While House is widely considered to be one of the best medical dramas of all time, its final season was extremely divisive. The eight seasons of House revolved around the life of perpetually irritable Dr. Gregory House (played by Hugh Laurie.) Almost every episode featured a different patient who arrived in the hospital with bizarre symptoms, while House and his medical team worked around the clock to discover the cause and cure. A common complaint about the show was its formulaic approach, but this was usually offset by the rich dialogue and the performances.