Tru Calling (2003)

Posted : 1 year, 11 months ago at Dec 19 21:37

I started watching this show because I liked Eliza when she was on Buffy. It is only because I find her likeable that I continued to watch it because the show was pretty ordinary.

But then Jack arrived and my perseverance paid off because all of a sudden the show gets much more interesting with Jason Priestly added to the cast. It is more than just his charisma. What the show really needed was an actual adversary for Tru. So Jack gives the show and the plots a nice kick in the pants.

Rating : 6/10

Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago at Jul 20 5:21

When she was a little girl, Tru Davies (Eliza Dushku) saw her mother murdered in front of her eyes. Years later, she wants to become a doctor, but due to a glitch, the only position available is one at the morgue; she decides to take it. She will work with Davis (Zach Galifianakis) and eventually meet Luc (Matthew Bomer) who, in time, will become her boyfriend. Tru sees dead people come in the morgue, and in every episode someone asks her for help. That's when she goes back in time for a day, and tries to keep them from dying. That is, until Jack Harper (Jason Priestley) arrives. Tru will also eventually come to find the truth about her mother's murder. Great premise, great idea, good actors, fun plots... however it's still pretty much routine, until Jack shows up. Then the plots beco...Read more

Rating : 7/10