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[glow=white,2,300]Psych [/glow]
[glow=white,2,300]Psych[/glow] is an American comedy-drama television series. The show stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young police consultant for the Santa Barbara, California Police Department (SBPD) whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts allow him to convince people that he is psychic. The program also stars Dulé Hill as Shawn's best friend, straight man and reluctant partner Gus, as well as Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's captious father, Henry.
The series airs in the US on Friday nights at 10PM ET/PT on the USA Network. In the 2008 season, an animated segment was added to the series entitled "The Big Adventures Of Little Shawn And Gus" . Psych debuted July 7, 2006, immediately following the fifth season premiere of Monk. The show was the highest-rated U.S. basic cable television premiere of 2006.
In flashbacks, we see that Henry Spencer assumed his son would follow in his footsteps, and become a law officer. In preparation, Henry helps Shawn hone his powers of observation and deduction, often using games and challenges to test him.
Shawn originally becomes known as a psychic when, after calling in a tip on a crime covered on the news, the police become suspicious of his knowledge. Theorizing that such knowledge could only come from the inside, they are about to arrest him when he uses his observations to convince all present that he is psychic. The interim police chief warns Shawn that if his "powers" are fake, he will be prosecuted. With no choice but to keep up the act, he makes the most of it. Pretending to have psychic powers allows him to engage in strange and comic behavior as he turns real clues into hunches and otherworldly visitations. He enjoys teasing Gus, a pharmaceutical representative, over his eclectic interests (including a love for comic books and superheroes, spelling bees, astronomy, and Spanish-language soap operas).
Head detective Lassiter doubts Shawn's psychic abilities and in generally does not value his work, while junior detective O'Hara and chief Vick fail to recognize that Shawn is a fake. Henry Spencer and Shawn have a difficult relationship; still Henry helps Shawn on numerous occasions.
[glow=white,2,300]Episodes[/glow]
The first season comprised fifteen episodes and ran on USA Network from July 7, 2006 to March 2, 2007.
The second season of Psych comprised sixteen episodes which began airing on July 13, 2007. The second half of season 2 began on January 11, 2008, with the season finale airing on February 15, 2008.
Psych was renewed for a third season of sixteen episodes starting in the summer of 2008.
[glow=white,2,300]Full Cast[/glow]
James Roday ......................... Shawn Spencer
Dule Hill ................................. Burton "Gus" Guster
Corbin Bernsen ..................... Henry Spencer
Tim Omundson ...................... Carlton Lassiter
Maggie Lawson ..................... Juliet O'Hara
Kirsten Nelson ....................... Karen Vick
[glow=white,2,300]Nominations & awards[/glow]
Psych was the winner of an Independent Investigations Group Annual Award for Excellence in Entertainment for advancing the cause of science and exposing superstition (2006).
James Roday was nominated for a 2006 Satellite Award for Best Actor - TV Series Musical or Comedy.
[glow=white,2,300]Psych[/glow] is an American comedy-drama television series. The show stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young police consultant for the Santa Barbara, California Police Department (SBPD) whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts allow him to convince people that he is psychic. The program also stars Dulé Hill as Shawn's best friend, straight man and reluctant partner Gus, as well as Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's captious father, Henry.
The series airs in the US on Friday nights at 10PM ET/PT on the USA Network. In the 2008 season, an animated segment was added to the series entitled "The Big Adventures Of Little Shawn And Gus" . Psych debuted July 7, 2006, immediately following the fifth season premiere of Monk. The show was the highest-rated U.S. basic cable television premiere of 2006.
In flashbacks, we see that Henry Spencer assumed his son would follow in his footsteps, and become a law officer. In preparation, Henry helps Shawn hone his powers of observation and deduction, often using games and challenges to test him.
Shawn originally becomes known as a psychic when, after calling in a tip on a crime covered on the news, the police become suspicious of his knowledge. Theorizing that such knowledge could only come from the inside, they are about to arrest him when he uses his observations to convince all present that he is psychic. The interim police chief warns Shawn that if his "powers" are fake, he will be prosecuted. With no choice but to keep up the act, he makes the most of it. Pretending to have psychic powers allows him to engage in strange and comic behavior as he turns real clues into hunches and otherworldly visitations. He enjoys teasing Gus, a pharmaceutical representative, over his eclectic interests (including a love for comic books and superheroes, spelling bees, astronomy, and Spanish-language soap operas).
Head detective Lassiter doubts Shawn's psychic abilities and in generally does not value his work, while junior detective O'Hara and chief Vick fail to recognize that Shawn is a fake. Henry Spencer and Shawn have a difficult relationship; still Henry helps Shawn on numerous occasions.
[glow=white,2,300]Episodes[/glow]
The first season comprised fifteen episodes and ran on USA Network from July 7, 2006 to March 2, 2007.
The second season of Psych comprised sixteen episodes which began airing on July 13, 2007. The second half of season 2 began on January 11, 2008, with the season finale airing on February 15, 2008.
Psych was renewed for a third season of sixteen episodes starting in the summer of 2008.
[glow=white,2,300]Full Cast[/glow]
James Roday ......................... Shawn Spencer
Dule Hill ................................. Burton "Gus" Guster
Corbin Bernsen ..................... Henry Spencer
Tim Omundson ...................... Carlton Lassiter
Maggie Lawson ..................... Juliet O'Hara
Kirsten Nelson ....................... Karen Vick
[glow=white,2,300]Nominations & awards[/glow]
Psych was the winner of an Independent Investigations Group Annual Award for Excellence in Entertainment for advancing the cause of science and exposing superstition (2006).
James Roday was nominated for a 2006 Satellite Award for Best Actor - TV Series Musical or Comedy.