| Tru Calling | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama |
| Created by | Jon Harmon Feldman |
| Starring | Eliza Dushku Zach Galifianakis Shawn Reaves A.J. Cook Jessica Collins Benjamín Benítez Matthew Bomer Jason Priestley |
| Opening theme | "Somebody Help Me?" by Full Blown Rose |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Jon Harmon Feldman (b 19?? is an American Screenwriter and director. Eliza Patricia Dushku (born December 30 1980 is an American Actress, who has appeared in several Hollywood movies such as True Lies, Zacharius Knight Galifianakis (pronounced ˌgælɨfəˈnækɨs}} born October 1, 1969) is an American Comedian, Actor, and Shawn Reaves (born February 5, 1978 in Monroe Louisiana) is an American Actor. Andrea Joy Cook (born July 22, 1978) is a Canadian actress more commonly known as A Jessica Collins (born April 1, 1971) is an American actress, who played Meredith Davies on the FOX Network 's Tru Calling Benjamin Benitez (born November 14, 1974 in Bronx, US) is an actor who played Gardez on the TV Series Tru Calling. Matthew Staton Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American Actor. Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian-born American Actor and Film director. Full Blown Rose (abbreviated to FBR by Fans was a rock band which began in New York City The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of episodes | 26 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. This is an episode list for the Drama series Tru Calling. The series premiered on October 30, 2003, with the final episode 43 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FOX |
| Original run | October 30, 2003 – April 21, 2005 |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
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The show's cancellation was officially announced at a press conference in January 2005, but Gail Berman, then president of Fox, insisted the network intended to broadcast the remaining six episodes filmed for the show's second season. January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Gail Berman (born August 17 1956 is the former president of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company and the former president of Viacom 's Paramount Pictures Season two of Tru Calling first aired in New Zealand on TV3 beginning February 4, 2005, with the final episode shown on March 11, 2005, in Croatia, the following March/April; and, after nearly a year-long hiatus, in the U. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island TV3 is a commercial Television station in New Zealand. It began broadcasting on November 26 1989 as the first privately owned television network in the Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between S. beginning March 31 2005. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor In the United Kingdom, the second season began October 12, 2006 on Sky. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The sky is the part of the Atmosphere or of Outer space visible from the surface of any Astronomical object.
The complete series also aired in Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Pakistan, India, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Portugal, Singapore, and Slovakia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Singapore Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million DVDs of both seasons have been released in the United States and the United Kingdom. The final episode filmed was never originally broadcast in the U. S. until it was shown on the SCI FI Channel January 21st 2008 as a part of their Tru Calling Marathon.
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Premise
The lead character, Tru Davies, (Eliza Dushku), is a young woman working the night shift at the City Morgue. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Eliza Patricia Dushku (born December 30 1980 is an American Actress, who has appeared in several Hollywood movies such as True Lies, Occasionally, the corpse of a newly dead person appears to awaken and utter the words "Help me" to her. As they do, Tru wakens with a start, at the beginning of the same day, finding herself compelled to stop the death, which may be the result of anything from suicide to murder. In the course of the re-run day, Tru often takes the opportunity to rectify various personal situations involving family and friends.
Supporting characters in the series include: Harrison Davies (Shawn Reaves), Tru's irresponsible younger brother (who becomes a loyal asset to Tru by the end of the first season), and Davis (Zach Galifianakis), her friend, confidante, and supervisor at the Morgue. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Shawn Reaves (born February 5, 1978 in Monroe Louisiana) is an American Actor. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Zacharius Knight Galifianakis (pronounced ˌgælɨfəˈnækɨs}} born October 1, 1969) is an American Comedian, Actor, and As the series progresses, it is revealed that, several years earlier, Davis had a fateful encounter with Tru's mother (who was, apparently, the last person to receive the "calling" before her daughter).
Supporting characters surviving only a portion of the series included: Meredith Davies (Jessica Collins), Tru's older sister; Lindsay Walker (A. J. Cook), her best friend in the first season; Luc Johnston (Matthew Bomer), her love interest in the first season, and Gardez (Benjamin Benitez), her former co-worker at the morgue. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Jessica Collins (born April 1, 1971) is an American actress, who played Meredith Davies on the FOX Network 's Tru Calling This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Andrea Joy Cook (born July 22, 1978) is a Canadian actress more commonly known as A This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Matthew Staton Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American Actor. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Benjamin Benitez (born November 14, 1974 in Bronx, US) is an actor who played Gardez on the TV Series Tru Calling.
