This has gone too far. True fans of James Roday/Shawn Spencer and the rest of the cast need to boycott these wannabes. Anyone can copy an original idea. Of course, it can't be exactly the same, so writers tweak the characters in "interesting" ways, seeing nothing but dollars signs. In fact, these tweaks subtract from the original. No one would have ever thought of imitating Psych unless it's raw potential was obvious. And Psych refines this potential like no other wannabe show can.
This reminds me of the music industry, which snatches up anything similar to an original genius that introduced a new sound. This is why the market is flooded with worthless crap. Join me if you vote for quality!
That poser was nominated for a best actor Emmy, and that fact is nothing less than BOGUS.
James Roday, you are the best! Don't ever change, or cater to the Man. We love you!
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i think you should calm down a lil bit, maybe have some Pineapple and watch some episodes of Psych. You take this to serious.The Awesome Psych people can deal with it in a Funny way and the fans should do it too, there is no need to hate on other shows even if there are a Rip off! thats my opinion.
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i think you should calm down a lil bit, maybe have some Pineapple and watch some episodes of Psych. You take this to serious.The Awesome Psych people can deal with it in a Funny way and the fans should do it too, there is no need to hate on other shows even if there are a Rip off! thats my opinion.
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Hi, itīs my first time here and Iīm a big Psych fan but I like The mentalist, itīs a good series and I canīt see a problem with it, both can live together, no problem.
Being a fan of both shows, I've also noticed something: Even the writers of both shows seem to be making fun of each other.....has anyone else noticed this? It might be kind of off topic but the previous two posts made me think of it....
You know, I'm all for forming a lynch-mob for no real reason. Let's Keel Haul the bastards. But just for fun. The reason that they're copy-cats, is just ridiculous. I've never seen the Mentalist, so I can't say for sure. But if you don't like the show, just don't watch it. And work to get more people to watch Psych. The more you convert to the Psych-o side, the better. But don't go bashing other shows, just because they're cheep immitation.
Heh, I'll admit, I shop at Walmart. The clothes and stuff are cheep, but comfortable. But they never last as long as the good stuff. You have to balance quality with the worth. Psych is like the good stuff, the name brands. Shows like the Mentalist, are the cheep stuff. Comfort stuff to watch between new episodes of Psych. (I don't know, I don't watch telly, like EVER)
But that's just my take on it. I'm just saying, don't bash things just because you don't like them. Just enthrall others to your love of Psych. It's an addictive show, the more you get hooked, the better! Leave the idiots who want to judge, do so. It's not like the millions of fans who love Psych are going to stop liking it, just because some moron says to. The better quality will win, and that would be Psych. Let the other show die on its own. The more you talk about it, the more people will tune in out of curiosity. We don't want that, do we?
Heh, I'll admit, I shop at Walmart. The clothes and stuff are cheep, but comfortable. But they never last as long as the good stuff. You have to balance quality with the worth. Psych is like the good stuff, the name brands. Shows like the Mentalist, are the cheep stuff. Comfort stuff to watch between new episodes of Psych. (I don't know, I don't watch telly, like EVER)
But that's just my take on it. I'm just saying, don't bash things just because you don't like them. Just enthrall others to your love of Psych. It's an addictive show, the more you get hooked, the better! Leave the idiots who want to judge, do so. It's not like the millions of fans who love Psych are going to stop liking it, just because some moron says to. The better quality will win, and that would be Psych. Let the other show die on its own. The more you talk about it, the more people will tune in out of curiosity. We don't want that, do we?
QUOTE (Deborah_Mac @ Aug 4 2009, 11:17 AM) 
This has gone too far. True fans of James Roday/Shawn Spencer and the rest of the cast need to boycott these wannabes. Anyone can copy an original idea. Of course, it can't be exactly the same, so writers tweak the characters in "interesting" ways, seeing nothing but dollars signs. In fact, these tweaks subtract from the original. No one would have ever thought of imitating Psych unless it's raw potential was obvious. And Psych refines this potential like no other wannabe show can.
This reminds me of the music industry, which snatches up anything similar to an original genius that introduced a new sound. This is why the market is flooded with worthless crap. Join me if you vote for quality!
That poser was nominated for a best actor Emmy, and that fact is nothing less than BOGUS.
James Roday, you are the best! Don't ever change, or cater to the Man. We love you!
This reminds me of the music industry, which snatches up anything similar to an original genius that introduced a new sound. This is why the market is flooded with worthless crap. Join me if you vote for quality!
That poser was nominated for a best actor Emmy, and that fact is nothing less than BOGUS.
James Roday, you are the best! Don't ever change, or cater to the Man. We love you!
Give it a break, man. First of all, you used the word "boycott" incorrectly. Boycotting is the refusal to buy something. Psych is free. You pay the cable company to watch TV, however. If you boycotted them, you'd end up with no Psych. Secondly, the premises of the two shows aren't even the same.
The Mentalist is about a man who used to pretend to be a psychic, but then his family was murdered, and he joined forces with the police to capture the murderer, among hundreds of others. Everybody knows he's not a real psychic now.
Psych is about a man who pretends to be a psychic when he is forced with lying or going to prison, and ends up helping to solve cases for the police department. Everybody thinks he's a psychic.
The Mentalist is a drama; Psych is a comedy-drama (more emphasis on the comedy, of course).
Simon Baker is a good actor, and he did a good job portraying the Mentalist; that's why he was nominated for an Emmy.
So do us all a favor and zip it. They're both good shows.
QUOTE (BourneAgain @ Aug 27 2009, 01:09 AM)
Give it a break, man. First of all, you used the word "boycott" incorrectly. Boycotting is the refusal to buy something. Psych is free. You pay the cable company to watch TV, however. If you boycotted them, you'd end up with no Psych. Secondly, the premises of the two shows aren't even the same.
The Mentalist is about a man who used to pretend to be a psychic, but then his family was murdered, and he joined forces with the police to capture the murderer, among hundreds of others. Everybody knows he's not a real psychic now.
Psych is about a man who pretends to be a psychic when he is forced with lying or going to prison, and ends up helping to solve cases for the police department. Everybody thinks he's a psychic.
The Mentalist is a drama; Psych is a comedy-drama (more emphasis on the comedy, of course).
Simon Baker is a good actor, and he did a good job portraying the Mentalist; that's why he was nominated for an Emmy.
So do us all a favor and zip it. They're both good shows.
The Mentalist is about a man who used to pretend to be a psychic, but then his family was murdered, and he joined forces with the police to capture the murderer, among hundreds of others. Everybody knows he's not a real psychic now.
Psych is about a man who pretends to be a psychic when he is forced with lying or going to prison, and ends up helping to solve cases for the police department. Everybody thinks he's a psychic.
The Mentalist is a drama; Psych is a comedy-drama (more emphasis on the comedy, of course).
Simon Baker is a good actor, and he did a good job portraying the Mentalist; that's why he was nominated for an Emmy.
So do us all a favor and zip it. They're both good shows.
Clap. "That was perfectly elocuted." Debs. Seriously. The Mentalist is a good show. Although I must admit I was ticked when I noticed it was a knock-off, I am now over that. I am using it to my advantage, in fact, in the mission to convert my peeps to Psych. lol Don't bash other shows. It's okay. C-=
This topic was dead; let's just leave it that way. No need to bring up old topics that only serve to provide controversy.
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