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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]
The series about a fake psychic detective ran for eight seasons, concluding its episodic run in 2013. Now, for one time only, audiences can relive the dynamic of crime solving duo Shawn and Gus in Psych: The Movie.
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Living in Los Angeles, I've been in a long line before, waiting to see the second to the last episode of a certain show. That night in Burbank was filled with memories that some day will make sense. Sleep deprivation makes it all hazier than a smoggy day in L.A. In Pasadena, overnighters on the sidewalk are a New Year's Eve tradition and something that many Southern Californians, like myself, are familiar with. San Diego Comic-Con has a similar tradition, but usually for the dreaded H Hall line. I was preparing for something different--a line to see a special episode for a TV show set in Santa Barbara but filmed in British Columbia: "Psych: The Musical."
After packing all night Tuesday and getting a short 2-hour cat nap, I left Los Angeles for San Diego and Comic-Con International at 7am-ish with my two collies. That wasn't early enough to miss the beach traffic down Huntington Beach way (Bolsa Chica). Listening to tango music and dog sighs on the freeway, I finally pulled into my hometown of Chula Vista before 11am, only to find out on Facebook that my wait-in-line buddy wouldn't be making it. After some re-shuffling, I was off to a late start to stand in line for ""Psych: The Musical."
By 3 p.m., there was already a long line at the Reading Cinema, winding around the corner and up the street and around the other corner. When I worried if we would get in, the person in line behind me, Michael from South Carolina, assured me that he had already asked and was told we would. Capacity for the theater was about 2,500 and we were about in the 400-odd range. I would later find out that Psych-o's had started lining up at 10am, although the official beginning time for the line was 2pm The screening was open to the public and not limited to Comic-Con pass holders.
Heading into its eighth season, "Psych" is a comedy series about a highly observant man with eidetic memory, Shawn Spencer (James Roday), who is forced to pretend he is psychic to avoid arrest. His best friend, Burton Guster (Dul Hill) is the responsible one, but is pulled into the investigations which usually revolve around murder. They open up a private detective agency and are consultants for the Santa Barbara police department working with the skeptical Carlton Lassiter (Timothy Omundson) and Shawn's love interest Juliet O'Hara (Maggie Lawson).
Just before 4 pm, a line management person for "Psych" came around and warned us that if our buddies weren't there in an hour, they would have to go to the end of the line. At 4pm, another person told a woman just a dozen people down that this would start at 4:30pm at the latest. I frantically called my husband, telling him to get downtown as soon as possible. He arrived at about 4:30-ish, but the actual handing out of the VIP color-coded wristbands didn't start until 5:30pm In the group just behind us, one person had gone to find a restroom, but it was too late. He was out and would have to go to the end of a very, very long line.
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