fan Q&A with Psych writer
The psychwrites Twitter feed had an impromptu Q&A session yesterday morning.
Your Psych writer today is 'Red Phantom' and the upcoming 'Bollywood Homicide' mastermind Anupam Nigam...start asking now.
[Later, this image of Anupam "volunteering" to answer questions was tweeted.]
We're only gonna answer 10 or so...ONE RULE: No Juliet and Shawn are they/aren't they questions will be answered.
Here's how it will work: I will RT [re-tweet] the question then follow with the answer. LET'S GOOOOOOOO!
Q: Which one of the writers speaks German, then? The German bits in the show have me rolling on the floor...
A: I did the first fake German accent in Season 1. Our Writer Asst. Tory Walker who wrote Truer Lies speaks German.
Q: legendarcy -- is abigail coming back this season?
A: Yes, you will 100% see Abigail (Rachel Leigh Cook) this season.
Q: Will the characters ever have to travel far outside of Santa Barbara in any upcoming episodes?
A: Yes, in one upcoming episode they help solve a case in Canada.
Q: raelee -- Do you work backwards or forwards for Shawn visions, do you start w/clue or do you add them after you know what happens?
A: Most of the time forwards, usually we know what Shawn needs to learn in a scene, story wise, and then craft the SV's based on that.
Q: when writing psych are there spacific lines and moments you want to see each week, is there a lot of freedom for the actors?
A: It's a mix of both we need specific lines in scenes but we also give the actors room to improv and have fun.
Q: kshenk -- how many writers does psych consist of?
A: 7 including Steve Franks and James Roday
Q: destiny2711 -- what aspect of writing Psych do you enjoy most - the details of the cases or character-based stuff?
A: Personally I like coming up with a really cool clue or mystery and then finding out how to make it fun.
Q: SmallWaldo -- If you could write and shoot a crossover with any show in production, which would it be and why?
A: Law and Order, I would like to see how S & G's antics play with the ultra serious cops and lawyers. Plus we get to see our guys in NY.
Q: I love listening to the commentary on the DVDs (I'm one of the 8). Funniest stuff ever! Are there tracks for all of Season 3?
A: There will be both podcasts and commentaries for the majority of the episodes. Which were really fun to record.
Q: taylorLALYT248 -- How do you come up with the endings for "Gus, don't be a..."?
A: Sometimes it's the writers and sometimes it James Roday doing improv.
Q: PeepingNee -- i can shorten my Q to - in "Red Phantom" was George Takei your first choice in guest star?
A: Yes the script was written with him in mind, I couldn't have been happier. George was a great sport about having fun with his image.
Q: bigratsgoboom -- What is the smoke monster?
A: We at Psych believe he is Dharma initiative experiment gone terribly awry...or it's Jacob being pissed. (best. question. ever!)
Q: iSpensey -- favorite joke from the first 2 seasons? or a favorite scene?
A: The way Wally spoke in 'Zero To Murder...' Also in 'From Earth to...' when Shawn pops up off the bench on the pier to interrupt Gus date
Your Psych writer today is 'Red Phantom' and the upcoming 'Bollywood Homicide' mastermind Anupam Nigam...start asking now.
[Later, this image of Anupam "volunteering" to answer questions was tweeted.]
We're only gonna answer 10 or so...ONE RULE: No Juliet and Shawn are they/aren't they questions will be answered.
Here's how it will work: I will RT [re-tweet] the question then follow with the answer. LET'S GOOOOOOOO!
Q: Which one of the writers speaks German, then? The German bits in the show have me rolling on the floor...
A: I did the first fake German accent in Season 1. Our Writer Asst. Tory Walker who wrote Truer Lies speaks German.
Q: legendarcy -- is abigail coming back this season?
A: Yes, you will 100% see Abigail (Rachel Leigh Cook) this season.
Q: Will the characters ever have to travel far outside of Santa Barbara in any upcoming episodes?
A: Yes, in one upcoming episode they help solve a case in Canada.
Q: raelee -- Do you work backwards or forwards for Shawn visions, do you start w/clue or do you add them after you know what happens?
A: Most of the time forwards, usually we know what Shawn needs to learn in a scene, story wise, and then craft the SV's based on that.
Q: when writing psych are there spacific lines and moments you want to see each week, is there a lot of freedom for the actors?
A: It's a mix of both we need specific lines in scenes but we also give the actors room to improv and have fun.
Q: kshenk -- how many writers does psych consist of?
A: 7 including Steve Franks and James Roday
Q: destiny2711 -- what aspect of writing Psych do you enjoy most - the details of the cases or character-based stuff?
A: Personally I like coming up with a really cool clue or mystery and then finding out how to make it fun.
Q: SmallWaldo -- If you could write and shoot a crossover with any show in production, which would it be and why?
A: Law and Order, I would like to see how S & G's antics play with the ultra serious cops and lawyers. Plus we get to see our guys in NY.
Q: I love listening to the commentary on the DVDs (I'm one of the 8). Funniest stuff ever! Are there tracks for all of Season 3?
A: There will be both podcasts and commentaries for the majority of the episodes. Which were really fun to record.
Q: taylorLALYT248 -- How do you come up with the endings for "Gus, don't be a..."?
A: Sometimes it's the writers and sometimes it James Roday doing improv.
Q: PeepingNee -- i can shorten my Q to - in "Red Phantom" was George Takei your first choice in guest star?
A: Yes the script was written with him in mind, I couldn't have been happier. George was a great sport about having fun with his image.
Q: bigratsgoboom -- What is the smoke monster?
A: We at Psych believe he is Dharma initiative experiment gone terribly awry...or it's Jacob being pissed. (best. question. ever!)
Q: iSpensey -- favorite joke from the first 2 seasons? or a favorite scene?
A: The way Wally spoke in 'Zero To Murder...' Also in 'From Earth to...' when Shawn pops up off the bench on the pier to interrupt Gus date