'House' without Cuddy: Will you watch?
Whether you liked her or not, Dr. Cuddy was as vital to House as organs are to people: She provided one half of the will-they-won’t-they drama. She was the corporate, civilized ying to Dr. House’s unbridled, disgruntled yang. She wore really tight, low-cut shirts. Though we often cursed her for reigning in our unmanageable hero, we still couldn’t imagine a House without her. And now, with the news that Lisa Edelstein is exiting the show prior to its eighth season, it’s hard to imagine I’ll sit down for another whole season without her. Come on: Despite all the mysteries, gross-out moments, and there’s-the-guy-from-Harold-and-Kumar-oh-no-wait-he’s-gone-what?! revelations, House was leading to one thing: That’s right, Huddy. We wanted so badly for our grumpy doc to find happiness with his foil, finally ending all the emotional pain he’s suffered, even if he’ll never fully be rid of the physical pain. But with Edelstein’s Cuddy gone, Cl Sandals that seems impossible. Unless the network casts a cardboard cut-out in her place? (That could have worked for Amber, but Cuddy? No.) I’m stuck, PopWatchers. What should we do? Will you still watch a House without Cuddy? Or are you too hurt to tune in? Speaking of Spielberg, all three networks that have unveiled their schedules this week have trotted out new Spielberg shows. On Fox, it’s the much-delayed “Terra Nova”; on NBC, it’s the new let’s-put-on-a-Marilyn-Monroe-musical, “Smash.” In scary times, people turn to superheroes, monsters and yearning for the glory days, Lee explained to The Reporters Who Cover Television early Tuesday morning at ABC’s Upper West Side HQ, when they turned to him for an answer to the question: “What’s up with all the fairy tales and ’60s romps and musicals about Marilyn Monroe and relaunches of silly old TV series?”