I just finished watching the first two seasons of Criminal Minds, and I have to say this is an amazing show.
What I like most about it is that it only deals with psycopaths and serial killers. What's usually considered the best episodes in a cop drama because they portray a disturbed individual, this show brings on every episode. Show can get very disturbing at times, and gruesome. Great characters and actors, especially the main one, Mandy Patinkin as Agent Jason Gideon, who you may recognize from Dead Like Me or Chicago Hope. Anyways, many of the episodes are fucked up and the psychopaths shown in the series are truely sick and insane. The show can get a bit tense at times, and for some even scary.
That aside, apperently Mandy left the show for the third season, citing creative differences, which really pisses me off. Seems like a new character is being introduced in the form of Joe Mantegna (Joan of Arcadia, Baby's Day Out) which is a nice replacement, he's a good actor.
Anyways, anyone here watches this series? If not, go check it out if you like suspense and getting to know very sick individuals.
Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. Special Agent Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin) is the FBI's top behavioral analyst and he joins the Behavioral Analysis Unit lead by Special Agent Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson), a family man who is able to gain people's trust and unlock their secrets. Also on the team are Elle Greenaway (Lola Glaudini), an agent with a background in sexual offenses; Special Agent Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), an expert on obsessional crimes; Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), a classically misunderstood genius whose social IQ is as low as his intellectual IQ is high; and Jennifer "JJ" Jareau, (AJ Cook), a confident young agent who acts as the unit liaison for the team. Each member brings his or her own area of expertise to the table as they pinpoint predators' motivations and identify their emotional triggers in the attempt to stop them.
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