Imitation The Sincerest Form Of Flattery!

Zap2it.com talks about other stations trying to catch The Dead Zone's psychic wave!

"I don't know how I feel about [the success of 'Medium']," says Lloyd Segan, executive producer of "The Dead Zone." "It's a question often asked, and I never have a good answer for it. I'm thrilled for them, because any television show that succeeds as well they have is terrific. But there's a part of me that goes, 'Gee, they're getting all these accolades when we've been doing it for so long. What, we're the orphan child?'"

Dana Returns!

Other story lines involve a female psychic (Jennifer Finnigan); a visit by Sarah's father (Ed Asner); the return of journalist Dana Bright (Kristen Dalton), whose investigation of Johnny turned into a love affair; and an appearance by Danny Masterson ("That '70s Show").

There's also a look into the history of Johnny's seldom-mentioned father.

"I'll let you wait," Hall says about that. "It's a powerful episode."

The show is filming 22 episodes to be split into two 11-episode summer runs. In between, says Segan, there's a holiday surprise for fans of "The Dead Zone" and USA's mystery series "Monk."

"This year, USA came to us and said, 'We'd really like to do a Christmas episode.' So 'Monk' is doing one, and 'The Dead Zone,' and they're going to run them on the same night in December."