"Tru Calling" so terrible that its fansite has called for it to be cancelled

POSTED BY: britchick
UPDATED: Sunday, April 10, 2005 09:04
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EMBERS

Friday, September 24, 2004 2:22 AM

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But wait... Jane Espensen is writing for the show in season 2!
I will at least watch the eps she writes. She can only make Tru Calling better if you ask me.
mattro

I agree. Hopefully Jane can make the show better. I kept watching because of Eliza and the few glimmers of hope that it showed at the scripts getting better. Oh yeah, and it had Eliza. Did I mention that already?

Yeah, I was excited about the 2nd season because Jane Espensen would bring more humor and imagination to the show...
and I thought that some new episodes did get filmed before they (the network) put it on hold...
Evidently Fox (well know for their brillant programming decisions) decided to hold off on Tru Calling until mid-season.
And now there are rumors that they might sell it to the WB.
So I don't know what is going on,
but I'm still wanting to watch the episodes that JE helped write...
and I'm kind of thinking it would be nice if Eliza was cut loose (if the network is dumping it) so that she can play Faith in one of Joss' made-for-TV-movies (hoping there will be some soon).

network TV

(particularly Fox)

PSYCHICRIVER

Friday, January 14, 2005 9:59 AM

So has tru been cancelled now?

PsychicRiver

"Two by two, hands of blue."
"We can take care of each other. I'll knit!"

SIMONWHO

Sunday, February 6, 2005 3:39 AM

Yup, it's a goner. 6 episodes have been done and when/how they're going to be released depends on DVD sales. I suppose another network could pick it up but it seems unlikely at this stage.

Hey PsychicRiver, we miss you at the Treehouse, come hang out again!

Edited to add: just noticed, New Zealand have started airing the remaining episodes. The internet has naturally sucked them up and if you know the right places to go, will spit them out again.

THIEFJEHAT

Thursday, February 10, 2005 4:12 PM

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(flashbacks to events only a few minutes ago because they think that if they didn't, the audience would miss the significance of what this new event was).

I just wanted to point out that this same "trick" was used in the original "Spider-Man," a movie I cannot stand. Everyone argues this point with me, but I'm glad folks like StarPilot here recognize when they're being insulted.

And he's not the only one that sees it either. When authors/TV Show writers/Film writers endeavor to tell and re-tell me plot points I always get agitated. It is as if they are saying to me "Since you are clearly unperceptive you need to be re-told how significant this issue is to the plot at large". You are right, Spider-man did it.

I LOVE Frank Herberts orginal 6 dune novels. I hate what his son has done to the new ones. Everytime I read a line it is as if Brian Herbert insists on retelling me things because I'm clearly stupid. Most trash fantasy is the same anymore.

Likewise when I see it in film I feel the same way. Real storytellers never TELL a story. They SHOW one. When a writer feels compelled to drive a plot point into the viewer with obvious tricks he's doing a disservice to us all. I love Joss Whedon because he SHOWS us his stories.

Joss Whedon, Neil Gaiman, Frank Herbert, and George R.R.Martin all know what it takes to craft a true tale. Bravo to them. It's a shame Frank Herbert is no longer with us.

MANOFSTEEL25

Thursday, February 10, 2005 6:17 PM

It does seem odd Fox comissioned the start of season 2- had 6 episodes made and then put it on hold , pushe dit back and finally cancelled it. Seems a bit of a waste of time.

I saw the frist handful of episodes last year.... ehh. Eliza's easy on the eyes but I can't say I'm blown away by her performance. Plus the premise does feel like a Quantum leap/Groundhog day retread- which wouldn't be all bad but there's non-exisitant or weak explanations for why this happens to her (and apparantly also to Preistly who steps in a la Evi Leaper style.)

What bothered me most about the show was that, for the most part Tru had to save someone and Presily later had to make sure they died to preserve the original timeline. (and they implied a rather far-fetched idea that her mother was like herself and her father was her mother's oppostie...uh-huh) Well my feeling on it is how does Tru know the right thing to do is to save the person al the time? Maybe there are some times when the original timeline should be kept or only altered slightly. There just seemed to be a lack or guideposts or rules to the show.

Plus yeah the constant flashback to stuff only presented an act earlier was rather annoying. Execs have no faith in people following a story anymore.

I was never that impressed. I taped over what few eisodes I have. It'd be nice to have some good fantasy scifi TV again but Tru wasn't it. Can't say I'll miss it.

EMBERS

Thursday, February 10, 2005 6:43 PM

I was under-whelmed by 'Tru Calling's first season
but I was so excited about Jane Espensen joining the writing staff for the second season...
I would have loved to have seen the episodes she helped to write!

It does seem so surprising that Fox spends the money on making shows they never air....

ARAMINA

Friday, April 8, 2005 6:49 PM

I get the same feeling when reading the Buffy novels. Do the publishers really think that we're buying the books and not knowing the story behind them? Do we really need to be told how to kill vampires, what a slayer is etc etc?

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FALLENANGEL

Friday, April 8, 2005 7:00 PM

I never saw Tru Calling but damn, it's that bad of a show?

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ARAMINA

Friday, April 8, 2005 7:39 PM

I saw one episode. It was enough to make me not watch it again.

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ZEEK

Friday, April 8, 2005 7:47 PM

Just saw one of Jane Espensen's episodes last night and was unimpressed. It really didn't do much for me. There was little to no substance to the episode. We find out one tiny twist to Jason Presley's mystery, and maybe a hint at a little more of a mystery. Nothing much too it.

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