‘Psych’ lightens up serious TV network

\With an acute sense for details and even a catchy theme song by Friendly Indians, “Psych” brightens up TV on a station primarily filled with action series. While USA Network is known for shows like “Burn Notice,” “Law & Order” and “Covert Affairs,” “Psych” differs in its focuses on comedy rather than action.

Main character Shawn Spencer and his best friend Burton “Gus” Guster team up to solve crimes with and in a race against police detective Lassie and his partner Jules O’Hara.

Spencer and Gus’s comedic leaps through the cases always end in laughter and solved crimes, often with gloating at Lassie for solving said cases first. Each episode includes a lesson from Shawn Spencer’s father, Henry, which connects to the theme of the episode. These lessons are what contribute to Spencer’s “psychic-like” discoveries.

This show is a breath of fresh air from many other dismal shows, and the characters are lovable. Even in its sixth season, making Psych the longest running TV show on USA Network, Psych has a plot that is still new and exciting, with separate cases each episode connecting an overall plot.

While this show may seem like one catering more to a male’s taste, the show is chock full of sweet moments between Shawn and Jules. The main highlight, though, is the bromance between Gus and Shawn. The partnership of these two makes the show hilarious, with their high school boy mindset and love for vintage toys.

“Psych” is one show that is definitely worth watching and deserving of its fame in being the highest rated scripted series premiere on basic cable in 2006, according to a USA Network press release.