History Trivia / Medium

* RealLifeRelative: Patricia Arquette's then-husband Thomas Jane shows up as the ghost of Allison's old high school boyfriend; and in another episode, her sister Rosanna Arquette plays a murder suspect. Her brother David Arquette has also directed three episodes, and once filled in as her brother.

** In "Bite Me", Bridgette, watching ''Film/{{Night of the Living Dead|1968}}'', mentions a zombie movie marathon on TV, to which Joe responds "They're not running the one where everyone gets trapped in the mall, are they?" The one in question is ''Film/{{Dawn of the Dead|1978}}'', whose [[Film/DawnOfTheDead2004 2004 remake featured]] Jake Weber as Michael.

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: An episode involving a shooting at Joe's workplace aired the week before the Virginia Tech massacre and the Johnson Space Center shootings; the usual "Previously On..." segment was replaced with a note saying that "there's been enough shooting."

** In "S.O.S.," Allison comes into conflict with a serial killer who is barely glimpsed and is played by Jim Holmes. The character returns in "We Had a Dream" played by Creator/EricStoltz, complete with Stoltz [[FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin inserted into the "Previously On" segment]].

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Ariel went to college because, well, her actress went to college. Surprisingly, she claims more people recognize her from ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353393/ Eloise]]'' than ''Medium'' or ''My Sister's Keeper'', where she had to shave off her hair to play a cancer patient.
* StarMakingRole: Creator/EllenHollman, in the episode "Will the Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up", well, to viewers in the United Kingdom anyway.

** In "Bite Me", Bridgette, watching ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'', mentions a zombie movie marathon on TV, to which Joe responds "They're not running the one where everyone gets trapped in the mall, are they?" The one in question is ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'', whose [[Film/DawnOfTheDead2004 2004 remake featured]] Jake Weber as Michael.
** The first episode featuring Creator/AnjelicaHuston as Cynthia Keener involves a dream where a young child has turned into a mouse -- just like in ''Film/TheWitches1990'', where she played the Grand High Witch.

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: Part one of a plot involving a shooting at Joe's workplace aired the week before the Virginia Tech massacre and the Johnson Space Center shootings; the usual "Previously on..." segment was replaced with a note that "there's been enough shooting."

** In "S.O.S.," Allison comes into conflict with a serial killer who is barely glimpsed and played by an uncredited actor. The character returns in "We Had a Dream" played by Creator/EricStoltz, complete with Stoltz [[FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin inserted into the "Previously On" segment]].
** In the final season, they couldn't get the actor who originally played Allison's brother to come back, so they got [[RealLifeRelative Patricia Arquette's actual brother]] instead. Fitting, but a number of fans complained that he didn't look much like the original actor.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Ariel went to college because, well, her actress went to college. Surprisingly she claims more people recognize her from ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353393/ Eloise]]'' than ''Medium'' or ''My Sister's Keeper'', where she had to shave off her hair to play a cancer patient.

* TheOtherDarrin: In the final season, they couldn't get the actor who originally played Allison's brother to come back, so they got [[RealLifeRelative Patricia Arquette's actual brother]] instead. Fitting, but a number of fans complained that he didn't look much like the original actor.

* StarMakingRole: Ellen Hollman, in the episode "Will the Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up", well, to viewers in the United Kingdom anyway.

** Also, the first episode featuring Creator/AnjelicaHuston as Cynthia Keener involves a dream where a young child has turned into a mouse -- just like in ''Film/TheWitches1990'', where she played the Grand High Witch.

** Also, the first episode featuring Creator/AnjelicaHuston as Cynthia Keener involves a dream where a young child has turned into a mouse -- just like in ''Film/TheWitches'', where she played the Grand High Witch.

* TooSoon: Part one of a plot involving a shooting at Joe's workplace aired the week before the Virginia Tech massacre and the Johnson Space Center shootings; the usual "Previously on..." segment was replaced with a note that "there's been enough shooting."