"Tru Calling" (2003) TV series 2003-2005

Creator:

Jon Harmon Feldman

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

30 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Adventure | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Her destiny is calling...

Plot:

A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.

Plot Keywords:

Morgue | Dead | Re Live | 2000s | College

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Eliza Dushku	...	Tru Davies (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Shawn Reaves	...	Harrison Davies (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Zach Galifianakis	...	Davis (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
A.J. Cook	...	Lindsay Walker (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Matthew Bomer	...	Luc Johnston (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jessica Collins	...	Meredith Davies (15 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jason Priestley	...	Jack Harper (14 episodes, 2004-2005)
Benjamín Benítez	...	Gardez (14 episodes, 2003-2004)

Also Known As:

Heroine (USA) (working title)
Tru (USA) (working title)
True Calling (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

"Oh That Gus!"

Trivia:

At the The University of Colorado at Boulder's 57th Annual Conference on World Affairs in 2005, star Eliza Dushku's mother Judith Dushku (a Professor of Government at Suffolk University) told a story about her daughter's growing dissatisfaction with the writing and her character as the show went on. According to Mrs. Dushkhu, Eliza had been promised that "Tru Calling" (2003) would be another "strong girl" show, in the tradition of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and that her character would be a role model for young women. However, by about the sixth episode, Eliza was calling her mother to complain about egregiously weak and dumb traits in her character. Examples given by Mrs. Dushku include: an argument that Eliza had with the showrunners because she refused to play a scene in which Tru did not know what a map was (and she had to have a man tell her) and Eliza being told that Tru shouldn't be seen studying for her MCATs (even though she was supposed to be a medical student). Eliza also made a list of all the script instructions written to describe Tru's state of mind, and they always included words like "overwhelmed," "surprised," "shocked," and "bewildered," but never instructions for Tru to be strong, confident, or sure of herself.

Quotes:

Jack Harper: Good people has to die too, Tru.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Scrubs: My Malpractical Decision (#4.9)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

In The Air Tonight

Hats off to Eliza.

Tru Calling is one of the best series made on a subject so sensitive and delicate. The psychic abilities in us, human beings, do come as a gift only to those who are caring, non discriminative and are pure in the sense of deeds. The portrayal of the central character 'Tru' has been handled marvelously by the actress, the director, and the script writer. It is important that the inner traits of the character are understood by the viewers and the real success for the makers of such series is in getting the vibes or feelings of the characters across to them. Eliza Dushku is a wonderful actress and her expressions are just what the role needs. After a long time an actress with style and simplicity together has earned a befitting role. If at all it is possible, I would love to see her personally and offer some real compliment. Well done Eliza and well done the show makers.