Michael Tritter is a recurring character in the medical drama series
House, portrayed by David Morse. He is the main antagonist of the third
season, which ran between 2006 and 2007. Tritter is a police detective,
who tries to get Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) to apologize for
leaving him in an examination room with a thermometer in his rectum.
After House refuses to do so, Tritter researches House's background and
discovers the doctor's Vicodin addiction. Tritter turns people close to
House against him and forces House to go to rehab. When the case
ultimately comes to court, the judge sentences House to one night in
jail and finishing his rehabilitation, telling Tritter that she
believes House is not the drug addict he tried to make him out to be.
The character was created as somebody who could go "toe-to-toe" with
House. Morse, who had never seen the show before, was unsure if he
would portray the character and was not impressed after familiarizing
himself with the show. The excited reaction of his friends to the
acting opportunity finally convinced him to take the role. Initial
critical responses to the character were mostly positive, but critics
later felt that the seven-episode Tritter story arc became "boring".
However, Morse was praised for his portrayal, and gained an Outstanding
Guest Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Award nomination for his appearance
in the episode "Finding Judas". Morse stated in a 2006 TV Guide
interview that, although he had discussed it with writers of the show,
bringing the character back on the show would be "practically
impossible".
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1219:
Northern Crusades: According to a popular Danish legend, the Dannebrog
(Flag of Denmark), today one of the oldest state flags in the world
still in use, fell from the sky and gave the Danish forces renewed hope
to defeat the Estonians at the Battle of Lyndanisse.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Denmark>
1667:
French physician Jean-Baptiste Denys administered the first
fully-documented human blood transfusion, giving the blood of a sheep
to a 15-year old boy.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/blood_transfusion>
1846:
To settle the Oregon boundary dispute, the United Kingdom and the
United States signed the Oregon Treaty, extending the United States –
British North America border west along the 49th parallel north that
was first established by the Treaty of 1818.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Treaty>
1978:
King Hussein of Jordan married American Lisa Halaby , who is since then
known as Queen Noor of Jordan.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Noor_of_Jordan>
2001:
Leaders of the People's Republic of China, Russia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
mortmain (n):
1. The possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such
as the Church.
2. (figuratively) A strong and inalienable possession
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mortmain>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
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as a Jew, a Protestant, or non-believer, or as anything else you
choose. We know that the price of seeking to force our beliefs on
others is that they might some day force theirs on us.
--Mario Cuomo
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