I prefer Psych over Monk.. duh. LOL. But it's because I like the cast better (they have better chemistry), the humor is much funnier (Psych has jokes where Monk has schtick), the plots just seem fresher (A lot of Monks stuff feels really 'already been done' or sometimes just absurd) and I hate the way that Monk episodes never let you figure the killer out for yourself anymore. They just completely give it away and expect you to enjoy the rest of the episode. It's much more fun to figure it out along with your favorite characters. See. Psych... I like it better than Monk. You even get a bunch of valid reasons to enforce my invalid one... Lassiter is smokin hot. LOL.

Anybody have some other opinions?

Psych!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It speaks more to my generation, it's hilarious, the cast has great chemistry, and sometimes it annoys me that Natalie doesn't put Adrian in his place anymore.....and they dropped the mystery surrounding Trudy's murder.

Oh, and James is HOT.

If the question was between Burn Notice or Psych, I might struggle with an answer...

I agree Bubba. I couldn't have said it better myself.

I completely agree!!

I'm going to assume that on the PSYCH BOARD, more people are going to like Psych. This question would be better in a more neutral place or board or something.

I like Psych best, of course. Monk is good too, but I can't describe what it is about Psych. It makes me laugh more, and it's so... I don't know! It's just amazing! I don't think tehre is any show, not just Monk, that I would ever enjoy more than Psych

I see it this way, both are the best programs on USA Network. As Tom Hanks puts it in "Forrest Gump"- we go together like peas and carrots, but Monk would not allow you to mix the two.

I agree, I mean I REALLY agree!! There is something about Psych, even if an episode is not as funny as a Monk episode. This is going to sound corny, and I don't know if I can phrase it right, but there is a chemistry between the Psych cast and us, the viewers. I think of it like I could totally be right there with them having a great time, where I don't think of Monk like that. Like Shawn and Gus are a couple of friends. Does that make any sense???? Or am I nuts? For me, Shawn and Gus especially, remind me of the type of guys that I hung around with when I was younger, even my husband and his group of friends humor. It just reminds me of that. Anyway, they are all awesome but I will say Psych, I have not had a show that I have loved this much in many many years. I think I might shed a tear, LOL.

I know exactly what you mean. LOL. If Psych were RL, I'd totally be on my way to Santa Barbara to buy the gang a round of beers. But I think that connection is really because the actors truly are just so down to earth and hillarious. Do you watch the Psych-outs? They are not above foregoing their dignity to get a laugh and frankly, those are my kind of friends.

Yes, the psych outs are awesome. The fact that they seem so down to earth and funny just comes thru in their characters. Life is rough and if they are having a good time while working and making others laugh too, more power to them.

With the way Monk is now I would have to say Psych is way funnier than Monk. Monk has gotten stale while Psych for me could never get stale. The writers of the Monk show just seem to have lost the whole concept of Monk imo. The cases are too easy now and they get into them later. I still watch Monk but I don't lol in it anymore like I used to. IMO

The psych outs are just as funny if not funnier than the episode itself. IMO

Trudy's murder was always the focal point in the beginning which attracted me to the show and I think a whole season went by without a Trudy mention, but the season finale of Monk shows some promise. Monk is on the run and there is supposed to be some more clues about Trudy's murder. Maybe Monk solves it who knows?

I bet that a similar thread as this will be on the Monk board or someone will start one.

I agree. I still love Monk, but the show really feels like it is losing it's soul.

Yes I agree that Monk has definitely lost it's soul. And the sad thing is that if there is no 7th or 8th season of Monk people are going to be left with the impression that this is the way Monk was all along instead of the great show it used to be.

personally i love psych more then i do monk. monk is a great show and all, its just aggravating to watch sometimes. also its just not as entertaining as psych is. sure it has its laugh every now and then, but with psych you are laughing through out the whole show. sometimes while im watching psych im laughing so much that i miss a line and that has never happened to me when watching monk.

For real. God bless Tivo, because when a snappy comeback makes you spit-take all over your shirt, you need to roll it back to catch what you missed in all the commotion. It's getting so on Monk that if Randy wasn't around, you'd NEVER laugh. I love to laugh and frankly Monk used to be a non stop fest of crack-ups for me.

well i don't have Tivo, it'd be cool if i did. but you are right about Monk. Randy is the main reason why I still watch that show cause he is just so funny.

Not corny!! I think we can all agree with you here...

I can't choose....I love them both!

Oooh! I get to be the voice of dissent!

To be honest, I just very recently started watching both shows, and I first saw Psych, but ultimately I love Monk, and I only just like Psych. They're similar shows, in that they're both comedies about unconventional detectives.

