"Criminal Minds" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Creator:

Jeff Davis

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

To catch a criminal, you have to think like one.

Plot:

An elite group of profilers analyze the nation's most dangerous criminal minds in an effort to anticipate their next moves before they strike again.

Plot Keywords:

FBI Profiler | Serial Killer

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 7	7:00 PM	AETV	A Real Rain	#1.17
Sat. Nov. 7	8:00 PM	AETV	Somebody's Watching	#1.18

Cast

Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan (96 episodes, 2005-2009)
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner / ... (96 episodes, 2005-2009)
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid (96 episodes, 2005-2009)
A.J. Cook	...	Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau / ... (95 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia (95 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paget Brewster	...	Emily Prentiss (66 episodes, 2006-2009)
Mandy Patinkin	...	Jason Gideon (47 episodes, 2005-2007)
Joe Mantegna	...	David Rossi (46 episodes, 2007-2009)

Also Known As:

Quantico (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Hungary:16 (some episodes) | Hungary:18 (some episodes) | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | New Zealand:M (seasons 1-3)

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

When David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) joins the team, he makes a comment that their offices are better than "that bunker" the BAU used to work out of. The comment isn't metaphorical. The actual BAU (in its many earlier incarnations and titles) used to operate out of a bunker former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had built below FBI headquarters in Quantico, VA.

Quotes:

Special Agent Derek Morgan: So tell me, what does keep young Dr. Reid awake at night? Wait, let me guess. Memorizing some obscure textbook? No, no, no. Working on cold fusion? No, I got it, I got it, I got it. Watching Star Trek and laughing at all the physics mistakes?
Dr. Spencer Reid: Actually, there aren't that many scientific errors in Star Trek, especially considering how long ago it was made. There are certain improbabilities, but not that many outright errors.
Special Agent Derek Morgan: Right.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Entourage: The Young and the Stoned (#4.9)" (2007)

Great Crime Drama

Criminal Minds shows the viewers that it takes wits to beat the bad guys. The common link between CM & CSI is that the question of "How?" is always more interesting.

The only difference: CSI centers around physical evidence gathering & collecting the pieces to solve a puzzle.

Criminal Minds involves more psychology & sociology. We, as viewers, want to know what makes someone tick as a way to prevent crimes from occurring again.

Another reason why I enjoy this showed so much is how the characters put their expertise in play to solve some of the most twisted people around.

As casting is concerned: Patinkin is perfect as Jason Gideon. If you think about it, he's more like a professor citing famous lines from Einstein, Faulkner, etc.

When I first read those lines, it didn't make sense at first, but as you watch each episode , the lines that Gideon cites has more meaning to it.

For example: Einstein: "Imagination is more important than knowledge.Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Gideon is saying that the human mind is the deadliest weapon of all, & we are capable of anything & everything of achieving all kinds of possibilities.

In conclusion, Criminal Minds is the kind the of show that anyone can enjoy.