Television - Medium Appreciation #3: "Canceled one Day, Resurrected the Next, Medium finds new life on CBS...," - Page 2

**ice_ice_baby** · 07-04-2009, 07:54 PM

That promo in the OP is the one that I mentioned that I saw during the Tony Awards

J.R. MacReady · 07-05-2009, 11:21 AM

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That promo in the OP is the one that I mentioned that I saw during the Tony Awards

Awesome, I had a feeling it was

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J.R. MacReady · 07-10-2009, 09:01 AM

July 9th 2009 21:56

PATRICIA ARQUETTE has officially reconciled with her actor husband THOMAS JANE, six months after filing for divorce. Arquette cited "irreconcilable differences" as she sought to end her two-year marriage to the The Punisher star in January (09) - but she has had second thoughts. The couple reportedly reunited just weeks after the split and marked the reconciliation by sending out joint invitations to friends and family for a party at their Los Angeles home. And now Arquette has formally asked a Los Angeles court to dismiss her divorce petition, according to TMZ.com

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**ice_ice_baby** · 07-10-2009, 09:46 AM

That's great!

chicaanglaise · 07-11-2009, 08:34 AM

That's lovely to hear.

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# Favourite Character
# Least Favourite Character
# Favourite Guest Star
# Least Favourite Guest Star
# Favourite Season
# Least Favourite Season

Favourite character - this is quite difficult. I love Joe (who wouldn't want a husband like Joe?), but I think Bridgette is probably my favourite. She's just hilarious. She had me the moment she didn't want to brush her hair in episode three.

And she takes after her daddy, more than the other Dubois girls anyway!

Least favourite would be Lynn Di Novi, I'm counting her as a regular! I don't dislike her as much as some. There's no point, it's not like she will be leaving any time soon!

Favourite guest star - Mr. Dubois, I pretty much love any time he pops up!

Have they ever said his first name? Guest I would most like to return: Kenneth Push! Allison has her own coma dreams to share now presumably.

Least favourite guest star - Meghan Doyle - no one comes between Joe and Al! Terry Cavanaugh went from seeming like a nice boss to an evil one.

Favourite season: Probably the second. I got the region one dvd for a bit of a bargain this week through the post. I've been listening to the commentaries. I hadn't noticed baby Marie pulling Jake's hair in the Reckoning whilst they're supposed to be sleeping. Now that it was pointed out to me, it's the cutest thing ever!

Least favourite: Probably the first one. We were just getting to know the characters. Also, I think it is a show you need to give time before giving up on it.

**ice_ice_baby** · 07-17-2009, 11:59 AM

Medium Season 5 will be released on October 6th

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J.R. MacReady · 07-17-2009, 12:59 PM

WOOT, S5 DVD! *Goes to add it on Amazon.com wish list*

# Favourite Character
That would still be Joe Dubois (Jake Weber); Pretty much for every other time I've said it, he's a character that continues to grow, along with his wife, with every new crisis or "normal-life" event he happens to be apart of. His relationships with his daughters are straight-up adorable, sweet like candy (or harsh sandpaper when it needs to be). Not to mention he has a quirky mother and father. Plus its just plain fun speculating about his life prior to Allison

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# Least Favourite Character
That would probably be the short lived D.A., Van Dyke. I thought Larry Watt was horrible, but this guy's rotten-core knew no bounds when it came to snubbing his competition or treating Allison Dubois like an Albatross of Pheonix, AZ. I can't say I felt particularly bad for him when he was diagnosed with Cancer.

# Favourite Guest Star
Probably, Bruce Gray, who plays the very dead Mr. Dubois [Senior]; Everytime his character shows up to warn Allison of appraoching trouble, he just make me smile. He makes no qualms about his own mistakes, and gets a real kick out of teasing Allison while he's at it. Nothing except the fate of his surviving family, seems to bother him much. Plus he's forever smoking that one Cigar

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# Least Favourite Guest Star
That would be Kelsey Grammer; His performance in "Death Takes a Policy" was rather lackluster and the episode itself, outside of Allison worrying over her untimely end, left much be to desired. I did enjoy Death getting one over on Grammer's character though

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# Favourite Season
Season Two. Its the season I officially started watching MEDIUM religiously (Thank you "Still Life") and it did a really great job with contiuing the metaphoric and creepy atmosphere from the first Season. To this day, I still wanna have a musical number in my dreams

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# Least Favourite Season
...Yeah, if I had to choose, its probably Season One; As amazing as all the twists and storylines are (especially way it implements the chilling atmosphere and metaphors), its takes some real time getting used to the main character and she goes about things. I.E., Throwing your own logic aside and going with the Supernatural Flow of her reasoning.

AuroraRuby · 07-17-2009, 10:24 PM

Favourite Character
I like them all, it is hard to choose. I think I would have to say Joe just for what he has to go through with his wife and children being psychic. Then how understanding and caring he is.

Least Favourite Character
I did not like Van Dyke, but Cynthia Keener annoyed me. I do not know why, but everything about her just annoyed me somehow.

Favourite Season
The first or second would probably be mine. It was good then as the story was new and just starting out. Not pushing for more seasons, by redoing story lines or having weird story lines.

Least Favourite Season
Season four just seemed a little pointless and annoying at times, because of all the changes and differences that were made.

chicaanglaise · 07-20-2009, 12:05 PM

J.R:

That's exactly how I feel about season one. I started with season four but I must admit the pilot didn't grab in the way my previous tv addictions have done. I think some might be put off by its premise.

