Can I just say this last episode reminded me of "Wrong Turn"? Just the fact that the road was out. I am still gathering my thoughts on this episode.

I'll reopen this once the show is officially sent to Permanent Hiatus.

Moving over from the FORUM THAT WOULDN'T DIE (tm prufrock2)...

Overall, this was another poor episode. The wallet stashing scene was so hokie. Didn't Tru know they wouldn't detain him for long?

I could tell Kevin was the real killer the moment he asked for a ride. This show is just too predictable.

The only scene I really liked last night was watching Harry taste Carl's late wife's ashes (never thought I'd ever type that line). That move brings new meaning to the phrase "he was caught eating his wife".

Sadly, I see the idiotic half-hour reviews are back as are the "remind us what happened six minutes ago" repeats.

Finally, Tru as usual came in next to last place in the Fast National Ratings with a 2.8 rating /4 share in households and 1.8 rating in 18-49 adults. I know we had goose-neck's wedding last night on Friends, but these are the same abysmal ratings as usual, beating only Steve Harvey and Andersons on the Frog. I just cannot believe that FOX is not only keeping this show on but is actually adding name-brand stars as regulars.

It's hilarious how the original forum won't die. How appropriate.



I think I was yelling at my TV on that one. Geez, you meddlesome bitch, can't you let anything happen the way it's supposed to?

I was disappointed this episode wasn't too terrible. It would help if it were as bad as it used to be, but when it's passable, I ask myself why I'm still watching.

Maybe I'm a sucker for things like that, but I rather enjoyed the goofy little intercutting of Tru's and Harrison's lying to their significant others.

Why is this show populated with characters who feel it's their obligation to tell strangers personal information? If someone's snooping around your hotel room, you kick them the hell out! You don't owe them anything. If someone's snooping around your truck and asks you whose cigarettes are these, you tell her they're not yours and to get lost before you press charges. You don't have to awkwardly explain your innocence beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Kevin went from fucked up serial killer to "Okay, sis, kill me now because I don't want to do this anymore" in the space of, like, five seconds.

And did anyone else want to throw things at Tru when she told Harrison they had "changed fate"? DAVIS JUST SAID YOU CAN'T CHANGE FATE! Make up your fucking minds, fucking writers!

Just moving this from the other forum. I normally don't pay too much attention to the show while I watch this show. I find it interesting that the one time that I do turn my head, it's to catch that damn "February 30, 2004" on the prescription bottle.

Can somebody kill me? Somebody kill me...

*kills The Done One*

I liked the episode and especially Harrison's ash tasting experence.

Overall grade: B-

Watching this show knowing that none of the horrible acting nor writing is going to be burnt in effigy for our amusement by Shack definitely makes it tough to watch. It's still useful to exercise my eye muscles as they keep rolling over every stupid line of dialogue or plot device though.

I think I'll keep watching it until it's inevitably cancelled this spring, however. This show just brings out the masochist in me.

Seriously, he tasted the ashes, and when he talked to Tru later, he was all grossed out that he'd gotten them on his fingers? That Harrison! *cue rakish music*

I think he wasn't willing to admit he also got them on his tongue. That's not something you really want to say to people.

Aw. I think it was sweet the way Harrison and Tru conspired to spend a Valentine's Day weekend together.

*ahem*

Actually, fortunately, it seemed like ED and SR managed to tone the chemistry down some for this episode so that it wasn't completely squickworthy. Harrison actually managed to be useful, sort of, in a way, as only Harrison could.

Why did Davis call Tru to tell her about the body that came into the morgue on yestertoday? (Aside from providing clunky exposition on the killer's pattern, that is.) Since she wasn't around, the corpse wasn't going to ask her for help. It would have made more sense, and been amusing to boot, if Davis had actually held the phone up to the corpse so that it could have an opportunity to ask Tru for help over the phone.

The wallet setup was dumb beyond belief. Why didn't Tru just offer Kevin a ride to keep an eye on him? Jeebus.

At least Luc dumped Tru. Go Luc! I've been waiting to see how long it took for him to stop taking Tru's obvious lying and bizarre, evasive behavior. Since she's not telling him the truth, I'm glad he dumped her. I guess this is what passes for Tru suffering for her "calling", according to the "writers".

Disclaimer: I like CSI, and I only watched this show last night because it was on beforehand and I hate sitcoms and reality shows. No, I'm not defensive at all. Why do you ask?

