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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
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 03 January, 2005 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Paramount |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Feature Film Drama, Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| MPN: | D070894D |
| # OF MEDIA: | 5 |
| UPC: | 097360708943 |
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Customer Reviews of Medium - The Complete First Season
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>I highly recommend this series for anyone who loves a great mystery or crime drama.
Brilliant Show
Wow what an extraordinary show. You get hooked pretty quickly from start to finish. What a woman Alison Dubios is she is a great mum, wife, lady, you feel jealous, amazed, and saddened by her ability at times. She seems to have a great family also, wish mine run as smoothly at times lol. What a great watch this is. Had to buy second series lol, Brilliant.
Consistently excellent!
Patricia Arquette stars as Allison Dubois, an otherwise ordinary wife and mother who has the ability to help solve crimes through her dreams. Over a series of nights, Allison sees more and more details about the victims, which she shares with her boss, Phoenix District Attorney Manuel Devalos, and detective Lee Scanlon.
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>On the homefront, Allison is accompanied by her laidback husband Joe, a scientist, and their three daughters, Ariel, Bridgette and Marie. The girls are far apart in age -- Ariel in junior high, Bridgette in elementary, and little Marie just a toddler -- giving room to all sorts of growing-up issues. In this first season, the two older girls also show evidence of having inherited some of their mother's psychic abilities, which troubles both Allison and Joe.
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>Although there are other shows currently on air with extraordinary heroines, "Medium" continues to stand apart. Unlike some of the others, such as "Ghost Whisperer" starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, "Medium" doesn't try to make its cast look superhuman. Dreams aside, Allison's just a busy woman juggling a career and family, and she actually can be seen picking up dry cleaning or wearing old t-shirts as she hurriedly fixes her girls a late supper.
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>Conversely, "GW"'s Melinda is perfect -- both in appearance and the way her life always goes her way -- which gets stale to the viewing audience pretty quickly. Who can possibly relate? Melinda's husband Jim has virtually no storylines of his own; his entire purpose appears to be supporting Melinda, listening to her prattle on about the cases she's working on, and maintaining the house for her as though he doesn't have a job himself. "Medium," on the other hand, is too smart to insult its viewers by presenting such an improbable universe.
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>If you haven't ever seen "Medium," I urge you to check it out immediately! You won't be disappointed.