What do y'all think of that new TV show, "Medium" (other than its being the usual vehicle for too much tv violence)? Is any of it "realistic"? What does it say about beliefs in the general public that sponsors will support this (is this good news or not or does it depend on how long it runs? Actually the plot line seems a little think to support a long-time run). It is supposed to be "based" on a real person but I forgot her name.

I watch a forsenics show and they often use psychics to track down missing people or missing bodies or whatever and it's most interesting when a case gets solved despite the cops scratching their head over the whole thing. I've seen 4 or 5 different psychics appear on the show so far giving their gift.

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these shows are cold cases on TV that have sometimes lain unsolved for 20 years or more. they are real case histories and they show the real people, where they live etc and even the real photos that were taken at the time, so it's not pretty. sometimes they will show people that have been imprisoned for many years suddenly getting sprung when proof of innocense occurs..makes you wonder of the "need" to find someone guilty even if it's only circumstantial evidence and not concrete. yes our justice system is very fallible and imperfect. the psychic cases are few and far between, so for that reason are the more interesting. thanks to DNA testing which was not done until the 80's I believe, these solved cases are starting to increase. they freezed evidence for many years. yeaaa! the dectective work is superb using only one hair, or one strand of carpet, one footprint or tire track! love these shows and want to be a detective now! ha ha! but there are so many unsolved crimes, real stumpers with no evidence to be found, then they get desparate and call on a psychic with a good reputation. one psychic saw only a flower floating on the water where 3 men had fallen into gorge under water. they had searched the area before most often in these cases, what the psychic told them was search it again, they saw the flower and that's how they found the bodies. without the phychic, no bodies would be found in that case and several other cases. of course they are not going to put the cases on TV where a psychic tried and failed to find the evidence or body, that would hardly make a good show with a solved case. no statistics are offered, but if you look at the few solved cases you can see that the families appreciate the ability to bury their loved ones and bring their bodies home at last, so even one success is a plus for all mankind. I never hear mention of the psychics getting paid for their work either; the tendency is to boot them before they even get started. love, alysia

Would have to agree with everyone, though I can't stand her husband and his constant questioning and disbelief.  If he married her he knew what he was getting into and this might kill the show.  Her questioning her powers is getting tireing also and might get the show booted this year.

Just an opinion.

We've had a similar tv-series here in Norway, where two psychics try to find more information about unsolved murder cases (or possible murder cases). They work independently of each other, and know nothing of the cases beforehand. They are usually only given an item from the person or a picture, and also have to find the place of the crime without any help, from up to a mile away. Usually they end up standing right where the body was found, before they ask for guidance from the tv-producers.

They recover both known and unknown facts about the cases, including what the people involved felt and thought at the time. The information from the two psychics is compared with each other, and with the official police investigation. I'm no statistician, but the number of hits they get must go way beyond coincidence. Also they wrap it up with a portrayal of what the murderes might look like. Unfortunately none of the cases have been officially solved so far, but the police have gotten many new clues about the cases from the public.

There has also been another interesting Danish series going on tv, that involves psychics. They walk into peoples houses where there are strange activities going on, and tune into spirits that cause the unrest. The people who live there usually don't believe in ghosts, and are flabbergasted as to what is going on. Sounds of footsteps, feelings of being followed and so on. Also, in this series the psychics don't know anything about it before they come to the house, but are able to pinpoint places in the house that has the most activity, and who in the house mostly affected by this.

The first program in this series was quite dramatic, as they tried to remove a (non-physical) drunk from the apartement. The psychic said this person didn't want to let go, and his guides were pulling on him to get him to move on. The psychic said out loud 'give me a sign if you want to stay or leave'. As he finally let go, a thick glass table cracked with a bang. Fascinating stuff...

Hi Polly, yes I liked both these series. There was nothing flashy about the way the material was represented either.. all very normal. Regarding the table that cracked, they tried to find a rational explanation for it. One obvious reason was that the camera man was sitting on the table when it happened. Only he was sitting on the other end of the table from where the corner broke off. The table was strong enough to stand on, as the person who lived there had used it when he was painting the ceiling. Also, everyone looked genuinly shocked when it happened..

I think the clairvoyant people they chose seemed very emphatic and approached the cases with much respect. After the "ghostbusting", they had a follow-up visit a couple of months after to check how the people living in the houses were doing. Most of the times they found things had turned to normal, not only for the adults, but also young kids and animals were much calmer.

Hi Lucy, I knew the actress, Patricia Arquette when she was a baby and we lived next door to The Arquettes at a commune in The Blue Ridge Mts of Virginia. Her big sister Roseanna was my daughter's best friend. Their mother Mardi Arquette was a psychically gifted lady and a loving bright spirit. She died some years ago of breast cancer but she has been around to see me in spirit recently and I asked her if she would protect my son while he was out under anesthesia recently during an operation and she came through loud, clear and with her friendly sunny personality in assuring me that she, and some others would be glad to. My son experienced them as in a protective circle around him while he was out, tho he was just a baby too, when we lived on the commune in Virginia and didn't remember Mardi except vaguely. He knew the Arquette boys when he was in elementary school. Someone in the circle told him "I used to know your Dad when I had a physical body" Anyway, I wonder if Patricia herself has the gift. She said that after her mom died a bird would hover over her everyday when she went out for a walk. She went to a psychic about this time and the first thing the psychic said was "The bird is your mother". Patricia was a happy, joyful little kid. I wouldn't be suprized if she is psychic herself.     Jazzman

It isinteresting to see how we have prgressed from the time when alternative stuff had to be presented on TV as either strange..as in the brilliantly done Twilight Zone or on something that viewed psychics as freaks in a side show to a time when these experiences are portrayed as incorporated into what we consider a regular and otherwise "normal" life. Gost-busting shows have been so oriented to the sensational, it sounds like the one in Norway manages to stay relatively normal.

Jazzman we realy just live in a big small town, I think.