"Tru Calling" (2003)TV series 2003-2005

Creator:

Jon Harmon Feldman
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

30 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Adventure | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Her destiny is calling...

Plot:

A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel | Altering History | Alternate History | Shipper | 2000s

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Aug. 21	8:00 AM	SCIFI	Haunted	#1.5
Thur. Aug. 21	9:00 AM	SCIFI	Star Crossed	#1.6

Cast

Eliza Dushku	...	Tru Davies (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Shawn Reaves	...	Harrison Davies (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Zach Galifianakis	...	Davis (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
A.J. Cook	...	Lindsay Walker (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Matthew Bomer	...	Luc Johnston (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jessica Collins	...	Meredith Davies (15 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jason Priestley	...	Jack Harper (14 episodes, 2004-2005)
Benjamín Benítez	...	Gardez (14 episodes, 2003-2004)

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Series Directed by
Michael Katleman		(7 episodes, 2003-2005)
Paul Shapiro		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Guy Norman Bee		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Dan Lerner		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Rick Rosenthal		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jesús Salvador Treviño		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
David Solomon		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Writing credits
Jon Harmon Feldman		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Robert Doherty		(5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Zack Estrin		(5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Chris Levinson		(4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Chad Hodge		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Douglas Petrie		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Doris Egan		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Scott Shepherd		(2 episodes, 2004)
Karine Rosenthal		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Dawn Parouse	....	executive producer (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Marty Adelstein	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jon Harmon Feldman	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Neal H. Moritz	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Robert Doherty	....	producer / co-producer (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Zack Estrin	....	supervising producer (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kathy Gilroy-Sereda	....	line producer (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Scott Shepherd	....	consulting producer (22 episodes, 2003-2005)
Brian Wankum	....	associate producer (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
R.W. Goodwin	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Douglas Petrie	....	co-executive producer (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Chris Levinson	....	supervising producer (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michael Katleman	....	co-executive producer (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chris Brancato	....	consulting producer (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Bert Salke	....	consulting producer (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Doris Egan	....	co-executive producer / consulting producer (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jane Espenson	....	co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2005)
Richard Hatem	....	supervising producer (6 episodes, 2005)
Agatha Warren	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 2005)

Series Original Music by
Robert Duncan		(18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jason Derlatka		(9 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jon Ehrlich		(9 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Cinematography by
David Moxness		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Film Editing by
Regis Kimble		(8 episodes, 2003-2005)
Peter Basinski		(5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michael Stern		(5 episodes, 2004)
Lisa Lassek		(3 episodes, 2003)
Joshua Charson		(2 episodes, 2005)
Stan Salfas		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Casting by
Barbara Stordahl		(27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Angela Terry		(26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Susan Taylor Brouse		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Mark S. Freeborn		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Art Direction by
Tony Wohlgemuth		(18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Catherine Ircha		(6 episodes, 2005)

Series Set Decoration by
Mark Lane		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Costume Design by
Jenni Gullett		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Makeup Department
Faye von Schroeder	....	key makeup artist (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Debra Wiebe	....	hair stylist (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Janet Sala	....	hair stylist (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Teresa A. Meyer	....	key makeup artist (6 episodes, 2005)
Ian C. Ballard	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Andrea Manchur	....	assistant makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Fleur Morell	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Carole Simcox	....	day checker makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Kathy Gilroy-Sereda	....	unit production manager (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Aaron Miller	....	post-production supervisor (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jim Sodini	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2005)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John MacCarthy	....	second assistant director (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
Morgan Beggs	....	first assistant director (11 episodes, 2003-2005)
Roger Scott Russell	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jack Hardy	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Brett Dowler	....	second unit director (6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Craig Matheson	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2005)
Kate Weiss	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2005)
Bryant Marshall	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Frank Haddad	....	head greensman (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Christopher Cooper	....	property master (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Mike Rennison	....	construction coordinator (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jenny Seinen	....	head painter (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Scott Stewart	....	lead dresser (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michael Jovanovski	....	lead dresser (7 episodes, 2003-2005)
Terry Gonsalves	....	on-set dresser (6 episodes, 2005)
Melanie Cassidy	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Karen Mullen	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Dennis Simard	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Mark Cleary	....	sound effects editor (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Don Painchaud	....	production sound mixer / sound mixer (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Cindy Rabideau	....	supervising sound editor (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Joe Barnett	....	re-recording mixer (24 episodes, 2003-2005)
Mathew Waters	....	re-recording mixer (24 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kevin McCullough	....	sound effects editor (18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kristian Bailey	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 2004)
Michael Mullane	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 2003-2004)
David Barbee	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Susan Cahill	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Robert Guastini	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Jeff MacFarlane	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Mike Marchain	....	supervising adr editor (unknown episodes)
Damien Smith	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Raymond E. Spiess III	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Carmen Verin	....	sound assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Bob Comer	....	special effects coordinator (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Barry Hebein	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)
Ian Korver	....	special effects assistant (unknown episodes)
Harry Tomsic	....	lead fabricator (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Geoff Anderson	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Roberto Biagi	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Corey Bramall	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Gaston Howard	....	stunt coordinator (24 episodes, 2003-2005)
Dave Hospes	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2004)
Nick Allen	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Dustin Brooks	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Dave Campbell	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunt double: Eliza Dushku (unknown episodes)
Duane Dickinson	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Marny Eng	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Corry Glass	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Mylrea	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey C. Robinson	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Chad Sayn	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
David Cameron	....	key grip (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Seth Hettrick	....	key rigging grip (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Sandy Cooper	....	first assistant camera / camera assistant (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Daryl Hartwell	....	dolly operator (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Fraser Boyle	....	key grip (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Doug Schwartz	....	camera operator (15 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jeff Pentecost	....	gaffer (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Stephen Jackson	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 2004)
Ryan Bailey	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 2005)
Peter Wilke	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2005)
Krista Stumph	....	camera trainee (3 episodes, 2004)
Terry Calhoun	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Junichi Hosoi	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2004)
Marty McInally	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2004)
Chris Banting	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Paul Brebner	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Warren Bruce	....	generator operator (unknown episodes)
Sacha Fassaert	....	assistant camera: underwater unit (unknown episodes)
David Gray	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Aaron Haesler	....	camera trainee (unknown episodes)
Derek Roald Hall	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Dale H. Jahraus	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Gary Stamford	....	lamp operator (unknown episodes)
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Michael Wiebe	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Susan Taylor Brouse	....	casting: Canada (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Carissa Chapman	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles / casting associate: Los Angeles (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Larkin MacKenzie-Ast	....	casting assistant: Vancouver (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Annette McCaffrey	....	extras casting director / extras casting (24 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shane Deschamps	....	costume set supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Marc Pollon	....	assistant editor (13 episodes, 2003-2005)
Sam B. Bollinger	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
Aaron Miller	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 2003)
Catherine Haight	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2004)
Andrea Karthas	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes)
Andrea P. Stilgenbauer	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Kevin J. Edelman	....	music supervisor (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
David Klotz	....	music editor (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Alexandra Patsavas	....	music supervisor (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jermaine Stegall	....	music tracking editor (unknown episodes)
Andrea von Foerster	....	music coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
James Perenseff	....	transportation coordinator (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Steve Zsapka	....	transportation coordinator (6 episodes, 2005)

