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With all the talk of the spinoff's casting calls being kind of "suckish," I figured I'd gather some of the original character descriptions for Criminal Minds.
Hotch here:
Spec. Agent Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner - Mid 30s. All American. He is an FBI special agent, a loyal, God-fearing compassionate, family man who is respectful of authority. He's a nice guy, reluctant to pass judgement, but more than capable of doing what's required of him.
[ It was also mentioned in an interview that the "original Hotch" was supposed to be a tall, blonde Mormon.]
Hotch here:
Spec. Agent Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner - Mid 30s. All American. He is an FBI special agent, a loyal, God-fearing compassionate, family man who is respectful of authority. He's a nice guy, reluctant to pass judgement, but more than capable of doing what's required of him.
[ It was also mentioned in an interview that the "original Hotch" was supposed to be a tall, blonde Mormon.]
Spec. Agent Jason Donovan - 35-45. Experienced and has been around the block, deceptively average-looking, articulate, with a commanding presence, he's a seasoned FBI profiler who traded in field work for seminar instruction after witnessing a dozen cops die in a shrapnel bomb. He maintains a close relationship with his ex-wife, a psychiatrist, who has been helping him deal. When a serial murderer plagues the Seattle area, Donovan is asked to return as a full-time Unit Chief, but kept under close supervision.
Spec. Agent Elle Greenaway - Late 20s. All ethnicities. She is a young, sharp, resourceful and feisty FBI agent with a background in sex offender cases. Her specialty area stems from having been raped at age 19, and the assailant never having been caught. Elle impresses the hell out of the task force members, which is what she wants, as she is bucking for the opening in the BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit) at Quantico. According to her "file," Elle's biggest character flaw is impatience.
Spec. Agent Derek Morgan - 30-35. All ethnicities. He is a handsome, confident, fast-talking FBI profiler, an expert on obsessional crimes. A witty, direct lady charmer who trains new agents, Morgan joins the special profiler team led by Donovan, to save a woman from becoming the fifth victim of a deranged serial killer.
Spec. Agent Dr. Daniel Reed - 27. A classically misunderstood genius with a seriously low social I.Q., he is an FBI special agent whose expertise covers just about everything. Reed takes his job seriously, and often needs to be reminded by his cohorts to lighten up.
Spec. Agent Elle Greenaway - Late 20s. All ethnicities. She is a young, sharp, resourceful and feisty FBI agent with a background in sex offender cases. Her specialty area stems from having been raped at age 19, and the assailant never having been caught. Elle impresses the hell out of the task force members, which is what she wants, as she is bucking for the opening in the BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit) at Quantico. According to her "file," Elle's biggest character flaw is impatience.
Spec. Agent Derek Morgan - 30-35. All ethnicities. He is a handsome, confident, fast-talking FBI profiler, an expert on obsessional crimes. A witty, direct lady charmer who trains new agents, Morgan joins the special profiler team led by Donovan, to save a woman from becoming the fifth victim of a deranged serial killer.
Spec. Agent Dr. Daniel Reed - 27. A classically misunderstood genius with a seriously low social I.Q., he is an FBI special agent whose expertise covers just about everything. Reed takes his job seriously, and often needs to be reminded by his cohorts to lighten up.
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Date: Feb. 14th, 2010 07:45 pm (UTC)I also read somewhere that Garcia was supposed to be a male character too, but thank God they loved Vangsness!
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Date: Feb. 14th, 2010 07:47 pm (UTC)I had to sporfle at the idea that Gideon's character was originally named after an Aussie soap actor!
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Date: Feb. 14th, 2010 08:01 pm (UTC)It's kind of interesting, isn't it?
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Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 12:00 pm (UTC)Don´t laugh, but I used to have a huge crush on JD when I was younger. lol!
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Date: Feb. 14th, 2010 08:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Feb. 14th, 2010 08:54 pm (UTC)Reid --> ?? possibly after interrogation technique (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_technique)?
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Date: Feb. 14th, 2010 08:21 pm (UTC)Her specialty area stems from having been raped at age 19, and the assailant never having been caught.
Did we know this about Elle? It's been a long time since I've seen all of S1. I'm slowly rewatching, but I can't remember if we ever knew that about her. It certainly explains a lot of her character.
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Date: Feb. 14th, 2010 08:39 pm (UTC)Not that this information would conflict with Elle's overall characterization, I think.
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Date: Feb. 14th, 2010 10:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 12:28 am (UTC)Um... *fanfic plot bunny*
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Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 04:19 pm (UTC)I am delighted to find out that the writers had intended the same sort of backstory for Elle as what I had imagined.
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Date: Feb. 14th, 2010 08:36 pm (UTC)That's so weird. About the castings.
Makes me wonder what they had in mind for people like David Rossi, Emily and JJ.
tdz.
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Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 01:34 am (UTC)Then again, the spinoff stuff could be partially a decoy. Giving us a bit of the picture, but completely fabricating the rest, or giving us now outdated info.
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Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 04:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 08:07 am (UTC)Spencer's a girl's name.
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Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 08:16 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 01:44 pm (UTC)=|
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Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 05:21 am (UTC)Still, compared to the spin-offs character sheets, I would say that the original CM ones made sense. The spin-off character descriptions just sound like they're trying too hard.
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Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 01:42 pm (UTC)-shudders-
See, this is what I was saying. When compressed to a paragraph, everyone seems kind of silly.
That being said, I still have zero interest in watching a spinoff.
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Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 01:46 pm (UTC)BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Not the Mormon part, the tall, blonde part.
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Date: Feb. 15th, 2010 04:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Feb. 24th, 2010 08:40 am (UTC)All I can picture is Edward Cullen, FBI. :S
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