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

Creator:

Jon Harmon Feldman
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

30 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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 | Altering History | Reliving Same Event | Supernatural Power

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)
Matt Bomer	...	Luc Johnston (17 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jessica Collins	...	Meredith Davies (15 episodes, 2003-2004)
Benjamín Benítez	...	Gardez (14 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jason Priestley	...	Jack Harper (13 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Directed by
Michael Katleman		(7 episodes, 2003-2005)
Paul Shapiro		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Guy Norman Bee		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Dan Lerner		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Rick Rosenthal		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jesús Salvador Treviño		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
David Solomon		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Writing credits
Jon Harmon Feldman		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Robert Doherty		(5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Zack Estrin		(5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Chris Levinson		(4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Chad Hodge		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Douglas Petrie		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Doris Egan		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Scott Shepherd		(2 episodes, 2004)
Karine Rosenthal		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Dawn Parouse	....	executive producer (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Marty Adelstein	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jon Harmon Feldman	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Neal H. Moritz	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Robert Doherty	....	producer / co-producer (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Zack Estrin	....	supervising producer (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kathy Gilroy	....	line producer (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Scott Shepherd	....	consulting producer (22 episodes, 2003-2005)
Brian Wankum	....	associate producer (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
R.W. Goodwin	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Douglas Petrie	....	co-executive producer (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Chris Levinson	....	supervising producer (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michael Katleman	....	co-executive producer (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chris Brancato	....	consulting producer (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Bert Salke	....	consulting producer (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Doris Egan	....	co-executive producer / consulting producer (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jane Espenson	....	co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2005)
Richard Hatem	....	supervising producer (6 episodes, 2005)
Agatha Warren	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 2005)
Brieann Rich	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2003)
Nicholas Rich	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2003)

Series Original Music by
Robert Duncan		(18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jason Derlatka		(9 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jon Ehrlich		(9 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Cinematography by
David Moxness		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Film Editing by
Regis Kimble		(8 episodes, 2003-2005)
Peter Basinski		(5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michael Stern		(5 episodes, 2004)
Lisa Lassek		(3 episodes, 2003)
Joshua Charson		(2 episodes, 2005)
Stan Salfas		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Casting by
Barbara Stordahl		(27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Angela Terry		(26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Susan Taylor Brouse		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Mark S. Freeborn		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Art Direction by
Tony Wohlgemuth		(19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Catherine Ircha		(6 episodes, 2005)

