Posted by Dustin on 03.08.2010 at 5:45 pm

MELINDA BATTLES FOR THE SOUL OF A LITTLE GIRL WHO’S BEEN TRAPPED IN A HAUNTED HOUSE FOR YEARS, ON “GHOST WHISPERER,” FRIDAY, MARCH 12

“Old Sins Cast Long Shadows” – A routine estate sale lands Melinda in the center of dark forces battling for the soul of a little girl (“Cassidy”) who’s been trapped in a violently haunted house for years, on GHOST WHISPERER, Friday, March 12 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

ALLISON AND JOE’S WEDDING IS REVISITED, AND AS THEY PREPARE FOR THEIR BIG DAY, SHE MUST ALSO DEAL WITH THE INCREASING POWER OF HER “GIFT” AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR HER AND JOE’S FUTURE, ON “MEDIUM,” FRIDAY, MARCH 12

Bruce Gray (“Recount,” “Playmakers”) and Kathy Baker (“Boston Public,” “Picket Fences”) Reprise Their Roles as Joe’s Parents; Ellen Geer (“Desperate Housewives”) Returns as Allison’s Grandma Benoit

“Allison Rolen Got Married” – Allison and Joe’s wedding is revisited, and as they prepare for their big day, she must also cope with the increasing strength of her “gift” and what these glimpses into her possible future could mean for her and her life with Joe, on MEDIUM, Friday, Friday, March 12 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Bruce Gray and Kathy Baker reprise their roles as Joe’s parents; Ellen Geer returns as Allison’s Grandma Benoit.

Posted by Dustin on 02.25.2010 at 9:24 pm

A GHOST WHO KNOWS OF A HIDDEN MUNITIONS DUMP WITH UNEXPLODED BOMBS CONFIDES IN MELINDA THAT ONE OF THOSE BOMBS IS MISSING AND SOMEONE WILL LOSE THEIR LIFE, ON THE 100TH EPISODE OF “GHOST WHISPERER,” FRIDAY, MARCH 5

Executive Producer and Series Star Jennifer Love Hewitt Directed the Milestone Episode

“Implosion” – A ghost who knows of a hidden munitions dump with unexploded bombs confides in Melinda that one of those bombs is missing and in the wrong hands, warning that someone will lose their life, on the 100th episode of GHOST WHISPERER, Friday, March 5 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network

Posted by Dustin on 01.30.2010 at 2:32 pm

Last night was a new line-up of the Friday Night Spooky Shows. Here are some thoughts . . .

On “Ghost Whisperer” Melinda and company investigated the case of a guy haunted by visions of killing his girlfriend. In truth he was having memories of his biological father killing his mother (he was adopted as a young boy). His father was haunting him and giving him the visions. Both his father and sister had some fatal form of a sleep disorder, and the father was convinced demons would possess him if he slept. He thought the son had it as well and was tormenting him, keeping him awake. He was also trying to ruin his son’s relationship, he was engaged and planning on children. The father thought the issue would be passed down to another generation. The son didn’t have the disorder though, and Melinda ended up saving the world again!

This wasn’t one of my favorite episodes. In fact I got a little bored with it and my mind drifted. I feel like that has been happening a lot lately with this show. While it’s still #1 on Friday’s, because it really is the only thing on, I feel with so little competition perhaps the show is getting a little sloppy or lazy with the stories?

It was good to see Jim back and part of the story. I also noticed when he introduced himself to the patient he called himself Jim, not Sam Lucas. At this point I think the show realized what an utter flop last season’s story was and is trying to erase act like there is no Sam.

Over on “Medium,” Allison was investigating the case of a girl running away from a psych ward and supposedly killing her doctor. Allison soon began to suspect the girl’s roommate brother of having killed the doctor, the run-away girl as well as his/the roommate’s parents, who she was convicted of killing in fact. So confusing I know! This was one of those episodes that if your mind wandered, you would have missed something big. In the end, it turned out the roommate and the brother formulated a plan to kill their rich parents, she would act crazy to take the blame then be released when better, but she talked too much to her catatonic roommate who then began repeating what she told her. So they had to kill the roommate, the brother killed the doctor (who knew their secret) and then the girl killed her brother as well in order to get all the parents money for herself. Phew even trying to type that out made me tired!

I really liked this episode mainly because it was so twisty, and it was one where I didn’t even guess the ending till it happened. They kept it a secret up until the very end that the one girl wasn’t crazy, just acting. I liked that!

I also loved that the second story in this episode involved Bridgett having boy problems. However they just seemed to cut this story off with Ariel pointing out to Bridgett that she did like this boy, as she kept drawing him over and over in her notebook really well. Marie it seemed also had a crush on him, as she had been writing over and over “I Love Finn.” One of Marie’s pages got into Bridgett’s notebook and Bridgett thought she must have spaced out and done it, that she must like this boy, but later realized it was Marie who had the crush. This upset her as for once she thought she had done something normal. I do have to say, for someone who just started using full sentences this season (Marie), she has some very grown up handwriting!

