Off Season Viewing

What do you watch when your favorite shows are on hiatus? One network has series starting up all year round, providing all sorts of things to watch. Recently I got to watch a show that I’d never seen before – psych. I enjoyed it and would like to watch it. The problem is I have this quirk, an unwritten rule of sorts. I don’t like to start watching a series after it’s started, especially not if it’s past its first season. Why? I don’t knw what’s going o. For example. In psych – how did he get his powers? Does he have powers? If his friend has no powers what is his role at the detective agency? It’d be great if while in the off season networks showed older series episodes in order, so that viewers could learn about the show and perhaps become regular watchers when the show is in first run. What do you think?