Series Set Decoration by
Mark Lane		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Costume Design by
Jenni Gullett		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Makeup Department
Fay von Schroeder	....	key makeup artist / makeup department head (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Debra Wiebe	....	hair stylist (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Janet Sala	....	hair stylist (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Andrea Manchur	....	key makeup artist (7 episodes, 2003-2004)
Teresa A. Meyer	....	key makeup artist (6 episodes, 2005)
Ian C. Ballard	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Fleur Morell	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Carole Simcox	....	day checker makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Kathy Gilroy	....	unit production manager (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Aaron Miller	....	post-production supervisor (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jim Sodini	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2005)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John MacCarthy	....	second assistant director (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
Morgan Beggs	....	first assistant director (11 episodes, 2003-2005)
Roger Scott Russell	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jack Hardy	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Brett Dowler	....	second unit director (6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Craig Matheson	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2005)
Kate Weiss	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2005)
Bryant Marshall	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Frank Haddad	....	head greensman (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Christopher Cooper	....	property master (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Mike Rennison	....	construction coordinator (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jenny Seinen	....	head painter (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Michael Love	....	assistant property master (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Lynn Snedden	....	art department assistant (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Scott Stewart	....	lead dresser (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michael Jovanovski	....	lead dresser (7 episodes, 2003-2005)
David Hadaway	....	set designer (6 episodes, 2003)
Terry Gonsalves	....	on-set dresser (6 episodes, 2005)
Melanie Cassidy	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Karen Mullen	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Dennis Simard	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Mark Cleary	....	sound effects editor (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Don Painchaud	....	production sound mixer / sound mixer (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Cindy Rabideau	....	supervising sound editor (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Joe Barnett	....	re-recording mixer (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Mathew Waters	....	re-recording mixer (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kevin McCullough	....	sound effects editor (18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kristian Bailey	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 2004)
David Barbee	....	sound effects editor (1 episode, 2003)
Michael Mullane	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 2003-2004)
Susan Cahill	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Robert Guastini	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Jeff MacFarlane	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Mike Marchain	....	supervising adr editor (unknown episodes)
Damien Smith	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Raymond E. Spiess III	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Carmen Verin	....	sound assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Bob Comer	....	special effects coordinator (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Barry Hebein	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)
Ian Korver	....	special effects assistant (unknown episodes)
Harry Tomsic	....	lead fabricator (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Geoff Anderson	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Roberto Biagi	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Corey Bramall	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Gaston Morrison	....	stunt coordinator (24 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jim Dunn	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
Dave Hospes	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2004)
Nick Allen	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Dustin Brooks	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Dave Campbell	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunt double: Eliza Dushku (unknown episodes)
Duane Dickinson	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Marny Eng	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Corry Glass	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Mylrea	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey C. Robinson	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Chad Sayn	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
David Cameron	....	key grip (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Seth Hettrick	....	key rigging grip (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Sandy Cooper	....	first assistant camera / camera assistant (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Daryl Hartwell	....	dolly operator (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Carlo Bellini	....	second assistant camera (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Fraser Boyle	....	key grip (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Doug Schwartz	....	camera operator (15 episodes, 2003-2004)
Paul Brebner	....	second assistant camera (13 episodes, 2004)
Jeff Pentecost	....	gaffer (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Stephen Jackson	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 2004)
Ryan Bailey	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 2005)
Peter Wilke	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2005)
Ted Smith	....	first assistant: b camera (3 episodes, 2003)
Krista Stumph	....	camera trainee (3 episodes, 2004)
Terry Calhoun	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Aaron Haesler	....	camera trainee (2 episodes, 2004)
Junichi Hosoi	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2004)
Marty McInally	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2004)
Chris Banting	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Warren Bruce	....	generator operator (unknown episodes)
Sacha Fassaert	....	assistant camera: underwater unit (unknown episodes)
David Gray	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Derek Roald Hall	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Dale H. Jahraus	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Gary Stamford	....	lamp operator (unknown episodes)
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Michael Wiebe	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Carissa Chapman	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles / casting associate: Los Angeles (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Susan Taylor Brouse	....	casting: Canada (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Larkin MacKenzie-Ast	....	casting assistant: Vancouver (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Annette McCaffrey	....	extras casting director / extras casting (24 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shane Deschamps	....	costume set supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Marc Pollon	....	assistant editor (13 episodes, 2003-2005)
Sam Bollinger	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
Christine Seino	....	assistant on-line editor (7 episodes, 2003-2005)
Aaron Miller	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 2003)
Catherine Haight	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2004)
Andrea Karthas	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes)
Andrea P. Stilgenbauer	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Kevin J. Edelman	....	music supervisor (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
David Klotz	....	music editor (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Alexandra Patsavas	....	music supervisor (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Michael Blakey	....	music producer (11 episodes, 2003-2004)
Andrea von Foerster	....	music coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Teresa Haney	....	transportation coordinator (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
James Perenseff	....	transportation coordinator (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Steve Zsapka	....	transportation coordinator (6 episodes, 2005)
Ian Thompson	....	fire truck wrangler / picture bus wrangler (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Other crew
Rey Astronomo	....	computer/video playback operator (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Brieann Rich	....	set medic (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Nicholas Rich	....	key paramedic (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Dana Greenblatt	....	assistant: Jon Feldman (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Stacey Levin	....	head publicist (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Angela Will	....	accountant (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Heather Fox	....	assistant: Marty Adelstein (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Neil Levin	....	script coordinator (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kelli Stember	....	assistant: Dawn Parouse (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Eric Ladd	....	title designer (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Vicki Egilsson	....	cast and crew payroll (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jackie Pytel	....	assistant: R.W. Goodwin (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Scott Steyns	....	playback coordinator (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Roberta Cenedese	....	production coordinator (15 episodes, 2003-2005)
Nikki King	....	assistant: Neal Moritz (14 episodes, 2004-2005)
Clark Candy	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2003-2005)
Danny McWilliams	....	location manager (13 episodes, 2003-2005)
Scott Walden	....	location manager (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
Russell Brown	....	assistant: Neal Moritz (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Helga Ungurait	....	script supervisor (10 episodes, 2003-2005)
Stephanie Williams	....	assistant to writer (8 episodes, 2003-2005)
Elysia Bliss Pyne	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 2003)
Patricia Barry	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Petina Louise	....	assistant: Michael Katleman (7 episodes, 2004)
Lana Krotenko	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
William Sind	....	story editor (6 episodes, 2004)
Dani Elias	....	assistant: Kathy Gilroy-Sereda (6 episodes, 2005)
Debra Fallek	....	assistant: Michael Katleman (6 episodes, 2005)
Evan Allen	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2004)
Jill Sayre	....	voice-over (4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Lara Fox	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 2004)
Eunice Choi	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2003)
Micheal Bahta	....	assistant to cast (2 episodes, 2004)
Alysa Sun	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2005)
Sean Cummings	....	office production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lesley DeHaan	....	office production assistant (unknown episodes)
Shane Deschamps	....	set supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach (unknown episodes)
Karen Nielsen	....	office production assistant (unknown episodes)
Harley Pasternak	....	personal trainer (unknown episodes)
Michael Roberts	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• "Oh That Gus!"
• 20th Century Fox Television
• Fox Television Network
• Millennium Canadian Productions Ltd.
• Original Television
• Tru Calling Productions

