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Show Patricia Arquette gets into the spirit of 'Medium' Frazier Moore were. Friends who had overdosed: Did they recognize they were about to die? My weet dreams" is an 4 best friend who got hit by alien notion to Allison a car: The moment between kJlXiBois. getting hit and falling to the As viewers of the NBC draground and dying, was she ma "Medium" know, she rare- scared? "Allison is a woman who ly gets a night of undisturbed sleep. And when she wakes up doesn't understand why she is with a gasp another nightprivy to the darkness of death, marish warning of someone's and to the depth of loss, and death she isn't alone. I felt like I was intimate with "What's wrong?" husband similar feelings, and didn't Joe asks drowsily, as if this have a place to put them. So, in weren't a regular event. that way, I was very grateful But, apart from her psychic to have this part." Even so, she found the pace danger signals, Allison shares a normal family life with Joe, of a TV series (as well as playcomplete with hectic schedules, ing the same character longer than a few weeks) to be a chalstretching the budget, and devotion to each other and their lenge after so many movies. kids. "It's an endurance test," Viewers can relate. At Arquette says. "And there are least as much as Allison's times where you go a little bit otherworldly knack for crack- crazy as an actor: 'Wait a mining homicide cases, it's the ute, haven't we already shot DuBois's domesticity that acthis, scene? Haven't we said counts for the success of "Mesimilar things to each other on dium." another episode? Allison has never gloried in "Oh, but married people do what sets her apart from the that all the time!" she reasons. rank and file. "They have the same conversa"At the beginning, I wanted tions during their relationship. her to lack confidence and So I surrender to it and tell feel apologetic about having myself, 'Let me do what's true this ability," says series star here, and not worry whether Patricia Arquette. "Then, it's the same as we did it before.'" slowly progressing through the seasons, she's gained more Jake Weber, who plays Joe, assurance, and gotten more makes an ideal partner, she adds. protectiye of her gift." Meanwhile, Arquette has "There's something very come to see the series as its genuine about his acting. own kind of gift since its preWhen I'm in my character miere in January 2Q05. Before and he's in his character, I can that, she had been in numerous always see why Allison loves films including "Bringing Out him. I can see why they're tothe Dead," "Stigmata," "True gether. ... Romance" and "Ed Wood." "It's very interesting workNow 40, she was born into a ing this way. Of course, I show-bi- z clan. Her grandfather think EVERYTHING in life is was comedian Cliff Arquette interesting. I could sit in my room and tliink about different (better known in his persona of Charlie Weaver), her father colors on the wall and find it was actor Lewis Arquette, and interesting. That's my problem. her siblings If I could ever just NOT think! Rosanna, Alexis, Richmond and David beMy mind's always playing." came actors along with her. And where does all that But for Arquette, there's mind-pla- y take her? It's hard to describe. "The waking up of something special about "Medium" beyond the acting job. ourselves is so gradual!" she "It's been a way for me to is marvels. elusive." explore death," she says. "I've had a lot of experience That could be an underlying with death in my life," she goes theme of "Medium." Another: on, with no trace of morbidHigher consciousness is ineviness. "My mom and dad have tably burdensome, as Allison both died. A lot of my friends demonstrates each week. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tmate O z n f :' 7J Jk REAL &w tHy W N yAVAVY isnt kAPk fir to mi roo this WT WE'RE NOT doctors, and this REAL J HOSPIRBTHER .V m g 1 lo wills 7 AO, and what their last thoughts y isn't such a bad way to live," Arquette quips. Probably, you'd get to sleep better. get" YOU FWMUAfC 5-!- hurt ( H0U5E I I WlTHTUE. PHKA6E., trl- -) n cm es su T AC NHS, house;, 15 M7 'tWM'S YOUR right? j PU6UT hk) ( V ' SO WW DOttf YOU GCTUPOFFTRC coucw, mo va.? ' h" HAVEN'T . KKh. . . died young. "I've had so many feelings about death, and dwelled on how people I loved had died, TJj j ..'. '' IAk w-rF-rr 1 Mooch ? limn. BEEN im. .INTRODUCER names r, .V. ouispew Actors sruwo: i UPCOMING SCENES FROM SUMMER 2000 "Dumb-but-happ- 5-- 6 S i i i m ,vm HIL'S SOFTBALt TEAM MADE THE PLAYOFFS! THEY MADE THE m win f I Ml AND IN THE VERY lied rrsAru TZr-- T FlRIT VFAP ti -- r w..: njiMU tj I T cat WAM'fi cnuc DIRT NOW... A Ul |