The Mentalist

[Chris the Human]

Anybody else catch this? Not too bad. Feels a little like House in that its got a rule breaking lead, but he's a little less misanthropic and a little more theatric. Always had a soft spot for Simon Baker, and Amanda Righetti is all kinds of hot.

Just not sure if it's different enough from other crime shows to really take off. I'll enjoy it while it lasts, though.

[oldskool]

It's not a ripoff of Psych, is it?

Every time I saw that preview commercial I just went "Guy's a detective with no ability to do anything but be observant and mystify the unwashed, blithering-idiot masses with his observations; hm, sounds like Psych without the funny parts".

[Mike Ockizitchy]

Not interested at all. Maybe if nothings on one night I'll stop by, but from seing the commercial... "eww"..

It was way to much of a cross between Psych and Monk. He was trying to be so mystical and it just seemed like more then it was. He even almost said something right along the lines of Monks, "It's a gift.... and a curse..."

[Lint]

yea, from the previews I've seen of it on tv, I just went "Ok..so its an unfunny Psych..."

I really have no desire to watch it.

[Chris the Human]

I must be the only person on earth who doesn't like Monk...

[Lint]

No..your not. I think the show is ok, but nothing special. "Oh look..he's freaking out because a place is dirty again!" gets old after the 2nd season

[Mike Ockizitchy]

Ya but at least with Monk they're starting to evolve his character. He's starting to deal with his shit, stil though the show's gotten a bit campier.