Medium: The Complete Series By Author’s Name

I loved this TV program back in the day. I recently saw that it was on an antenna tv station. Started watching but oh the commercials!! Bought these to share with the younger generation. As people have commented set could have been packed differently with one dvd to a case but then cost would have been higher too. Like most series sets this is what you get. This could be a rebooted series!!

The disks are jumbled up in there but other than that everything is great. Love this show! They really make me believe that they are family, great acting. Was sad when it ended but I’m glad I have it to watch whenever I want to. I’m actually writing this review because I am on my second go around of watching these disks and still smile and am into it just as much as I was the first time seeing it on TV.

This package was shoddy in the extreme and the plastic package had a hole and crack in it! The DVD’s could not be played so I am returning them in the very same packaging that they came in. My nephew was really disappointed to say the least.

As a longtime fan of the show Medium, I was glad to have time in retirement to catch up on some shows I never had time for before. One of those was Medium. Purchasing the series, I hesitated at first when I read reviews stating that some had several episodes play as just snowy screens. I threw the dice and ordered it anyway and, bingo – snow! My DVD player was,, however, very old so I took another chance and bought a new one on sale and it played beautifully! I have also discovered episodes and lines that were cut from what I knew of Medium in the past. I am enjoying it all over again!

This show has all my favorite things: crime drama with a mix of supernatural, but with heartwarming interactions between a great cast of characters. I would recommend it to anyone who likes shows such as Forensic Files, Unsolved Mysteries, The X-Files, and CSI.

The show follows the same formula in each episode: Allison Dubois, the main character, wakes from a disturbing dream detailing a violent crime. (9.9 times out of 10 someone has been murdered, but there are rare occasions in which she rescues a victim of a kidnapping.) She works for the District Attorney of Phoenix, relaying the contents of her dreams to him as he and Detective Scanlon help her solve the crimes.

If that’s all the show were about, it might get too repetitive and bore you after a while. But the characters are all fleshed out and have their own issues and relationships that really keep your interest. The District Attorney thinks Allison is remarkable, but she often gets mixed messages from the dead, so he doesn’t always trust her immediately. Detective Scanlon is a recovering drug addict, and he begins a relationship with the Deputy Mayor, who is often a thorn in the protagonists’ sides. Allison and her husband, Joe, are my favorite characters; they have amazing chemistry, to the point where even their arguments are sexy. (lol!) And their three daughters each begin to display signs of psychic ability from young ages.

The acting is fantastic (I believe Patricia Arquette racked up multiple Emmys for Medium, but everyone is great), the plots always keep you guessing and despite all being about murder, there’s a lot of variety to the crimes. Allison’s husband, Joe, is a scientist and often the voice of reason, and his career takes many different directions that always make you feel invested in this family. Is he going to get laid off, or promoted? How will he handle becoming his boss’s new favorite? Will he quit his job to start up his own company? How will he handle sexual harassment when women come onto him at work? Allison’s involvement in grisly murders is very troubling to him; will he stray from their marriage?

This is definitely one of my all-time favorite shows. I can pop in any disc of the DVD collection at any time and enjoy it. My only complaint is the case for the Complete Series DVDs. It’s really cheap (better for the environment, likely, though) so a ton of discs go into one flimsy holder. Just FYI.

Bel cofanetto contenente tutte le stagioni. Ognuna è contenuta in una sua confezione di plastica e sono tutte raccolte in un Cofanetto molto semplice. Ricco di contenuti extra. Grafica ben realizzata. Consigliato.

I like the way, in every episode, the universe aligns to help Allison, her husband, or their family in different situations. It’s really cool how the writers of the show created one interesting episode after another. I watch the reruns on TV and have an even strong trust in God’s plans for us all. I bought the DVD set so I can be inspired any time I want. 😇