Medium (2005–2011)

Suburban mom Alison Dubois attempts to balance family life with solving mysteries using her special gift. The dead send her visions of their deaths or other crimes while she sleeps.

Creator:

Glenn Gordon Caron

Stars:

Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, Sofia Vassilieva

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Patricia Arquette	...	Allison Dubois (130 episodes, 2005-2011)
Miguel Sandoval	...	D.A. Manuel Devalos (130 episodes, 2005-2011)
Sofia Vassilieva	...	Ariel Dubois (130 episodes, 2005-2011)
Maria Lark	...	Bridgette Dubois (130 episodes, 2005-2011)
Jake Weber	...	Joe Dubois (130 episodes, 2005-2011)
David Cubitt	...	Detective Lee Scanlon (120 episodes, 2005-2011)
Miranda Carabello	...	Marie Dubois (62 episodes, 2005-2011)
Madison Carabello	...	Marie Dubois (41 episodes, 2005-2011)
Tina DiJoseph	...	Lynn DiNovi (39 episodes, 2005-2011)

Storyline

Allison Dubois works in the Phoenix District Attorney's office. She uses her psychic abilities to help crack criminal cases. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people, and by touching someone she often gets to see beneath the facade into the person's soul. Allison juggles this stressful job with her role as wife and mother of three children, including a daughter who seems to be developing similar powers.

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Plot Keywords:

psychic | vision | family relationships | sister sister relationship | mother daughter relationship | 

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Taglines:

She Sees What Others Can't.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

3 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Médium

Filming Locations:

10010 Yolanda Ave, Northridge, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Picturemaker Productions, Grammnet Productions, Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sofia Vassilieva missed a few episodes in season 5 because she was shooting My Sister's Keeper. She had to shave her head for the role and Patricia Arquette supported her by doing the same, which explains why the two of them had short hair at the beginning of season 6.

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Goofs

The show is set in Phoenix, AZ, which is in Maricopa County. In at least a couple of episodes, when there is a scene in the courtroom, the court is called to order in "Mariposa County." Also, whenever they show the county seal in court or a state government building, it also reads "Mariposa County."

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Quotes

Allison Dubois: Psychic with a bad sense of time.
Joe Dubois: Do you remember where you live?
Allison Dubois: Hmm, I'm seeing a house. I'm seeing a guy in his underwear. I'm seeing lots of dishes in the sink.
Joe Dubois: It's amazing how you do that.

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #26.75 (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Theme"
Written by Mychael Danna
Arranged by Jeff Beal

User Reviews

Great first episode

I was very impressed by the pilot. It quickly set up how this woman got into helping solve crimes. We did not have to slog though a long set-up, because it got quickly to the action.

I liked seeing her husband and daughters. Her husband was portrayed as a very supportive man. I already care about how she will handle this atypical job and be with her family. Will she have to do a lot of traveling, being away from home?

She is a strong character. I liked how she stood up to the sheriff (or police chief, whomever). And with moments like "Tell him you know about the kiss." we see that she is also very perceptive with a quick mind.

In spite of her strengths, she also showed a natural reaction to being odd/different. I also appreciated her frustration when she felt that what she was trying to do was for nothing.

This episode had good acting, drama, suspense, humor. And it wasn't creepy. I'm really looking forward to future episodes.