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Canwest News Service
Just because two things look the same doesn't mean they are. Case in point, Medium and Ghost Whisperer. While both may deal with supernatural elements and women who can speak with the dead, these
shows couldn't be more different. Ghost Whisperer stars the always too adorable Jennifer Love Hewitt with a heart so big even the dead can't resist her. It's sappy, predictable and overwrought with sentimental drama.
By episode's end, all is right with the world, this one and the one beyond, and the dead see the light and "cross over." And then there's Medium -unpredictable, dark and a little disturbing. It's also based on real-life psychic Allison DuBois, played perfectly by Patricia Arquette, who uses her "gift" to help the D.A. solve grizzly crimes. Where Ghost Whisperer is heartwarming, Medium is heart stopping; where Ghost Whisperer is predictable, Medium is filled with twists and turns.
It's part supernatural murder mystery, part Law & Order. In tonight's episode, when Allison's friend dies she suspects someone at the hospital is to blame. It has an ending you'll only think you saw coming. New episodes of both series return on Jan. 8, so you can make the comparison for yourself. (CBS -8 p.m.)
The quietly successful, but underrated Castle features an episode in which the crime-solving author is presented with a new career opportunity. (ABC -10 p.m.)
