criminalxminds | 'Cause the original didn't make you paranoid enough...

If you're looking for the discussion thread for this week's Criminal Minds ep, it's over here.

Now this discussion thread is probably a one time thing, because the response to last weeks poll was not very good, and this is a comm for Criminal Minds.

Also, please note that you can disagree with people and still be civil to each other. You can dislike something and still be polite. Breaking the rules makes your mod a sad panda.

I hope I can find a download for it at my regular source. Wanna see it before I judge it. I'm curious about Garcia's part in this show:)

I kind of want to see this. At least for the actor who plays the former criminal. What? I like the guy. *Swoons*

Janeane Garofalo will always be Lou of the West Wing to me... And Forest Whitaker still looks like someone's dad.

He looks like Curious George! I'm sorry...he does

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v-airmed.livejournal.com - 2011-02-18 00:18 (UTC) - Expand

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gen-is-gone.livejournal.com - 2011-02-18 02:03 (UTC) - Expand

I've just finished watching it. It's okay. Probably won't go out of my way to catch it each week.

They all call Garcia "penelope" which is weird, cus, dude, she's GARCIA.

And I find it rather disturbing that a black man (Cooper) doesn't seem to be bothered that it takes the kidnapping of a middle class white girl for the kidnapping of a poor black girl to get any attention (and the previous abductions of black girls as well). Jeanane Garafalo's character was far more upset by it than Cooper was.

Oh, and Prophet got a full pardon for killing a child molester, so I guess that means he can be an agent now.

Overall, the writing is rather trite and things are far too predictable. But I like it better than NCIS: LA though that's not saying much. I'd also like for Mick and Cooper to stop mumbling.

It's okay but it's not really Criminal Minds and doesn't deserve the name.

Ah! I agree! It is very similar to NCIS: LA in the formatting of each episode and the characters. And I noticed the Cooper thing, too.

Your icon pretty much sums up what I would like to say to CBS and these writers.

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scotchsour.livejournal.com - 2011-02-22 04:39 (UTC) - Expand

Well I liked it. I thought it was a pretty solid episode, although there were some predictable parts. But I seem to recall the first episode of Criminal Minds being about average as well, so I say the writers are par for the course so far.

Personally, I'm going to try and watch it every week, since the show seems good so far and has plenty of room to grow. Who's with me?

(And I like that they call Garcia 'P'. It's cute.)

I am watching it now

Do parents not teach their children to NOT go into other people's yards?

And honestly....seriously?!

I was thinking that too. But I take it the area the girl was living in was supposed to be ultra safe, like a close-gated community type of thing. I think that's what they were going for.

DO people not teach their kids to go near strangers esp in vans?

Who's the extra dark-haired female?

The time thing reminds me of 24

And I am so irritated with this already

That's bothering me as well.

The acting is SO BAD

I just can't.

Mhmm, Forrest Whitaker is not made for TV, imo.

Are black jackets the thing for this team?

sad state of affairs

I do not like the theme song. How is Penelope Garcia in both sets of credits?

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Garcia goes from blonde to red head in an hour. lulz~

Kirsten gets billing on this.... She's not on as a guest.

Omg is that the same office for garcia?

WHY DO THEY KEEP CALLING HER PENELOPE

Also lol she's from red to blonde

This is so weird

Why does Garcia's office look so...different?

And I wish she would flirt with the British guy. I need some Garcia banter.

Actually, I was thinking they'd better not have any of that - I love the Morgan-Garcia relationship & would like it kept special. Plus, it came from the relationship between the two actors, first, so anything of a similar nature would seem forced to me. Also, Garcia didn't seem to be warmed up to them. I do miss the banter, too. But not on the flirty side! JMHO

How is NO ONE looking for the little missing black girl. I thought ALL missing kids in the USA went on amber alert?

Welcome to America!

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piperwest12.livejournal.com - 2011-02-18 03:27 (UTC) - Expand

Why do people ask dumb questions?

Why does it matter what it regards? The POLICE want someone. Don't investigate.

I'm not watching, I'm just reading this watch thread for the lulz. Ya'll are braver souls than I.

It's painful. I'm barely paying attention.

Can I just turn this into a discussion into the rerun that's on ion?

The child abductor sicko has really creepy eyes!

Garcia isn't as quirky in this. I NEED banter, dammit.

It saddens me. No flirting.

Also, I think that might have been my major issue with this show:

The first episode of Criminal Minds got me because the group felt like a family - they gelled, and I could feel the characters cared about each other.

This one? Not really any of it. It felt hollow.

Even without Garcia in the first Criminal Minds episode, you still had *character*. There really isn't that here, and unless they get it and soon, I don't think it's going to do well.

Then again, CSI Miami is still on the air, so...