Psych

Over the past weekend, I was able to catch up on a few shows. I have to admit I've started to follow the USA weekday line up of Psych, White Collar, and Burn Notice. USA shows are in general an hour long and some combination of action, comedy, and a little drama. Psych is pretty light on the drama, but heavy in comedy with a little action. The show is in its 4th season. I started watching at the end of last season. The show is based around Shawn (James Roday) and Gus (Dule Hill) who run a psychic detective agency. Of course, Shawn is really not psychic, just really observant. They are regularly hired by the police to solve crimes, thus their involvement with most of the other main characters

The show is pretty formulaic with each hour revealing a mystery and solving it. The reason to watch the show isn't exactly for the drama or the deep characters. The show is successful due to the comedic exchanges between Shawn and Gus. Shawn also has funny exchanges with his dad (Corbin Bernsen) and Det. Lassiter (Timothy Omundson). Juliet (Maggie Lawson) is there to as a romantic attraction for Shawn, as well as to balance out the overly straight-laced Lassiter. The plot of each show is mildly interesting as the viewer often is guessing, along with Shawn and Gus what the answer is to the unsolved questions.

From my limited viewing of the show, I think Psych is a good balance of humor and action. Don't expect things to get that deep or last longer than the hour it takes to watch the show. This was particularly apparent as Juliet makes a difficult decision with her brother in one episode, yet seems completely unaffected by it in the next episode. The only thing that seems to bridge episodes are the love connections. However, if you want to be entertained for an hour Psych is a good show to sit back, let the TV take over and watch.