"Psych" Season 4- 8/7/09

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6/11/09 at 4:32pm

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For some reason, USA Network decided not to bring "Monk" and "Psych" back until August.

In happier news, James Brolin will be guest starring as Lassiter's mentor. So it's not all bad news.

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6/12/09 at 6:56am

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Re: "Psych" Season 4- 8/7/09

Who here owns several seasons of Psych on DVD? Are they worth obtaining, and are the special features interesting? I haven't taken the plunge with this series yet. It's one of the few 'modern' (post 1990s

) shows I might consider springing for on DVD.

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6/12/09 at 8:07am

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Re: "Psych" Season 4- 8/7/09

If you're thinking about picking them up:
Slickdeals.net - Psych: The Complete 1st & 2nd Seasons $21

Season 1 & 2 for $21 total (plus shipping).

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6/12/09 at 11:10am

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Re: "Psych" Season 4- 8/7/09

^^^

Many thanks.

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6/12/09 at 4:12pm

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Re: "Psych" Season 4- 8/7/09

Thanks for the info. Glad to know it's coming back, even if it is a bit late.

Stan

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8/5/09 at 4:37pm

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Friendly Reminder

This Friday, Psych comes back for it's 4th season on the USA Network.

It comes on after the premier of Monk.

I am looking forward to Friday. :)

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8/5/09 at 9:56pm

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Try not to cringe much, but I'm totally "psych"ed about it!:)

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8/6/09 at 10:36am

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Great news! Thanks for letting us know. :)

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8/7/09 at 11:32pm

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Is "Psych" normally shot in Vancouver? It seems like it'd be pretty expensive to move the entire production to Canada for an episode, but if they shoot the show there anyway, I guess it'd just be an opportunity to utilize different locations. The Canadian characters didn't do much for me, and Shawn's mega-romantic weekend seemed more than a little contrived. That being said, the banter from Shawn and those around him was as good as ever and the production values have if anything gotten even more polished and sophisticated. Once we're back in Santa Barbara next week (and when I hopefully won't have a pounding headache) I'll get a better feel for the season.

Loved the latest iteration of the credits sequence. The editing does a much better job of hitting the beats provided by the music, and the last shot is even more hilarious than the running through the field shot from last season. I hope they have an extended version for the episodes than run short like they did last year.

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8/8/09 at 9:10am

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Adam, it is shot in White Rock, BC with extra work in Vancouver and elsewhere nearby in BC. Last night's ep was really good. I liked the interplay between Shawn and Juliet about "being friends." I miss the Law and Order walk at the end of a few shows from last season, but damn is the song good for the show/credits! It's offered as a free mp3 on The Friendly Indians website if anyone didn't know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psych#Production_information

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8/12/09 at 4:34pm

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I just got Universal HD and have watched a couple reruns of Psych on it. Is it just me, or are the episodes on it extended versions or something? I'd swear that there's a few little things I haven't seen before that were shown.

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8/14/09 at 8:16pm

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Now that we're back to usual territory, you can really tell they've upgraded the visual style for the show, beginning with the slick, quick panning establishing shots from the skies about Santa Barbara. Getting a helicopter view of the police station after years of the same static establishing shot with the sign was a surprise.

Loved this episode. Loved it, loved it, loved it. The slapstick was dead on, the banter was hilarious, and the final beat in his father's den was touching. And Rachel Leigh Cook is the greatest guest star in the history of "Psych" every time she pops up, she brings a different, wonderful energy to the show. She only had three short scenes but her reaction shots made every one memorable. I hope they let the arc really play out before she leaves the show.

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8/21/09 at 10:39pm

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Shawn: You wouldn't understand, you've never killed anybody.
Lassiter: Yes I have.

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8/22/09 at 8:45am

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The spaghetti western showdown at the end of the ep was very well done, and struck me as quite funny with Shawn and Gus thrown in as well.

I see the garage, but I don't saw the garage. You are speaking incorrectly. You are moidering the king's English! Et cetera! See, saw, see...
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8/28/09 at 8:21pm

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The decision to cast Ray Wise, the devil in "Reaper," as a Catholic exorcism specialist is positively delicious.

Clearly there are some serious horror fans in the writers' room.

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8/29/09 at 2:48pm

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I think the irony is even better if you consider Twin Peaks as well.

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8/29/09 at 6:07pm

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Quote:

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The decision to cast Ray Wise, the devil in "Reaper," as a Catholic exorcism specialist is positively delicious.

Yes, that was lovely. But somebody needs to tell the writers that Catholics aren't fundamentalists and don't teach the literal truth of the Bible.

