CRIMINAL MINDS REMINDER: BROTHERS IN ARMS TONIGHT

Criminal Minds schedule reminder. Tonight "Criminal Minds" at 10pm est. since CBS has is moving "Harper's Island" to a new time slot on Saturdays.

"Brothers in Arms" written by Holly Harold and directed by Glenn Kershaw. Starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness. -caps courtesy of Keren

Brothers in Arms" - A BAU case hits close to home for Morgan, who was a cop before joining the team, when a serial killer specifically focuses on members of the police force in Phoenix, Ariz.

CRIMINAL MINDS SPOILER THREAD FOR "THE BIG WHEEL"

Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Criminal Minds spoiler thread for "The Big Wheel" written by Simon Mirren and starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

**Beware! Spoilers will be in the comments. **

CRIMINAL MINDS QUOTES FOR "THE BIG WHEEL"

Criminal Minds quotes for "The Big Wheel" written by Simon Mirren, starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler, Kirsten Vangsness and guest star Alex O'Loughlin.

"No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible." George Chakiris

"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present." Francis Bacon

CRIMINAL MINDS: ED BERNERO & DIRECTOR ROB HARDY ON THE SET OF "THE BIG WHEEL"

Criminal Minds: Exec. Producer Edward Allen Bernero and Director Rob Hardy on the set of "The Big Wheel." Written by Simon Mirren. Another wonderful episode of Criminal Minds!

CRIMINAL MINDS RATINGS FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 26TH.

Criminal Minds: Here are the Nielsen ratings for the week ending April 26th. Congrats to Deb Fisher and Erica Messer on their top ten episode, A SHADE OF GRAY. Congrats Criminal Minds!

1. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 23.96 million viewers.
2. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 23.95 million viewers.
3. "Dancing With The Stars," ABC, 20.53 million viewers.
4. "Dancing With The Stars Results," ABC, 14.73 million viewers.
5. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 14.64 million viewers.
6. "Criminal Minds" special, CBS, 13.72 million viewers.
7. "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 13.64 million viewers.
8. "Grey's Anatomy" ABC, 13.51 million viewers.
9. "NCIS" special, CBS, 12.65 million viewers.
10. "The Mentalist" special, CBS, 12.46 million viewers.

CRIMINAL MINDS SCHEDULE PRESS RELEASE

Criminal Minds: Here is the latest CBS press release regarding Criminal Minds taking "Harper's Island" time slot this week.

The following episode of CRIMINAL MINDS has been substituted for the programming previously scheduled for April 30) -- THE BAU TEAM HUNTS FOR A SERIAL KILLER WHO IS TARGETING COPS ON THE PHOENIX POLICE FORCE, ON A REBROADCAST OF "CRIMINAL MINDS," ON A SPECIAL NIGHT AND TIME, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT

"Brothers in Arms" - A BAU case hits close to home for Morgan, who was a cop before joining the team, when a serial killer specifically focuses on members of the police force in Phoenix, Ariz., on a rebroadcast of CRIMINAL MINDS, on a special night and time, Thursday, April 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 12/10/08)

GUEST CAST:
Jordan Todd............................... Meta Golding
Commander Marks.................... Joe Regalbuto
Lt. Evans................................. Mark Pellegrino
Playboy..................................... Guillermo Diaz
Officer Ron Mercer..................... Bo Foxworth
Sgt. Manny Rodriguez........... Roberto Sanchez
Officer Tom Kayser............... Jake McLaughlin
Officer ............................. Alexander Bedria
Officer Mark Cunningham.......... Shane Conrad
Morgan's Dad............................... Keith Burke
Young Morgan.................... Sterling D. Ardrey
Punk....................... Christopher Guckenberger
Cop......................................... Andre Ellingson
Sgt. Selby................................. Charles Hoyes
Sergeant Daws........................... Roddy Jessup
Sharpshooter.............................. Zokai Holmes
Bartender............................. Kevin Scott Allen
Fight Club Captain......................... Doug Jones
Police Operator.......................... Maria Russell
Maggie Cunningham................... Hollis Doherty
Sam Cunningham.................. Dylan Sprayberry
Father................................... Darrell Bryan
Scrappy Boy #1............................. C.J. Brown
Scrappy Boy #2.......................... Reed Harper

