Tru Calling

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Cook Jessica Collins Benjamín Benítez Matthew Bomer and Jason Priestley Opening theme "Somebody Help Me" by Full Blown Rose Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 26 plus original pilot (List of episodes) Production Running time 43 minutes Broadcast Original channel Fox Original run October 30, 2003 (2003-10-30) – April 21, 2005 (2005-04-21) Tru Calling was an American television supernatural drama that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled. Created by Jon Harmon Feldman, the series was produced by Original Film and Oh That Gus!, Inc. and distributed internationally by 20th Century Fox Television. The show stars Eliza Dushku as Tru Davies, a woman who intended to go to medical school after graduating from college, but ends up taking a job at the city morgue. It is while working at the morgue that dead bodies start asking her for help and Tru re-lives the day, trying to keep a death from happening. Contents 1 Premise 2 Episodes 3 Cast 4 Production 5 Reception 5.1 Cancellation 5.2 American ratings 6 International syndication 7 DVD releases 8 References 9 External links Premise Tru Davies (Eliza Dushku) is a young woman who intended to go to medical school after graduating from college. When her internship with a local hospital falls through, Tru takes an unexpected job with the city morgue. While working there, a dead woman asks for her help and Tru suddenly wakes up to find that the day has restarted and finds 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 her 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 socially-challenged but loyal friend, confidante, and supervisor at the morgue. 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 present in 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. The character of Meredith was inexplicably written out of the series in the middle of the first season and never mentioned again. Characters would speak about their family history as though Meredith had never existed. Jack Harper (Jason Priestley), a counterpart to Tru's character, is introduced midseason as a foil. 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. It is eventually revealed that Tru's father had played a similarly antagonistic role to Tru's mother. The series was canceled before Tru or Harrison finds out about her father, though it was revealed that he intended to tell Harrison and attempt to get him on their side. Episodes Main article: List of Tru Calling episodes Twenty-six episodes were produced before the series was canceled. Neither Fox nor CH in Canada aired the final episode due to its Christmas theme.1 The final episode was shown on TV in the United States on January 21, 2008 when it aired as part of a marathon on Sci Fi Channel. Cast Main article: List of Tru Calling characters Main characters Eliza Dushku as Tru Davies (2003–2005) Zach Galifianakis as Davis (2003–2005) Shawn Reaves as Harrison Davies (2003–2005) Jason Priestley as Jack Harper (2004–2005) A. J. Cook as Lindsay Walker (2003–2004) Jessica Collins as Meredith Davies (2003–2004) Benjamin Benitez as Gardez (2003–2004) Matthew Bomer as Luc Johnston (2003–2004, recurring previously) Special guest stars Season two featured some recurring "Special Guest Stars", notably: Cotter Smith as Richard Davies (2004–2005) Liz Vassey as Dr. Carrie Allen (2005) Eric Christian Olsen as Jensen Ritchie (2005) Guest stars Tru's two medical school friends were also recurring characters in Season two: Lizzy Caplan as Avery Bishop (2005) Parry Shen as Tyler Li (2005) Production Tru Calling was created by executive producer/writer Jon Harmon Feldman and was filmed in Vancouver, Canada. Marty Adelstein, Neal H. Moritz, Dawn Parouse and R. W. (Bob) Goodwin are also executive producers.2 The pilot episode was directed by Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce. Reception Tru Calling received mixed reviews from fans and critics. The series received two nominations at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards, "Choice Breakout TV Show" and "Choice Breakout TV Star – Female" for Eliza Dushku.3 Dushku was also nominated for a Saturn Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films at the 30th Saturn Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series.3 Cancellation On April 20, 2005, Fox announced that the second season's sixth and final episode would not be aired.citation needed The series would end its run one week early due to the following week's episode being Christmas-themed and would not air in line with the Christmas season. American ratings Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Tru Calling on Fox. The Last episode was shown on SciFi Channel. Season Timeslot (Thursdays) TV season U.S. season premiere U.S. season finale Season rank Viewers (in millions) 1 8:00 / 7:00 pm 2003–2004 October 30, 2003 April 29, 2004 #1514 4.504 2 9:00 / 8:00 pm 2004–2005[†] March 31, 2005 January 21, 2008 #1215 4.895 Notes Each U.S. network television season begins in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. †.    