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The Hollywood Reporter said that a number of American TV Producers were asked for their insights into successful TV show production by a group of European Producers. Among them was House’s David Shore. Here’s an excerpt of the article:
European TV drama producers, the British and Germans in particular, seem determined to learn all the tricks of their trade — as they apply in the U.S. The industrialization of TV production by U.S. studios is something many European producers are urgently looking to adopt as they cope with harsh economic realities.
At least that is the viewpoint of noted international production consultant Katrina Wood, founder and CEO of Los Angeles- and London-based media firm MediaXchange. But her point is well illustrated by the fact that the Princess Anne Theater at the British Academy of Film and Television and Arts in London is booked for a conference Thursday that features a bevy of leading U.S. showrunners, including David Shore, creator/executive producer/showrunner of “House.”
The aim of the gathering of TV executives from the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Spain and other big international territories is to look at how the U.S. process of writing and sustaining TV series could be a model for production in Europe.
It’s great news for House that it’s so well respected everywhere, but they had better not get any ideas of bringing Hugh Laurie back to the UK! We want him here for House! ;-)
Mr. David Shore,
For a while we have been watching “House.” And almost every episode makes fun of God, shows Judeo-Christianity in a poor light making fun of anyone who believes in God, not only that but the examples of religious people depicted as patients are shown in a very poor light. Now one does not deny that there are many who profess Christianity but are hypostyles to say the least, but on the other hand there are many Christians who are not like the ones who you show.
It seems that your show is geared to show that every un-scientific ailment has a scientific explanation, prophesy is highlighted as a delusions of the mind, demon possession as stress, voices in ones head as a mental state. Every episode is geared to show that there is nothing beyond the seen and that the unseen is a figment of human imagination.
Not only that but your show highlights immorality as practical and a way of life that suits you, on the other hand highlight the faults of marriage, and makes fun of it. The show makes fun of God; it makes fun of his commandments on moral, social, ethical and spiritual issues.
You may not believe in God or Jesus, but many of us Christians do. Thus we find it in very poor taste as your series specifically attacks and makes fun of Judeo-Christianity along with all its spiritual and moral standards of belief and conduct.
In a country where Happy Christmas has been replaced by Happy Holiday just so as other peoples feelings don’t get hurt, one wonders why permission is given to such series that make fun of other people’s beliefs. If Happy Christmas has become Happy Holiday because other people’s feelings are being respected, it is high time that Christian’s feelings were respected too.
Thus we would appreciate it if you would stop making fun of, and attacking Judeo-Christianity.
Regards
Sanjeev Alfred Singh