Although these shows are alike, there are many contrasts between the main characters. First of all, Shawn Spencer pretends to be psychic while Castle doesn’t claim to have any special abilities. Next, Castle is a popular mystery writer, who has written a series of novels following the adventures of Derrick Storm and Nikki Heat, characters based off of himself and his partner, respectively. Dissimilarly, Shawn has no other job besides detective work. Finally, Shawn is very childish, even when handling a very serious case whereas Castle is a little more mature. There are also differing features in the shows’ other characters. In Castle, there are many characters other than the main ones that appear in multiple episodes. On the other hand, Psych’s
