . Ryan . Maureen . March 21, 2008 . December 19, 2008 . March 24, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080324090100/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/03/the-return-of-h.html . dead .
12. Frozen . Frozen (House) . House . House (TV series) . Writer: Friedman, Liz . Fox . February 3, 2008 . 4 . 11.
13. Web site: House - Season 4 DVD Information - TVShowsOnDVD.com . TVShowsOnDVD.com . March 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100313060046/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/House-Season-4/7899 . March 13, 2010 .
14. Web site: House – Season 4 – Complete (DVD) (2007) . . March 4, 2010.
15. Web site: House, M.D. – Season 4 (4 Disc Set) @ EzyDVD . ezydvd.com.au . March 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003165636/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/798966 . October 3, 2009 .