What connects Dr. Gregory House and Sherlock Holmes?
Similarities between Gregory House and the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, appear throughout the series.[14][15] Shore explained that he was always a Holmes fan, and found the character’s indifference to his clients unique.[12] The resemblance is evident in House’s reliance on psychology, even where it might not seem obviously applicable,[8] inductive reasoning,[14] and his reluctance to accept cases he finds uninteresting.[16] His investigatory method is to eliminate diagnoses logically as they are proved impossible; Holmes used a similar method.[7] Both characters play instruments (House plays the piano, the guitar, and the harmonica; Holmes, the violin) and take drugs (House is addicted to Vicodin; Holmes uses cocaine recreationally).[14] House’s relationship with Dr. James Wilson echoes that between Holmes and his confidant, Dr. John Watson.[7] Robert Sean Leonard, who portrays Wilson, said that House and his character?whose name is ve
