Another Television Show Ruined

Ghost Whisperer's Reset Button

Ghost Whsiperer made a fatal mistake in last nights newest episode. The writers of the show decided to use the "reset button" in their latest show and now Melinda gets to start over with her husband who died the week before. What is a "reset button"? The "reset button" is when the writers of a show basically reset the plot and undo a story line that was previously established during in earlier shows.

Many shows in the past have used the "reset button" in their plot lines, Heros is one prime example of using it recently. Every Star Trek series has used the "reset button" as well. Although Heros is currently struggling to keep viewership, Star Trek never had a problem because of their usage of the "reset button". What makes this "reset" fatal for Ghost Whisperer? Plain and simple, viewers didn't want Jim to die in the first place.

In an Entertainment Weekly article producers promised that Jim was not going to go away, and he wouldn't die and haunt Melinda, that they wouldn't do that to the viewers. Instead they have him die, haunt Melinda and then decide he doesn't want to leave her so he "steals" a body from someone who passes away. So although he won't be dead anymore, he's a new person altogether.

The next shows now are going to focus on Melinda's second chance with her husband who doesn't know her yet but has a vauge familiarity of her. She's going to have to court him, make him fall in love with her, reveal her ability to him, marry him, and most likely have a baby with him. Although it might make for an interesting plot for the story it's hard to relate to for viewers.

Technically Jim is not Jim, he's a totally different person with memories of a different life. Writers have the option to have Melinda persue this man as a new relationship or have him suddenly remember as if he's Jim living in someone else's body? How do they intend for this senario to actually work for the viewers.