"Ghost Whisperer" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Creator:

John Gray

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

The dead are talking...and she is listening.

Plot:

A newlywed with the ability to communicate with the earthbound spirits of the recently deceased overcomes skepticism and doubt to help send their important messages to the living and allow the dead to pass on to the other side.

Plot Keywords:

Medium | Murder Investigation | Psychic Power | Vision | Husband Wife Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 17

8:00 PM

CBS

Ball and Chain

#4.10

Cast

Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Melinda Gordon (85 episodes, 2005-2009)
David Conrad	...	Jim Clancy / ... (85 episodes, 2005-2009)
Camryn Manheim	...	Delia Banks (62 episodes, 2006-2009)

Runtime:

60 min | USA:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-13 (DVD) (2007) | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA

Company:

ABC Studios

Trivia:

The town square is actually on the back lot of Universal Studios and there is a reason that it looks familiar. It is the same one used in the movie, Back to the Future (1985).

Quotes:

Melinda Gordon: Places aren't haunted. People are haunted.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Supernatural: Asylum (#1.10)" (2005)

The best mystical show to date...

As an actual mystic, who has had a lot of these types of experiences, I have to say that this is the best show of it's kind and it is the most emotionally honest and truthful. I like "Medium" too, but Arquette is always so snotty. Believe me, people would stop listening to her damned quickly if she went around with that attitude in real life. "Medium" never moves me on the same emotional level as "the Ghost Whisperer" does.

Hewitt is emotionally honest and very accurate to the behavior of a real mystic. Real mysticism has very little to do with ego, and Hewitt's humble and caring character is exactly the sort of person that she would need to be in order to speak to people on this deep of an emotional level.