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[โ€“] shortrounddev@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's literally sherlock holmes but as a doctor. They even included the opiate addiction

[โ€“] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I only realized this a couple years ago. I was a huge fan of the show ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] TastyWheat@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

And he lives at 221B Baker St, which blew my mind when I realised!

[โ€“] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Holmes & Watson, House & Wilson.

The name "House" is a play on "Holmes" (with English pronunciation, a homophone for "homes")

There's a ton:

https://house.fandom.com/wiki/Gregory_House_and_Sherlock_Holmes_connections