ShastaMcnasty-related stories
Posted Feb 10th 2007 7:11AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, USA, Psych
(S01E12) Rich is off on his annual pilgrimage to North Carolina to tour the shops of various NASCAR teams. It's either that, or he's performing with his improv group. I forget. Either way, he's handed off
Psych duties to me for the week. He'll return with a review of "Ready Set... Muuurder" next week.
Right off the top, I have to say this was a fantastic episode. Possibly my favorite of the series so far. The courtroom venue worked great, and really set the stage for some fun bits. As Gus said, "Man, this is fun."
Donnelly Rhodes (
Battlestar Galactica) was perfectly cast as Judge Leland. His 'psychic mumbo jumbo' scene with Shawn was particularly good. The asparagus on his bench at the end of the episode was a nice touch. There has been so much serious courtroom drama on television, that it's nice to see a comedic take on things from time to time
Continue reading Psych: Cloudy...Chance of Murder
Posted Sep 18th 2006 12:24PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, OpEd, The Five, Celebrities

I've long had a theory that a poor title for a show can sink it. Not all on it's own mind you. But a crappy title can do enough damage to push a struggling enterprise right into the television dustbin. It's happened before, and I'm sure we'll see it happen again.
So, when I saw one of the upcoming shows for our new fall season move from a great title to a bad one, I thought it was time to make a list. These are the five worst titles for TV shows that came to mind for me. I look forward to seeing suggestions for those that I overlooked. Feel free to submit your favorite bad titles in the comments. And remember, there are no wrong answers, just wrong titles.
Continue reading The Five: Worst show titles