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If you're expecting "Buffy," run now. "Tru Calling" has drama and action, but on a more human level. Eliza Dushku, who plays Tru Davies, is a young woman who sets out to save lives. Not just those of her on-the-edge siblings, but also those of the recently dead!

Mysterious cries for help, a twelve hour rewind on the world, and Tru must fix things before it's too late. Again. As she races to solve the mysteries surrounding the lives of endangered strangers, she must also try to keep her family and friends from making terrible mistakes. Every moment is another chance to help or hurt, and Tru knows it.

"Tru Calling" is a rare find among TV shows. It stresses the power of the individual to affect change, the bond of familial love, and a sense of loyalty to strangers in need. Ms. Dushku is an amazing actress, beautiful, and definitely one to watch.

Give "Tru Calling" a chance to sweep you up in its web of mystery and hope. You'll be glad you did.

"John Doe" is a fascinating show with characters that are surprisingly real for such a surreal work.

Begin with John himself, a man with total personal amnesia yet he knows virtually everything else! If you suddenly understood complex mathematics and statistical probability, wouldn't you use that knowledge to get rich? John does. Newly rich, Doe also acquires an identity so that he can have a life while he tries to find his old one.

Encountering a missing child's image, he begins a quest to help police find her, initially believing that she must be connected to him, for he sees her in color despite being color blind.

Who is John Doe? He's a real guy, wanting a nice place but quick to help other's when he can.

Surrounding Doe are a cast of characters, including Lt. Jamie Avery, a tough policewoman who questions Doe's helpfulness; Hayes, a police officer who sees Doe as a valuable ally and possibly a friend; Digger, a bar owner with a philosophical nature hidden by a gruff exterior; and Karen, a vibrant eighteen-year-old art student who might prove John's best chance of regaining his lost memory

If you enjoyed the surrealistic "Twin Peaks", or were a fan of the less dour episodes of "The X-Files", give "John Doe" a chance. You might find yourself liking the man, even if you don't know who he really is.

As the summery said, please stop insulting this movie! It wasn't bad like Nightmare 6 (Please shoot the writer of that one!) Now I will admit, this was not the best of the series. I liked the first and the seventh for the best. Nor was it close to the worst which was number six.

The plot of Nightmare 5 was in my opinion very good. The idea that Freddy, beaten down by Alice in Nightmare 4, can come back by being reborn through his mother and then use Alice's unborn baby's dreams to strike out at people is really an interesting concept. However, like many of the Nightmare films, this one is badly hurt by poor lines, bad directing, and some mistakes in the ending. But there are some wonderful things about this one. For one thing, it trys to return to the darkness of the first film and it attempts to further explore the only person who has managed to survive Krueger. The film gives a partial happy ending to Alice. Its not the best Nightmare. But it was not a bad movie.

In the end, I don't think anyone today is really going to accept a thought provoking Freddy or a "really" in depth movie. People want the killer to be what they are used to. I just hope that the people out there who actually want a new Nightmare with a really good script and a SCARY Freddy will get someone inside of New Line to knock some sense into them.