"Psych" (2006) TV series 2006-????

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Creator:

Steve Franks

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

Fake Psychic. Real Detectives.

Plot:

A novice sleuth (Roday) is hired by the police after he cons them into thinking he has psychic powers that help solve crimes. With this assistance of his reluctant best friend (Hill) the duo take on a series of complicated cases.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Friend | Psychic | Psychic Power | Best Friend

Awards:

6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 17

12:05 AM

USA

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Cast

James Roday	...	Shawn Spencer (56 episodes, 2006-2009)
Dulé Hill	...	Burton 'Gus' Guster / ... (56 episodes, 2006-2009)
Timothy Omundson	...	Carlton Lassiter / ... (56 episodes, 2006-2009)
Corbin Bernsen	...	Henry Spencer (56 episodes, 2006-2009)
Maggie Lawson	...	Juliet O'Hara (55 episodes, 2006-2009)
Kirsten Nelson	...	Karen Vick / ... (55 episodes, 2006-2009)
Liam James	...	Young Shawn (50 episodes, 2006-2009)
Sage Brocklebank	...	McNab / ... (27 episodes, 2006-2009)

Also Known As:

Enquêteur malgré lui (France) [fr]
Psych (Germany) [de]
Psych (Italy) [it]
Psych (Greece) [el]
Psych - Dilis detektívek (Hungary) [hu]
Uurija Spencer (Estonia) [et]
Vihjeet hukassa (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG (season 1) | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

GEP Productions

Trivia:

A pineapple appears somewhere on-screen in most episodes.

Quotes:

Juliet O'Hara: Detective Lassiter is literally on fire today.
Shawn Spencer: "Literally on fire" as in Michael Jackson in the Pepsi commercial, or as in a misuse of the word "literally?"

Soundtrack:

I Know You Know

Thumbs up!

I thought this was a pretty good pilot. I was laughing pretty consistently throughout. I also enjoyed his observational skills and the way the special effects team highlighted them. The buddy relationship between Shawn and Gus was fun and I liked the dramatic tension between Shawn and his Dad, especially considering dad's feelings on psychics and private investigators. The supporting cast at the police station was adequate with the chief really shining compared to the two detectives having an affair.

I also liked how they used Gus' very focused vocation-based observation skills to give Shawn a hand at solving the crime at the end. The whole conversation about Shawn needing Gus to take notes because Shawn zones out really rang true for me, plus Shawn occasionally needs the 'everyman view' for something he hadn't considered.

I give this a thumbs up. It's one of the few summer shows I've picked up and so far, it is clearly the winner.