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

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Creator:

Jeff Davis

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

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 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 8	9:00 PM	CBS	Demonology	#4.17
Fri. July 10	11:00 PM	AETV	Damaged	#3.14

Cast

Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan (90 episodes, 2005-2009)
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner / ... (90 episodes, 2005-2009)
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid (90 episodes, 2005-2009)
A.J. Cook	...	Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau / ... (89 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia (89 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paget Brewster	...	Emily Prentiss (60 episodes, 2006-2009)
Mandy Patinkin	...	Jason Gideon (47 episodes, 2005-2007)
Joe Mantegna	...	David Rossi (40 episodes, 2007-2009)

Also Known As:

"Quantico" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min | 60 min (including commercials)

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:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

In the time between Lola Glaudini's departure from the show and Paget Brewster's arrival, footage is used in the opening credits that originally featured Glaudini. The footage, from episode 1.03, is digitally altered so that Glaudini does not appear.

Quotes:

Jason Gideon: [Hotch is commenting about Garcia to Gideon] Garcia?
Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner: Penelope...? The tech with the glasses...?
Jason Gideon: The room... the one with all the screens?
[Hotch nods]
Jason Gideon: I like her. She's great.

Movie Connections:

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

This series deserves a chance... Profiling is a science not an exact one, but it can save lives

This show is a procedural drama, and to the average viewer this type of series may have a predictable pattern but I would suggest forgetting everything you think you know about "the cop show" formula, and sit down and watch this series.

This series is similar to NBC's short-lived "Profiler" but where the writers of the NBC groundbreaking series (that no question lead to the craze in dramas like "CSI", "Cold Case" and the originally ripped from the summer child kidnapping headlines, "Without a trace") got it wrong was when the writers treated Profiling as Sam and later Rachel Burke's "gift". Sam Waters had a unique way of profiling, she "saw" the crime in a series of flashbacks...

Mandi Patinkin as SAC Jason Giedon "sees" the crime in a different way, through looking at the crime scene and victimology.

"Criminal Minds" so far is the procedural that no only has treated profiling as a real science but has gotten it as close to the reality, and deals with the stress and "burnout" of "the job" as any of John Douglas true crime page turners would tell you this series gives the viewer an "insider's view".

Enjoy, I hope it lasts so people realize what it takes to work in Behavioral Science. "Criminal Minds" not only deals with the working hours but also the effect on the agent or officer when you "bring the job home"... Long Live "Criminal Minds".