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spectralbovine

Gonna Psych You Out in the Beginning

Aug 17, 2009 09:58

Calling all Psych fans! I have begun watching Psych regularly and am now pulling a Star Trek by setting my DVR to pick up reruns so I can watch old episodes ( Read more... )

psych, poll, reader participation

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raelee August 17 2009, 20:36:57 UTC

Spellingg Bee and Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast are both Psych classics. Shawn vs. the Red Phantom is also great for all the reasons already mentioned upstream but also because... the introduction of MAGIC HEAD! Watch it and you'll understand what they were talking about at Comic Con ( ... )

spectralbovine August 17 2009, 20:54:00 UTC

Spellingg Bee and Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast are both Psych classics.
Clearly!! They are very popular. And the latter is directed by John Landis! Nice.

Shawn vs. the Red Phantom is also great for all the reasons already mentioned upstream but also because... the introduction of MAGIC HEAD! Watch it and you'll understand what they were talking about at Comic Con.
I don't know what you're talking about because I MISSED THE PANEL.

That said, the cast and crew all love American Duos. It is always cited as one of the episodes they enjoyed filming and it is pretty freaking great.
Oh, cool. I imagine the premieres and finales are pretty important.

65 Million Years Off is one of my absolute faves and the events of that episode have come up in other episodes.
Ooh. The concept sure sounds amusing. It is a contender for the Fourth.

OH! And Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead is another of my faves but you do have to watch 65 Million Years Off first because it has a great callback to that episode.
Oh! Thanks for the tip.

And, finally, Christmas ( ... )

raelee August 17 2009, 20:58:38 UTC

I don't know what you're talking about because I MISSED THE PANEL.

Oh, crap. I was confusing the Chuck and Psych panels. Though you can now watch it online so maybe you had done that and were confused! ;) Still, it's a good episode even without you needing to have that explained.

I am more drawn to "65 Million Years Off," though, because there may be dinosaurs involved. Are there dinosaurs involved?

There is a dinosaur involved. Two even.

spectralbovine August 17 2009, 21:02:50 UTC

AWESOME. I think we have a winner.

(Where can I watch the panel online? Do you just mean YouTube links or is there a prettier version available?)

Thread 8

soleta_nf August 17 2009, 22:01:18 UTC

I've been meaning to check that show out at some point. Let us know how you like it!

spectralbovine August 17 2009, 22:03:16 UTC

Oh, I love it! I always enjoy it when I watch it, and I've seen almost a season's worth of episodes. I definitely recommend it. It's fun and whimsical, but the mysteries are still cleverly constructed.

soleta_nf August 17 2009, 22:15:42 UTC

Nice! I will add it to my must-see list.

Would you suggest definitely starting from season one, or can you jump in anywhere?

(I've started watching Entourage this season, btw. I had tried it a couple of years ago and wasn't impressed, but I'm liking it better now. Just the current season, though.)

spectralbovine August 17 2009, 22:24:04 UTC

Would you suggest definitely starting from season one, or can you jump in anywhere?
Well, I have just jumped in anywhere, and I'm fine. I don't think it's essential to start from the beginning, but it's always preferable because there are callbacks and such. It's a procedural, though, so it's not like there are long, ongoing plot arcs. Just character/relationship arcs that develop very slowly.

I'm most familiar with the third season, so I recommend it; I think it was pretty strong.

I'm glad you're enjoying Entourage now! It's been pretty good this season, I think. It's fun stuff.

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the_narration August 17 2009, 22:20:45 UTC

Psych is a fun show, but I have a hard time recalling which individual episodes are which.

"American Duos" has Tim Curry in it, and "65 Million Years Off" has a dinosaur.

Sorry, can't be much more help than that.

spectralbovine August 17 2009, 22:24:27 UTC

Ooh, Tim Curry.

But I think the dinosaur's taking it.

the_narration August 18 2009, 00:25:58 UTC

You know, as an alternative to picking and choosing a handful of episodes, we now have the technology to rent entire seasons of television shows on DVD. ;-)

spectralbovine August 18 2009, 00:27:27 UTC

I am busy watching Batman, man!

pandora_17 August 17 2009, 23:46:39 UTC

If I had to pick a top five I think they would be: Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead, American Duos, Scary Sherry, Spellingg Bee, and 65 Million Years off.

Oh, I forgot Lights, Camera... Homicido! That one is DEFINITELY top five; I just can't figure out what to take out to make room for it. THIS IS TOO HARD.

http://i29.tinypic.com/2u637gj.jpg
(Gifs are my new favorite thing about the internet.)

pandora_17 August 17 2009, 23:53:00 UTC

...and gifs don't work when you forget to format them.

spectralbovine August 18 2009, 00:05:47 UTC

Oh, I forgot Lights, Camera... Homicido! That one is DEFINITELY top five
Oh, definitely! I love it. The name of the poll is one of my favorite moments from the show. Cracked my shit up good.

My top five would be mostly third-season episodes, though, since that's what I've seen! Like "Tuesday the 17th" and "An Evening with Mr. Yang." And "Gus Walks into a Bank" was really good too.

dharmavati August 18 2009, 00:29:31 UTC

Lights, Camera... Homicido!

Oooh! Oooh! I would recommend this one as well! Shawn as a Spanish novella star was hilarious.

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spectralbovine August 18 2009, 00:06:37 UTC

I love Tim Curry too, but "65 Million Years Off" has DINOSAURS.

DINOSAURS.