I am really hoping that sometime soon we get some storyline arcs on both these shows. Some episodes that start stringing together to further some plot of the season. More on Joe’s job on “Medium” and perhaps some way to wrap up all the hospital ghosts left hanging on “Ghost Whisperer.” The shinnies storyline really doesn’t interest me too much on that show unfortunately.

Posted by Dustin on 01.29.2010 at 4:31 pm

Why I don’t know, but February seems to be filled with a lot of reruns for both shows! Isn’t this sweeps month? The only shows that aren’t repeats are for February 5th. Then the next new one is March 5th (“Medium” release is out, nothing for “Ghost Whisperer” yet).

WHEN NED’S PROFESSOR IS HAUNTED BY A GHOST, IT TAKES A OUIJA BOARD TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY, ON “GHOST WHISPERER,” FRIDAY, FEB. 5

Margaret Cho (“Drop Dead Diva”) Guest Stars as Professor Avery Grant, Ned’s College Professor

“Dead to Me” – When Ned’s Occult Anthropology professor is stalked by the ghost of a secret admirer, a Ouija board is used to try and solve the mystery but instead creates a new one that threatens a life, on GHOST WHISPERER, Friday, Feb. 5 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

ALLISON WONDERS WHY SHE KEEPS SEEING THE FACE OF ONE MAN IN THE FACES OF PEOPLE SHE ENCOUNTERS IN HER DAILY LIFE, ON “MEDIUM,” FRIDAY, FEB. 5

Diedrich Bader (“Batman: The Brave and the Bold,” “The Drew Carey Show”) Guest Stars as Fred Rovick, the Man Whose Face Allison Keeps Seeing in Other People

“Will the Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up?” – A perplexed Allison must figure out why she keeps seeing the face of one man in the faces of other people in her daily life, including that of her husband, Joe. Also, Ariel makes an interesting acquaintance while babysitting a challenging young boy, on MEDIUM, Friday, Feb. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

AFTER ALLISON IS MUGGED, HER CONCERN FOR PERSONAL SAFETY LEADS HER TO TAKE DEFENSE CLASSES, ON “MEDIUM,” FRIDAY, MARCH 5

Guest Stars Include Laura Prepon (“That ’70s Show”) as Self-Defense Instructor Kira Hudack and Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”) as Detective Scanlon’s Brother, Paul

“How to Beat a Bad Guy” – After Allison is mugged, she decides to take charge by enrolling in self-defense classes. Also, Devalos investigates a teenager’s rape and an undercover cop’s possible murder, and the suspect may have very close ties to Scanlon, on MEDIUM, Friday, March 5 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Guest stars include Laura Prepon as self-defense instructor Kira Hudack, and Dean Norris as Detective Scanlon’s brother, Paul.

Posted by Dustin on 01.16.2010 at 6:38 pm

Some upcoming episode releases for both shows until the first week of February. There is a repeat of “Medium” and “Ghost Whisperer” on January 29th. Also the episode of “Medium” that was to air this Friday airs next Friday instead, as there was a substitution this week with a different episode it would appear.

*Update* Because of the Hope For Haiti special airing Friday the 22nd, all these episodes will air a week later than the dates listed.

MELINDA DISCOVERS A FAMILY SECRET THAT HAS KILLED BEFORE, AND MAY KILL AGAIN, ON “GHOST WHISPERER,” FRIDAY, JAN. 22

“Living Nightmare” – When Melinda discovers a family secret, madness grips the hospital and the town when a ghost who is making no sense haunts a patient who’s making even less, on GHOST WHISPERER, Friday, Jan. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

ALLISON MEETS A GIRL FROM HER DREAMS AND QUESTIONS WHETHER THIS ONCE-TROUBLED PERSON COULD HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF KILLING HER OWN PARENTS, ON “MEDIUM,” FRIDAY, JAN. 22

Danielle Panabaker (“Shark,” “Grey’s Anatomy”) Guest Stars as Summer Lowry, the Schizophrenic Girl from Allison’s Dreams

“Psych” – Allison dreams of a schizophrenic child, who she later meets as the well-adjusted roommate of a missing psychiatric patient, and questions whether she was responsible for killing her own parents. Also, Bridgette is confused about her feelings for a boy, on MEDIUM, Friday, Jan. 22 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Danielle Panabaker guest stars as Summer Lowry, the schizophrenic young girl from Allison’s dreams.

ALLISON WONDERS WHY SHE KEEPS SEEING THE FACE OF ONE MAN IN THE FACES OF PEOPLE SHE ENCOUNTERS IN HER DAILY LIFE, ON “MEDIUM,” FRIDAY, FEB. 5

Diedrich Bader (“Batman: The Brave and the Bold,” “The Drew Carey Show”) Guest Stars as Fred Rovick, the Man Whose Face Allison Keeps Seeing in Other People

“Will the Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up?” – A perplexed Allison must figure out why she keeps seeing the face of one man in the faces of other people in her daily life, including that of her husband, Joe. Also, Ariel makes an interesting acquaintance while babysitting a challenging young boy, on MEDIUM, Friday, Feb. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Posted by Dustin on 01.15.2010 at 2:49 pm

So it’s a week late, but the last new shows I’ve seen were “Ghost Whisperer” and “Medium” last Friday. Unfortunately the only network TV channel I have had this week is CBS, and these are the only CBS shows I watch. I will have to play catch-up when I return home on Sunday.

