"I wouldn't say crazy. Maybe an eccentric who looks good in jeans"
Shawn Spencer (Roday) possesses strong observation and deduction skills, thanks to training from his cop father, Henry Spencer (Bernsen). He uses those skills to call the Santa Barbara Police Department with tips on their open investigations. The cops, specifically head Detective Carlton Lassiter (Omundson), are convinced that Shawn is involved in all the crimes and arrest him. To convince them that he is innocent he uses his gift to pose as a psychic. The interim police chief, Karen Vick (Nelson), warns that if they learn that he is faking, he will be prosecuted.
He convinces his best friend Burton "Gus" Guster (Hill), a pharmaceutical salesman, to open a detective agency called "Psych" and to become consultants for the Santa Barbara Police Department. They are often paired with Lassiter and his new partner Detective Julie O'Hara (Lawson). With high stakes cases and police officers around, can Shawn keep up the charade?
I discovered this show when it first aired in 2006 and fell in love. I loved the silliness of the show along with the police procedural feel to the show. Over time the show took on popular genres (musical, western) and paid homage to different films (mostly from the 80s) and featured brilliant cameos by a long list of celebrities. I loved watching Shawn and Gus and their co-dependent friendship and unique take on police shows.
During it's 8 seasons, the show boasted impressive cameos, which usually turned into recurring characters. There are too many good cameos to mention! And the minor characters were equally entertaining. You looked forward to seeing them pop up each week. The main standouts were coroner Woody, portrayed by Kurt Fuller with glee, and naive Buzz McNab, portrayed by Sage Brocklebank.
I loved all 8 seasons (and enjoy rewatching on Netflix) and was sad to see the show end. But the series finale was epic: a nice mix of sentimental, procedural, and humor. It felt very genuine to the tone of the show overall and was a fitting ending to a show I loved. I look forward to seeing the cast in other shows / movies in the future and hope that they decide to do a reunion show in a few years.
Best Episodes: An Evening with Mr. Yang (3:16), Mr. Yin Presents (4:16), Last Night Gus (6:02), This Episodes Sucks (6:03)
Psych (2006-2014)
Creator: Steve Franks
Starring: James Roday as Shawn Spencer
Dule Hill as Burton "Gus" Guster
Timothy Omundson as Detective Carlton Lassiter
Maggie Lawson as Detective Juliet O'Hara
Corbin Bernsen as Henry Spencer
Kirsten Nelson as Karen Vick
Sage Brocklebank as Buzz McNabb
Kurt Fuller as Dr. Woodrow "Woody" Strode
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