WRITTEN BY: Holly Harold
DIRECTED BY: Glenn Kershaw

CRIMINAL MINDS: CBS PRESS RELEASE FOR "THE BIG WHEEL" WITH GUEST STAR ALEX O'LAUGHLIN

Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Criminal Minds: CBS press release for "The Big Wheel" starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

THE BAU TEAM RECEIVES A VIDEOTAPE FROM A SERIAL KILLER TRYING TO STOP HIS OWN CRIME SPREE, ON "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 -- Alex O'Laughlin ("Moonlight") Guest Stars as the Unsub

"The Big Wheel" - When the team is sent a videotape from a serial killer detailing one of his crimes, they discover a hidden message asking them to help him stop his murderous ways, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, April 29 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

GUEST CAST:
Vincent................................... Alex O'Laughlin
Det. Lynne Henderson............ Erika Alexander
Kate............................. Martha Anne Madison
Stanley Wolcott............................ Jake Cherry
Michelle.......................................... Jill Klopp
Alice.......................................... Giselle Jones
Carl............................... Quentin Prescott Price
Jay...................................... Terrence Edwards
Fairground Worker................... Rick A. Young
Young Vincent............................. Neil Ironfield
Sid.......................................... David J. Wright
Kim......................................... Rebecca Avery
Eric.......................................... Kyle Templin
WRITTEN BY: Simon Mirren
DIRECTED BY: Rob Hardy

Criminal Minds - Preview: The Big Wheel

Criminal Minds video clip from "The Big Wheel" courtesy of CBS. When the team is sent a videotape from a serial killer detailing one of his crimes, they discover a hidden message asking them to help him stop his murderous ways, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, April 29 on CBS.

CRIMINAL MINDS RERUN REPLACES 'HARPER'S ISLAND' ON THURSDAY NIGHT

Criminal Minds: 'Harper's Island" fails to perform! Yeah for Criminal Minds!

CBS will fill the Thursday 10 p.m. slot this week with a repeat "Criminal Minds," and next week with a repeat "CSI." On Thursday, May 14, Eye will air the season finale of "CSI: NY" in the slot.

"CSI: NY" moves to Thursday from its usual Wednesday spot that week because the Eye will now air the two-hour "Criminal Minds" season finale from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on May 20. "Minds" was originally set to run 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. that night - but with President Obama holding a press conference this Wednesday, Eye suddenly had to push Wednesday laffers "Old Christine" and "Gary Unmarried" a week.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002887.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

CRIMINAL MINDS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANN!

Criminal Minds: Please join me and the moderators of the Criminal Minds Fanatic blog in wishing Ann a very Happy Birthday! Ann is pictured above on the set of Criminal Minds! Happy Birthy impychick!

CRIMINAL MINDS BLOG NOTES: THE BIG WHEEL, HIATUS & TWITTER

Criminal Minds blog notes: I hope everyone had a great weekend. This week's episode of Criminal Minds is "The Big Wheel" written by Simon Mirren and guest starring Alex O’Loughlin. The Criminal Minds moderators were on the set while this episode was being filmed and this is not an episode to miss. It is going to be wonderful!

Criminal Minds' cast and crew are now on hiatus. I hope they all have a wonderful vacation. They've worked especially hard this season and deserve this break. Have fun folks!

I'm having lots of fun twittering. Please let me know if you are twittering as well. I am criminalminds on twitter.

Have a great week everyone!

CRIMINAL MINDS SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF SEASON FOUR

Criminal Minds schedule for the remainder of season four. We still have five original Criminal Minds episodes on CBS and reruns will continue all year long on A&E. Criminal Minds rules!

4/29/09 "Scared to Death" A&E
4/29/09 "The Big Wheel"
4/30/09 "Scared to Death" A&E
5/6/09 "Roadkill"
5/13/09 "Amplification"
5/20/09 "To Hell and Back, Part 1"
5/20/09 "To Hell and Back, Part 2"

CRIMINAL MINDS SCREENCAPS FOR "A SHADE OF GRAY"

Criminal Minds screencaps for "A Shade of Gray" written by Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer and starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness are courtesy of Keren.

CRIMINAL MINDS: THANK YOU TO DEB AND ERICA

Criminal Minds: Thank you to Deb Fisher, pictured on the set of "A Shade of Gray" with Director Karen Gaviola, and Erica Messer for joining us in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room this evening. It was wonderful to discuss the episode with them and to get to say goodbye to Deb Fisher! Thanks ladies.

