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This is Horrible. No Where Close to Psych's Level.

posted 17 years ago by acaciajules
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I know they're trying to be quirky and funny, but the jokes are obvious and it goes beyond the realm of passable believability.

I mean, what kind of SECRET AGENCY would EVER write a check to their Internet company FROM THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOVERNMENT?!

The jokes are just stupid. while I get they're supposed to be underfunded, this is just ridiculous.

Ok, if his father was CIA and such a legend, why the hell is he working in Canada. Who cares if he moved there when he was six?! If he wanted to be a REAL agent, why didn't he join an American agent.

Dude, was that a picture of JAMES BOND on the target the bodyguard (Alex) was shooting at???

Ok, watching the whole American spy scene, but ok American's AREN'T that well funded. And they definitely don't have the budget for over 50 agents and 4 Apache helicopters.

On top of which. I'm only 30 minutes into this, and it's soooooooo freaking obvious the wife did it. Hell, I called it the moment we first saw her.

Ok, the more I see of this, the worse it gets.

And I still can't figure out if the assistant has a crush on him, or just wants something.

DEAR GOD, why was he still listening to his boss when he figured out his boss's issue was financial.

The Viagra joke wasn't funny, and they don't stop people for taking prescription drugs across the border. The hard evidence joke WOULD have been funny, if he had made it as a pun. But it was dumb the way they did it.

Why the heck WOULD anyone work at such an underfunded place. It's obvious that nothing ever gets done there. If he was sooo serious about helping people, being a secret agent, there's no way he would have remained at the agency. ESPECIALLY not for so long.

Ok, WHY is this supposedly smart agent, telling a widow who obviously profited from her husband's death, EVERYTHING he suspects. Who cares if she's more connected than he is? He didn't have to tell her EVERYTHING. Ugh.

Um, why would the American Agent, who's obviously so young, be in a position of such power and have direct access to the President.

This movie is like this is Space Balls or Airplane. At least they were TRYING To make fun of those types of movies. This is supposed to be a SERIES?!

PSYCH on the other hand, is funny, intelligent, and the jokes are so obvious that it's like they were trying to entertain children. Plus, it's actually good.

I wouldn't be sad if this doesn't get picked up for a series.

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[–] HoboPelican 17 years ago

So in "Underfunded", obvious jokes are bad, but in "Psych" it's good? And then you fault it for not being believable, but that doesn't seem to bother you about "psych", a show whose unbelievability is off the scale. Ok, that says something right there, doesn't it.

Personally, I dont see any comparison. One is a comedy series about a detective and the other is a satire of spy films. Not the same thing. I thought the movie was pretty funny. Not a classic, but above average. It might get old as a series, but series tend to get retooled as they go.

But make up your own minds, folks. It shouldn't take you long to decide if this is for you or not.

[–] acaciajules 17 years ago

Wait, why is Psych not believable. It's actually quite believable that a guy, trained from birth to notice everything around him and put them together, would beable to do what Shawn Spencer does.

It's not that he IS Psychic, but that he pretends to be.

[–] thefirstenemy 17 years ago

Wow, you're retarded.

'nuff said.

[–] robert-870 17 years ago

I thought it was very good, definitely in the same league as Psyche.

[–] salmon_lox 17 years ago

i agree with you, except for the fact that this was funny, and you're really overthinking it.

oh, so wait, on second thought, i don't agree with you at all.

salmon say "meskyrp"

[–] angie-belle 17 years ago

I agree and thought the same thing. I knew from the first second the shuttle blew up that the wife and the body guard were responsible.

I was actually excited about the show even though I hadn't seen it advertised. I just happened to receive an email about the upcoming series. Once I started watching, I realized that something was missing. The characters are trying too hard to be quirky and it gets somewhat boring. The computer engineer who doesn't have a degree. That's not that funny but kind of scary. I think if the show was written a different way, it may be more entertaining but the season premiere was the most boring 90 minutes I've witnessed aside from a Presidential Address.

I don't think the show will last that long but hopefully the next show will be better. However, I doubt I'll know because I don't plan on watching it again.

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