Separated At Birth: Alex O'Loughlin and Jake Weber

Apropos of absolutely nothing, other than the fact that I'm watching Hawaii Five-O right now, doesn't star Alex O'Loughlin look a little like Allison DuBois' husband Joe, from Medium? I mean, not exactly, but enough to be brothers. Just sayin'. . .

CBS Officially Cancels 'Medium'

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Further proof that I should never, never advocate for a show here on the blog. Better Off Ted, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Dollhouse, FlashForward. . .all were promoted here, all are now gone. Add Medium to the list. Sorry, Hot in Cleveland and The Event.  The Greenlee Curse is alive and well, and you're probably next!

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CBS Officially Cancels 'Medium'


According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show will come to an end after a seven-season run on both NBC and CBS.


"It's true, Allison DuBois will dream her last dream on Fri 1/21," series creator Glenn Gordon Caron announced Thursday. "In what we believe will be a series defining episode, Allison and her family will stare destiny in the eye. And destiny will not blink. . ."

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Ghost Whisperer Cancelled, Medium Renewed

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In non-political news, the Greenlee Curse is broken!  Ordinarily, when I tout a TV show that I like here on the blog, it is doomed to failure. Usually early failure. But in addition to V being renewed on ABC, my perennial favorite, Medium (starring Patricia Arquette) has been renewed! Hazzah!

Medium is based on the real life psychic, Allison Dubois, with significant Hollywood tweakage.  It's an interesting hybrid of a police procedural (another of those, Cold Case was cancelled) and a supernatural thriller like The X-Files or Fringe.  Okay, that may be overstating it. Actually, the closest show to Medium would have to be Ghost Whisperer which was just handed its walking papers.  That's actually a big surprise, and goes against conventional entertainment reporter wisdom.  I think it is fitting though.  The acting on Medium (particularly Jake Weber and at least two of the three children) is outstanding, far outclassing anything on GW. 

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CBS Cancels 'Cold Case,' 'Ghost Whisperer' and More; 'Medium' Renewed

CBS officially canceled seven series today, the Live Feed is reporting.



Among the shows axed is the Sunday-night procedural 'Cold Case,' which slipped in the ratings in recent seasons but still drew relatively decent numbers in its 10PM timeslot. 'Cold Case' ends after seven seasons on the network. . .

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Fall TV Season: Medium Picked Up by CBS

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Before Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was cancelled, there was a lot of Internet buzz about it being picked up by another network or a cable channel. Warner Brothers seems to have shot that down. And many a blogger pooh-poohed it, saying that it basically never happens. Well, T:TSCC may not be getting a new life elsewhere, but the same can't be said for NBC's Medium.

NBC cancelled the psychic procedural, which stars Patricia Arquette and Jake Weber, but CBS is picking it up. And to that I say, "woohoo!" Medium is a surprisingly addictive show for a procedural, thanks mostly to the cast. Arquette and Weber are an unusually believable couple, and the actors playing their kids (at least the older two) are a notch above the usual child actors. Add to that the twist of psychic phenomena, and you have an exciting show that manages to reset to "status quo" every week without getting boring.

I've loved Patricia Arquette since A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. She's an amazing actress in the most unbelievable situations. And her on-screen hubby does a great job too, particularly at disguising his English accent. I'm glad to see that the show will be back. And this means that the only "favorite" show of mine that won't be back is T:TSCC. I'll take it.

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CBS picks up Medium, insults NBC

Well, this is a rather interesting development, and a good one for fans of NBC's Medium: CBS has picked up the show after NBC canceled it. . .

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