Tru Calling – The Complete Series Eliza Dushku 2005 DVD Top-quality

Tru Calling’s trump cards are its intriguing paranormal premise and the lead performance by the underrated Eliza Dushku (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), both of which have earned it a small but loyal audience; both of these virtues are preserved in this eight-disc set that includes not only every single episode but a surprising amount of supplemental features. Dushku plays Tru Davies, a young morgue attendant who discovers, much to her dismay, that she can hear the voices of the dead, as well as reverse their fates; with the help of her brother (Shawn Reaves) and boss (Zack Galifianakis), Tru relives the last day of these people’s lives in order to prevent their untimely deaths. Episodic highlights include “Valentine,” which pits Tru against a serial killer; “Closure,” in which a young war hero attempts to reunite with his girlfriend after his death; “Murder in the Morgue,” which revolves around the killing of a bride on her wedding day; and “Daddy’s Girl,” which reveals some disturbing news regarding Tru’s past and introduces Jason Priestley as the sinister-seeming Jack Harper, a man with powers similar to hers, but with very different intentions regarding the recently deceased. The eight-disc set includes all the episodes from both series, several featuring commentary by cast and crew; deleted scenes and a music video for Full Blown Rose’s theme song, “Can Somebody Help Me,” round out the extras.