Tru Calling was one of the most enjoyable and thrilling TV show I've ever seen. The concept alone (a girl at a morgue who relives days to prevent certain deaths when chosen to) is very interesting, but the characters, their relationships and development made the show grow bigger episode by episode. Tru Davies is one inspirational character to people everywhere, with her determination and faith in what she does, balancing her own life and education, often even sacrificing to save the life that asked her to, no matter how much gratitude or care they show. The best things about this show was that it tackled almost every subject you could think of in a crime scene (murder, suicide, accidental deaths, etc.), in basically any setting (hospital, beauty pageant, prom reunions..). Also worth mentioning is that Tru could try and fix some trivial or sometimes important issues with her friends and family, like allowing her brother to win a bet after he already lost in the erased day, or throwing her best friend a birthday party even though she originally forgot about her birthday. Special episodes also include one where Tru either fails to save a person, or succeeds but someone else dies in their place, which could often cause her to relive the same day more than once. This teaches her of the consequences and ripples resulted of her calling, which can be both a gift and a curse.

If you like a) time-traveling stories and/or b) murder mysteries, "Tru Calling" is right up your alley. This series is based on a "Groundhog Day"-ish premise that could potentially get repetitive (girl who works at the morgue hears dead people asking her to "save them"; her day rewinds and she has to figure out how/why they died and change the course of the day so that they will live), but it keeps finding new twists on the formula: multiple rewinds, no rewinds, multiple dead bodies, inevitable deaths that can only be delayed long enough for the victims to get some closure, deaths of people close to her, etc. Of course Tru also uses her abilities to fix little things that go wrong during the course of the day, and the show's attention to detail makes all 42 minutes of an episode interesting to watch as you're looking for the big or small or no changes in the "second" (for everyone else but Tru, first) day. The time-traveling aspect is well-handled, and the mysteries are unpredictable. The pace is fast and the visual style is snappy. The characters are engaging and attractive (though the writers did drop the ball with Tru's older sister, who is written out after a point and never even mentioned again!). Eliza Dushku is amazingly beautiful, and puts across Tru's compassion and determination - although this "calling" is a terrible burden on her personal life, she will always jump on the opportunity to save another human life. Her chemistry with Shawn Reaves, who plays her good-hearted slacker brother, is likable and natural. Zach Galifianakis is perfect as Tru's nerdy but helpful boss (after a few episodes, both of these guys learn Tru's secret and help her along in her missions). Jason Priestley, who arrives on episode 14, is brilliant as the mysterious, manipulative Jack Harper - his part pushes the series in a more philosophical territory. The rest of the cast, from the supporting players of both seasons to the guest stars, is well-chosen. Unfortunately, the show was cancelled halfway through Season 2, and so several plot threads (one of them being Tru's father's guilty past and present) were left unresolved. Despite this handicap, "Tru Calling" is worth getting into - even the weaker episodes (like "Reunion" or "Drop Dead Gorgeous") are fun to watch, and the strongest episodes (like "Star Crossed", "The Longest Day" or "Two Pair") are terrific entertainment.

This was a great TV show that was ahead of it's time. Unfortunately it's network canceled it when it was filming its 7th episode of the 2nd series. Tru (Eliza Dushku) starts working at a morgue to help her get a job as a doctor. On her first night at the morgue a corpse wakes up and asks her for help. The day starts again and Tru tries to save the victim and gets the opportunity to know what will happen and get a second chance to do something about it.The show was great and so was the concept. It had humour, suspense and get kept you wondering if Tru could save the day. The characters were great and they unfolded every week so we learned more about them. Tru calling is available on DVD with the complete first season and the 6 episodes from the second series. Go out and buy it you won't regret it.

Can I just say how good this series is...and how shocked I am it got the chop! After all the buyers of the collection and all the supporting watchers, the least that could happen you would think is that the final episode, actually would be a final episode. The door has not been shut, and very much doubt that it ever will be. What a waste, I'm sure a last episode would of made this a lot better! I think it is so shocking, I feel like asking for a refund. Companys like Fox need to learn not everything is a hit straight away, Friends wasn't as popular in the first series, look at how that turned out.Apart from last episode, its excellent, I sat there thinking I could guess what would happen and it is just so clever! This could of really went somewhere......