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windracer
08-02-2008, 03:46 PM
"I think Vick just ordered me to get Lassiter a girlfriend."
"Good luck with that."

:D

:up: to the helicopter pilot from Lost appearing as Dutch the Clutch
:down: to the blatant Dunkin Donuts product placement

Next week: Steven Weber! :cool:
5thcrewman
08-02-2008, 04:18 PM
They even said 'Lawnmower Man' as part of the dialog!
jimborst
08-02-2008, 04:19 PM
I have always enjoyed this show but the first two I thought were a big let down, now this one seemed more like the Psych from the other seasons, alot more fun.
Peter000
08-02-2008, 05:39 PM
I thought the High School reunion show from last week was one of the best Psychs ever. This one was kind of meh. Still some funny moments. But overall just average.

What the hell was that about setting them on fire to test out the suits? Can't the test out the suits some other way? Such as JUST BURNING THE SUITS? Or putting them on crash test dummies and burning them? That just totally took me out of the moment because they were obviously just doing it for the laughs.
Cindy1230
08-02-2008, 06:29 PM
All the laughs make up for the cheesy 'special effects.' You'd think for the 2nd season they'd increase the budget.
windracer
08-02-2008, 07:14 PM
You'd think for the 2nd season they'd increase the budget.
This is the 3rd season. ;)
YCantAngieRead
08-02-2008, 08:21 PM
I love Psych, but that Dunkin' Donuts plug was ridiculous. Almost ruined the whole episode.
Cindy1230
08-02-2008, 08:53 PM
This is the 3rd season. ;)

Doh. Proves my point even more. :)
Enough awful blue screen!
windracer
08-02-2008, 08:59 PM
I assume you're talking about the rooftop scene? Yeah, that was pretty bad.
teknikel
08-02-2008, 09:31 PM
I thought the episode was ok. Wasn't sure when we would see Frank the Pilot again, since he wasn't "O6". Maybe he is flying Penny and Desmond around the world.

But, I totally missed the Dunkin Donuts thing. I wasn't paying strong attention. I was seeing flops while watching ( there was some rewinding). So that part didn't bother me.

But I too was having a little trouble with the suit testing. Then I realized, this is a light comedy and really doesn't require too much dissection.

Its just plain fun. So I just sat back and enjoyed (between flops in which I was involved ).
jking
08-03-2008, 06:14 AM
What the hell was that about setting them on fire to test out the suits? Can't the test out the suits some other way? Such as JUST BURNING THE SUITS? Or putting them on crash test dummies and burning them? That just totally took me out of the moment because they were obviously just doing it for the laughs.

I don't really get your point. 99% of what they do in this show is "for the laughs".
Jebberwocky!
08-03-2008, 06:40 AM
I don't really get your point. 99% of what they do in this show is "for the laughs".

and fot that I'm thankful ;)
WinBear
08-03-2008, 05:14 PM
Gus' elbow is "like a chocolate harpoon"
jimborst
08-03-2008, 08:35 PM
My problem with the first two were, the first one had Shawn not only doing bad, but illegal stuff to keep Gus in the business, just rewrite to make the blackmail less serious. In the second episode the old girl that wanted Shawn and the big decision between the girl from high school or the detective.

The serious stuff just doesn't work for me, I guess it all has to be for fun.
cheesesteak
08-04-2008, 09:02 AM
Gus' jump shot at the carnival cracked me up.
DevdogAZ
08-04-2008, 12:17 PM
I had no problem with the Dunkin Donuts thing. Big deal if they talk about a product in the show. It's not like real people don't ever talk about real products. If they can throw in 3-4 lines of dialog and get several hundred thousand dollars, it sounds like a good trade off to me.
DancnDude
08-04-2008, 12:25 PM
Gus' elbow is "like a chocolate harpoon"

The chocolate harpoon line was really funny :up:
YCantAngieRead
08-04-2008, 01:08 PM
I had no problem with the Dunkin Donuts thing. Big deal if they talk about a product in the show. It's not like real people don't ever talk about real products. If they can throw in 3-4 lines of dialog and get several hundred thousand dollars, it sounds like a good trade off to me.

That's what bothered me. It wasn't like anything anyone would have discussed in real life. It was just not very well written.
Rob Helmerichs
08-04-2008, 02:28 PM
That's what bothered me. It wasn't like anything anyone would have discussed in real life. It was just not very well written.
I thought it was a VERY well-written jab at incongruous product placements. Which they got Dunkin' Donuts to pay them for!

(Probably not something they or anyone could get away with often, however. I wonder if Damages ever got another product placement deal after they did one for Olive Garden where the restaurant came across as a place where uneducated hicks go?)
DancnDude
08-04-2008, 02:51 PM
I think the obviousness of the blue-screen background was much more jarring than the actual Dunkin Donuts product placement.
5thcrewman
08-04-2008, 02:55 PM
Is that arena really in SB?
YCantAngieRead
08-04-2008, 03:14 PM
I thought it was a VERY well-written jab at incongruous product placements. Which they got Dunkin' Donuts to pay them for!



I guess it could have been that. Maybe I just missed it entirely.
jimborst
08-04-2008, 04:11 PM
At the beginning of the show one of them mentioned Taco Johns that I was always told was more of a Midwest fast food chain, I didn't even think they had them in CA. Locations here http://www.tacojohns.com/locations.asp?f=zip I had to rewind just to see if I actually heard "Taco Johns" in the conversation.
5thcrewman
08-04-2008, 04:34 PM
At the beginning of the show one of them mentioned Taco Johns that I was always told was more of a Midwest fast food chain, I didn't even think they had them in CA. Locations here http://www.tacojohns.com/locations.asp?f=zip I had to rewind just to see if I actually heard "Taco Johns" in the conversation.

I used to live in Billings and Taco Johns jumped out at me too! I miss me a Six-pack and a pound!
jimborst
08-04-2008, 04:39 PM
I used to live in Billings and Taco Johns jumped out at me too! I miss me a Six-pack and a pound!

Six-pack and a pound, now I'm hungry, what an idea for tonight!
jradford
08-04-2008, 05:36 PM
Okay episode. I haven't really LOVED any of the main plot lines this year. I thought the Lassie side-plot stole the show this week.
Dreaday
08-06-2008, 07:02 PM
Okay episode. I haven't really LOVED any of the main plot lines this year. I thought the Lassie side-plot stole the show this week.

OMG that was one of my favorite parts of this episode! I really loved how he tried to put it on back on Jules that she was into him. I especially loved his escort in the end...."so are we going to do this or what?" He looked so sad!

Great episode!