Jack Harper (Jason Priestley), a counterpart to Tru's character, is introduced midseason as a foil. Jack Harper may refer to Jack Harper a character in the television series Tru Calling Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian-born American Actor and Film director. He is there to make sure fate gets its way, and introduces a philosophical aspect to Tru's endeavors: should she be saving the lives of people who may have been intended to die? In the second season, Tru and Jack compete to get to a person first — she to save them, and he to restore the order of fate, and maintain the balance of the universe as he understands it.
Episode list
Cancellation
On April 20, 2005, Fox announced that the sixth and final episode would not be aired, and that the series would end its run one week early with the episode they originally intended to show the following evening. This is an episode list for the Drama series Tru Calling. The series premiered on October 30, 2003, with the final episode Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Comparisons
The series' use of time travel as a weekly device led some viewers to compare it to three other television series which fans feel were unfairly cancelled – Quantum Leap, Early Edition, and Sliders. Quantum Leap is an American science fiction television series that ran for 96 episodes from March 1989 to May 1993 on the NBC network Early Edition is a Television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Sliders is an American Science fiction television series that ran for five seasons from 1995 to 2000. Critics of the comparison note that while Tru Calling's "rewind" format is similar to the notions of time travel or parallel worlds, the series distanced itself from using the format to address philosophical or social issues, until near the end when it briefly touched broadly on the notion of fate.
On November 10, 2006 during a hiatus of Lost, ABC began airing another same day time repeating show Day Break where the protagonist, Detective Brett Hopper (Taye Diggs), is caught in a single day time loop in which he is framed for murdering Assistant District Attorney Alberto Garza. In Television scheduling, a hiatus refers to a break of at least several weeks in the normal schedule of a television program Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Day Break is a television program for which one 13-episode season was produced The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. Taye Diggs (born Scott L Diggs; January 2, 1971) is an American Theatre, Film and television Actor. In each cycle he obtains clues as to who is responsible and why. Unlike Tru Callings mostly self-contained single story episodes, Day Break's first season, a 13 episode story arc, was scheduled to conclude at the end of January 2007. A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as Television, Comic books Comic strips However, on December 15, 2006 due to falling ratings, ABC cancelled Day Break after airing only six episodes, but went on to air the final seven episodes online, with the last showing on March 2, 2007. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
What might have been
After the show's cancellation, writer/producer Doris Egan posted information on LiveJournal detailing how the mythology of the series would likely have been developed, had it continued. Doris Egan (1955— is an American Screenwriter, producer, and Writer. LiveJournal (often abbreviated LJ) is a Virtual community where Internet users can keep a Blog, Journal or Diary. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore"
Salient points include:
- There are two great Powers in the universe concerned with humanity's fate; one that laid out the original plan that history has been following since the beginning of time, and one that wants to change that plan (what ultimate goal either side is working toward remains unknown, possibly even to the show's creators). The first power is more strict and authoritarian in its view of humanity, whereas the second is "more accepting of individual freedom and choice. "
- Whenever someone dies who may be important to the overall scheme of things (and, presumably, in a way that would serve the second power's purposes), an agent of that power approaches the person and offers them a choice- they can either move on, or return and have a shot at resuming their old life. If they want a second chance, all they have to do is ask for it. If they do, Tru goes back and relives the day, with a view to saving that person's life.
- Every time Tru saves someone who has asked for her help, she steers the destiny of our world a little further away from what the first power intended, and a little closer to what the agents of the second power want.
- Jack, Tru's nemesis, has a very big advantage over her — his mentor, her father (who was Jack's predecessor, just as Tru's mother was hers). Tru is working in the dark, learning as she goes along, but Jack has an older, more experienced counterpart who can share knowledge and wisdom from a long line of predecessors with his young protege. Tru, of course, was robbed of this potentially crucial advantage because of her mother's untimely death.
- Jack became Tru's counterpart after being approached by agents of the first power during his near-death experience. They offered him a choice: he could either die, or return to Earth to do their bidding. Once he got back, his memories of the encounter were hazy, and he didn't initially understand what was happening when his days started rewinding (at around the time that Tru's did). Jack eventually wound up in an asylum, which is where Tru's father found him.