Well, looks like the forum finally died. But on topic, I didn't pay much attention to the show, but Luke-with-a-c broke up with Tru. That's wonderful! Will Matthew Bomer stay in the opening credits though?

I thought she was trying to use her "powers" to convince Luc that they are soul mates by anticipating his thoughts. Which, if you think about it, is not that far from using it to win the lottery.

ETA, it worked, though, albeit temporarily. You could practically see Luc thinking, "Wow, I want chips and she does too! This one's a keeper!"

I almost didn't find this forum. But now I have some insight into why people hate this show, if they think of it as sci-fi. Lord, that's the crappiest sci-fi I ever saw. I guess I just think of "dumb" as sort of a genre in its own right.

We used to have a Dumb genre forum but the other genres got lonely.

If that had happened I would have defenestrated my television while laughing hysterically.

I just heard the news! Is Tru Calling Permanent Hiatused Before Its Time?! I haven't watched it in weeks, but the recaps will still be missed.

This show sucks, and I watched last night to see whether it's improving.

All that walking around alone at night, near (and into) the woods, knowing there's a killer on the property... whatever.

So was the killer guy lying about the mechanic taking off Valentine's weekend? Thanksgiving, Christmas a week in the summer maybe, but Valentine's?? Kind of weak if you ask me, or maybe where I live mechanics aren't as romantic as they are in the wilderness of wherever they were.

HA! FriscoChick, you're awesome. I totally thought they were going to pull something crazy like that out of their asses. "Maybe she can call for help through the phone." It would have been hysterical if the body grabbed the phone out of Davis' hand.

How is it that Davis can get his hands on crime scene evidence exactly? Wouldn't the CSI type people (if they even exist in The City) have taken that for analysis and not handed it over to the coroner?

prufrock2, I do admire the use of the word "defenestrate." It's a quirk of mine.

So now we have more information on the location of The City, and things get curiouser and curiouser.

We have previously learned that The City is on A Seaboard with train service, and driving distance from Rochester and Cleveland. Yet in the Valentine's Day episode, we find out that it's only a few hours' drive into The Mountains, where there is no snow even in mid-February.

I know they shoot in Vancouver, but I wish they'd try to figure out some semi-logical geographical schema for the location of The City. Of course, before they do that, they should probably try to address the gaping logistical holes in each episode's plot, so perhaps I'm asking for too much. Nevertheless, I live in Northern California, probably 1000 miles below BC (where the show is shot), and still, here, the mountains have freaking snow in the winter, often quite a lot of snow. If they're trying to posit that the show is set somewhere like Boston or NYC, I'd think the snow would be even more of an issue. Aren't the Adirondacks quite snowy and frozen at this time of year? Yet all we get is misty forest where it's not even that cold--Lindsay was wearing last year's sweater-coat, for god's sack, during her stroll through the scenic graveyard with the Valentine's Day Serial Killer. Last week, in the Sierras, I was wearing Gore-Tex and my snowboard boots.

Looks like it was an unlucky Friday the 13th for TC.

Anyway, back to topic, I still couldn't figure out why Eileen would kill her brother and make it look like he was a victim of a serial killer.

Well, I'll miss the recaps and all but I too couldn't find a damn thing to post in, for instance, the character threads, since not a single character has changed except Davis, and even he's been pretty stunted.

This week--dammit, Lindsay lived! (not a fan). All I could think of was, hel-LO, like we've all said, where's the damn snow in February in The Mountains, although I guess when you have a body like Dushku's to work with she's not going to wear parkas and hats and mittens and all like those of us in Actual NYC have been lately. Brrrr.

Bye bye Luc. God forbid you should talk to Tru's friends and family to find out what's going on with her, or maybe follow her. People in The City can be followed all day without noticing a damn thing, and I don't see why Tru should be different. But frankly, he was putting up with a lot, and I don't even know if he ever got to third base with her--she was always waking up on the couch, or with him fully clothed beside her over the covers or something. Hmmmm.

Next time--Davis reveals something the entire viewing audience (we few, we pathetic few) has figured out about forty minutes into the very first episode, Luc and JASON PRIESTLY arrives, apparently from under The Ocean.

I thought it was one of the better episodes of the series, not saying much, and I was drinking while I watched, so ...

Since the brother is the serial killer, wouldn't he have already had the heart on him? He asks her to kill him. She takes the knife and stabs him, he holds the heart.

I thought the wallet thing was kind of clever, he gets arrested for taking the wallet, he can't go and get killed, if it works Tru gets to go home early and get her weekend off.