Series Other crew
Dana Greenblatt	....	assistant: Jon Feldman (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Angela Will	....	accountant (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Heather Fox	....	assistant: Marty Adelstein (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Neil Levin	....	script coordinator (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kelli Stember	....	assistant: Dawn Parouse (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jackie Pytel	....	assistant: R.W. Goodwin (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Scott Steyns	....	playback coordinator (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Roberta Cenedese	....	production coordinator (15 episodes, 2003-2005)
Nikki King	....	assistant: Neal Moritz (14 episodes, 2004-2005)
Clark Candy	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2003-2005)
Danny McWilliams	....	location manager (13 episodes, 2003-2005)
Scott Walden	....	location manager (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
Russell Brown	....	assistant: Neal Moritz (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Helga Ungurait	....	script supervisor (10 episodes, 2003-2005)
Stephanie Williams	....	assistant to writer (8 episodes, 2003-2005)
Elysia Bliss Pyne	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 2003)
Patricia Barry	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Petina Louise	....	assistant: Michael Katleman (7 episodes, 2004)
Lana Krotenko	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
William Sind	....	story editor (6 episodes, 2004)
Dani Elias	....	assistant: Kathy Gilroy-Sereda (6 episodes, 2005)
Debra Fallek	....	assistant: Michael Katleman (6 episodes, 2005)
Evan Allen	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2004)
Jill Sayre	....	voice-over (4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Eunice Choi	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2003)
Micheal Bahta	....	assistant to cast (2 episodes, 2004)
Lara P. Fox	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2004)
Alysa Sun	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2005)
Sean Cummings	....	office production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lesley DeHaan	....	office production assistant (unknown episodes)
Shane Deschamps	....	set supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach (unknown episodes)
Karen Nielsen	....	office production assistant (unknown episodes)
Harley Pasternak	....	personal trainer (unknown episodes)
Michael Roberts	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• "Oh That Gus!" Inc.
• 20th Century Fox Television
• Fox Television Network
• Millennium Canadian Productions Ltd.
• Original Television
• Tru Calling Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Cool TV (2007) (Hungary) (TV) (repeats)
• Fox Network
• Fox Television (2004) (worldwide) (TV)
• Fox (????) (Japan) (TV)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2005-2006) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
• RTL (2005) (Germany) (TV)
• Sky TV (2004) (UK) (TV)
• TV Tokyo (2005) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Level 3 Post  post-production services
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  telecine transfers
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Heroine (USA) (working title)
Tru (USA) (working title)
True Calling (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

"Oh That Gus!" Inc.

Trivia:

The part of Tru was written with Eliza Dushku in mind, but Jon Harmon Feldman didn't actually think that she would really take the role.

Quotes:

Tru: Have a little faith in your sister.

Soundtrack:

Somebody Help Me

The best new show of the season!

Let's face it, almost every show on network television right now sucks. Shows today are terrible. The networks will put absolutely anything on the air. Perhaps that is why TRU CALLING is so refreshing. It is actually good. In a world where trash like THE O.C. and THE SIMPSONS are aired constantly, a show that doesn't make you want to bash your television set with a baseball bat has finally arrived. That show is TRU CALLING. It may not be the best show ever, but it certainly is the best show to air since FAMILY GUY got canceled. The fact that TRU CALLING is good makes me worry that Fox will cancel it as soon as possible. After all, Fox is known to only cancel good shows, not bad ones. Anyway, TRU CALLING stars Eliza Dushku as Tru Davies, a recent college graduate who works at the local morgue and discovers she can go back in time a day to prevent deaths. That premise alone makes it worth watching.

The greatness of the show is mostly thanks to very beautiful and very talented Eliza Dushku. There are few actresses out there like her. I doubt she will be nominated for an Emmy with this show, but she deserves one. At the very least she should get a Golden Globe for this show. I mean if so-called actresses like Jennifer Garner can win a Golden Globe, there is no reason why Eliza Dushku can't.