I've seen a few episodes of House M.D., and I wonder, are the episodes written according to a fixed structural pattern? If so, what are the details, and why does such a structure make the show popular?
The series is clearly compelling and has a large following. I would like to study the technical details of its structure, and see if I can take advantage of them in my own writing.
Answer
Yes, they do.
- They open with a problem occurring -- an unknown disease that no one can figure out.
- House has to be conned into taking the case.
- They sit around a room and throw ideas at each other.
- All of the ideas are wrong.
- Patient nears death and no ideas are working.
- House has a magical epiphany and solves the case.
- The End.
(Also, don't forget the sexual jokes thrown in at various times.)
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