Tuesday, June 16, 2009

'House' becomes worlds most watched TV Show

U.S. drama "House", starring Britain's Hugh Laurie as unconventional medical genius Doctor Gregory House, out-gunned rivals in 2008 to become the world's most watched show on television.
According to ratings agency Eurodata TV Worldwide, House and his team of canny diagnosticians last year gathered more than 81.8 million viewers in 66 countries, representing a potential 1.6 billion viewers.
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Kumar Goes to Washington

Popular television characters have been dying for years in stunning and unexpected ways, but few deaths have ever become the kind of instant communal experience that followed Monday night's suicide of Dr. Lawrence Kutner played by actor Kal Penn on Fox's "House."
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By the end of the show, viewers had been directed to an eerily authentic online memorial site which can be found HERE

You may be asking yourself...why? Well, as it turns out Penn, 31, will become associate director in the White House Office of Public Liaison, administration officials confirmed Tuesday. The Indian-American film star will be an emissary to the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, along with arts and entertainment groups.
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