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It's not a coincidence that Medium represents not only Glen Gordon Caron's best TV work since Moonlighting but also his most successful siege on the Nielsen ratings since the 1980s heyday of the latter show. In an interview included in this five-disc set (which contain all 16 episodes from the first season, in addition to bountiful bonus features), the writer-director-producer confides that the series was partly inspired by films like Something Wild and Married to the Mob, in which director Jonathan Demme achieved a balance of what Caron calls "the serious and the frivolous." Medium also contains elements of Moonlighting and another Caron creation,1999's underrated Now and Again; there are echoes of The Sentinel and The Dead Zone as well, not to mention a hefty dose of The Sixth Sense. So while it's not what you'd call unique (then again, what on TV is?), Medium nevertheless provides engaging, rewarding entertainment.
Patricia Arquette stars as Allison DuBois, whose skills as both a medium (i.e., she sees dead people) and a psychic (she can fairly accurately read minds and predict future events) make her an invaluable help to the Phoenix district attorney (Miguel Sandoval). But like most characters possessed of extraordinary powers, Allison isn't entirely comfortable in her own skin; plagued by awful nightmares (one of which kicks off every episode), she tends to become cranky and depressed, has a hint of a drinking problem, and regularly gets into it with her supportive but skeptical husband, Joe (Jake Weber). Those are the very characteristics that make the show consistently watchable. Although one might wish that she would find herself in real danger more often as she deals with everything from necrophiliac serial killers and air crashes to ghosts and child molesters, Caron focuses less on special effects and police procedure than on Allison's humanity, including her efforts to balance work and family responsibilities (sub-plots involving her young daughters are usually effective, if sometimes a bit too cute). It's the stories and the writing that make Medium work; Caron, in fact, is the show's real star. Well over an hour's worth of bonus features include deleted scenes, commentary on some episodes, a couple of "making of" featurettes, and a look at the real-life Allison DuBois, whose powers are apparently every bit as impressive as her fictional counterpart's. --Sam Graham
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From Emmy Award-winning executive producer, creator, and director Glenn Gordon Caron, comes the hit drama series MEDIUM, inspired by the life story of Allison Dubois. Emmy Winner Patricia Arquette stars as Allison, a woman who can communicate with the dead, but for most of her life viewed this gift as a curse. Allison finally submits to her calling when she realizes she can do more good as a medium then a lawyer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Much better than "Medium",
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This review is from: Medium: Season 1 (DVD)
For those who are intrigued by the paranormal, then "Medium" which is based on actual fact more than fits the bill. Patricia Arquette as Alison Dubois - a real-life psychic - gives an excellent, believable portrait of a woman blessed (or cursed?) with incredible psychic abilities. The supporting cast is no less brilliant, even the children. The stories were written for the show, they are not actual cases solved by Alison Dubois but they are exciting and hold the viewer's attention consistently. No episode is disappointing. Although the series is over, you can still enjoy this phenomenal show, with its perfect ending, on DVD. Enjoy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Rare medium well done,
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This review is from: Medium: Season 1 (DVD)
Much better than most of today's contemporary TV programs, this series has depth of character and it does not lose momentum through the first season.The first DVD contains both the network version of the pilot and the extended version of the pilot. You can skip to the extended version which only has a couple of expanded scenes. I was really hoping for some of the characters in the pilot to make it into the regular episodes. I will not go through each episode so that you may have the fun of discovery. Great formula as Allison Dubois (Patricia Arquette) who has a gift since childhood of talking to the dead and getting physique vibes. She diagnoses or misdiagnoses crime scenes for a local district attorneys office. Natural the are the skeptics with negative attitudes to overcome and obscure mental images to be interpreted. She must also do this while balancing housework, kids, and a husband that can be a snot at times. There is usually a quirky twist in the end of each episode. Bottom line is that you can get hooked on the series and will feel cheated when you run out of episodes. It is interesting that they spread the abilities around in the family instead of keeping just to Allison. The only disappointing part of this the first season is that they only show half a story on the last disk, forcing you to wait for the next season to publish. In the future you need to order both seasons at the same time.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
You don't have to believe in mediums to enjoy this series :),
By M. B. Alcat "Curiosity killed the cat, but sa... (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Medium: Season 1 (DVD)
Alison Dubois (Patricia Arquette) is a medium (someone that sees dead people) and also a psychic that sometimes can see things that might happen in the future. As if that were not enough, she is a law student, and most importantly, a suburban mother that must take care of her family. But how can she help others with her abilities without looking strange to others, people that would very likely consider her a freak or a liar?The solution to Alison's problem comes rather easily, if not too conventionally. She convinces the Phoenix District Attorney Devalos (Miguel Sandoval) that her unusual skills can be very helpful to find and trap criminals, and is afterwards employed by him, without unveiling the real reason of her presence at the District Attorney's office. The first season of "Medium" shows us some of the cases Alison helps to investigate, as well as her family life with her husband Joe (Jake Weber), and her two daughters, Ariel (Sofia Vassilieva) and Bridget (Maria Lark). It is interesting to point out that this series was inspired by a real life story, that of a research medium also called Allison Dubois. On the whole, I think that you will enjoy "Medium", provided that you like a well-written and produced series that has all the ingredients of a great whodunit, but also some supernatural aspects that make it different (even if you don't believe in mediums!). For my part, I really enjoy it, and I'm very happy that this show already has a second season. Of course, recommended... Belen Alcat
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