CRIMINAL MINDS: JOE MANTEGNA INTERVIEW

Criminal Minds: Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds, has a wonderful interview in 'A.V. Club' this month. It is interesting to read why he decided to name his Criminal Minds character David Rossi. Here is a snippet and the link:

Criminal Minds (2007-present)—“David Rossi”
JM: It’s my third series, and I finally got one that seems to be successful, with some longevity to it. It’s a great group of people, great group of writers. Again, it’s based on real people. I spent some time at Quantico, went down to FBI headquarters in Washington, and met some of the real people and some of the guys who work with us as technical advisers. I have tremendous respect for what these people do. I think of being an actor as a blue-collar profession. In other words, you just get out there and do it. And very often, even in movies, you can spend a lot of time sitting in a trailer waiting for them to set up, you know, a special-effects shot. When I did Baby’s Day Out, it was a lot of fun, but with those kind of pictures, it’s almost the more money they spend on them, the more time you wait to do the work. It’s just the nature of the business. So the actual time you’re acting is miniscule compared to the time you’re getting ready to do the work. The big difference on series television is, there’s not a lot of hanging-out time. You’re pumping those pages out, you’re doing six, seven, eight pages a day. And I like that pace. It’s a little more what I’m used to, it’s a little more like the theater. I feel like “This is what I’m being paid to do, let’s do it.” I’m not being paid to sit around and chat, you know, have coffee, and then just say four words and come back tomorrow and do take two. So I kind of like that.
I look at Amber Tamblyn, who was so brilliant on Joan Of Arcadia, and I figure where she probably got her chops was working eight years on a soap opera, where she had to learn reams of dialogue every day and run through every kind of emotion at the drop of a hat. And it gave this girl such depth as an actress, you know, so that’s an example of that. If you can do series television well, and not walk your way through it, do it as high a level as you can, and if the writing is good, if the people running it know their shit—which in this case we do, Ed Bernero who runs the show, and everybody involved—it’s very rewarding. And I like it. I got a chance to name this character after a real person, a policeman named David Rossi who was the first guy to testify in the O.J. Simpson trial. I thought he got piled on by O.J. Simpson’s lawyers at the time. So I thought “Someday I’m gonna name a character after this guy.” He went up in his dress blue uniforms and testified for two days. And I thought “What integrity.” For two days, this guy just got beat up—and all he did was answer the phones—and it’s obvious the defense is just gonna beat this guy up and try to hang the LAPD over the fact that this fuckin’ idiot murdered his wife. To me it was a joke. And so because of it, I named him after this guy, and he found out through surreptitious methods, and we became great friends. ’Cause he was so flattered that I had done that.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/joe-mantegna,26934/

CRIMINAL MINDS: DIRECTOR KAREN GAVIOLA & IAN WOOLF ON THE SET OF "A SHADE OF GRAY"

Criminal Minds: Director Karen Gaviola and 1st AD Ian Woolf on the set of "A Shade of Gray" written by Deb Fisher and Erica Messer. Ms. Gaviola did a terrific job directing her first Criminal Mind episode. I hope that she directs a few more Criminal Minds episodes for us. She has a keen eye.

Karen Gaviola's IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004610/

Ian Woolf's IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0941147/

CRIMINAL MINDS OVERNIGHT RATINGS FOR "A SHADE OF GRAY" & "THE CROSSING"

Criminal Minds overnight ratings info for "A Shade of Gray" and "The Crossing" both written by Deb Fisher and Erica Messer. Directed by Karen Gaviola, pictured above with members of the Criminal Minds crew. Great night for Criminal Minds in the ratings.

At 9, a "Criminal Minds" rerun on CBS had 9.8 million fans and ran second to Idol. A "Lost" clip show pulled 6.6 million to ABC.

At 10, a new "Criminal Minds" arrested 13.5 million for CBS. A "Law & Order" repeat on NBC ran second with 6.1 million. ABC's "Unusuals" had just 5 million takers.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/04/american-idol-outdistances-everything-wednesday-night.html

CRIMINAL MINDS: BEHIND THE SCENES OF "A SHADE OF GRAY"

Criminal Minds: Behind the scenes pictures from the shooting of "A Shade of Gray" written by Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer. Pictured above are cast members Shemar Moore and Paget Brewster with Deb Fisher, direcor Karen Gaviola and various Criminal Minds crew members.