I think the wallet thing would have been more clever had it been something that actually would have put him in jail for awhile. Petty theft, with return of the item moments after stealing it would not result in jail, much less an arrest. But then, see, the show would have been over right then.

Plus, Tru just walks out of the store? Anyway, I noticed the strong resemblance between ED and MB, esp. during the Jeep scenes. They looked enough alike to be... brother and sister? Ewwwwww. Plus, did anyone else think that Harrison and Lindsay looked more like sibs during their little cabin-chat? I guess now we have layers of yeccccchhhhhh.

I must say that I did like the way Lindsay looked in her miniskirt during the opening scene. That girl's got some strong thighs on her, and that ain't sarcasm.

Actually, depending on the situation (and the cop) it could result in an arrest and a few hours in lock-up.

I'm not saying it couldn't, but unless the woman chose to press charges (and I would think with the return of the wallet and all the contents within, she wouldn't) an arrest probably would not have been made.

Well, I can also imagine that the woman would want to press charges, the guy took her wallet and then lied about it (from her perspective). It would depend on how vindictive she is. Also, if the officer was kind of pissed off at the guy for taking the wallet and lying about it he could probably find a reason. (Lying to an officer is an arrestable offense in some places).

I had to stop watching when they turned Valentine's Day into some sort of freakin' National Holiday (Davis: "I'm in the morgue so all the married guys could have off." and "the mechanic is off for The Holiday" -- I don't think he meant President's Day).

I did see Kevin ask Tru to "help him". If he was the serial killer (Frankenberry or Cap'n Crunch?) and his would-be victim killed him first, how is that dying BEFORE HIS TIME?

Without the recaps, and since they keep ED pretty covered up, there's no reason for me to waste time on this dreck. Thank you, PTB at TWoP!

I had a dream that Shack wrote a recaplet for this episode. I forget how it went.

Other people work in the morgue?

It went like this:

No one cares no one cares no one cares no one cares stupid show I hate you no one cares no one cares no one cares dumbass paper hearts no one cares NO ONE CARES!

Heh. Have y'all checked out the PH blurb on the all-shows-covered list? I half expected it to be a paragraph of "nobody cares," but it's some quality venting instead.

Ratings are in and TC did a 2.8/4 in fast nationals, 1.8 in 18-49. These numbers are in keeping with the first couple of episodes of the new year, and are lower than the recent spike and the first few episodes last fall. On the other hand, The Apprentice, Survivor: All-Stars, and the Friends episode that Shack was watching with such understandable glee all scored very high, and there wasn't much left over for the netlets and ABC.

The fact that this show is still on the air while certain Mutant Enemy productions are getting axed fills me with rage. But it's a consistent performer for FOX, and clearly the network doesn't want to put any new show with promise in this awful timeslot. Renewal is another story.

ETA: Kristen actually has called TC a great show--and she appeared as a corpse in the morgue in "The Longest Day." Coincidence? She was really thrilled with the cameo, for some reason. In any case, from her days as Wanda, she's been nicknamed Wrongda--and her report several months ago that a 6th season for Angel had already been approved by the WB is just the latest example of how unreliable her reporting is. But no, I'm not bitter. Do I seem bitter?

At least Kristen, that vapid whore over on E!, hasn't come out with "totally true" news of renewal for Tru Calling. Braintrust that she is, I'm sure she'll talk about how FOX is ready any day now to renew Tru Calling for ten more seasons and how it's a really great show with surprising plot twists.

That was more about Kristen than Tru Calling. So, to stay on topic. Wow...a show with low, but consistent ratings. At least FOX only has an order for 20 episodes instead of 22 like usual.

Uh, our Eliza has been nominated for a Saturn award.



...the hell? Clearly, this nomination's not worth a hair, if she's sharing company with Kristin Kreuk. I've heard this phenomenon rationalized as there being a dearth of actresses in the genre under consideration, and I'll buy it. All you have to do is not be completely god-awful, I suppose. (Then again, Tom Welling's up for best actor, which calls into question the entire process, regardless of gender.)

Word word word word WORD. I'll be bitter on your behalf.

Oh, my, my. It is a sci-fi show, I guess. Although, I would have to say that there's no doubt in my mind that Amber Tamblyn will win. Because as much as I like Eliza, I don't think her acting on TC is particularly exemplary considering her character's one-note-ness.

