History Trivia / TruCalling

* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/ZachGalifinakis was never fond of the show, even while making it; reports indicated that he would be apathetic during script reading sessions or openly mock the quality of the writing.

** Creator/ElizaDushku had to choose between this show and a spinoff for her ''Buffy'' character, Faith.

* CreatorBacklash: Eliza Dushku was incredibly annoyed at how idiotic her character was being written; she had signed on under the belief it would be another ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl show. The scripts constantly wrote Tru as being bewildered, overwhelmed or shocked - but never confident or sure of herself.
* HostilityOnTheSet: Zach Galifinakis was never fond of the show, even while making it; reports indicated that he would be apathetic during script reading sessions or openly mock the quality of the writing.

* OldShame: Zach Galifinakis apparently hated the show to the point that it caused him to be a huge {{Jerkass}} on the set.
* PlayingAgainstType: The comedian Zach Galifianakis in a rare dramatic role.

* WagTheDirector: According to her mother, Eliza Dushku refused to do a scene where Tru doesn't know what a map is and needs a man's help.

** Eliza Dushku had to choose between this show and a spinoff for her ''Buffy'' character, Faith.

* RetroactiveRecognition: One episode had [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Robin Scherbatsky]] attempting to frame Tru's brother in a plot to murder her estranged husband, [[Series/StargateAtlantis Colonel Sheppard.]]
** To say nothing of Davis, played by Creator/ZachGalifianakis before he was widely known to the general public
** Tru's best friend is [[Series/CriminalMinds JJ]] and her major love interest in the first season, is none other than [[Series/WhiteCollar Neal Caffrey.]] Major connections to the FBI
** [[Series/GreysAnatomy Jeffrey]] [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Dean]] [[Series/TheWalkingDead Morgan]] appears in one episode as one of the victims asking for Tru's help.
** One episode has Tru attempting to help a soldier see his estranged girlfriend one last time before his death. Did I mention that said girlfriend happens to be [[Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld Ramona Flowers]]?
*** Not to mention said soldier is [[Series/{{TrueBlood}} Jason Stackhouse]]
** Tru's professor boyfriend cheats on her with [[Series/{{RookieBlue}} Andy McNally]]

* WordOfGod: After the show was canceled, one screenwriter posted [[http://tightropegirl.livejournal.com/8190.html four liveblog journals]] detailing the direction the second season arcs were going.

* OldShame: Zach Galifinakis apparently hated the show to the point that it caused him to be a huge {{Jerkass}} on the set. Creator/ElizaDushku is also said to have very mixed feelings regarding it.

** Creator/JensenAckles was originally going to play [[TheDanza Jensen]], but had to drop out due to his then-commitment to ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/JensenAckles was originally going to play [[TheDanza Jensen]], but had to drop out due to his then-commitment to ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.

** To say nothing of Davis, played by Zachary Galifinakis before he was widely known to the general public

** [[Series/GreysAnatomy Jeffrey]] [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Dean]] [[Film/{{Watchmen}} Morgan]] appears in one episode as one of the victims asking for Tru's help.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: JensenAckles was originally going to play [[TheDanza Jensen]], but had to drop out due to his then-commitment to ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** The penultimate episode features William Sadler as the VictimOfTheWeek that Tru attempts to save.
** Creator/KalPenn shows up in an early episode that's essentially [[WholePlotReference reuses]] the story of ''Film/{{Flatliners}}''.

** The penultimate episode features [[Film/DieHard2 Will]][[Film/IronMan3 iam]] [[BillAndTedsBogusJourney Sad]][[Series/{{Wonderfalls}} ler]] as the VictimOfTheWeek that Tru attempts to save.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The penultimate episode features [[Film/DieHard2 Will]][[Film/IronMan3 iam]] [[BillAndTedsBogusJourney Sad]][[Series/{{Wonderfalls}} ler]] as the VictimOfTheWeek that Tru attempts to save.
** Creator/KalPenn shows up in an early episode that's essentially [[WholePlotReference reuses]] the story of ''{{Flatliners}}''.

** KalPenn shows up in an early episode that's essentially [[WholePlotReference reuses]] the story of ''{{Flatliners}}''.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Slotted against ''Series/{{CSI}}'' (and Series/{{Survivor}}), cancelled six episodes into the second season, which was then postponed for months - and then the final episode went completely unaired until the Sci-Fi channel picked up the series. One of the worst treatments of a good Spec-Fi show since ''Series/{{Firefly}}''... probably less surprising when you learn they aired about a year or two apart on the same network.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The penultimate episode features [[Film/DieHard2 William]] [[BillAndTedsBogusJourney Sadler]] as the VictimOfTheWeek that Tru attempts to save.

* KalPenn shows up in an early episode that's essentially [[WholePlotRefeference reuses]] the story of ''{{Flatliners}}''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The penultimate episode features [[DieHard2 William]] [[BillAndTedsBogusJourney Sadler]] as the VictimOfTheWeek that Tru attempts to save.

* RetroactiveRecognition: One episode had [[{{HowIMetYourMother}} Robin Scherbatsky]] attempting to frame Tru's brother in a plot to murder her estranged husband, [[{{StargateAtlantis}} Colonel Sheppard.]]