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So this probably gets more into production economics and the bizarre way things get factored out in Hollywood, where "pay per episode" funds can be manipulated. But I'm forever befuddled how traditional TV seasons went from 22-24 episodes per to around 6-10, rather than more of a gradual shift downward.
Granted, some series' writers have trouble even justifying stretching stories out for eight episodes, so those definitely shouldn't get padded out even more. But for series like Stranger Things with a wide variety of plotlines to keep up with, I'm never sure why the instinct is always to force more details into a limited number of episodes rather than just expanding that total. It can't be due to any projections about fan expectations, since viewers would go apeshit if the Duffer brothers revealed Season 5 will be 16 episodes instead of 8.
Even though Netflix will likely never fall into the broadcast network habits of airing series while future episodes are still filming, I can't help but feel like the massive production lengths wouldn't feel quite so gigantic if the eps being filmed weren't so large themselves. Which would theoretically make the show more viable for evenly split seasons, as opposed to Season 4 releasing seven episodes initially followed by the final two.
I'm not claiming it would 100% be easier to write out shorter eps, especially for the Duffers, who reportedly penned over 800 pages of scripts for the fourth season. But having predetermined guidelines like "time" has obviously factored into successful TV storytelling for as long as the medium has been around, so it's not surprising to hear that bypassing that option leads to extended writing and filming sessions.
Maya Hawke does sound like she's enjoying herself and is grateful to be filming the final episodes, so I guess I shouldn't gripe about how long their are if the end result is happiness and positivity and the all-out destruction of the Upside-Down and Vecna.
We don't know just yet when Stranger Things will be popping back onto Netflix with Season 5, but we know it's coming in 2025. In the meantime, check out some of Netflix's other great horror TV shows while also keeping current with everything else on the 2024 premiere schedule.
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network.[1] The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills"[2] and impressive eidetic memory allow him to convince people that he solves cases with psychic abilities. The program also stars Dul Hill as Shawn's intelligent best friend and reluctant partner Burton "Gus" Guster, as well as Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's father Henry, a former detective with the Santa Barbara Police Department.[3]
Psych premiered on July 7, 2006, following the fifth-season premiere of Monk, and continued to be paired with the series until Monk's conclusion on December 4, 2009. During the second season, an animated segment titled "The Big Adventures of Little Shawn and Gus" was added to the series. Psych was the highest-rated US basic cable television premiere of 2006.[4] USA Network renewed the series for an eighth season on December 19, 2012, to include eight episodes, and ordered two more episodes on June 25, 2013, bringing the episode order to ten.[5][6] On February 5, 2014, USA Network confirmed that the eighth season of Psych would be its last, with the series finale airing on March 26, 2014.[7]
Psych: The Movie, a two-hour television film, aired on USA Network on December 7, 2017, launching the Psych film series,[8] with Franks' hope being to make five more Psych movies following Psych: The Movie.[9] On February 14, 2019, it was announced Psych: The Movie 2 was greenlit and set to premiere in late 2019, for which the main cast would return, but the premiere thereof was subsequently delayed to 2020, with the film renamed Psych 2: Lassie Come Home, and released on NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock, July 15, 2020, the day the service officially launched.[10][11][12] On May 13, 2021, Peacock announced a third film, Psych 3: This Is Gus, which premiered on November 18, 2021.[13][14] Three further Psych films are in development.[9]
Most episodes begin with a cold open in the form of a flashback to Shawn and Gus' childhoods. The flashbacks usually involve Shawn and Gus being taught a lesson by a young Henry Spencer (Shawn's father) (Corbin Bernsen), who wishes that his son would follow in his footsteps and become a law enforcement officer. These lessons often play a role for the climax of the episode. As a child, Shawn was taught by Henry to hone his powers of observation and deduction, often using games and challenges to test him. Each flashback also sets the theme for the episode.