"A Shade of Gray" - When profiling a series of child abductions and murders, the team discovers that one of the cases may not be the handiwork of the serial killer they apprehended."

CRIMINAL MINDS SPOILER THREAD FOR "A SHADE OF GRAY"

Criminal Minds spoiler thread for "A Shade of Gray" written by Debra J. Fisher, pictured on the set with Matthew Gray Gubler, and Erica Messer.

"A Shade of Gray" : When profiling a series of child abductions and murders, the team discovers that one of the cases may not be the handiwork of the serial killer they apprehended.

** Beware of spoilers in the comments **

*** Quote info will be posted after the episode airs on the east coast ***

**** Last chat with Deb Fisher and Erica Messer is on Thursday ****

CRIMINAL MINDS QUOTES FOR "A SHADE OF GRAY"

Criminal Minds quote info for "A Shade of Gray" written by Debra J. Fisher, pictured above hard at work during filming of the episode, and Erica Messer. The last Criminal Minds episode written by the Gruesome Twosome. Sad news for all CM fans!

Quotes:
"To lose a child is to lose a piece of yourself." - Dr. Burton Grebin

"Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold." - Andre Maurois

CRIMINAL MINDS FANS SAY GOODBYE TO DEB FISHER

Criminal Minds: Co-Executive Producer and writer Debra J. Fisher, pictured above with 1st AD Ian Woolf, has left Criminal Minds to move on to other projects. Please join me and the moderators of the Criminal Minds Fanatic website and blog in thanking Deb for her remarkable contribution to Criminal Minds these past four years and wishing her great things in the future. Criminal Minds just won't be the same without her!

CRIMINAL MINDS SEASON FOUR FINALE

Photo: Michael Yarish/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Criminal Minds: "To Hell...And Back" - Agent Rossi (Joe Mantegna, left), Agent Hotchner (Thomas Gibson, right) and the BAU track a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent's life is in peril, on the two-hour, fourth season finale event of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, May 20 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CRIMINAL MINDS PRESS RELEASE FOR "TO HELL AND BACK"

Photo: Michael Yarish/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

THE BAU FACES ONE OF ITS TOUGHEST CASES YET WHEN A PROLIFIC, BORDER-CROSSING SERIAL KILLER LEADS THEM ON A HUNT INTO CANADA, AND AN AGENT'S LIFE IS IN PERIL, ON THE TWO-HOUR, FOURTH SEASON FINALE EVENT OF "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

"To Hell...And Back" - The BAU tracks a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent's life is in peril, on the two-hour, fourth season finale event of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, May 20 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

PART ONE WRITTEN BY: Chris Mundy
PART ONE DIRECTED BY: Charles Haid

PART TWO WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Series Executive Producer Edward Allen Bernero

GUEST CAST:
William Hightower........................ Sharif Atkins
Charles Porter......... Christopher Guckenberger
Motel Clerk................................. Scott Lincoln
Border Agent #1...................... Brandon Taylor
Border Agent #2...................... Gavin McClure
Officer Jeff Bedwell.......................... John Lacy
Daniel....................................... Jessie T. Usher
Sheri the Hooker....................... Erin Anderson
Unsub........................................... Paul Rae
Det. Benning............................... Rowena King
Maxine Hightower................... Vernee Watson
Walter Patterson........................... William Belli
Vicki...................................... Krystal Marshall
Kelly...................................... Lily Kershaw
Mason Turner......................... Garrett Dillahunt
Burt Lang...................... Benjamin Byron Davis
Constable Cassar....................... Casey Nelson

CRIMINAL MINDS CHAT **** DAY/TIME CHANGE***

Criminal Minds episode chat reminder! Deb Fisher and Erica Messer will be joining us in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room to discuss "A Shade of Gray" this Thursday at 10pm est. Please note we have changed the chat from Wed to Thursday.

The password for the chat room will be changed prior to this chat so please email Laura or Debbie at cmfchat@gmail.com for the password.

"A Shade of Gray" - When profiling a series of child abductions and murders, the team discovers that one of the cases may not be the handiwork of the serial killer they apprehended."

