Series cast summary: | |||
James Roday | ... | Shawn Spencer / ... 121 episodes, 2006-2014 | |
Dulé Hill | ... | Burton Guster / ... 121 episodes, 2006-2014 | |
Timothy Omundson | ... | Carlton Lassiter / ... 121 episodes, 2006-2014 | |
Maggie Lawson | ... | Juliet O'Hara / ... 120 episodes, 2006-2014 | |
Corbin Bernsen | ... | Henry Spencer 120 episodes, 2006-2014 | |
Kirsten Nelson | ... | Karen Vick 119 episodes, 2006-2014 | |
Liam James | ... | Young Shawn 60 episodes, 2006-2010 | |
Sage Brocklebank | ... | Buzz McNab / ... 57 episodes, 2006-2014 | |
Think you are psychic? Shawn Spencer makes his living pretending to be. Shawn and his best friend Gus own a business called Psych. They are able to stay in business only because of the cases they work with Santa Barbara police department as psychics. Shawn and Gus go through many ups and downs trying to keep the ruse up. Can they pretend forever? Or is the world they built going to come crumbling down?
Where did James Roday come from? Wow. I haven't seen anyone with this much star potential since Tom Cruise came onto the scene.
The show's premise is refreshingly plausible, despite the seemingly dozens of shows in recent years in which detectives with 'special powers' solve crimes. The twist is that he *doesn't* have special powers beyond excellent training by a dad with burdensome expectations.
Somehow it manages to combine youthful thirty-ish banter between buddies (Friends-style) with Monk-ish sleuthing and to charm our pants off at the same time.
The only weakness may be the cartoonish antagonism of officer Carlton Lassiter, who hates Shawn Spencer and denies his results beyond all reason. Hopefully, the writers will find a more comfortable space for the character to occupy.
Can't wait for the next season.