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Tru Calling

POSTED BY: AMANFALATH
UPDATED: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 09:09
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Thursday, November 6, 2003 4:48 PM

Anyone here check out Eliza Dushku's new show "Tru Calling?" Although it's on Fox (which is rather a bad sign) it seems like a good show so far. It's well-written and well-thought. Any thoughts?

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Thursday, November 6, 2003 5:08 PM

SUCCATASH

I've seen two episodes and I think it's okay. I do like Elisha Dushku.

Seems like it has a pretty obvious formula though. Before the "Help me" line, she'll witness a lot of crappy things happen. Her troubled brother will be up to something. To add humor, someone will make a bet or ask a trivia question and then AFTER the "Help me" line and she wakes up again, she helps everyone and acts amazing because she knows stuff and then saves the victim.

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Thursday, November 6, 2003 9:26 PM

ALEXANDRIA

i've seen is and it's pretty good, but I'm not going to get too attached to it yet, this is Fox we're talking about. I was wondering though, did anyone else notice Douglas Petrie's name in the opening credits? I think he was a co-exec producer. kinda cool :)

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Friday, November 7, 2003 5:02 AM

SARAHETC

Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash:

Seems like it has a pretty obvious formula though. Before the "Help me" line, she'll witness a lot of crappy things happen. Her troubled brother will be up to something. To add humor, someone will make a bet or ask a trivia question and then AFTER the "Help me" line and she wakes up again, she helps everyone and acts amazing because she knows stuff and then saves the victim.

What Tash said.

It's interesting enough at this point, but I'm curious how they're going to continually refresh the formula. It's an exciting trope to use one time, e.g., The X-Files but may become a burden if the writers fail to stay ahead of the viewers.

In last night's episode, for instance, who knew it was the boy from the minute you saw the scene with the "I hate this shirt" argument? The bait-and-switch scenario can be engaging--for instance, I thought that the broken hydrant last night was going to impede fighting the fire rather than the ensuing traffic jam, water pressure and all that-- but it could devolve into a series where the viewer is only engaged to find out which details end up being irrelevant.

I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case

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Friday, November 7, 2003 8:45 AM

HJERMSTED

I still think a Faith series has more possibilities... even after one considers it would be the second spin-off a TV series that ran seven years.

mattro

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Friday, November 7, 2003 1:10 PM

SERENITYVALLEY

Can you say EARLY EDITION?!

http://www.simple-assault.com/Firefly.htm

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Friday, November 7, 2003 1:59 PM

MATWANG

Eliza kicks ass, plain and simple.

She is so excellent at any scenes requiring physicality; whether she is either kicking a gun from someone's hand (she could do that blindfolded, I think) or running like a maniac, or playing the slayer and *_really_* kicking ass (tv-wise).

The fact that she's also a talented actress is great, but I have to admit, love to watch her move. She has a great sense of physicality which she brings to the screen.

And in all fairness, when she gets to the meat of a scene, when she's "setting someone straight" or addressing the emotional issues at the heart of a matter, she's equally excellent.

Now all she needs is creative, inventive, and compelling material.

I'm afraid this show isn't her "true calling."

She deserves way better.

GO ELIZA!!!

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Friday, November 7, 2003 2:43 PM

GINOBIFFARONI

Back to an idea a few of us were dicussing

She should be a character on Firefly...

A ex-companion who trained with Inara, and left the academy under mysterious circumstances who becomes a bounty hunter / thief who seems to know Book from before he became a priest, but won't talk about it.

Gets along extremely well with Zoe, but has conflicts with Kaylee as Simon pays her a little too much attention...

Shows Jayne up with weapons / fighting skills and he trys to outdo her, just to provide some comic relief

Talks pilot stuff with Wash, as she is also a pilot,

River, Big sister type of thing maybe

Book - a few whispered conversations out of everyones hearing

Mal... not quite sure, but I'm sure it would be great.

" Thats not fair !!!!
I didn't even have a soul when I did that!"

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Friday, November 7, 2003 3:48 PM

SUCCATASH

Cool idea. Sounds very similar to Saffron in many ways. Would they be friends or enemies?

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Friday, November 7, 2003 3:55 PM

GINOBIFFARONI

A bit of both I would say

Maybe she comes into the picture coming to collect the Tams, and after getting the drop on our heroes she changes her mind not being able to turn them over to the alliance.

Many moral questions, cool action ( Eliza kicking the crap out of Jayne ), and leaves Serenity and Co owing her a big one leading into the second apperance.

A slow trust building relationship, with lots of interpersonal conflict, and a few big paydays...

sigh, I miss this show

" Thats not fair !!!!
I didn't even have a soul when I did that!"

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Sunday, November 9, 2003 4:49 PM

ZENCAT

TVGuide has this to say about the show:

"Jeers to Tru Calling's morgue shift. Fox coould have a cult success on its hands, but putting the show against Friends and Survivor is tantamount to declaring Tru DOA."

Sound familiar? Everyone who wants to beat the crap out of Fox executives, raise your hand...

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Tuesday, November 11, 2003 9:09 AM

HJERMSTED

I've decided there are too many TV shows on my weekly "don't miss" list and have decided to eliminate at least two of them.

Sadly, Tru Calling is one of them. I love Eliza, but this show is tepid at best. It needs an arc but I suspect Fox (assuming they don't cancel the show in the next five minutes) won't allow that. So stand alone, formulaic eps are it. Can you say "that got old by the third episode"?

Smallville is the other show I'm dropping. I waited two seasons plus for this show to get good. I had high hopes for it but there truly is no THERE there.

mattro

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