I'm so glad I'm not the only one who noticed the Mentalist/Castle similarities in that last Castle episode. Don't get me wrong, I like Castle but because I am first and foremost a Mentalist fan, that whole 'reading mind' sequence did kind of irritate me .... just because I dunno, I love that scene so much in The Mentalist and ... okay, I watch Psych and they continually take the piss out of The Mentalist for "ripping off" their show (even though they're NOT the same show at all ... that's a whole different issue) and the first few times it was funny and free publicity for The Mentalist but now it's "Okay, we GET THE POINT" .... and know they didn't put that scene in Castle to copy The Mentalist at all but in my mind I think I'm just fed up with seeing the same plotlines play out on two shows so close to each other. This isn't just to do with Castle/Mentalist but other shows too. I know it's my fault for watching so many damn crime shows but every time they regurgitate storylines, I lose my faith in show writers just a bit more
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They were pretty blatant, huh? I mean, okay, most people would brush it off as coincidence, but where's the fun in that, right? :P Part of the fun of being in so many fandoms is picking out the similarities! Mother and I have a bit of a competition, actually, it makes watching more interactive!
watch Psych and they continually take the piss out of The Mentalist for "ripping off" their show (even though they're NOT the same show at all ... that's a whole different issue)
ARGH. That bugs me so much. I hate it when fans pay out Mentalist and say it's a crappy rip-off. Yes, the guys consulting have way out-there talents; but the Psych dude really IS psychic and Jane is not! [Though he might as well be, given that Jane=God in the show; never was a character more self-aware than Jane with his 'This is God speaking']
Their motivations for doing what they do, their personality traits, their lives...completely different! I recognize there's an element of similarity, but RIPPING OFF, no.
I think I'm just fed up with seeing the same
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Oooh really? I thought I was the only one who found them irritating (cos I know a few fans of both shows who find the comments hilarious!) I don't know whether you saw the one last week but Shawn was touching his head (as if to read minds) and Gus said something like "I think anyone who does that looks weird" to which Shawn says "Doesn't Simon Baker do that?" and Gus is like "no" and then Shawn says "Well, at least we have that" (that was a very general paraphrase of the scene!) and I was like "For GOD'S SAKE they are NOT the same show." They're not even the same GENRE of show and the whole mood is different, not to mention the fact Shawn is trying to convince people that he is a psychic whereas Jane's stance is that there is no such thing as psychics.
Holy crap! That's just too blatant for my tastes! At least in Castle, it was relatively subtle, blink-and-you'll-miss-it, you needed fandom glasses on to see the connection; THAT convo you quoted...jeez! WTF, writers, get over it!
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watch Psych and they continually take the piss out of The Mentalist for "ripping off" their show (even though they're NOT the same show at all ... that's a whole different issue)
ARGH. That bugs me so much. I hate it when fans pay out Mentalist and say it's a crappy rip-off. Yes, the guys consulting have way out-there talents; but the Psych dude really IS psychic and Jane is not! [Though he might as well be, given that Jane=God in the show; never was a character more self-aware than Jane with his 'This is God speaking']
Their motivations for doing what they do, their personality traits, their lives...completely different! I recognize there's an element of similarity, but RIPPING OFF, no.
I think I'm just fed up with seeing the same ( ... )
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