Psych Fan Appreciation Day
On the surface, Psych is…
a murder mystery show
a serialized buddy cop film
a psychic detective drama
a Will They or Won’t They?
Underneath that, it is everything you love about pop culture, television, movies, and music condensed into hour-long episodes where all genres are fair game. Horror, slapstick, sci-fi, action, romance, and thriller have all been touched upon in the five seasons thus far. And the show’s ability to mix those genres with razor sharp comedy in-between is breathtaking. Psych’s only greater skill is how they treat their fans; with more respect than any other program on the planet. The result of which was Psych Fan Appreciation Day 2011, where 500 lucky fans were given two free tickets to the premiere screening of Season Six at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.
Psych-Os began lining up at 2:30 for the 6:30 door opening. While waiting, patrons were greeted with take home Polaroids, foam pineapple fingers, and chances to be interviewed on camera by the incredible Andy Berman. Those four hours disintegrated into the feeling of minutes and before my wife and I knew it, we were watching creator Steve Franks walk off into the night on 55th street. Within that blur, the cast made their way across the green carpet, episode 601 was screened, a Q&A was had, and many foam footballs were launched into the audience by the cast. Besides managing to grab seats in the front row, the surprise highlight of the night was sharing the theater with Phylicia Rashād, Dana Ashbrook, and Ally Sheedy. Icing upon a cake baked entirely with delicious flavor.
Here’s hoping that this is the first of many Psych events to come and thank you Steve Franks, for creating the TV equivalent of my favorite record. You are a genius.
Here are some photos from the day…
