Greg Yaitanes hat auf Reddit ein paar Fragen von Fans beantwortet:

[H]ouse question! Any news on the showing of Thunder Roadtrip?

GY: i’ve been looking for my copy of it. which i can’t seem to find. i think it’s crazy that a full and unseen episode of House is out there that is not avail for the fans. while it didn’t totally work it’s still worth seeing.

Hey! In „The one olive“ you talk about „the north-facing wall of House’s office“ you decided to motorize. I remember House lifting that wall to show Wilson’s office.

GY: it is! that’s the wall that made me crazy.

Really like your efforts you’ve shown to Mélanie during and now after House. These connections between fans and shows is making me watch Banshee now! Awareness and involvement do bring a bigger fandom to shows. Keep up the involvement! Good job, A+!

GY: thank you!!! melanie is amazing. we’ve found other talents in new places. something that is so exciting about the time we live in.

Is there anything on „House“ you would of like to see done maybe storyline wise but couldn’t due to time restraints or budget reasons?
Also, I heard at the series wrap party there was a blooper reel. Any chance fans would ever get to see that?

GY: ha. i don’t know why the blooper reels don’t get shown to fans. they are great. i never saw the final one. i was onto banshee and left house at ep18 of the final season. i had a million cool ideas for eps that never happened. the gang was content to churn out the same kinds of eps after a while and i gave up.
i would have liked to have gone back to the prison. i would have loved seeing the eps we saw in the background during the „POV“ eps we did for wilson, cuddy, etc. and a few other cool format breaks.

Who are some of your favorite actors to work with?

GY: ha. hmmmm. i loved working with the House gang. Hugh was amazing. Olivia. PJac. Jesse. Also my Banshee cast amazes me. i can’t believe i get to work with them. Emily and David at Bones. Naveen from Lost. Rose from damages.

Which episode of House was your favorite to direct? What is your favorite aspect of directing all the projects you have?

GY: Nobody’s Fault was amazing to do. just to have those two actors (Jeffrey wright and Hugh) across the table from each other was a director’s gift.
Fav aspect would be seeing an idea go from my head to screen. i love working with others material (it’s why i don’t write).

Who is your favorite secondary character of House and why?

GY: taub. i love his conflict and his humor and PJac was amazing when Kutner killed himself.

How much of a concern was it keeping House always fresh, knowing that a long running series can get stale after some time? As Executive Producer, did you worry about this, or did you just shrug it of and keep working? How did you manage the writing staff to accomplish that?
I always sensed that the writing always took a turn to the drastic, which was awesome since House was a black and white kind of guy. For having the guts to get radical with the longer story arcs, I tip my hat to you. Thank you for the countless hours of entertainment!

GY: so glad you dug house. i feel that things got stale toward the last season. Nobody’s Fault was an exception. the show could have done more to stay relevant and fresh. I was an EP but didn’t really shape the direction of the season at House. I had a lot of good ideas but the staff seemed content to do what they were doing.

As the director on House, what methods did you use and what did you demand from the actors to give the series that „Sherlock Holmes“ effect?
And a boring question: How does one become a producer?

GY: not sure i understand the question. the first part. producer-wise i cam into it through directing. i learned a ton on the job. it is a 1000% harder than directing. producing covers so many roles. hiring, managing, inspiring, creating, pushing. both with a group of people and an individuals.

Hi Greg. I’m, what you could call a veteran [H]ouse fan. Watched all 177 episodes back and forth, in English and in Spanish and engaged in a few fan projects. In one of them we counted recurrent things that happened in the 8 seasons [ Sarcoidosis was mentioned 35 times in the 8 seasons. More than lupus, which was mentioned 27 times / and House said idiot at least 115 times ]. Firstly, I just wanted to say thank you for all the wonderful scenes and great plots you guys created. My question is this: Which innovative thing did you use while filming House, which was a novelty to the rest of the production team, and which actually worked and created the effect you wanted for a specific scene/episode? Thank you.

GY: thank you!! the canon 5D in „Help Me“ which changed the game.

You were a director on House and then went over to a producing role. How does that process work? I noticed on shows that writers, director, or even actors end up with some sort of producing credit as seasons go on. Do you approach the higher ups with a request or do they approach you wanting you to take on more of a role because they like the way you work and what you bring to a show.

GY: 90% of the people with those titles are not actually producing. It’s more of a title given to writers to keep them on staff. The title indicates how seasoned they are are writers. EP, Co-Ep, Producer, Supervising Producer, etc. It’s an effective way to staff a show but usually the EPs are on the handling the day to day on a series.
In my case i was invited to run the day to day of House after winning the emmy for House’s Head.

Wonderful to hear that the Canon 5D was the novelty in House! and you certainly got us all inside all that rubble and concrete. The scene in Nobody’s Fault was also beautifully made by the way. I saw that in your answers you didn’t mention Jennifer Morrison. What was your favorite scene of hers in the show? one that’s truly memorable, in your opinion?

GY: Jmo is amazing and her scenes toward the end of season 6? where House checks into the mental hospital are very moving. I was there on her last day and that was heartbreaking.

Who was your favorite actor/actress to work with on House? Also, thanks for House, that was pretty cool of you…

GY: i love all my children!

Just asking as a musician:
How do you and the crew decide what music to make? Who makes the little background tunes when House figures out a diagnosis, etc.?

GY: jon ehrlich was House music master. he would get in House’s head for every episode.

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Ohja, das ist ein tolles Thema, deshalb habe ich es noch einmal aufgemacht. Weiß jemand, ob alles so geblieben ist? Da hat es doch bestimmt Änderungen gegeben? In den nächsten Tagen werde ich selbst mal auf die Suche gehen und schauen, was ich beitragen kann. Wer hat noch Lust dazu?