‘Medium’ jumps the shark … in 3-D?
Published 9:00 pm Thursday, September 22, 2005
Fresh off an Emmy win for lead actress Patricia Arquette and being one of NBC’s few successful shows, both critically and in the ratings, the biggest mystery on “Medium” is why in the world it would opt to show its Nov. 21 episode in 3-D.
The network announced the move today and says that “TV Guide” will be the exclusive distributor of the 3-D glasses you’ll need to watch it. You’ll need to buy the magazine to get the glasses (the issue hits newsstands on Nov. 17), or go to http://www.nbc.com/Medium/ or http://www.tvguide.com/medium to learn how to get 3-D glasses in your area.
The show is already pretty successful, and pretty intriguing, it’s a wonder why producers would resort to such a gimmick.
“I first began exploring the possibility of doing a 3-D episode of television over a decade ago when I was working on ‘Moonlighting,’ said “Medium” executive producer Glenn Gordon Caron. “When ‘Medium’ became successful, I realized that in many ways it was an even better vehicle for 3-D.”
Well, at least we can thank him for waiting. I don’t even want to imagine that Bruce Willis hairdo in 3-D.
I’d suggest you start looking for the glasses, though. I watched “Captain EO” at Disneyland without them once and Michael Jackson just looked like a big, ol’ freaky mess.
No, wait. Maybe I did have the glasses on.
Anyway, this is straight from NBC:
In the 3-D episode … Allison (played by Arquette) comes to realize that there is an added dimension to the way she experiences art. It seems the act of creation is so intense that artists often leave an element of themselves behind in their work…an element that is evident only to Allison. Ever wonder why the Mona Lisa is smiling? Or what’s bothering the subject of “The Scream”? When Allison encounters the work of one artist, disturbing, 3-dimensional images emerge that lead her to believe that the man behind these alarming canvasses may have a deadly secret.”
You can see it locally at 10 p.m. Nov. 21 on KING-TV, Channel 5.
