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Nice try, NBC.

Those promos you made for next week's Medium finale subtly imply that after five years Medium is going off the air entirely. Of course, that's not true; Medium is really just moving to your competitor CBS after five years on NBC, having been banished from Leno-land because it supposedly doesn't generate enough 18-49 tweets or some such nonsense that totally disrespects an otherwise wonderful series.

If you've never watched Medium, the thing to know is that it's mostly about middle-class people living middle-of-the-road lives—oh, and the lead character happens to be a spiritual medium who communes with the dead.

Like Supernatural, Medium is a solid and innovative genre show that manages a wonderful balance between thrills, chills and gore, on one hand, and heartwarming family stuff on the other. It's not flashy, but it is a deeply creative enterprise and very rewarding for viewers.

So this is our thank-you blog post to and about Medium, and in an effort to be detailed and specific in our gratitude, we've made a list of what we appreciate about Medium.

Long story short, Medium should never have gotten semicanceled because no one talked about it! We can't change the past, but in hopes of providing Medium with a more secure future, here goes:



Dear Medium,

Thank you for the following highlights from your fine television program:

1. Everything Joe Dubois ever said or did. Joe is without question one of the outstanding husbands and fathers to ever grace television.
2. Jake Weber. *THUD*
3. All of the moments when the series dared to show Joe and Allison as a genuine and largely happy married couple. They just keep being together, loving each other and supporting each other and their daughters. The writers and actors have created a truly admirable portrait of modern marriage against a media landscape that doesn't otherwise necessarily admire fidelity and commitment.
4. The girls, Ariel (Sofia Vassilieva), Bridgette (Maria Lark) and now baby Marie (Madison and Miranda Carabello), who started finally started talking this season ("I am pea pod and I am in the vegetable family."). Love the sisters' rivalry and their inheritance of the family psychic business. For example, Marie cutting paper dolls out of the newspaper stock listings and naming them after soon-to-be-profitable companies. Too adorable!
5. Everything that ever happened with Ryan Hurst as Allison's brother Lucky, Arliss Howard as Texas Ranger Capt. Push, Anjelica Huston as Cynthia Keener, Kurtwood Smith as Agent Cooper and Mark Sheppard as Dr. Charles Walker.
6. Scanlon (David Cubitt) and Allison's platonic romance.
7. Allison and Devalos' (Miguel Sandoval) friendship and reflexive trust.
8. Anytime the dream turns out not to be Allison's.
9. Allison's ever-changing hair, her mom arms and her general cuteness.
10. That episode where the poor dead kid ends up packaged as a life-size doll. OK, maybe that's not a favorite memory, but it certainly was just plain memorable.
11. In the same memorable but not necessarily cherished vein, the arc with Devalos' dead daughter.
12. That time Allison went to go tell the girl that in 10 years she would meet a "good Samaritan" in the desert and that Samaritan was actually going to kill her. (Memory fails: Wasn't he supposed to have red shoelaces or red hair or some key physical trait?) That scene in a school hallway, as seemingly crazy Allison convinced the girl to listen and then take a leap of faith and trust her, well, that was simply remarkable.
13. Anytime Allison has a beer.
14. Allison as Little Red Riding Hood.
15. The 3-D episode.
16. The killer cartoon monkeys episode.
17. The "I Married a Mind Reader" retro TV show episode.
18. The iPod episode.
19. Almost every ghost possession episode, including Natasha Gregson Wagner in the asylum in the '50s and most recently Jeffrey Tambor, who needs a guest-star Emmy, stat. He absolutely nailed Patricia Arquette's Allison (although not literally, of course).
20. [Your suggestion goes here.]


Thanks for the memories, Medium; we'll see you on CBS in the fall.

Sincerely,
Your loyal fans

Don't forget to watch Medium's final NBC episode this Monday at 10 p.m. (The show reappears on CBS this fall with new episodes.) If you've never seen the show, you can always catch up on our corporate-cousin website, Fancast.

Seriously, which highlights of Medium's past five seasons stand out most for you? Post your favorite Medium moments in the comments, and we'll mention the best in Monday's spoiler chat.

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Date: 2009-05-29 10:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dani-ellie.livejournal.com
*dies laughing at 22*

The sad thing is, I remember thinking pretty much the same thing when I was about Bridgette's age, only it was a book with a picture of a kid reading a book, and so on. ;)

I love that there's so much attention paid to even the throwaway conversations the kids have with each other. There was something Ariel did to Bridgette once (maybe telling her really fast how to spell something and then getting frustrated when Bridgette couldn't keep up?) and I remember thinking, "I have had that EXACT SAME CONVERSATION with my sister!"

Date: 2009-05-29 10:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crazyboltonlass.livejournal.com
Love them all, especially #15. Will have to think further on mine, I did reply to the article though.

I love pretty much any time the psychics read Joe's mind. Allison and the party; Ariel and Maths and sleepy Bridge in 3x16!

Date: 2009-05-29 09:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] memorysdaughter.livejournal.com
I can't put my thoughts in numbered points, but "Medium" has been a show that I've loved since the beginning. I don't care where it has to go, as long as it remains on the air. It's a show about a family, who deal with family problems, and they happen to just be a little different.

No thanks, NBC!
CBS, big props for picking up our show! I should have known - the network that brought us "The Price is Right" and all three CSI's - you're awesome.

Date: 2009-06-01 02:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rositamia.livejournal.com
I love how the show portrays the relationship of each of the character's with everyone else. I especially love that Allison and Joe get mad at each other, argue like grown-ups, get tired of each other and the kids, and still manage to *love* each other through all that. They fight, they make love, they do the dishes, they get groceries, they have money problems. Just like real people.

I especially love how Joe really tries to understand Allison's dreams. I can see how hard he struggles with it some times. Particularly at the beginning. He's getting more acclimated as they go along. And I like how they're showing that each of the girls has Allison's gifts as well. I like how slowly they're revealing how each girl's gifts manifest.

I love how they play with the dreams in each episode, how each dream can be interpreted one way, but then, further in the episode, there's an "a-ha" moment when the paradigm shifts, and the dream means something different than you originally thought. I like how each dream builds on the last, gradually showing the big picture.

I love the kids; they seem very real. Bridget and Ariel arguing, Ariel pushing her boundaries and learning to drive, Marie being such a cutie pie, Bridget teasing Marie, and them all telling on each other to their parents. I like seeing how chaotic their mornings are because that really resonates with me. Children always bring chaos, especially in the morning when you're trying to get them out the door.

I love how they've developed Scanlon and his relationship with his girlfriend. I enjoyed the way they showed that he could be very human and be a jerk, and figure out how to get through being so scared of a grown-up relationship. He's going to be such a great daddy. Eventually. And I like his girl. She's a good match for him.

I like Manny. Pardon me; District Attorney Duvalos. Allison and he have such a close relationship that it still catches my attention every time Allison calls him that.

I enjoy watching each episode. I always wanna see how the dreams impact each investigation. And the guest stars are always stellar. They enjoy being on the show and always bring their A-game.

I cannot begin to express how very glad I am that I can continue to watch the DuBois family. I would truly miss them.
Edited Date: 2009-06-01 02:36 pm (UTC)

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