cm article from entertainment news-journal online.com

[buffyaddict13.livejournal.com]

this is from today's issue.  hooray for our show!  thomas gibson and MGG get a special mention! *hearts*



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Criminals to keep in mind It's a crime more TV police dramas aren't better. "Criminal Minds" is better, though there's some argument over whether Mandy Patinkin's departure at the end of the second season is a plus or minus.

 

Though the premise isn't at all unique -- the protagonists are FBI profilers -- the viewpoint focuses on the criminals rather than on the crimes and crime fighters. And a series of powerful guest stars has enhanced the episodes. That includes the current season on CBS and the reruns (the taut second show of the series airs at 11 p.m. Friday on A&E).

Regardless, Thomas ("Dharma & Greg") Gibson as the sleek leader Hotch and Matthew ("The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou") Gray Gubler as the socially inept but brilliant Dr. Spencer Reid are sufficiently arresting themselves to carry the series.

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since the article asked...do you think mandy's departure is  a plus or a minus?

i liked gideon pretty well and thought i'd be as sad as reid to watch him go. but frankly, i think season 3 was excellent and i loved the more ensemble feel to the show. but that's just me.

Comments

[asthenie-vd.livejournal.com]

While I haven't warmed up to Rossi yet and do find Mandy Patinkin a very fine actor, I'm not all too sad about him having left.
Like someone said before, it's more about the team now and less focus on one character (though it still feels like some characters are getting more screentime than others it's not nearls as extreme as before).

I also felt Gideon was a bit creepy sometimes. ^^;

[buffyaddict13.livejournal.com]

I also felt Gideon was a bit creepy sometimes. ^^;

yes. i just watched "the fox" the other night and it always freaks me out when gideon starts screaming in that house. i think morgan and i both have the same WTF expression. :D

!!!!!

[asthenie-vd.livejournal.com]

exactly.
He was a bit too intense at times.

Re: !!!!!

[buffyaddict13.livejournal.com]

hee, i like your icon. and he was too intense, but in some ways that made him interesting. you never quite new what he was going to do. :D