how migh different people understand the humor?
Different people have different perceptions and points of views about things. Different people might understand this show differently than others. The humor, for example, in this show could be understood differently by different age groups. Shawn and Gus use a lot of old 80's movie references that would be understood by those that grew up during that period of time and saw the movies verses a 13 year old kid that has never heard of the movies. This show puts a humor to death so it is not seen as sad, but as some sort of fun mystery due to the jokes and overall feel of the show. Psych can be watched and understood from a wide range of ages due to the different types of current humor and mysteries in the show.