D.A Van Dyke didn't have a redeeming quality, did he? I wouldn't mind a musical number either!

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Least Favourite Season
Season four just seemed a little pointless and annoying at times, because of all the changes and differences that were made.

I liked season 4 and not only becasue it was the first I saw. I do think it suffered a little because of the writer's strike.

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# Favourite scene involving the Dubois kids
# Favourite Moment

This week's challenge.

I have lots of favourite scenes with the kids, most involve Bridgette. Marie's had some great ones this season.

Marie: What's red rum?
Bridgette: It's a special flavour of ice cream that the Tooth Fairy gives you.
Marie: What happened, Mommy?
Bridgette: She ate too much red rum ice cream. Right, Mommy?

Of course as a brit, I thought immediately of the famous racehorse.

"Congratulations again, daddy. If you can’t get that ship up to Mars… nobody can." I love the reactions on Joe and Allison's faces.

I love when Bridgette drew pics of her parents work. Her daddy's bomb. Allison's work.

Bridgette: Well, think about it. Doesn't it seem like everywhere Mommy goes, she finds dead bodies?

I love the moment where Ariel offers to share her bed when Bridgette is scared in that episode.

And Apocalypse Push where she runs out to hug her daddy! And who can forgot the breathmints for breakfast or the bicycle helmet.

Marie had some lovely moments this season, "who broke me, Daddy", Florida and beinga pea pod for her play.

I think my all time favourite moment has to be the rain kiss. I will think if others though!

Medium CBS Fall preview!

Nothing I would class as spoilers. Watch reruns of season 5 on CBS Tuesday night at 10 for the British girl who won't actually be able to watch it on a television any longer since it's switching to paying tv only.

Everyone talks (even Jake once!) except David Cubitt who I guess wasn't on set that day.

J.R. MacReady · 07-30-2009, 01:58 PM

# Favourite scene involving the Dubois kids

Ariel:
Ariel sliding into the view of the camera, admiring herself in the mirror as she sings "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" from The Sound of Music, effectively disturbing her parents slumber (4x01: "...And Then.").

Bridgette:
Bridgette's "Spoon Dance" (3x05: "Ghost in the Machine")

'Nuff said. Seriously

Marie:
Two particular scenes from 2x10[?], "The Reckoning", I enjoyed concerning Marie was when Scanlon calls Allison early in the morning to report the death of Nadine (the woman she met earlier in the store across from the Gas Station), and in the background you can see Marie's little hand pawing on Joe's face and then his hair. Then After the comcercial break, while Allison is rushing to go meet Scanlon, Marie is on the bed with Joe, squirming around, flopping about and trying to crawl away from him.

# Favourite Moment
Allison comes home, all ready to pretend to be surprised by the party that Joe and the girls have been planning for her birthday, only to find the house vacant. She finds out Joe shipped the girls off to bunch of their friends (and babysitters?) homes so they can have a week to themselves. The big kicker: Allison already knew about it but continues to play the fool for her husband as she grab her bag, already packed, and heads for the door.

July 27th, 2009
42 MEDIUM ICONS (Joe Dubois) - Part One

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**ice_ice_baby** · 07-31-2009, 11:16 PM

I'll have to think about my favorite moment with the kids, but my favorite moment of the entire show was when Allison was walking in the hospital hallway with all those ghosts around her trying to get her attention

chicaanglaise · 08-01-2009, 04:38 AM

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I'll have to think about my favorite moment with the kids, but my favorite moment of the entire show was when Allison was walking in the hospital hallway with all those ghosts around her trying to get her attention

That's hilarious. I've always wondered if the writers forgot that Allison didn't like hospitals.

I forgot the spoon dance!

And the moment with the sick dog in an earlier episode.

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Ariel sliding into the view of the camera, admiring herself in the mirror as she sings "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" from The Sound of Music, effectively disturbing her parents slumber

And Joe mumbling that they should have had a boy!

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Two particular scenes from 2x10[?], "The Reckoning", I enjoyed concerning Marie was when Scanlon calls Allison early in the morning to report the death of Nadine (the woman she met earlier in the store across from the Gas Station), and in the background you can see Marie's little hand pawing on Joe's face and then his hair.

I never noticed this until it was pointed out to me on the commentary! So adorable though.

It's the Television Critics Association Press Tour at the moment. CBS is Monday and Tuesday according a schedule I read. Maybe we'll get some more Medium gossip!

I'm wondering if they'll do anything special for the 100th episode!

J.R. MacReady · 08-01-2009, 09:53 AM

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It's the Television Critics Association Press Tour at the moment. CBS is Monday and Tuesday according a schedule I read. Maybe we'll get some more Medium gossip!

I'm wondering if they'll do anything special for the 100th episode!

Yeah, that's a pretty big occasion for Medium. I'm certainly interested in what they'll do for the 100th episode. I can't for the life of me remember what they did for Xena's 100th episode (besides give the show a Magazine spread covering that fact).

**Miss Kenton** · 08-01-2009, 01:19 PM

Medium's moved to CBS now?

I didn't know that it had been cancelled at all. When does the new season start?

**ice_ice_baby** · 08-01-2009, 01:45 PM

The new season starts near the end of Sept (can't remember the actual date though)