CRIMINAL MINDS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHEMAR.

Criminal Minds: Happy Birthday to Shemar Moore, Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds, who is celebrating his birthday today. Criminal Minds is now on hiatus. I hope Shemar is having a great break!

CRIMINAL MINDS: PAGET ON THE KEVIN POLLACK SHOW

Criminal Minds: Paget Brewster, Emily Prentiss on Criminal Minds, will be on the Kevin Pollack show today at 5pm pdt. Here is a link so you can participate or watch Paget on the show. Criminal Minds!

http://kevinpollakschatshow.com/

CRIMINAL MINDS: TWO EPISODES :)

Criminal Minds episode reminder: "The Crossing" and "A Shade of Gray" are both airing on Wednesday, 4/22/09. Two great episodes of Criminal Minds written by Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer.

"The Crossing" : Morgan, Prentiss, Reid and J.J. attempt to stop a stalker before he gets close to the woman who is the object of his affection. Meanwhile, Hotch and Rossi consult on a murder case to determine if a wife who killed her husband can claim battered-woman syndrome.

"A Shade of Gray" : When profiling a series of child abductions and murders, the team discovers that one of the cases may not be the handiwork of the serial killer they apprehended.

CRIMINAL MINDS RATINGS FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 12, 2009

Criminal Minds makes the top ten in the Nielsen ratings for the week ending April 12, 2009. Great job Criminal Minds!

1. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 22.98 million viewers.
2. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 22.81 million viewers.
3. "Dancing with the Stars," ABC, 19.88 million viewers.
4. "NCIS," CBS, 17.81 million viewers.
5. NCAA Men's Basketball Champ: Mich St. vs. NC," CBS, 17.65 million viewers.
6. "The Mentalist," CBS, 16.92 million viewers.
7. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 16.62 million viewers.
8. "Dancing with the Stars Results," ABC, 14.56 million viewers.
9. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 13.61 million viewers.
10. "House," Fox, 13.29 million viewers.

CRIMINAL MINDS EPISODE INFO FOR "52 PICKUP" WRITTEN BY BREEN FRAZIER

Criminal Minds episode info for "52 Pickup" (rebroadcast) - Agents Prentiss and Todd go undercover to profile a pickup artist who uses his skills of persuasion to lure women into danger, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, April 15th (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS.

GUEST CAST:
Jordan Todd............................ Meta Golding
Vanessa................................ Riki Lindhome
Ashley Holden......................... Keri Lynn Pratt
James (Man #1)........................ Jake Newton
Richard (Man #2)...................... Spencer Hill
Unsub................................. Gabriel Olds
Detective Rachel Harding.............. Cari Shayne
Mrs. Holden........................... Joanna Cassidy
Becky Williams........................ Shelley Dennis
Melissa Foster................... Kimberlee Peterson
Viper................................ Currie Graham
Austin................................ Courtney Ford
Young Unsub............................ Curt Roland
Brandi................................ Geneva Somers
Unsub's Mother........................ Marcia Moran

WRITTEN BY: Breen Frazier
DIRECTED BY: Bobby Roth
courtesy of CBS

CRIMINAL MINDS KINDA SPOILER FROM TV GUIDE

Criminal Minds Kinda Spoiler from TV Guide. Criminal Minds starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/405110_tvgif13.html

CRIMINAL MINDS: "HONOR AMONG THIEVES"

Criminal Minds: "Honor Among Thieves" written by Aaron Zelman airs tonight and tomorrow on A&E! Agent Prentiss' mother, a foreign ambassador, enlists the help of the BAU team when a Russian immigrant is kidnapped and held for ransom. Guest starring Kate Jackson, Gina Garcia Sharp and starring Kirsten Vangsness, Mandy Patinkin, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore and Thomas Gibson.

CRIMINAL MINDS EPISODE SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF APRIL

Criminal Minds episode schedule for April. We still have two new Criminal Minds episodes left this month. I wish it were more but there are some really good rebroadcasts as well. Another great month for Criminal Minds fans!

