As anyone who knows me well will attest, I can fall asleep anywhere. My wife? Not so much.
After a long day, we climb into bed, and, as I start to drift off, her brain kicks into overdrive. She wants to “chat.” Her legs starts fidgeting. The rest of the body soon follows. As tired as she is, she can’t turn it off. I’m afraid we have irreconcilable sleep patterns.
There’s only one thing I found that can overcome this late night hyperactivity...
Psych!
As big fans of Monk, we started hanging around afterwards for the comic procedural about the super-observant investigator who pretends to have psychic powers. Sure, it’s silly. The plots are paper thin and, oftentimes, easy to solve. But the rapport between the two Psych stars, James Roday and Dule Hill, is fun. As is Roday’s rapid fire delivery while turning familiar phrases on their ears. And I can’t help but laugh at the obscure pop culture references -- the more left field, the better. For me, it’s the perfect Friday night no-brainer fare. And I’m thinking I’m not alone in this opinion. Psych is going strong, just finishing up its third season on USA Network.
And my wife? Her brain turns off in a different way. Most times, it happens even before the dead body shows up (and any fan of procedurals knows that’s before the first commercial break.) There she is, stretched out next to me on the couch, deader to the world than the victim on the screen -- “her best sleep time,” she calls it.
I’m not sure what causes it, but it never fails. I’ve tried to recreate it during the other six nights of the week. I’ve even turned the show’s theme song into a lullaby... “I know, I know that you’ll be closing your eyes... I know, I know that it’s time for a nap.”
So far, no luck.
But as soon as she hears, “Gus, I think we’ve got a case,” I start hearing zzzz.
So, I have to ask. Does this happen to anyone else? Do the comic exchanges between Roday and Hill put you into a coma? Or is there another television favorite that’s guaranteed to lull you into dreamland before the final credits roll?
I’m thinking that if we find enough of these, we may be able to put the pharmaceutical sleep aid industry out of business.
I just wonder if they’re habit-forming.
Monday, February 23, 2009
You’re getting sleepy....
