CBS defends "Criminal Minds"

[kuriadalmatia.livejournal.com]

From EW.com:

“It’s a much-maligned show,” [Nina] Tassler said of Minds.

“I happen to enjoy the show. It’s not for everybody. It’s an adult show.
It’s a suspense thriller. And within that it’s also a character crime
procedural. It’s given an appropriate rating. I don’t let my
[14-year-old] kid watch it. I do. It’s a genre show … I think we’re
making a huge mistake — and I’d say it to Bob to his face — to let any
of the [violence] conversation devolve into ‘my show vs. your show.’
This is a much bigger issue.”

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/01/12/cbs-defends-criminal-minds/

Comments

[chreesko.livejournal.com]

I don't know, the show has always been violent, but I've noticed a distinct difference in the kind of violence they portray and how long it goes on. I'm not a squeamish person, but I couldn't watch all of God Complex because something about it was so gross. I skipped all the parts with the unsub and just watched the team scenes. Same with a couple of later eps. That has never before happened to me in seven seasons of watching the show.

Obviously, the show is clear about what it is, even now, and if people don't like it, they should stop watching, but the difference is there.

[blue-sunflowers.livejournal.com]

I didn't find "God Complex" any worse than "No Way Out" myself.