House season 4

House
Season 4
Season 4 DVD cover
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2007 (2007-09-25) –
May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)
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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 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.[6] 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 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]

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  2. ^ a b Kochman, David (August 27, 2007). "House The nasty docs tests his new victims...er, staffers". TV Guide. pp. 41–42.
  3. ^ a b Horowitz, Lisa (June 13, 2008). "Playing House in Hollywood". TelevisionWeek. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  4. ^ Lynn, Megan (July 18, 2007). "Dr. House Gets a New Team". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
  5. ^ Writer: Foster, David (August 30, 2007). "Mirror Mirror". House. Season 4. Episode 5.
  6. ^ a b Shea, Allie (February 29, 2008). "House, M.D. co-producer offers advice". The Daily Princetonian. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
  7. ^ Claustro, Lisa (November 6, 2007). "Andy Comeau Speaks About House Experience". BuddyTV. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  8. ^ Clayton, John (November 5, 2007). "Doctor in House hails from NH". New Hampshire Union Leader. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  9. ^ Jensen, Jeff (November 1, 2007). "The Unkindest Cuts, a House co-star Competition". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  10. ^ Johnson, Peter (October 21, 2007). "Examine the doctors who are in the running on 'House'". USA Today. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  11. ^ Ryan, Maureen (March 21, 2008). "The 'House' of love". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 24, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  12. ^ Writer: Friedman, Liz (February 3, 2008). "Frozen". House. Season 4. Episode 11. Fox.