4/13/09 - "Honor Among Thieves" (A&E)
4/14/09 - "Honor Among Thieves" (A&E)
4/15/09 - "52 Pickup" (CBS)
4/22/09 - "A Shade of Gray" )CBS)
4/27/09 - "Legacy" (A&E)
4/28/09 - "Legacy" (A&E)
4/29/09 - "The Big Wheel" (CBS)

CRIMINAL MINDS: MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER ATTENDING FILM FESTIVAL

Criminal Minds: Matthew Gray Gubler, Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds, will be attending the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. Here is their website info on the event:

The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival's opening-night movie will be the romantic comedy 500 Days Of Summer, starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Co-stars Geoffrey Arend and Matthew Gray Gubler will attend the screening. For a schedule of films showing at the festival, which runs April 16-30, see Decider's arts and culture listings or the official MSPIFF website at mspfilmfest.org for updated information. Schedule is subject to change. Most films will screen at the St. Anthony Main multiplex, with additional screenings at Oak Street Cinema.

CRIMINAL MINDS: BLOG POST BY KIRSTEN

Criminal Minds: Kirsten Vangsness has sent us her newest blog post. Criminal Minds goes on hiatus in a few days. I hope Kirsten and all her co-workers have a terrific hiatus. From Kirsten.........

March 5, 2009 I'm sitting at a desk in a police department in Buffalo. In Los Angeles. Really but it’s supposed to be Buffalo and I’ve never been there but it totally looks like it. I've been here since 4:30 in the morning. I am currently bleary eyed at best and have been fighting the urge to combat it with sugar. Sugar is my pal in small amounts and anything larger it's just mean.

Matthew is all about armpits today. I don't know why.

April 3, 2009 It’s a version of soon. I am a moody and fickle bird, I forget that about myself until I am. And I have been moody and fickle and hermit-y and when I’m like that it’s super hard to get me to share. And I like being moody and fickle and hermit-y there’s a special kind of power in it. To just be like- back off--I’m playing in this sandbox ALONE. I enjoy a good cave. I’m denning.

April 9, 2009 I am having a brief window of social-ness and I thought you’d want me to take advantage of it before the season end. We have only one more episode left. This year has flown by FAST. I have a whole SLEW of shiny, gorgeous, ridiculous pens!!!!! I love them each separately and uniquely and well. I try and find the right pen for every scene, usually I use the same one for the whole episode, I think Garcia uses a pen a day and circulates through them depending upon her mood, her outfit and the task at hand. The new ones that are in heavy rotation are the purple stegosaurus, the grey crazy face one with the beads and the puff of hair, the tiger with the moving appendages, the dolphin, the grey and pink with the skull on the top and the purple glittery heart. There might be more I have used and I certainly will use each one. I love them. Thank you. And it was a total pleasure to see Jill and meet the troops and chat everyone up, I remember I was sleepy and super caffeinated and was kind of a spaz and you all were fresh faced and sweet and gave me a bag of loot.

We are filming all this week at the Disney Ranch. That means me too! I’m out of the office! Ed Bernero wrote AND is directing this one and he always has Garcia doing and saying and being uber-rad. And Ed can direct and do all the smart guy stuff and still be all joke-y and fun. Today all seven of us were out there acting it up together, end of season four and we merry seven are still are in the adoration phase. I got Shemar colored make-up all over my cheeks because he couldn’t stop kissing on me. My job is fun. And I’m not in heels! I love heels but I was doing a lot of trudging through dirt today, in the rain SO for this I’m in these crazy comfortable super awesome looking biker boots. And a cape. Really. It’s a short cape. But still, a cape. It’s red. I think I’m the only girl on TV right now who gets to wear a cape.

Joe and I both went to the Genesis Awards and he did a Fat Tony impersonation for me there and the whole dinner was vegan and they fed us chocolate mousse with raspberries for dessert and the wine was all organic so it’s impossible to get a hangover from it. Amazing. Oh! Did you know I did a Fat Tony/Simpson’s reference on our show? A few weeks ago- I said somebody was “too stabby” which is a call back to a thing Fat Tony (played by Joe) on the Simpson’s said. It’s a little thing but I found it to be thrilling and so did Joe.

Oh friends, it’s late and I have a drive back up to the mountains in the morning. I wish you all happy adventures and wishes granted. When inspiration strikes I will write you again, who knows what version of soon, but I will.