Monk is more than shtick. It's more than a comedy. Episodes generally have a couple of really hilarious scenes, but what really brings me to Monk is the pathos. I love Monk because he's in so much pain. He's Orpheus, half dead without his Eurydice. He's a geek. He has a hard time fitting in. As someone who's socially awkward, I can sympathize with him.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Psych. I like Shawn and Gus and Lassie and Jules... But Psych has never made me cry.

I actually have never cried during an episode of Psych either. (I have when the season is over, but not because of anything with the characters ). I am not usually emotional about Monk either, but I did cry in the season finale.

Oooh... What scene made you cry?

Haha, just when everyone was so sad because they thought he was dead.

This is exactly why I've always loved Monk. There's a tragedy that always follows him. Before Trudy came into his life tragedy was all he knew. His father left him, his brother wouldn't leave the house, his mother wasn't affectionate, and his OCD tendencies along with his social awkwardness kept him from fitting in. But he survives because his quirks make him extraordinarily brilliant. He wants to be normal, but at the same time he doesn't want to stop being the best at what he does. Then he met Trudy and she made him feel both normal and brilliant. She was the focus of his world, his reason for living, the happy part of his soul. But then he lost her, and now he is forever broken, worse than he was before. Monk is so much more than a schtick.

The thing is, I agree with those who say that MONK has lost its soul. I was utterly obsessed during seasons 1 and 2. I can honestly say that during those seasons MONK was the greatest show on television. Nothing beats it. But then season 3 came along and they started screwing with the dynamics of the cast and they moved away from subtle comedy, and it just wasn't the same. Then Sharona left, and my love really dwindled (I was a huge fan of the Monk/Sharona dynamic. In fact, that was my main reason for watching). I learned to live with Natalie, but the interaction between her and Monk just wasn't as fun to watch as the Monk/Sharona interaction, so the humor that came from clashing personalities was completely gone, especially since if you take away Monk's quirks, he and Natalie are virtually the same. But that's when the relationship between Monk and Stottlemeyer became more important, and to this day that's still the most riveting relationship. But the show lost sight of the Trudy mystery and Adrian Monk started being put in over the top situations that made him look like an idiot instead of a brilliant man who had a problem, and that's really when MONK lost its soul. I've been watching my season 1 and 2 DVDs, and it kills me how perfect this show used to be. And it really kills me that the show will be remembered for its more recent utterly mediocre seasons instead of the perfection that it used to be. But my love for MONK is kind of like a marriage. I just can't give up on it, no matter how much it disappoints me. I'm in it for better or for worse, till death do us part.

Now with Psych, it used to just be a fun fluffy show that I never thought too deeply about. But lately Psych has been delving into the relationships, namely the Shawn/Gus, Shawn/Henry, and Lassiter/Juliet relationships, rather than just focusing on the comedy, and this has made me invested. I'm not quite at the devotion that I am for MONK, but its certainly getting there.

So, seasons 1 and 2 of Monk vs. Psych, I would always choose Monk. Season 3 and a half and on of Monk vs. Psych, I'll take Psych.

Sadly I have to choose Monk as the better show. Not because it is written better or funnier but because I had to give up watching Pych. As a Christian I could no longer watch a show that takes the Lord's name in vain an curses constantly. As it was, I was already trying to overlook the constant sexual references. The show is very well written and funny, although I thought the first season was better written. The actors are wonderful. But at some point you can't compromise your morals away. It is not necessary for the characters to curse and take the Lord's name in vain. It's sad that every television show finds it necessary to do so.

I like both!

They are diffrent in thier own ways.


Psych: Funny, neat crimes, great cast, full of exitement, and alot of fun to watch!!!

If you want me to be honest i love Monk!!!! (more)
Monk: Crimes are great and fun! Great cast, great chemistry between all the characters, funny in many diffrent ways! I just can't stop laughing! Also fun to watch! And I think Jason Gray- Stanford is so Cute!!!! ( Even tho he is like about 23 years older than me!! hehe)

I respectfully disagree that the crimes are great on Monk which is why I started watching Monk in the first place because I am a mystery buf. The crimes on Monk in the first two seasons were really great but about the time when the character Natalie came on the show they kind of went downhill in quality and the laughs went with the crimes. I still watch Monk but it isn't as riveting as it used to be for me. Psych's crimes I still can't figure out and I love Shawn's summations better than Adrian's. Monk and Psych come on kind of late in my area and I have a hard time staying awake for Monk but never for Psych no matter how late it is. IMO

Obviously, PSYCH all the way!! Psych is the best show on tv, not to mention that it has the coolest theme song ever It makes me laugh until I cry, just too funny. Monk can't even compare, it's a fairly good show, altho it has went downhill pretty fast in the last couple seasons. Monk isn't near as funny and the mysteries are just laid out for you now or way too simple to figure out.

btw missing Psych. Will have to pass the time between now and the next season with Psych DVDs. I can't wait to get the second season. I hope the psych-outs are on it.

phych!!!!!