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Fan Discussion: Grey's Anatomy, House, or Both?

I recently got into a discussion with a friend regarding hospital shows and she said that most of her friends who like Grey’s Anatomy hate House and vice versa. I’ve never personally watched House but a lot of friends have been recommending it, so I’ll likely be catching up on it soon.

But it led me to wonder if it was a widespread thing that people who like one show generally dislike the other. Do you watch House? And if so do you find yourself preferring one show over the other or do some of you love both equally?

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  1. sofia

    Hi, i’m sofia from portugal. I like very much of your site cause i’m a huge fan of grey’s anatomy, thansk for all the great posts =D Well..i also see House and in my opinion is completely different. I like House, it’s a excellent medical drama and the character is outstanding. But i love grey’s anatomy. It’s different..i mean grey’s have all the stuff.. excellent drama, great characters..stories..relantionships..it’s more global..more fun..we are always expecting fot the next episode..to see what will happen next. House is more individual and focused on one character. Very good indeed..but greys anatomy is better in my opinion.

    :)

    kiss

    sofia

  2. Ingrid

    Thanks, Sofia :)

  3. Nicole

    I personally love both shows. Though they’re both medical dramas they are completly different. I don’t think you can even compare them.
    House is an ass and a guy you love to hate. He is a drug addict and all around uncaring guy. He loves tourturing his team.
    Grey’s Anatomy is all about the relationships and how the characters deal with their personal lives and being a surgeon. Like I said, the shows just can’t be compared.

  4. traci

    yeah i never saw it either but i have seen bits and pieces and i just hate House…mostly because it goes up against Grey’s in a lot of things I guess im not really sure why I hate it so much…maybe its because I just don’t like Hugh…

  5. Zaza

    Hello
    I’m huge fan of Grey’s Anatomy. I’ve seen 4 or 5 episodes of House and I hated it. It’s always the same story in each episode : someone comes, he’s very sick and no one knows what he has. They spend 30 minutes doing tests on him, by the time House has found out but he doesn’t want to tell the others… but at the last minute he tells them and they save the guy ….

  6. gen

    they may have the same setting, which is in a hospital, but they differ very much in the plot and story lines.
    i love both shows, it tells us that those who work in the medical field, doctors, nurses, medical students, interns, deans, etc., are human also. they go through normal experiences also.

  7. Lynn

    I used to watch House but got tired of the fact that the main character never changed and never grew. Also, the “seizures” of every single patient who came on the got so contrived it was ridiculous. I think it started off good, but has not been able to keep up for the long haul, as Grey’s has. I love Grey’s more the more I watch it. With House, it was the opposite.

  8. sheridan

    i love grey’s but iv got 2 say i do love house just a little bit more but dont ask me why, i just do

  9. vivetesso

    i love both show they’re great
    they’re totally different but i love hugh and patrick

  10. Laura228

    I have watched both shows. I like House. I LOVE Grey’s. I have an emotional attachment to the characters in Grey’s that I don’t have for the characters of House.

  11. kit.t

    My roommate is a huge Grey’s Anatomy AND House fan. He kept telling me I would love them, so he made me watch an episode of each. I wasn’t really impressed, but then I saw Episode 2 of GA & was hooked. As for House… I didn’t like it much. However, since he owns the DVD’s & was always watching them, I soon came to like it too. The shows are quite different, like everyone said, and House focuses on the medicine much more. Dr. House is so witty–it’s hilarious!! I do like Grey’s more, but House has a little place in my heart too. :)

  12. julieee

    I saw about 10-15 episodes of House, but this show didn’t involve me so I decided to pass it up. IMO House is too medical. I mean it concentrate mainly on medical cases not doctors private life (like on GA which I love) :)

    Sorry if my English isn’t perfect :)

  13. Bella

    Personally I love both shows even though they are very different. House is more based on the medical stuff and Grey’s Anatomy on the characters. I’m addicted to both shows.

  14. bárbara

    oh my god! sofia i´m from portugal too!
    quantos anos tens?
    eu sou a bárbara e tenho 14 anos
    :)

  15. sofia

    olá bárbara :) Tenho 21 anos e sou de lx e tu? =P

  16. Amy

    i love both almost equally! and i own every season of both shows on DVD :P

  17. bárbara

    sofia: vivo em oeiras mas a minha escola é no estoril
    é fixe ter alguém também português aqui! LOL! :)

    onde acompanhas a série….na RTP2 ou na FoxLife? eu tenho o pacote funtastic life portanto é aí que a vejo..tou viciada! :D

    :)

  18. sofia

    bárbara: Fiquei admirada de tb existir alguém de pt aqui! Eu acompanho nas duas LOL é verdade, estou viciada. E sei que a série está parada e tou ansiosa pelos próximos episódios :) se quiseres falar no msn, para n tarms a flr por aqui, o meu mail é sophia_pires@hotmail.com! ;)

  19. bárbara

    sofia: ok! já t adicionei! :) mas como n sei mexer mto bem no msn dou-t o meu mail: portugalvsholanda@hotmail.com

    já agora…eu sei k n m conheces, mas eu n sou dakelas pessoas esquisitas que encontramos na net…LOL! eu rarament tou online…mas espero falar cntg em breve! :P

  20. LSW

    I can relate to Grey’s. The characters are multi-faceted. It’s easy to watch and watch again. House is mainly a “head” show – for analyticals, whereas Grey’s is a feeling/kinesthetic show ,that makes me think, but not analyize. These are two completely different shows with the only thing in common is a hospital setting.

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  23. Do your chit-chatting on email

    HOUSE AND GREYS…….
    BOTH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
    BOTH DA BOMB.

  24. Sheila

    I think both shows are absolutely fantastic!!! I haven’t missed a show on either series.

  25. Sarah

    I love both equally! They’re both amazing, and I look forward each week to my Grey’s and House fixes with equal excitement.

  26. rach

    House owns Grey’s anyday. Mindless sex gets old after a while.

  27. Crystal

    We’re talking apples to oranges here. Grey’s is a much more well rounded show… House focuses way more on the medical aspects and the unique relationships of its main characters. I love Grey’s and House both… definately prefer Grey’s though :)

  28. Rachel

    These shows are my top favorite shows although they are completely different except for the medical thing…

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