Tru Davies works at the morgue--graveyard shift, of course--where she talks to dead people. Not all of them, just the "unnaturally" dead ones, i.e., those she can jump back in time and save from a fate worse than...well, death. It's The Sixth Sense meets Quantum Leap (with a hint of Quincy thrown in for good measure), and it's about as dumb as the idea of a med student solving murders. Star Eliza Dushku's continual vapid pouting is meant to signify sexiness, I think, because the Fox network doesn't broadcast much that doesn't somehow qualify as "sexy," but she's still less silly than Jason Priestley trying to convey "dark and mysterious" as her fellow morgue worker with supernatural secrets of his own. If you can sit through 20 repetitious episodes without needing your own trip to the morgue, consider yourself un-killable. DVD extras here include commentaries on select episodes by cast and crew, deleted scenes, featurettes, and a music video. Optional. (M. Johanson)
Tru Calling: The Complete First Season
Fox, 6 discs, 880 min., not rated, DVD: $59.98 February 21, 2005
Tru Calling: The Complete First Season
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