Pilot (Ghost Whisperer)

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“Pilot”
Ghost Whisperer episode
Melinda and the Solider
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 1
Written by	John Gray
Directed by	John Gray
Guest stars	June Squibb    (Melinda's Grandmother)
Original airdate	September 23, 2005
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"Pilot", also known as "The Solider", is the first episode of the series, it stars Jennifer Love Hewitt (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Sister Act 2, TV's Party of Five, and TV's spin-off Time of Your Life). Her character is Melinda Gordon who just got married on this episode, who also can communicate ghosts to help them to the other side. It also stars David Conrad (Men of Honor, and Return to Paradise). Aisha Tyler stared as Andera Marino, who was just in all episodes of Season 1 (from "Pilot" to "The One"), and the Season 2 premier episode ("Love Never Dies"). She left the show for personal reasons.^{[citation needed]}

The episode originally aired on September 25, 2005 on the television channel, CBS, in United States. This is the third television show that Hewitt stared in, but this is the first supernatural–drama show for Hewitt.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Acting 2.1 Main Cast 2.2 Guest Starring 2.3 Recurring 3 Music 4 Production notes 5 References

[edit] Plot

Melinda Gordon, a woman who can see and speak to earthbound spirits who have yet to cross to the other side, must help the spirit of a soldier who died in Vietnam and doesn't realize he is dead.^[1]

Melinda Gordon has a gift. Ever since she was a girl she possessed the ability to talk to earthbound spirits. These spirits use Melinda as a conduit to pass messages to the living; sometimes this information is too intense and scattered to understand. This leads to skepticism by the living and confusion for Melinda. But when she is able to aid both the deceased and the living Melinda realizes this unearthly talent is gift to human kind and that it is her calling to help all those that have passed connect to those that have survived. In the first episode, she must help a sergeant, who died in the Vietnam War, to crossover.

[edit] Acting

[edit] Main Cast

• Jennifer Love Hewitt as Melinda Gordon
• David Conrad as Jim Clancy
• Aisha Tyler as Andrea Marino

[edit] Guest Starring

• Jody Hart as Honor Guard^[2]
• Wentworth Miller as Sgt. Paul Adams^[2]
• Grace Fulton as Young Melinda^[2]
• Rodney Scott as Dan Clancy^[2]
• Balthazar Getty as Michael Adams^[2]
• Allison McDonell as Vera Adams^[2]
• Jon Polito as Joe Grimaldi^[2]
• Deborah Strang as Thin Woman^[2]
• John Bentley as Army Chaplain^[2]
• Jeffrey Hutchinson as Father at Funeral^[2]
• Eddie Jones as Older Man^[2]
• Brady Rubin as Widow^[2]
• Diane Dorsey as Woman in Java Shop^[2]
• William Marquez as Older Hispanic Man^[2]

[edit] Recurring

• June Squibb as Grandma^[2]

[edit] Music

• "Loneliness" by Annie Lennox

[edit] Production notes

The series is based on the work of "Spirit Communicator" James Van Praagh,^[3] who is co-executive producer^[4] and constantly updates a blog about the show through CBS.^[5] The stories are also said to be based in part on the work of "Spirit Communicator" Mary Ann Winkowski.^[6]. Development of the show dates back to at least two years before its premiere.^[7] The show is currently produced by Sander/Moses Productions in association with CBS Paramount Network Television (originally CBS Productions in season 1) and currently ABC Studios today.

[edit] References