Tru Calling Reviews

I really liked "Tru Calling" when it first started. It had an interesting premise, I like shows and movies that deal with time travel, and it was fairly well written, cast, and acted. However, once Jason Priestley was thrown into the mix, and the mystery around his character, Tru's dad, and the death of her mom was explored more, the show started taking a turn for the worse, and I wasn't enjoying it as much as I had previously.

Then it was cancelled with only 6 aired episodes of the second season, kind of left viewers hanging, and I really hate that, because I had been hoping it would turn around and go back to being as good as it had been when it initially aired. But it never got the chance. And don't get me wrong, I like Jason Priestley, I just didn't like what the addition of his character into the story did to the show.

I loved this show, till the second season. While I like Jason Priestly, I just didnt like him in Tru Calling. I think he ruined it.

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.

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 become more interesting, as were the development of the characters, especially Harrison (Shawn Reaves), Tru's brother.

Fox seems to be doomed with the cancellation of good TV shows, and Tru Calling is no exception. At least season 1 is complete, and is good TV entertainment.