Love,

Kirsten

p.s. I almost forgot...for your viewing pleasure...the second one I took myself:=

CRIMINAL MINDS: BEHIND THE SCENES OF "CONFLICTED" WRITTEN BY RICK DUNKLE

Criminal Minds: Jackson Rathbone, pictured above as Amanda, Matthew Gray Gubler and writer Rick Dunkle on the set of "Conflicted." Jackson did double duty in "Conflicted" as Adam/Amanda. Congrats to Jackson's fans who have been counting down the days waiting for this episode to air. Welcome to Criminal Minds. Come back and watch the show on a regular basis!

CRIMINAL MINDS OVERNIGHT RATINGS

Criminal Minds overnight Nielsen ratings for "Conflicted" written by Rick Dunkle, in the background of the above picture, and directed by Jason Alexander, pictured above on the set of "Conflicted."

At 9, CBS' "Criminal Minds" arrested 13.3 million viewers and ran second to "Idol." ABC's "Lost" found 8.3 million fans. NBC's "Life" was the favorite of 4.5 million.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/04/american-idol-puts-fox-on-top-wednesday-cbs-runs-second.html

CRIMINAL MINDS SCREENCAPS FOR "CONFLICTED"

Criminal Minds screencaps for "Conflicted" written by Rick Dunkle are courtesy of Keren. Criminal Minds starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

CRIMINAL MINDS SPOILER THREAD FOR "CONFLICTED"

Criminal Minds spoiler thread for "Conflicted" written by Criminal Minds writer Rick Dunkle, pictured above with Jackson Rathbone, Jason Alexander and Adam Browder (Substitute Script PA) on the set of "Conflicted", and starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

**Beware! The comments will contain spoilers! **

**** Quote and song info will be posted after the episode airs. ****

CRIMINAL MINDS QUOTES & SONGS USED IN "CONFLICTED"

Criminal Minds quote and song info for "Conflicted" written by Rick Dunkle, shown above on the set of Criminal Minds with Holly Harold, and starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness:

"Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it." - Terry Pratchett

"...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real, too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." - Stephen King

Songs: "Tres Cool" by Jupiter Rising - Party source, college coeds on spring break party on the beach at South Padre Island.

"Needlle In the Basket" by FakeBreed - 1. Adam's earphones in lobby 2. Adam listens to headphones on rooftop, Morgan approaches.

"We Love What Kills Us" by Bangkok Five - Adam enters hotel room wearing earbuds, music jams for montage of Adam cleaning room-finds body.

"Rock To the Rhythm" (Starkillers Remix) by Dave Aude / DJ Dan - Hotel Lobby source - agents arrive for interviews.

"Sugar Boy" by ProducersLab - 1. Party source, coeds partying poolside at beach resort, Unsub looks for next victim. 2. Agents look for Julie at Papa Toad's. She's dancing and flirting with a young guy

CRIMINAL MINDS: NOTE FROM THOMAS GIBSON:

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, sent a note to all the show's fans. We're truly blessed to have such a wonderful actor anchoring our show.

Hi CM Fans,

Thomas here.

I just wanted to say that in response to all the conversation on the blog, that I love playing A. Hotchner on Criminal Minds; that we have the best crew, cast, writers, and production staff in the world. I have loved working on the show for four seasons and look forward to many more.

I realize that none of this could happen without the support of our fantastic fans. We count ourselves very lucky to have so dedicated and enthusiastic an audience as you. Thanks for watching and we look forward to providing you with great shows for a long time to come.

- Thomas Gibson

CRIMINAL MINDS VIDS FROM "CONFLICTED"

Criminal Minds vids from "Conflicted" written by Rick Dunkle courtesy of CBS. Episode directed by Jason Alexander ("Seinfeld")and guest starring Jackson Rathbone and Roma Maffia ("Nip/Tuck").


Criminal Minds - Adam vs. Amanda


Criminal Minds - Possible Lead


Criminal Minds - Jerk Face

CRIMINAL MINDS CHAT WITH MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER & RICK DUNKLE

Criminal Minds: The moderators of the Criminal Minds Fanatic blog and website are honored to announce that Matthew Gray Gubler and Rick Dunkle, pictured on the set of "Conflicted" with Andrew Wilder will be joining us in the Criminal Minds chat room on Friday, April 10th at 3 pm est to discuss "Conflicted". The password for the chat room will be changed prior to this chat so please email Laura or Debbie at cmfchat@gmail.com for the password.

