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criminalxmindsI found an article/opinion piecehere. It doesn't contain any spoilers.
And behind this cut is the GOD I loved that scene in the third Godfather where Andy Garcia shoots Joe Mantegna in the head.
Right up until that point everyone just thought he was a cop on a horse. Does it with a real flourish, says Zasa in a lyrical yet menacing fashion, then bang bang, he shot him down.
Joey Zasa was Joe Mantegna's name in the film. It's fun to say, I can see why Andy Garcia wanted to give it one last whirl. The whole thing is topped only by the scene where Andy teaches his CILF Sofia Coppola how to make gnocchi. It's very hot. Something you almost never see on a cooking show. I believe I'd pay money to see Simon standing behind Maggie, pressed up against her, his floury hand on top of hers, pressing it suggestively into a pile of semolina. Or maybe I wouldn't, it sounds borderline disgusting now I read that sentence back.
Where's Andy Garcia when we need him? Ocean's Thirteen? Give me a break. At least he's not on Criminal Minds, although he could be, easily, he'd fit in, he'd fit in on anything, such is his mega talent and attractiveness. He could play Joe Mantegna's boss who turns bad and ends up shooting his underling in the head. From horseback. None of the cops on these shows ever turn out to be bent. It's so unrealistic. It's always just some fringe copper, like the dude who shot poor old unemployed Warrick in CSI.
Tiny bit depressing that Criminal Minds is probably the biggest audience Joe Mantegna's ever been exposed to. He doesn't seem to have an enormous amount to occupy him on it. Probably spends a large part of his time on set grooming his little beard. I think we all know what that beard would be called if Joe Mantegna was in jail . . . I also need to see more of Thomas Gibson than I'm currently getting.
Remember Dharma and Greg? Of course you don't, nobody does, it was too lame to make an impact on anybody's inferior temporal cortex. Then he was a doctor in Chicago Hope, which also had Mandy Patinkin in it. He was a medical specialist who played with trains. I don't know about you, but if I walked into some doctor's office and he was sitting on the floor in a peaked cap my next call would be to the medical board. In television, however, this behaviour signifies special and unfathomable genius.
Then, I don't know, cutbacks, and Mandy and Thomas both end up on Criminal Minds, until Joe took Mandy's place and now they both just stand around the place. Every time I see Criminal Minds it's all eyes on the kid with the circa 1993 haircut, whoever he is. And it's the same tonight.
I don't know his name and I don't care, he quotes Nietzsche and that's enough for me. He's, like, an idiot savant or something, only less so because he appears to be reasonably socialised. I realise we're not meant to say idiot any more.
Who saw Tales of the City when it was on? Armistead Maupin books? Thomas Gibson played a guy called Beauchamp Talbot Day, he was sensational. You should get hold of it. I interviewed him once, ages ago, and – not to talk about me or anything – but we were meant to be discussing some other inferior show and accidentally spent the whole time gossiping about Tales of the City. He was great, a really cool guy. The surprise you can hear in my voice is because some of those actors can be a major disappointment. Don't get me started on Tommy Lee Jones . . .
I don't know why this is the last episode of Criminal Minds. The series isn't over yet. But the ratings year is, as of this weekend, so that's that. Kind of rude of Channel 7 but you'd be used to that.
And behind this cut is the GOD I loved that scene in the third Godfather where Andy Garcia shoots Joe Mantegna in the head.
Right up until that point everyone just thought he was a cop on a horse. Does it with a real flourish, says Zasa in a lyrical yet menacing fashion, then bang bang, he shot him down.
Joey Zasa was Joe Mantegna's name in the film. It's fun to say, I can see why Andy Garcia wanted to give it one last whirl. The whole thing is topped only by the scene where Andy teaches his CILF Sofia Coppola how to make gnocchi. It's very hot. Something you almost never see on a cooking show. I believe I'd pay money to see Simon standing behind Maggie, pressed up against her, his floury hand on top of hers, pressing it suggestively into a pile of semolina. Or maybe I wouldn't, it sounds borderline disgusting now I read that sentence back.
Where's Andy Garcia when we need him? Ocean's Thirteen? Give me a break. At least he's not on Criminal Minds, although he could be, easily, he'd fit in, he'd fit in on anything, such is his mega talent and attractiveness. He could play Joe Mantegna's boss who turns bad and ends up shooting his underling in the head. From horseback. None of the cops on these shows ever turn out to be bent. It's so unrealistic. It's always just some fringe copper, like the dude who shot poor old unemployed Warrick in CSI.
Tiny bit depressing that Criminal Minds is probably the biggest audience Joe Mantegna's ever been exposed to. He doesn't seem to have an enormous amount to occupy him on it. Probably spends a large part of his time on set grooming his little beard. I think we all know what that beard would be called if Joe Mantegna was in jail . . . I also need to see more of Thomas Gibson than I'm currently getting.
Remember Dharma and Greg? Of course you don't, nobody does, it was too lame to make an impact on anybody's inferior temporal cortex. Then he was a doctor in Chicago Hope, which also had Mandy Patinkin in it. He was a medical specialist who played with trains. I don't know about you, but if I walked into some doctor's office and he was sitting on the floor in a peaked cap my next call would be to the medical board. In television, however, this behaviour signifies special and unfathomable genius.
Then, I don't know, cutbacks, and Mandy and Thomas both end up on Criminal Minds, until Joe took Mandy's place and now they both just stand around the place. Every time I see Criminal Minds it's all eyes on the kid with the circa 1993 haircut, whoever he is. And it's the same tonight.
I don't know his name and I don't care, he quotes Nietzsche and that's enough for me. He's, like, an idiot savant or something, only less so because he appears to be reasonably socialised. I realise we're not meant to say idiot any more.
Who saw Tales of the City when it was on? Armistead Maupin books? Thomas Gibson played a guy called Beauchamp Talbot Day, he was sensational. You should get hold of it. I interviewed him once, ages ago, and – not to talk about me or anything – but we were meant to be discussing some other inferior show and accidentally spent the whole time gossiping about Tales of the City. He was great, a really cool guy. The surprise you can hear in my voice is because some of those actors can be a major disappointment. Don't get me started on Tommy Lee Jones . . .
I don't know why this is the last episode of Criminal Minds. The series isn't over yet. But the ratings year is, as of this weekend, so that's that. Kind of rude of Channel 7 but you'd be used to that.
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Date: Dec. 1st, 2008 07:10 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: Dec. 13th, 2008 01:39 am (UTC)I wasn't offended its just that I don't get this kind of rambling.
sorry again
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Date: Dec. 2nd, 2008 02:39 am (UTC)It's like the writer just wanted to ramble, and somehow got it published.