Psych (2006– )

A novice sleuth 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 the duo take on a series of complicated cases.

Creator:

Steve Franks

Stars:

James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 19 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
James Roday	...	Shawn Spencer (112 episodes, 2006-2013)
Dulé Hill	...	Burton 'Gus' Guster (112 episodes, 2006-2013)
Timothy Omundson	...	Carlton Lassiter (112 episodes, 2006-2013)
Maggie Lawson	...	Juliet O'Hara (111 episodes, 2006-2013)
Corbin Bernsen	...	Henry Spencer (111 episodes, 2006-2013)
Kirsten Nelson	...	Karen Vick (110 episodes, 2006-2013)
Liam James	...	Young Shawn (59 episodes, 2006-2010)
Sage Brocklebank	...	Buzz McNab (53 episodes, 2006-2013)

Storyline

During his childhood, Shawn Spencer developed a remarkable talent for noticing the tiniest of details under the guidance of his policeman father, Henry. However, upon growing up he found it difficult to get a job, and spends most of his time using his skill to give the police anonymous tips. However, the tips are so good that some cops become suspicious that he is involved with the crimes himself. To clear his name Shawn finally settles on a career: he pretends to be a psychic. No one really believes him, but he continues to be so helpful to the police that they keep calling him in on cases they can't solve. Shawn soon brings his childhood friend Gus into his scheme, and between their bantering they manage to solve every case they're presented with.

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Plot Keywords:

police | friend | psychic | psychic power | best friend | 

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Taglines:

Fake Psychic. Real Detectives.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

USA Network [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Aiskiaregys

Filming Locations:

2756 O'Hara Ln, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

GEP Productions, NBC Universal Television, Pacific Mountain Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 41 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kirsten Nelson was pregnant in real life when she auditioned for her role as Interim Chief Karen Vick. During the first few episodes, she gave birth; from that time on she had to wear a fake pregnant stomach for the remainder of her character's pregnant period, to compensate for her diminishing belly.

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Goofs

Gus's company car is a Toyota Echo hatchback, which was only made available to Canadian consumers.

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Quotes

Shawn Spencer: I can't believe this. You lifted your look right off this mannequin!
Burton 'Gus' Guster: On the contrary, Shawn. Clearly, someone is stealing my look.
Shawn Spencer: Right... I did see Tommy Hilfiger creeping from bush to bush sketching you.

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Connections

Referenced in Mad: X-Games: First Class/Criminal Minecraft (2011)

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Soundtracks

"I Know You Know"
Written by Steve Franks
Performed by The Friendly Indians

User Reviews

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.