| | | The Dead Are Talking...and She is Listening.
Features: DVD
Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is a young newlywed with the unique gift to communicate with spirits of people who have died -- a talent that was inherited from her grandmother.The dead seek out Melinda's ability to help them relay significant messages and information to the living. Despite her fear, compassion compels her to help these earthbound spirits cross over by completing their unfinished business with the living. Relive these amazing journeys in all 22 first-season episodes.
"...engaging and entertaining, well-produced with fairly involving story lines..." Andy Dursin, The Aisle Seat
"...a likable mix of supernatural, feel-good moments with a little creep mixed in." Brett Cullum, DVD Verdict
"...excellent writing and direction and a talented cast." Home Theater Info
"...delivers strong storylines with main characters who are warm and personable." James Plath, Reel.com
"...full of emotionally-charged ghosts with compelling unfinished business whose crossing over often provokes the waterworks." Ryan Keefer, DVD Verdict
Editor's Note
Like a small-screen version of THE SIXTH SENSE, CBS's popular television series GHOST WHISPERER is a supernatural drama of the paranormal. Executive produced by real-life medium and author James Van Praagh (TALKING TO HEAVEN), the series centers around a small-town antiques-store owner, Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt, PARTY OF FIVE), who realizes she has the ability to communicate with ghosts. Melinda puts her unique skills to work by helping the dead find emotional closure while depending on her paramedic husband, Jim Clancy (David Conrad, ROSWELL), and her friend and business partner, Andrea Moreno (Aisha Tyler, FRIENDS), for moral support. The series' debut season is presented in its entirety with this collection of 22 episodes featuring guest appearances by Wentworth Miller (PRISON BREAK), Anne Archer (THE LOST WORLD), Christine Baranski (CYBILL), and Katey Sagal (MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN).
| Features | Audio Commentaries By Cast & Crew On Select Episodes | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Blooper Reel | | Deleted Scenes | | Featurettes: A Tour Of Grandview & Scare Tactics | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 10/31/2006 |
| Running Time: 960 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 078914 | | UPC: 00097360789140 | | Number of Discs: 6 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Aisha Tyler | | Camryn Manheim | | Jay Mohr | | Jennifer Love Hewitt | | Crescenzo Notarile - Cinematographer | | James Chressanthis - Cinematographer | | Jennifer Love Hewitt - Producer | | John Gray, et. al. - Director | | John Gray, et. al. - Writer | | John Wirth - Executive Producer | | Mark Snow - Original Music By | | Michael Rizzo - Art Director | | Neil Mandelberg, et. al. - Editor | | Roy Forge Smith - Production Designer |
| Awards |
Nominee (2006) | | | Emmy, Paul Matthaeus, et. al., Outstanding Main Title Design | |
Emmy (2007) | | | Mark Snow, Nominee, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | |
Emmy (2006) | | | Paul Matthaeus, et. al., Nominee, Outstanding Main Title Design |
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| | Professional Reviews | Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "Inventive storylines and genuine characters pave the way for spooky, addictive entertainment." 12/01/2006 p.203Entertain Your Brain! 8 of 10
Let's put our cards on the table and admit it...the show is essentially a rip-off of "Medium." That show became a rare hit for NBC, and with all of the networks wanting to cash in on supernatural shows like it and ABC's "Lost," a talking-to-the-dead show for CBS was inevitable. "Medium" is a lot creepier and bloodier than this show, but it is almost as entertaining...Real ghost stories are always lame to watch for me personally (that's why I don't like the Sci-Fi Channel's "Ghost Hunters"), but fictional ghost stories aren't bad if they are told right, and this show gets it right...If I did believe in ghosts, it would be a nice thought that there were real spirits out there that wanted help from me so that they could go into the light. This show may be a little sappy at times, but the good writing and performances save it from going overboard in the sap department. - Shawn McKenzie
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