Zombies are everywhere these days. The walking dead have invaded Marvel Comics, Jane Austen books, and they'll soon be chomping on brains in a galaxy far, far away. This Halloween, Patricia Arquette will face off against a classic undead army in an upcoming episode of Medium. That's right, Medium!
Show creator Glenn Gordon Caron said an upcoming Halloween-themed episode will insert Arquette's character into scenes from George Romero's original Night of the Living Dead film. It's part a dream sequence that would not have happened if the show had stayed on NBC.
Medium jumped to CBS after being cancelled by NBC last season. The move to CBS means the show can now do time-specific episodes, like a George Romero zombie-filled Halloween special, Caron said.
"The good news is we're on CBS now, and for the first time in three years ... we're going into the beginning of the season knowing when we're premiering -- in the fall -- and doing 22 episodes," Caron told reporters at the TV Critics Association summer press tour. "As a storyteller, that's a huge thing, because it means I can say to you that on Halloween, we will be doing thus and so. That's a luxury we've not had for three years."
The zombie ep will air the night before Halloween, which will also be known as the first time I've watched Medium in four years.
[Via E!Online]















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8-04-2009 @ 8:28PM
Creep said...
Okay, they found my weakness. Zombies. Nothing can beat a zombie story done right. I'm always down to watch a zombie themed movie or read a zombie themed book. It's dissapointing more often than not, but I always leave myself open to the prospect for the rare good take on the subject. I'll tune in to Medium just to see how they approach it. The show always seemed like it might be something I might like, but I just never seemed to be able to catch an episode. Now that it's on my radar, I might just go back and see if it really is a show I might like.
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8-05-2009 @ 1:55AM
Owloo said...
I have watched Medium from the beginning and thanks to CBS I can enjoy a few more seasons :)
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8-06-2009 @ 4:16PM
OneCharmingBastard said...
Well a huge "welcome to the club" - I've been a "Medium" fan since the first season, and the show has NEVER disappointed me - the chemistry between Patricia Arquette and Jake Weber make them the most believable non-sitcom couple on the air, and even the kids are great - but they're usually the b-story for what is a first-rate psychological thriller. I'm ecstatic CBS took it back (they did produce it for those five seasons after all), and I hope those of us who were there from the beginning come along for the ride, and bring a couple of million more with!
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