- The central conflict of the show's mythology was never meant to be perceived as a simple, straightforward "good versus evil" scenario. Rather, the creators intended to portray the battle in such a way that either side could conceivably be right — and, at the very least, to show that the soldiers on both sides certainly believe that what they're doing is right. Jack and Tru's father truly believe that she is disrupting the balance of the universe by her actions. Tru, conversely, believes otherwise. Who would have turned out to be right? These are the questions the producers of the show meant us to ponder upon.
- A future storyline on the show would have dealt with the possible repercussions if Jack ever decided that he no longer wanted to fulfill his end of the bargain (i. e. , to continue doing the first power's bidding).
- Another storyline (which was actually in progress when the show ended) would have dealt with the consequences of Tru's saving someone who hadn't asked for her help. Because that person was either never given the choice to come back, or was and chose not to take it, he would have essentially lost his soul after being saved by Tru, and would then have begun spiralling into increasingly menacing behavior as his humanity faded away and his personality began to disintegrate.
Cast
Main Characters
- Eliza Dushku (Tru Davies) (2003-2005)
- Zach Galifianakis (Davis) (2003-2005)
- Shawn Reaves (Harrison Davies) (2003-2005)
- Jason Priestley (Jack Harper) (2004-2005)
- A. J. Cook (Lindsay Walker) (2003-2004)
- Jessica Collins (Meredith Davies) (2003-2004)
- Benjamin Benitez (Gardez) (2003-2004)
- Matthew Bomer (Luc Johnston) (2003-2004, recurring previously)
Special Guest Stars
Season two featured some recurring "Special Guest Stars", notably:
- Cotter Smith (Richard Davies) (2004-2005)
- Liz Vassey (Dr. Carrie Allen) (2005)
- Eric Christian Olsen (Jensen Ritchie) (2005)
Guest Stars
Tru's two Medical School friends were also recurring characters in season two. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Eliza Patricia Dushku (born December 30 1980 is an American Actress, who has appeared in several Hollywood movies such as True Lies, This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zacharius Knight Galifianakis (pronounced ˌgælɨfəˈnækɨs}} born October 1, 1969) is an American Comedian, Actor, and This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shawn Reaves (born February 5, 1978 in Monroe Louisiana) is an American Actor. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian-born American Actor and Film director. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrea Joy Cook (born July 22, 1978) is a Canadian actress more commonly known as A This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jessica Collins (born April 1, 1971) is an American actress, who played Meredith Davies on the FOX Network 's Tru Calling This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Benjamin Benitez (born November 14, 1974 in Bronx, US) is an actor who played Gardez on the TV Series Tru Calling. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Matthew Staton Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American Actor. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage film and television Actor. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liz Vassey (born August 9, 1972 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an Emmy -nominated American actress best known for This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Christian Olsen (born May 31, 1977) is an American Actor. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- Lizzy Caplan (Avery Bishop) (2005)
- Parry Shen (Tyler Li) (2005)
U. Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American Actress. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Parry Shen (born June 26, 1973) is a Chinese American Actor, best known as the lead actor in the 2002 movie Better Luck Tomorrow This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of the main characters in the TV series Tru Calling. S. television ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Tru Calling on FOX. The Last episode was shown on SciFi.
Note: Each U. S. network television season begins in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television
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| 1 | Thursdays 8:00pm/7:00pm | October 30, 2003 | April 29, 2004 | 2003-2004 | #151[1] | 4. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 5[1] |
| 2* | Thursdays 9:00pm/8:00pm | March 31, 2005 | January 21, 2008 | 2004-2005, 2008 | 121[2] | 4. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 89[2] |
*Please note that the final episode of Tru Calling did not air in the United States until the SciFi Network aired it, and that the second season originally aired in New Zealand from February 4-March 11, 2005.
DVD releases
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October 24, 2006 | |||
References
- ^ a b ABC Medianet
- ^ a b "2004-05 Final audience and ratings figures", Hollywood Reporter, May 27, 2005. Full Blown Rose (abbreviated to FBR by Fans was a rock band which began in New York City Zacharius Knight Galifianakis (pronounced ˌgælɨfəˈnækɨs}} born October 1, 1969) is an American Comedian, Actor, and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
External links
- LiveJournal Tru Calling page Tru Calling staff writer Doris Egan reveals where the Season 2 story arc was to go. Doris Egan (1955— is an American Screenwriter, producer, and Writer.
- Relive A Day Foundation A virtual continuation of the series.
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