Hi all!
In case you haven't read it, here's a bit of Psych news from a December 16th interview:
James Roday and Dulé Hill aren’t the type of guys, it seems, to hold a grudge—even against a TV show that some fans say has ripped off the premise of their clever cult favorite, “Psych.”Roday and Hill, who play fake psychic detective Shawn Spencer and his partner in crime-solving, Burton “Gus” Guster, on the USA Network show, told journalists during a conference call Tuesday that they are happy “The Mentalist” is a success.
“I’ve seen the show and I don’t see anything similar about it,” Hill said when asked about the new CBS hit, which stars Simon Baker as a former TV "psychic” who uses his keen powers of observation to solves crimes.
“I think it’s a completely innovative,” Hill said as he and his co-star busted out laughing. "It’s great. You know, he’s awesome."
“Mimicry is the most sincere form of flattery and I think the fact that ... someone saw something in our show that was worth reproducing on a much larger scale, I don’t know, I think it’s kind of cool," Roday said. "That’s sort of like a kudos."
Roday added that there's no point in fans of “The Mentalist”—which are many, considering it was the most watched program on network TV a week ago with a Nielsen rating of 18.7 million viewers—pretending the CBS drama wasn't influenced by the lighter comedy-drama “Psych.”
"So all you 'Mentalist' fans, it’s OK. It’s OK to like this show," he said. "Have fun watching your show but don’t be in denial."
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I always like it when interviews have accompanying photos, so's here's a random Christmas-sy pic.