Distributors

• Fox Television (2003-2005) (worldwide) (TV)
• Fox Network (2003-2005) (USA) (TV)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Cool TV (2007) (Hungary) (TV) (repeats)
• Fox (200?) (Japan) (TV)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2005-2006) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
• RTL (2005) (Germany) (TV)
• Sky TV (2004) (UK) (TV)
• TV Tokyo (2005) (Japan) (TV)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (complete series)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Level 3 Post  post-production services
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  telecine transfers
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  sound post-production
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:60 min | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

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:

The show was canceled by FOX, who thought that the new series "Point Pleasant" (2005) would work better following "The O.C." (2003) than Tru Calling. Point Pleasant was canceled before finishing its 13 episodes.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In many of the episodes, the personal effects of the victims are shown with the bodies. In practice, these items are removed as evidence by the police before handing over the body to the morgue

Quotes:

Glenn Carpenter:There is something I always wanted to tell you, I always thought that you were the most beautiful girl in school... then you left that note in my locker...
Lindsay Walker:I left that note in your locker?
Glenn Carpenter:That note changed my life.
Lindsay Walker:It did?
Glenn Carpenter:It made me realize some very important thing... I couldn't have feelings for you, I couldn't have feelings for any girl.
Lindsay Walker:Are you telling me that my note, made you... gay?
Glenn Carpenter:A note made me gay! Let me tell you something, at 10th reunion... then the tiara is mine!
Lindsay Walker:Oh.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Somebody Help Me

Who in their right mind would Cancel this!?

Tru Calling had a great premise, unlike anything else on TV at the time, and most episodes were interesting and mysterious. Eliza Dushku was in top form and had an excellent cast behind her, including Shawn Reaves as her wheeling, dealing brother Harrison. Everything fell into place on Tru Calling but it was on Fox which seems to be a curse for so many potentially good shows. I don't understand how so many bad shows manage to last so long while the few good ones that get on the air don't last much more than a season. Tru Calling now joins the ranks of some of the best shows that never got a fair chance: Firefly, Undergrads, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, and Clerks. In the years to come when more and more people discover these hidden gems they will wonder why some of the best TV from 99-04 got the axe while other shows that nobody will even be talking about got season after season. Perhaps the reason that TC didn't last so long is that it was too smart for the average viewer. It helps when you think about TC when your watching it. Tru Calling is not the pop song that so many other shows are, it is an opera filled with all sorts of layers. Tru Calling had such a good set up and did not get the chance follow through on its potential. There were so many amazing stories that they could have told if given the chance. If you have not seen Tru Calling and are on this page I suggest that you pick up the DVD sets as you'll end up going back to it time and time again. The best new show on TV in 2003/4 can be the best new show in your DVD collection, as it is in mine. Its too bad nobody could go back in time and save Tru Calling....... and Firefly and Undergrads and Clerks.........

The candle that burns twice as bright lasts half as long.