Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth), is a genius psychologist with an expertise in body language and predominantly microexpressions and founder of The Lightman Group. Dr. Gillian Foster (Kelli Williams), Dr. Lightman's colleague and co-worker in the Lightman Group. Eli Loker (Brendan Hines), initially an employee of The Lightman Group. Loker is academically educated and acquired his skills in "reading" people through practice. During season 1, he also adheres to Radical Honesty, and thus rarely lies, even if that makes him appear rude or undiplomatic. Ria Torres (Monica Raymund), an employee of The Lightman Group, and a protégée of Dr. Lightman's, who was recognized as a "natural" while she was still working as a TSA agent. Emily Lightman (Hayley McFarland), Cal Lightman's teenage daughter. She is under shared custody between her parents, and though she does not appreciate her father's ability to "read" her, she does not deny its merit for social screening. She shows a talent for "reading" people, like Foster and even her father. She has had a few boyfriends over the series that her father frequently scrutinizes. Ben Reynolds (Mekhi Phifer), an FBI agent who is assigned to and assists the Lightman Group in their investigations, offering armed assistance and practical insights. Reynolds doesn't always agree with Lightman's ways, but stands behind them majority of the time.
Lie to Me mainly uses mid shots and close ups as it is mostly filmed indoors, however when shot outdoors it makes full use of extreme long shots, long shots and panning shots. It mostly uses high angle and eye angle shots, however occasionally uses low angle and canted shots. A lot of the time dolly shots are used to follow people or cars while moving.
The main theme tune to Lie to Me is Brand New Day by Ryan Star, Lie to Me uses very atmospheric music to allow the viewer to feel as if they are really involved in the events.
House (a.k.a. House, M.D.) is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The program was created by David Shore and Paul Attanasio. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton‑Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey. The show's premise originated with Attanasio, while Shore was primarily responsible for the conception of the title character. The show's executive producers include Shore, Attanasio, Attanasio's business partner Katie Jacobs, and film director Bryan Singer. It is largely filmed in Century City.
House is recognised as a Hospital mystery TV drama.
House is very similar to Lie to Me as each episode contains a completely new plot, possibly multiple plots that interweave. Throughout House's run, there are six main characters. All of them play doctors who work at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey.
Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), the title character, heads the Department of Diagnostic Medicine. House describes himself as "a board-certified diagnostician with a double specialty of infectious disease and nephrology". Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard), House's true friend, is the head of the Department of Oncology. Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), an endocrinologist, is House's boss, as she is the hospital's dean of medicine and chief administrator. Dr. Eric Foreman (Omar Epps), a neurologist. Dr. Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer), an intensivist. Dr. Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison), an immunologist. Dr. Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson), a former plastic surgeon. Dr. Lawrence Kutner (Kal Penn), a sports medicine specialist. Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (Olivia Wilde), an internist.
House is very similar with Lie to Me and the usage of camera angles and shots, it mainly uses mid shots and close ups as it is mostly filmed indoors, however when shot outdoors it makes use of, long shots and panning shots. It mostly uses high angle and eye angle shots, however occasionally uses low angle and canted shots. A lot of the time dolly shots are used to follow people or cars while moving.
The main theme tune to House M.D. is ‘Teardrop’ by the group , as House is set in a hospital the music used is very depressing and atmospheric so the viewer can be a more a part of the plot.
Overall both House M.D. and Lie to Me are very similar, the only main differences are the location, the characters and the plot lines, and however they follow the same ‘rules’: There is one main character, the ‘boss’, in House it is House, in Lie to Me it is Cal Lightman and they both have a mystery that takes a whole episode to solve.