House M.D. and Sherlock Holmes

[petitecuriosity]

I'm none too familiar with the latter, but apparently there are characters in Sherlock Holmes with the names "Greg" and "Jim." So...I'm wondering if these were also inspirations drawn for "Gregory" House and "James" Wilson? (I was already aware of Holmes/House and Watson/Wilson.)

Comments

[petitecuriosity.livejournal.com]

I find it hard to believe that the similarity of the finale to the ending of Sherlock Holmes wasn't deliberate - considering all the Holmes references in the series. It came out very soon after the Sherlock finale too - which I think contributed to my dislike of that particular narrative device.

If my understanding is correct, isn't it true that the original Holmes was killed off, but that Doyle faked the death due to fan outrage?

The names though - I've never heard, maybe if it wasn't deliberate it was subconcious?

That's my thought as well. (I sometimes wonder if TV writers are in fandoms for other, or even their own shows...)

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

If my understanding is correct, isn't it true that the original Holmes was killed off, but that Doyle faked the death due to fan outrage?

Yes, that's what I've read. Doyle got sick of writing the stories and killed him off and there were mass protests to the paper (I think they were published in the paper) so he revived him.

I led you astray about Lestrade, didn't realise the first name was a Sherlock invention (which of course came after the House pilot) - thanks to lieueitak for the correction. So that at least is probably a co-incidence (or maybe the Sherlock writers named Lestrade after House??)

[petitecuriosity.livejournal.com]

So that at least is probably a co-incidence (or maybe the Sherlock writers named Lestrade after House??)

Ohh. That could be the case. I know a few people who were hoping for a House/Sherlock crossover when House was still on the air.

(Personally, I would have wanted a House/Law and Order: SVU crossover.)

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

My secret wish is that the Sherlock producers chose Greg for Lestrade in a nod toward House MD.

Wilson was originally going to be "Jack" (which is a nickname for John, aka JFK going by Jack), but it was changed last-minute to James. It could be for James Moriarty, which would be nice if it referenced how Moriarty/Wilson was the only equal Sherlock/House had. Or it could be because James is the #1 most popular name for males in the US, with over five million people having that as a first name, over 3% of US men/boys. (Source: http://howmanyofme.com/search/) That would make Wilson even more of the "everyman."

Or it could be because in one of the books, Arthur Conan Doyle screwed up and had Watson's wife call him "James." Which is why John Watson in Sherlock has the middle name "Hamish," the Scottish equivalent to James.

Or it could be because Hugh's father's rowing partner was named Jack Wilson and Hugh thought the duplication would be too weird.

Or it could be because Hugh's first name is James.

:D Not that I've thought about this a lot or anything.

[petitecuriosity.livejournal.com]

:D I appreciate how much you've thought out theories for this! Thank you for sharing. <3