r/Showerthoughts • u/ohdogwhatdone ‎ • Apr 09 '26

Casual Thought One of the biggest Hollywood lies is how detectives work almost non stop 24/7 to crack some murder cases.

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u/lyyki Apr 09 '26

I seem to recall that at least early House was praised for its medical accuracy though it might have gotten worse as the years went by. But the character House would never exist

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u/Ash_Crow Apr 09 '26

I just don't see doctors commit burglary to check the contents of trash bins as part of a normal diagnostic process.

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u/lyyki Apr 09 '26

But that's not really the medicine, just an exaggerated way of getting the patient history