Psych

That's what I meant with generic...a lot of songs reminded me too much of other songs.

If you mean they sounded like songs you've heard before, I can understand the complaint, but if you're complaining that all the songs in the episode kind of shared a tune, I'd have to say I actually like that. It's pretty cool when all the songs share a certain melody. They did it in Joseph And The Technicolor Dreamcoat and Wicked

edited 18th Dec '13 2:16:18 AM by TricksterCal

The former..."I heard it both ways" was the only song I found really memorable out of the bunch. And I kind of wonder....did I miss the opening? Or did they really skip the opportunity to turn "I know, You know" into a Broadway style version?

Oh okay, yeah I know what you mean. I've actually had I've Heard It Both Ways stuck in my head ever since I saw the episode. Although I thought Jamaican Inspector Man was a pretty good song.

Nope...hated that one (yes, really hated this)...the only number which I think would stuck to me after hearing it multiple times is "When you're making up a song"...it's also the only one in which I liked the choreography, mostly. And I have "I heard it both ways" stuck into my head too, which makes it so much more disappointing that the other songs were not nearly that good.

edited 18th Dec '13 8:35:57 AM by Swanpride

IIRC, they just had a version of the opening that seemed to be between the short version and the full version. Didn't make it a musical number, which sucks since the intro song is my favorite part of the show. Another variation is always welcome.

Exactly...I mean, it has been a tradition to rearrange the song at every opportunity, and I bet it would have made a way better opening number.

Season eight premiered!

Twenty minutes in and I kinda want to turn it off...remember the days when the premise of the show was that Shawn was smart?

Yeah...back in the second season....good times....

The current season has been revealed to be the final season.

Good. I don't mean that as a dig. I've enjoyed it. I just would like to see it end before it gets more...problematic.

Now I'll actually have to tune back in for the finale if it's that soon; can't say I'm sad (I basically have dropped the show after the first two episodes of this season) but I'm wondering just how (if) they finally, finally deal with the fact that he's spent EIGHT YEARS lying to virtually everybody Shawn knows.

I'm honestly not sad...the show has lost its footing a long, long time ago. Since season five finished (and that one was already a very mixed bag), I can count the number of episodes I really liked on one hand. I really didn't appreciate what they did to most of the main characters, especially Juliet - and no, the relationship was not the problem. Rewriting her into an overly serious cop with trust issues (read: More or less every female cop on TV) was. The only reason I am still watching is because I wanted to see the show through till the end - and I am really glad that I now know when this will be.

And now I want a Psych/Monk crossover

I agree that should have been the final bonus episode.

Lassie pulled a Jim Gordon! Never thought of all the people to do that, it'd be him, but that's Character Development for ya.

^^ Oh yeah! After seeing that ending, it was just asking for a super detective special

edited 27th Mar '14 8:59:40 PM by KnownUnknown

Still would of liked to see a Shawn and Juliet Wedding ep though

Rewatching some earlier episodes. I'd forgotten how different some of the characters were earlier on. Filtering what's more Flanderization (like with Shawn) and what is more Character Development (like with Juliet), and what is shades of both in different ways (like Gus and Lassie) is really interesting.

Juliet, especially. I'd forgotten how much of a chipper, wide-eyed rookie she was in the earliest seasons, and I like how her character slowly shifts more and more into the Only Sane Man role as she gets her own cases and becomes more experienced. Watching her grow from Lassie's right hand to his bona fide partner is really neat.

Also, I'm pretty sure Chief Vick is my favorite character. I mean, she always was, but after being gone for a while I forgot how much personality she had. They simultaneously pull of Da Chief and Not So Above It All so well.

I honestly hate what they did to Juliette...I always liked that she was different from the usual female TV-Cops which are all hard-ass and have all kinds of trust issues. I especially disliked the recon they did for her family background. And I honestly missed her going all out whenever she went undercover...those were always the best episodes. First four seasons Juliette is fun and a great female character. After that, she became a tired cliché.

Still watching older episodes.

Is it odd that I think the "Bollywood Homicide" version of the main theme is ten times better than the normal one?

I always liked the versions from "high top fade out" and "Dual Spires"

Dual Spires is what got me interested in Twin Peaks (still haven't checked it out because I've been so busy catching up on psych! but it's up there on my list of shows to watch).

Ich glaube, Twin Peaks muss man "erlebt" haben um die show zu mögen.

Swan, I think you are stuck on local setting :P?

Oh, sorry...I meant that this is one of the shows one has to experience the moment it came out. It hits a certain "Zeitgeist".

Man, if there's one thing this show was great at it was creating fun, interesting and entertaining antagonists. This show tends to have me remember it kind of the opposite from most other mystery shows: I remember the episode through the antagonists much more often, and they often have a lot more personality than your average cold blooded but smarmy Smug Snake killer that you get in most other modern shows - and as much as I think Monk is brilliant, I have to admit that everyone but Dale The Whale kind of runs together. There are a couple exceptions, but it really is just a couple.

Granted, the way Monk and other shows write their murderers (kind of a "just another murderer" approach, their motives are important but their personalities are not.) is a lot more realistic, but then I guess that's one of the things that makes Psych's tone more unique. A lot more Anti Villains here, or villains who are over the top or maniacal, villains who act in more vibrant ways during the Motive Rant, or simply character types you usually wouldn't see in a mystery show.

Though that sometimes means episodes that aren't really straightforward mysteries either - this show genre jumped a lot.

edited 18th Apr '14 11:42:32 PM by KnownUnknown