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8/30/09 at 4:28pm

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I was so close to guessing who the culprit was in this one. I didn't suspect Wise (even after he was put behind bars); the primary reason for this is because Shawn and Gus both knew him for many years, dating back to their childhoods. Somehow, I couldn't buy that it was him.

I didn't guess Agatha -- but I did suspect Mary. I figured that she was in love with Cameron, and that the girl who died in the beginning of the episode was moving into territory where she was not welcomed. When Shawn, Gus, et al. knocked at Cameron's door, I fully expected the door to open and for Mary to be there, not Agatha.

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9/5/09 at 9:36am

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I was pleased that the episode of Psych I missed a couple of weeks ago aired at 11 p.m. last night. I taped it, and am really looking forward to it. (This is the one with the old West sets.)

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9/11/09 at 8:26pm

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There were quite a few laugh-out-loud moments in tonight's episode. I'm not sure which one takes the cake for me: the seemingly unarmed Lassiter shooting the piss out of the cop bar, or Shawn's imagined eliptical bike Speed scenario.

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9/12/09 at 12:49am

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Also laughed at the end, when they seemingly telegraph him finally throwing (the phone) on target... and then he completely missed yet again, among a bunch of other moments.

Edit: One other thing I was a little surprised at was when Shawn mentioned having "the yips" that they didn't end up manifesting in his observational skills. With his emphasis on his chili cheese fries or whatever it was, I thought that'd be the direction they went in... and then the fries would've actually been sitting in front of him the whole time.

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9/12/09 at 4:33pm

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Also laughed at the end, when they seemingly telegraph him finally throwing (the phone) on target... and then he completely missed yet again, among a bunch of other moments.

Yeah, I loved the fact that he missed - and yet still saved the day by distracting the guy long enough for Lassie to act.

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Edit: One other thing I was a little surprised at was when Shawn mentioned having "the yips" that they didn't end up manifesting in his observational skills.

But he's had the yips WRT to that throw to first since he was a kid, and it never affected his skills up until now.

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9/12/09 at 6:10pm

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But he's had the yips WRT to that throw to first since he was a kid, and it never affected his skills up until now.

Good point on that one, hadn't thought of that.

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9/13/09 at 6:59am

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As much as I love the comedic aspects of this show during dialogue regarding a serious crime, I am finding that I am treasuring the times that Shawn becomes very serious when trying to piece together bits of evidence. This occurred a couple of times in this episode. One in particular was when he was deducing who was being targeted.

Another aspect of the show that I love -- and it doesn't happen all that often -- is when the bad guy is actually one-up on Shawn. I think it took place in a relatively recent episode, and it too was a sight to behold. (The one that comes to mind is the episode in which the guest star practically told Shawn his every move before it happened.) This show is first-rate in so many ways.

A rare moment for me occurred when I called the mailbox explosion -- right after Jules uttered a line and moved away, I felt that the mailbox was history via a bomb. But, I thought the officer would be killed, and not merely injured.

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9/13/09 at 10:52am

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A rare moment for me occurred when I called the mailbox explosion -- right after Jules uttered a line and moved away, I felt that the mailbox was history via a bomb. But, I thought the officer would be killed, and not merely injured.

If he was just a redshirt officer, he probably would have been. But McNab is the one uniform officer that the show has taken time to develop, so he's in that sweet spot where he's not important enough for his death to be shocking but too important to kill off without giving a second thought to.

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9/13/09 at 11:32am

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If he was just a redshirt officer, he probably would have been. But McNab is the one uniform officer that the show has taken time to develop, so he's in that sweet spot where he's not important enough for his death to be shocking but too important to kill off without giving a second thought to.

Adam,

Excellent point. And for my own part, I do like the character. He's grown on me a bit since I first saw him a few episodes ago.

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9/14/09 at 6:10pm

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Originally Posted by Adam Lenhardt

There were quite a few laugh-out-loud moments in tonight's episode. I'm not sure which one takes the cake for me: the seemingly unarmed Lassiter shooting the piss out of the cop bar, or Shawn's imagined eliptical bike Speed scenario.

It was more like Lethal Weapon 2 with the toilet seat.

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9/26/09 at 9:41pm

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I love the variant theme songs. Can't believe they got Boyz II Men to do that.

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9/27/09 at 10:15am

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I love the variant theme songs. Can't believe they got Boyz II Men to do that.

I like them when they're for a "special" episode, but now that they've done two for no reason it's annoying.

"Because he's the hero that Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now... and so we'll hunt him... because he can take it... because he's not a hero... he's a silent guardian, a watchful protector... a DARK KNIGHT."

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10/9/09 at 8:08pm

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This show has a major horror fetish. And was that Larisa Oleynik as the goth sister? If so, this show also has a thing for resurrecting discarded female leads from 90's teen comedies.

Neither is a bad thing, in my book.

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