Shawn originally becomes known as a psychic when, after calling in tips on dozens of crimes covered on the news which help the police to close the case, the police become suspicious of his knowledge, theorizing that such knowledge could only come from the "inside" and unwilling to believe that it is merely Shawn having honed his observational skills. To avoid being sent to jail, Shawn uses those skills to convince the police that he is psychic; though 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, and having proven himself an effective aid to the police in solving crimes, he establishes a psychic detective agency, Psych, and becomes an outside consultant to the police. 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 lifelong friend Burton Guster (Gus), a pharmaceutical sales representative, about Gus' eclectic interests as they drive around in a blue Toyota Echo nicknamed "The Blueberry"[15] solving crimes.
Anne Dudek's character was written out of the series after the character generated a negative test audience reaction with Lassiter due to their relationship. Maggie Lawson was cast as Juliet O'Hara to serve as a replacement.[17][18]
The theme song for Psych is "I Know You Know" by The Friendly Indians, series creator Steve Franks's band. Some episodes in seasons three through eight use an extended version of "I Know You Know" consisting of the first verse and the chorus,[19] but most episodes use a shortened version consisting of mostly the chorus. In some episodes, the theme song is changed, usually as a tie-in to the theme of the episode to come.
In the "pilot", Roday improvised by picking up a pineapple and saying, "Should I slice this up for the road?" Since then, pineapples have appeared in every episode as a running gag, whether just one in the background or the actual mention of it. It is Shawn's go-to housewarming gift. The pineapple is a major marketing point for items related to the show on the USA website.[20] Fan movements, such as fan-made websites, have also been dedicated to finding a pineapple or pineapple-related object in each episode.[21]
Following the series finale on March 26, 2014, USA Network aired a live aftershow entitled "Psych After Pshow." The hour-long special was hosted by Kevin Pereira and featured series stars and creator/executive producer Steve Franks.[22]
Psych scored a 4.51 rating and an average of 6.1 million total viewers at its premiere, which made it the highest-rated scripted series premiere on basic cable in 2006 in all key demographics (households, P18-49, P25-54, and total viewers), according to a USA Network press release, quoted from the Futon Critic.[4]
William Rabkin has written and published five novels based on the series. The novels are written in third-person narrative style. Additionally, Chad Gervich (Small Screen, Big Picture) has published a crime-fighting guide based on methods presented in the show.
Once production on the original series wrapped, series creator Steve Franks had the idea to bring the Psych universe back in film form later on. On May 8, 2017, USA Network announced Psych: The Movie, a two-hour TV film to air December 7, 2017.[52] All the original main cast would return for the film, directed by series creator Steve Franks and co-written by Franks and series star, James Roday Rodriguez. The first sequel, Psych 2: Lassie Come Home, was released on NBCUniversal's new streaming service, Peacock, on July 15, 2020.[53] A third film, Psych 3: This Is Gus, followed on November 18, 2021.[14] Three further Psych films are in development.[9]
Launched in November 2021, Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson have hosted a weekly rewatch podcast of the series and films. Episodes include plot recaps and behind-the-scenes memories from the two hosts. The series also features interviews with cast members, guest stars, and crew members, including writers, directors, and series creator Steve Franks.[54]
Coming six years after Psych ended its eight-season run on USA and three years after Psych: The Movie debuted, Lassie Come Home finds James Roday Rodriguez and Dul Hill reprising their roles as Shawn and Gus, respectively, along with a slew of other returning Psych favorites. And while Psych 2 isn't the John Cena vehicle it was originally intended to be, based on everything we already know about Lassie Come Home, we think it's pretty safe to say that this follow-up film actually sounds way more fun than what creator Steve Franks had initially envisioned. (Not that we would be mad at a Cena cameo in Lassie Come Home. We are never mad at more John Cena.)
It premieres July 15. Although the film was originally supposed to premiere on USA in the winter of 2019, it was announced in September that Lassie Come Home will be debuting on NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock, which soft-launched in April 2020 but will make its grand debut on July 15. Psych 2 will be one of the originals available at launch, so Psych fans can check out the movie on Peacock starting Wednesday, July 15.
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