In a time where the crime drama is king, USA’s new show attempts to put a spin on a tested and true model.  The show follows Sean Spencer, a young man with a keen eye for detail who is accused of committing a crime after he calls in a tip to the police. To get himself out of trouble, he pretends to be a psychic and then gets a chance to help the police solve a kidnapping.

   The show is fun and clever in it’s set up. James Roday (Rolling Kansas) is the epitome of the slacker youth culture. His con seems harmless to the viewer’s because it is all just a game to him. Dule Hill plays Burton “Gus” Guster, Spenser’s uptight best friend. His straight-man status would seem tired if not for Hill’s acting. Together Roday and Hill make the show.

   That being said, Psych does have its issues. Psych shouldn’t be judged simply by the pilot, but the show could easily fall into the trap of trying to do too much in too little time. On top of the standard crime drama fare, the show has to find time to explore the falsity of Sean’s psychic powers and the dubious relationship between Spencer and his father – the latter being the biggest challenge.

   The writer’s will have plenty of time to clean up the show’s message in the first few episodes, and while I can’t be sure of the show’s future, I’d say that psych has the potential to be a very successful show.

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