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September 2008 (USA)
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A mentalist turned private investigator uses his skills to help the police. full summary
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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3 nominations
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HitFix Interview: New 'Scrubs' star Michael Mosley
(From Hitfix. 15 December 2009, 12:54 PM, PST)
Golden Globe Nominations Announced, Up In The Air Leads with Six Noms
(From Collider.com. 15 December 2009, 10:15 AM, PST)
(From Hitfix. 15 December 2009, 12:54 PM, PST)
Golden Globe Nominations Announced, Up In The Air Leads with Six Noms
(From Collider.com. 15 December 2009, 10:15 AM, PST)
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This show is for people like myself
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(Series Cast Summary - 5 of 20) | Simon Baker | ... | Patrick Jane (34 episodes, 2008-2010) |
 | Tim Kang | ... | Kimball Cho (34 episodes, 2008-2010) |
 | Robin Tunney | ... | Teresa Lisbon (33 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Owain Yeoman | ... | Wayne Rigsby (32 episodes, 2008-2009) |
 | Amanda Righetti | ... | Grace Van Pelt (32 episodes, 2008-2009) |
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Referenced in "Psych: Any Given Friday Night at 10PM, 9PM Central (#3.13)" (2009)
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I am very interested in the sort of mental tricks that are shown on this show. Not that I want to be the guy, I'm more interested in why the human brain works the way it does, and so far the tricks he uses are well based in reality...as strange as they are.
As much as I like crime dramas, there are so many of them on TV right now. I wish they could have exposed the psychology to viewers in a different format, but on the flip side, I can't suggest a better alternative either for the moment. For choosing an over-used format I take two ratings off a perfect 10. As the last reviewer suggested the plots will have to get strange to be new.
In contrast to the last reviewer, I do like the lead character a lot, probably because I understand more why he does the things he does. Simon Baker does a great job of acting as a Mentalist, from whom is he drawing his inspiration from? They must have a consultant helping the show.
If you want to understand the show better, you may be interested in Derren Brown - Tricks of the Mind videos.