CRIMINAL MINDS: WHO IS RICK DUNKLE?

Criminal Minds: Many Criminal Minds Fanatics had the pleasure of meeting Rick Dunkle, pictured on the set with Stacey Beneville the First AD on Conflicted and Jackson Rathbone (Twilight), last month in LA. Rick's first episode, "Conflicted," airs tomorrow! Rick will be a Staff Writer for Criminal Minds in season five and is also the script coordinator for Ed Bernero's "Washington Field" pilot. :)

Rick Dunkle studied broadcast journalism and theatre at the local school – Franklin College of Indiana – for three years before leaving his hometown of Franklin, Indiana, for Los Angeles where he earned his B.A. in Cinema & Television Production from Columbia College Hollywood in 2002. While studying at CCH, Rick studied television drama writing under then Third Watch executive producer Ed Bernero. After finishing his first degree, Rick started work on his MFA in Screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University and began interning at Paramount Pictures in the Domestic Television Research department. Rick’s internship led directly to a fulltime job as research analyst at Sony Pictures Television International where he studied viewing trends of audiences worldwide. Rick was promoted to lead ad/marketing copywriter for SPTI in January of 2005 and transitioned to working off-site when he accepted the position of Script Coordinator on Criminal Minds from former teacher now new boss Ed Bernero. Rick finished his MFA in 2007 and began work that Fall on a PhD in Media Psychology from Fielding Graduate University. Rick soon began teaching, returning to his alma mater to offer a course in Psychology as it relates to film at Columbia College Hollywood. Rick began teaching Entertainment & Cross Promotions at Emerson College’s Los Angeles Center in Fall 2008 and sold his first pitch to Criminal Minds in October. Rick has been the script coordinator on Criminal Minds for all four seasons and wrote episode 420 “Conflicted”, directed by Jason Alexander and starring Twilight’s Jackson Rathbone, Shallow Hal’s Susan Ward, and Nip/Tuck’s Roma Maffia.

From Rick: Personal Information for the Fanatics:

Though I’ve lived in LA for nearly 9 years now, I still (and always will) consider myself a Hoosier. I’ve lived in Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Wisconsin and now, California.

I am a sci-fi/fantasy geek, favorite shows being Doctor Who (ever since the original series), Star Trek: TNG (When Wil Wheaton guest starred in “Paradise” I told Deb & Erica how much of a fan I was and they actually cast me as the dead guy in the teaser who gets killed by Wil and then hit by the semi, so now I can say Wesley Crusher killed me!), Farscape, Battlestar Galactica (Ron Moore’s version), and everything Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog)… I still get all fan boy when Nick Brendan is on set. It was actually a Buffy spec I wrote in Ed’s TV drama writing class that put me on his radar.

In high school and college I spent my time either writing (yearbooks, newspapers, magazines, student tv news channel, radio station), acting (plays and student films), directing (one-acts, student films), or flunking physics (because I was always writing, acting or directing!). I was that guy who was involved in everything and wanted my senior bio to be the longest… and it was, lol.

I worked all through high school and college, and have worked a variety of jobs from newspaper reporter at the local county paper to Dairy Queen drive-thru guy to graveyard shift at a 24-hour telephone banking call-in center. (My first job was as a paper boy!) At last tally, I’ve worked nearly 50 jobs!

I love to travel. I’ve been to 47 states and three continents… I want to hit every continent (including Antarctica) by the time I’m 40.

I always knew I wanted to be a writer. My parents knew it pretty early, too. I would write “films” for them and have my stuffed animals be the actors and recorded it on our old VHS video camera.

I’m a Scorpio.

For more on Rick:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2021590/

http://criminalmindsfanatic.blogspot.com/search?q=rick+dunkle

CRIMINAL MINDS: TELL NINA TASSLER WHAT YOU THINK!

Criminal Minds: Please use this thread to post a message to CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler about the firing of the Criminal Minds writers and the recent media reports that CBS is cutting actors from popular television shows.

Let her know that we object to their "changing the winning formula" of Criminal Minds. "Why change a show that works?" "Why lay off writers and actors that make the show great?" "Don't change a winning formula." We won't tolerate any more changes with this show. We will stop watching. Period.

Here's your chance to speak your "Minds"............

I will print off and fax her office daily all the comments left.