David Shore, creator and executive producer of the Emmy award-winning Fox TV series 鈥淗ouse, M.D.鈥, will give the inside scoop on the show at a public lecture Monday, Nov. 8 in the Price Family Theatre in the Accolade East Building at 91亚色.
will talk about the genesis of 鈥淗ouse鈥 and his work in developing, writing and executive-producing the hit medical drama. His presentation, illustrated with clips from the show, will take the form of a live interview聽conducted by聽91亚色 screenwriting Professor Howard Wiseman. Their conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A.
Left: David Shore
The event, part of the Norman Jewison Series presented by the Department of Film in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Fine Arts, will run from 7 to 8:30pm. Admission is free.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very excited to host the creator of one of the most watched TV shows in Canada for a guest lecture for our students and the community at large,鈥 says Wiseman. 鈥'House' is a remarkable and compelling show, and from my conversations with David Shore, I know he鈥檒l have some equally remarkable and compelling behind-the-scenes stories to share.鈥
Shore鈥檚 first-hand account promises to be both inspiring and illuminating, especially for aspiring screenwriters, directors and producers. 鈥淗e鈥檒l have valuable advice about breaking into the industry and the day-to-day workings of a hit TV series, especially from the writer鈥檚 and executive producer鈥檚 perspective,鈥 says Wiseman.
鈥淗ouse, M.D.鈥 is an innovative take on the medical drama. The villain is a medical malady and the hero is an irreverent, controversial doctor, who trusts no one 鈥 least of all his patients, and often not even himself. Now in its seventh season, the show has earned 23 Emmy award nominations聽and four wins, including for Shore Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. "House", which聽also won the 2006 Humanitas Prize, airs on Global TV in Canada.
Right: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House, from the hit medical drama "House, M.D.". Photo courtesy of Fox TV.
Shore has worked on many of television's most respected shows. He wrote episodes of 鈥淣YPD Blue鈥 and 鈥淓Z Streets鈥, served as head writer and supervising producer on 鈥淭raders鈥, which he developed for Canadian television, wrote for 鈥淒ue South鈥 and was part of the writing team for the Emmy-winning first season of 鈥淭he Practice鈥. He was twice nominated for an Emmy as a producer on 鈥淟aw & Order鈥. He executive-produced both 鈥淔amily Law鈥 and 鈥淗ack鈥 before creating 鈥淗ouse鈥.
The Norman Jewison Series is named in honour of the Canadian film director and producer whose generous support has made this聽series possible. It brings distinguished Canadian and international filmmakers, screenwriters, film historians and theorists to 91亚色 to meet with students and to present and discuss their work in a public forum open to the wider community.