I actually liked a couple thing in the episode. They made fun of Wrong Turn and how horrible it was. Didn't he say something like, "Picking up a hitchhiker, sounds like the beginning of some bad horror flick." Which if I recall correctly from my drunken haze that was the plot of Eliza's wretched movie. Although kind of the pot calling the kettle black I suppose. The only other thing I liked was seeing Brian Krackow. Oh how I've missed you Brian. But where is your giant curly hair? Of course they had to turn him into a serial killer and ruin it. Bastards. They'll probably ruin Brandon Walsh too.

It's the Saturn Award, of course it's not. There's only a handful of SF/Fantasy/Action shows that have a female lead-- if Jolene Blalock on Enterprise is "supporting", then the nominated six are probably the only eligible choices.

I'm sad the show got PH'd. I'm one of the few (maybe the only one) who likes the show. Oh well, I will miss the snarky recaps. :(

I tried to watch the last episode, but I felt the bile rising up and had to avert my eyes. I'm glad Shack will no longer have to watch this show but I'm really gonna miss the recaps. I think he took a bullet for many of us every week, the many of us who just read the recaps because actually watching this show hurts so much.

Thanks again, Shack.

Jolynn, I'm rather fond of the show, too. I recognize that it's not a great show (and I adored the recaps and continue to love the snark in this thread) but Tru Calling has really grown on me. I actually find myself kind of looking forward to it each week. Maybe it has subliminal messages in the title sequence?

Or maybe it's just that I love sci-fi/supernatural shows, and there's really nothing of that sort on TV anymore. Back in the day of The X-Files or the last few Star Trek series, there were always imitators and plenty of shows trying to reproduce their success, so I could pick and choose until I found shows I really enjoyed.

Now, however, when I want my supernatural fix, there's pretty much nothing. So I turn to Tru Calling and Smallville by default. Everything else is a sitcom (I have pretty much no sense of humour, it seems), a cop show, or reality TV (I will never, ever watch reality TV--I'll turn to Soap Operas first, anything but reality TV).

Also, Tru is a rather likeable girl. At first, I wasn't terrible impressed with Eliza's acting, but, like the show, she's grown on me. Tru herself is kind of fun to watch, and I love Davis.

Amalthea

I'm so glad I'm not alone! :) I really like Eliza Dushku and she was the reason I started to watch the show and yes, it is predicatable, but what's wrong with that? It's nice to still be able to call the ending of some things nowadays! :)

I will miss the snark of the recaps though. :( Too bad they couldn't find someone who hated it a wee bit less.

Whoohoo! Time to celebrate the rumor has already begun on the Fox fan board that Tru Calling is getting cancelled.

Here's the post - The 5 shows that remain to be aired will be the last for TC. Just heard word from a producer friend that the show was not picked up for a second season. Appearently the OC and Tru were fighting for the same market and tru lost.

Here's the ratings for last ep Valentine
2/12/04 2.8/4
3.4/5
as shown at http://www.supporttrucalling.com/ratings.html


*crosses fingers*

Hey! That's a keen idea. Let's recap Tru crap ourselves to get some entertainment from it.

I would help on the Valentine Day one except I couldn't get past the whole awkward meal with Harrison. Although I did catch something with Luc joking about stealing flowers off a grave. Ha Ha! High comedy for that show.

Psst, Heckler, have you had a chance to check out the TWoP site FAQ? Knowing and loving the FAQ is a good way to keep from running afoul of the mods for stuff like this.

Jolynn, Amalthea, welcome to the club! We are a small group, but that just means there are more snacks for us at the parties . . . or something like that. Maybe since the three of us are "out," more will come out of hiding. Hey, you never know. It would be nice to type about the show with people who like it. Snark is one thing, vitriol is another.

I stayed out of this forum until it came to the PH area, to be honest with you. I really like the show, and have since day one. Otherwise I wouldn't be watching it.

Do you think Eliza was flashbacking to better days during the scene of Killer Guy asking his sister to kill him?

"Just kill me! I'm evil. I'm bad!"

Amalthea, try Joan of Arcadia. Trust me, you won't be desappointed.

See, I am dissapointed with Joan of Arcadia. There's been nothing truly great thus far, to me, and I've seen every episode. Maybe living in Oklahoma, the Bible Belt, I've become used to hearing about God... but the show just doesn't make me think.

Tru has managed to have some decent episodes, and yes, I'm a fan of it.

I'll come out and say that I like this show. Not a lot, but enough for me to forfeit Friends for an evening.