Inside the making of James Roday Rodriguez's Psych "real fake detective"

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Creator Steve Franks recalls Rodriguez bringing a “warm and wonderful quality” to the character in his audition. “I came into the process with Chris Knight from Real Genius (in mind)," adds Rodriguez. "I was just going to unapologetically steal from the energy and the spirit of that performance … Steve said Ferris Bueller, and we were able to break down just how short of a distance was between Chris Knight and Ferris Bueller. We were pretty sure this was going to work.”