Because I’ve missed “Housewives” and “Grey’s” I’ve been trying to avoid the spoilerish bits online so they aren’t ruined. It’s hard though!

“Ghost Whisperer” was an entertaining enough episode, definitely a stand alone episode. I guess I liked it though because Ned was heavily involved, and he seems to have been absent as of late. This was the episode where he was working as a radio DJ at the college station and was haunted by a ghost who died as a result of a radio punk-phone prank done years earlier.

“Medium” however I really enjoyed because it finally featured more of Joe working at his job with his bizarre genius still-a-teen boss. The interaction between them over Joe not liking his book, and his throwing a tantrum at his job review was great. The story involving Allison with the killer couple was good too, I could have done without the dead dog though!

I’m not sure if I’ll get to see the shows tonight or not unfortunately because it looks like I’m stuck eating dinner very late, unless I can change that, which I might. We’ll see!

On a side note, apparently the word is both these shows are expected to be renewed by CBS.

Posted by Dustin on 12.31.2009 at 10:14 am

Releases for the January 8th and 15th episodes of “Ghost Whisperer” and “Medium” follow . . .

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Posted by Dustin on 12.17.2009 at 2:47 pm

My guess is “Medium” does too, but there is no release for it as of yet.

WHEN NED DISCOVERS A GHOST IS HAUNTING HIS WORK AT THE GRANDVIEW RADIO STATION, MELINDA MUST HELP BEFORE THE GHOST SEEKS REVENGE OVER THE AIRWAVES, ON “GHOST WHISPERER,” FRIDAY, JAN. 8

“Dead Air” – Melinda must help Ned stop a ghost out for revenge when the Grandview radio station broadcasts the humiliating secrets that led to his death, on GHOST WHISPERER, Friday, Jan. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Posted by Dustin on 11.21.2009 at 8:34 pm

So on “Ghost Whisperer” we finally got a bit of closure with a lot of the loose ends they’ve been leaving this season so far. Some mind you, not all.

The little girl from the hospital involved with the Scarlett Stitch letters died of leukemia, but attached herself to Aidan. She was afraid to cross over, explaining how the shadows were haunting her and they made her feel all the bad things she did in life, and it hurt. We learned that the shineys are the shadows foes, and they can fight them off, but only if there are enough reflective or light things around to attract them and give them power.

The girl convinced Aidan to run away to someplace she wanted to show him (I forget why, I think the shineys liked the place) but once there the shadows overtook her and the shineys couldn’t come in as there wasn’t enough for them to get the power they needed (or what not). Aiden saved the girl ghost by shining his flash light on the shadows, which chased them away. In the end Melinda and the girls parents helped cross her over and assure her that they would fight the shadows and do what they could to help the shineys.

Now we got some explanation to these things for sure, but the University Dean’s storyline is still going on as he still warns Eli about the danger going on. Also there is still the morgue ghost at the hospital they have yet to resolve. I did like that they finally told that police detective the truth about Melinda, but Eli stopped short of revealing his gift. I think he likes her and they are setting her up as a probable love interest, which is why he didn’t tell her.

I do have to say, I thought the shineys and the shadows were kinda silly. Maybe it was this episode and the kids, but they seemed more like something kids would think up and be afraid of rather than something really terrifying to adults. The shineys looked like little kid spirits.

On “Medium” Alison ended up having to wear sunglasses all the time because she kept seeing bright lights, but when she put the glasses on, she saw numbers over everyone’s heads. It was a countdown of how many days they had left. She of course refused to look at her own family members. This and a visit from Joe’s dead dad reminding her that Joe isn’t much older than he was or his grandfather was when they started having heart attacks (which lead to their deaths).

Joe became concerned for his health, and when he was told he was fine except for stress, he tried meditating as recommended. This lead him to meet the president of the company on a lunch break, who also was a fan of meditation. The dead dad orchestrated it all so Joe would meet the guy, Joe’s as healthy as a horse. It got Joe’s foot in the door though and he’s been invited to dinner.

Meanwhile Alison ended up having to save Lee from his number being up. It all involved a case Lee was working on with a crime family and a crooked cop.

I didn’t think this was one of the stronger episodes honestly. I did like that we got some advancement on Joe’s work situation though. I always love when we see more of Allison’s family in the show.

Posted by Dustin on 11.19.2009 at 11:08 pm

After this Friday, don’t expect new episodes of “Ghost Whisperer” or “Medium” until December 4th. This is also the week many network shows seem to be ending new episodes. As of yet it’s unknown if these two shows will continue in December or not. “Ghost Whisperer” has done Christmas shows before, but “Medium” hasn’t had a full seasons to do one in years.

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