Only 5 of the 6 episodes were aired by Fox. The series finale was shown in the U.S. on SciFi Channel in 2008 and is not part of the season's ratings. The second season originally aired in New Zealand from 4 February 2005 – 11 March 2005. International syndication 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; and, after nearly a year-long hiatus, in the U.S. beginning March 31, 2005. In the United Kingdom, the second season began October 12, 2006, on Sky One. The complete series also aired in Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Pakistan, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, Singapore, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. DVD releases The Complete First Season Set details Special features Bonus Featurettes:6 "Finding The Calling: The Pilot "The Tru Path: Season One" Evil Comes Calling: A Late Season Twist" Selected Episode Commentary Deleted Scenes "Somebody Help Me" Music Video by Full Blown Rose North America  United Kingdom  Australia Episodes 20 N / A 20 Aspect Ratio 1.78:1 1.78:1 Running Time 880 minutes 880 minutes Audio English (Dolby Digital Surround) English (Dolby Digital Surround) Subtitles English, Spanish, French None No. of Discs 6 6 Region(s) 1 (NTSC) 2, 4 (PAL) Rating Not Rated M Release dates November 30, 20046 August 9, 2005 The Complete Second Season Set details Special features Bonus Featurettes:7 Making-Of Featurette North America  United Kingdom  Australia Episodes 6 N / A 6 Aspect Ratio 1.78:1 1.78:1 Running Time 264 minutes 264 minutes Audio English (Dolby Digital Surround) English (Dolby Digital Surround) Subtitles English, French, Spanish None No. of Discs 2 2 Region(s) 1 (NTSC) 2, 4 (PAL) Rating Not Rated M Release dates November 15, 20057 August 9, 2005 The Complete Series Set details Special features Bonus Featurettes:8 Selected Episode Commentary Deleted Scenes 4 Featurettes "Finding The Calling: The Pilot" "The Tru Path: Season One" "Evil Comes Calling: A Late Season Twist" "Tru Calling: Opposing Forces" "Somebody Help Me" Music video by Full Blown Rose Easter Egg: Zach Galifianakis' audition tape North America  United Kingdom  Australia Episodes 26 26 26 Aspect Ratio 1.78:1 1.78:1 1.78:1 Running Time 1094 Minutes 1094 Minutes 1094 Minutes Audio English (Dolby Digital Surround) English (Dolby Digital Surround) English (Dolby Digital Surround) Subtitles English, French, Spanish English, Swedish, French, Spanish None No. of Discs 8 8 8 Region(s) 1 (NTSC) 2 (PAL) 4 (PAL) Rating Not Rated 15 M Release dates August 12, 20089 June 27, 20058 October 24, 2006 References ^ Whedonesque.com (2005-04-19). "'Fox dumps Tru Calling finale for The Simple Life'.". http://wwww.whedonesque.com/comments/6521. Retrieved 2010-01-18.  ^ Dawn Parouse. (2004). Finding the Calling: The Pilot (Tru Calling Season 1, Disc 6, Special Feature) [DVD]. 20th Century Fox. ^ a b imdb.com. "Awards for "Tru Calling" (2003)". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364817/awards. Retrieved 2010-01-19.  ^ a b ABC Medianet ^ a b "2004-05 Final audience and ratings figures". Hollywood Reporter. May 27, 2005. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000937471.  ^ a b "Tru Calling – The Complete First Season (2003)". amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002XVKMM. Retrieved 2010-01-19.  ^ a b amazon.com. "Tru Calling – The Complete Second Season (2003)". http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AO9BSS. Retrieved 2010-01-19.  ^ a b hmv.com. "Tru Calling: Complete Series: 8dvd: Box Set". http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=366011. Retrieved 2010-01-19.  ^ amazon.com. "Tru Calling: The Complete Series". http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00191AEYQ. Retrieved 2010-1-198.  External links Tru Calling at Allmovie Tru Calling at the Internet Movie Database Tru Calling at TV.com