I found a used copy of the 6th season of Psych at the same cd store where I found those Rifftraxx discs. It was only 11 bucks and it's about that double on Amazon right now. The set came out in Oct 2012 and I like to wait for the dvd sets that I want to drop in price. It's not like I'm in a hurry, I'd already seen season 6, 7 and part of 8 on cable. When the dvds get cheap I'll buy 'em because I want to see the series again. Plus there are some extras on the discs, outtakes, commentaries and featurettes of one kind or another. The shows still make me laugh even after repeated viewing. The 8th season is going to be the last one and that's fine. It's had a great run with 121 shows to re-watch.
James Roday is Shawn Spencer, Dulé Hill is Shawn's best bud Burton Guster, Timothy Omundson is Detective Carlson Lassiter, Maggie Lawson is Detective Juliet O'Hara, Corbin Bernsen is Shawn's dad Henry and Kirsten Nelson is Chief Karen Vick. Sage Brocklebank returns in a small role as Officer McNab. Kurt Fuller gets better and better as Woody the Coroner. All the writers want to write for his character. He's a gem and he fits in with Shawn and Gus so well.
There were 16 episodes in the season. They have had some great guest stars on the series in the past and this season is no exception. The guest stars all do a great job in their parts. The people on the commentaries seem filled with joy at having them there.
In the 1st episode Malcolm McDowell plays a British Ambassador. Someone gets murdered in his house. Shawn is disappointed that he doesn't get diplomatic immunity when he gets hired to investigate. In the 2nd Shawn, Gus, Carlton and Woody wake up after a night of partying. They find Henry, with no pants, in a trashed motel room.
Kristy Swanson guests in the 3rd episode. Someone is draining people of their blood and Shawn and Carlton think it's a vampire. Shawn and Gus dress up as Lestadt and Blacula to go to a vampire themed club. Carlton falls for Kristy, who will return to the show in the future. This episode was directed by James Roday. The 4th episode is heavily influenced by comic books. The Mantis is catching crooks around town. Shawn and Gus dress up as Tap-Man and The Catch.
Danny Glover guests in the 5th episode as minor league baseball manager. Shawn and Gus go under cover to investigate the death of the team's hitting manager. One of my favorite actors, Brad Dourif, plays a rich guy who might have killed someone. He's in a mental institution where Shawn and Gus go undercover in the 6th episode. William Shatner pops in for the 7th episode where he plays Juliet's con man father. He's got a scheme going on while trying to reconnect to Juliet. She does not approve of him and she lets him know. Shawn and Gus are charmed by him. Shatner was great, as always. Diedrich Bader plays the head of a cult in the 8th episode. Gus gets close to a hippy chick but it doesn't work out. John Badham directed this episode.
Jason Priestly and Jennifer Finnigan play a charming couple of thieves in the 9th episode. They rob Shawn and Juliet while they are on their first vacation together. Cary Elwes returns as art thief Pierre Despereaux in episode 10. I always enjoy his stories. There's an art heist and a hunt for secret hidden art. In the 11th Carlton buys a haunted condo. It's heavily influenced by The Shining and directed by James Roday. Lindsay Sloane guests as the woman who has to pick the winner on one of those hook up with a bachelor reality shows in episode 12. Shawn and Gus go undercover after one of the bachelors is murdered.
Cheech Marin, Jaleel White and Mekhi Phifer are guests on episode 13 which was directed by Jay Chandrasekhar. The guys track down the guy who tried to kill Cheech. Shawn gets to sing in the a cappella group that Gus and his friends used to have. Woody makes a mistake on an autopsy and gets called on the carpet by Chief Vick in the 14th episode. It's directed by Jennifer Lynch. French Stewart guests as a mystery genre expert who joins the guys on their investigation. Anthony Anderson guests in the 15th episode as a guy who was wrongfully jailed. He's out and he hires Shawn and Gus to find who got him locked up. In the last episode of the season an old case of Henry's comes back to haunt him. It has a trouble some cliff hanger but he's ok when the the 7th season starts. I'm no fan of the cliff hanger.
I think it's a show you need to watch over again and again and I can't recommend the whole series enough. It's got clever writing and it's got a great sense of humor. The acting is wonderful, you just don't see anyone doing less than a great job, even in the smallest parts. It's filmed in British Columbia and the scenery is always beautiful. There's so much going on all the time that I usually miss some small bit of business, like a little bit of scene stealing or some nice activity in the background, and they are worth catching. I always forget to look for that pineapple. All in all a pretty solid season which provided me a good source of giggles, laughs and snorts. Everybody needs them some vitamin funny. The series would be a great addition to anyone's comedy collection.
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