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“Burn Notice” returns for more spy-packed fun

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide What is about spies that is so attractive to both men and women? Although the life can’t possibly be as thrilling as depicted on the popular USA Network series Burn Notice, there is something intriguing that draws us in like insects to a light. Perhaps it’s the secrecy, the excitement, the element of surprise or a combination of each. Regardless of the reasons, viewers of both genders and of all ages will be glued to their sets tonight for the highly-anticipated, Season 5 premiere of TV’s premier spy show (9pm ET). Arguably, the most attractive […]

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Drama

Bruce Campbell’s “Burn Notice” Character Is The Subject Of A Prequel Film

B-movie legend Bruce Campbell is most noted for his starring turns in the Evil Dead films, and while he does reveal in our interview that a remake of that horror classic “is happening and moving forward,” he currently keeps busiest seven months out of the year costarring as Sam Axe in the series Burn Notice, which will begin its fifth season later this year. The series is a hit, with Campbell stating that viewers just can’t get enough of it. “What the audience wants is more material,” he says. “They expanded the show from 13 episodes to 16 to 18. […]

Kenan Thompson and Jaleel White guest-star on "Psych" episode "High Top Fade Out"
Comedy

“Psych” Recap: High Top Fade Out

An action chase opens “High Top Fade Out,” the latest episode of USA’s Psych. A preppy man on a bicycle pedals frantically away from a sketchy car driven by gun-toting thugs. The chase leads to an alley where the man loses control of the bike. He sets off on foot, acrobatically leaping up a fire escape ladder, and makes it into his apartment, where he has just enough time to upload and email some kind of video before the thugs bust the door open and strangle him. A surprisingly intense and violent opening (Who directed this episode? Michael Bay!?), but […]

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“Psych” Recap: Bollywood Homicide

Shawn gives Abigail a tour of the police station, pointing out all of the key landmarks, places especially marked by his bravado. She also meets Juliet, which is an entirely awkward exchange as Jules struggles to sound casual. Luckily, Lassiter interrupts with an urgent police issue, the impending interrogation of a young Indian man whose girlfriends all suffer strange and mysterious accidents. Raj (the dreamy Sendhil Ramamurthy) believes that a curse is targeting every girl he falls in love with and putting them in mortal danger. His latest flame was nearly crushed by a runaway truck during a break from […]

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TV News & Program Updates

Psych’s Spot the Pineapple Sweepstakes

Psych fans know about the pineapple that’s hidden in every episode of the show. USA Network and Psych are giving viewers an even greater incentive to play along — a weekly chance to win a custom Psych prize pack in their Spot the Pineapple Sweepstakes. All you have to do is identify the location of the pineapple, then enter to win. (*Choosing the wrong answer does not disqualify from entry.) There are two ways to enter — via text message or by visiting the website. The Season 4 contest runs from Friday, August 7 to Thursday, Oct 22. For more […]

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“Psych” Recap: The devil’s in the details … and in the bedroom upstairs

By Dizzy Miss Lizzy With Psych taking a week off, this was a perfect opportunity for recap catch-up. When a good-girl college student unexpectedly commits suicide on campus, Shawn and Gus join the investigation to help an old friend, a priest from their childhood. Father Westley, now a professor on the campus, believes that the girl was, in fact, possessed. Shawn the skeptic refuses to acknowledge that possibility and looks for any earthly reasons why the girl may have gone off the deep end — mental instability, drugs, bad breakup, Grand Theft Auto …

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“Psych” Recap: High Noon-ish

by Dizzy Miss Lizzy Lassiter asks Shawn and Gus to investigate a series of strange occurrences at Old Sonora, an Old West tourist attraction located well out of his jurisdiction. Sheriff Hank Mendel (James Brolin) explains some of the mysterious things that have been happening — stolen wood, poisoned water and a stench in the air that reminds Gus of cat urine. If the vandalism doesn’t stop, the old mining town will have to shut down. Lassiter is determined not to let that happen to the beloved place he visited every weekend as a child. The Psych guys spend the […]

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“Psych” Recap: Extradition: British Columbia

by Dizzy Miss Lizzy Shawn and Gus kick off the new season of Psych with a celebratory ski trip to British Columbia. Since the show is actually filmed in Vancouver, the destination seems an appropriate shout out. On the slopes, Shawn spots an international art thief. Never caught, never enough evidence to accuse, Pierre Despereaux has a special place on Lassiter’s wall of suspects.

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“Psych” An Evening With Mr. Yang (Season Finale)

by Dizzy Miss Lizzy In Psych‘s season finale, Santa Barbara’s most notorious serial killer is back. The Yin Yang Killer only resurfaces when there is a “worthy opponent” to play his cat-and-mouse game of clues and taunts. This time he targets Shawn. Like National Treasure or the quest for One-Eyed Willie’s treasure, each clue sends the investigators on a chase to the next clue. Ultimately, if Shawn is able to solve all the clues in time, he will be able to save an innocent girl from becoming the killer’s next victim.

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“Psych” Tuesday the 17th

Psych’s latest episode took a fun twist on the film Friday the 13th. An old camp friend, Jason Cunningham, hires Shawn and Gus to find a missing person. Jason plans to reopen Camp Tikihama, but one of his counselors disappeared just days before the Grand Opening. Given the camp’s dark history – a repairman was electrocuted near the pool years earlier – Jason fears the negative publicity will destroy his dream. So, at Gus’ insistence, the guys head to the great outdoors. Weird things begin to happen – a crazy old mountain man warns them off the mountain, Jason’s split […]