CRIMINAL MINDS: MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER ATTENDED THE AFI FEST

Criminal Minds: Matthew Gray Gubler, Dr. Spencer Reid, attended the AFI FEST 2009 premiere of 20th Century Fox's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" on October 30, 2009 in Los Angeles.

CRIMINAL MINDS: JOE MANTEGNA ATTENDS PREMIERE

Criminal Minds: Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds, attended the NBC Premiere of "The Heart of Hollywood: The Chicago Link" on October 27th.

Airing on NBC on October 31st at 6 PM and also on November 1st at 11 PM, this film captures Chicago's entertainment icons' loyalty and love of their hometown. Interviews include Tom Dreesen, Virginia Madsen, Jeff Garlin, Harold Ramis, Chris O'Donnell, Joe Mantegna and Bonnie Hunt, among others. Richard Roeper and Bill Zwecker hosted the red carpet at that event and conducted many of the interviews.

More: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/candid-candace/2009/10/elysian-hosts-nbc-premiere-of-the-heart-of-hollywood-the-chicago-link.html

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CRIMINAL MINDS MODERATOR MARTINE

Criminal Minds moderator Martine is celebrating her birthday today. Happy Birthday Martine and thank you for everything you do on the Criminal Minds Fanatic blog and message board.

CRIMINAL MINDS GOES GAME

Criminal Minds going game: Legacy Interactive has signed a licensing agreement with CBS Consumer Products to develop a video game based on the popular crime drama series Criminal Minds, as part of it Hollywood Hits game series.

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. Led by Special Agent Aaron “Hotch” Hotchner, 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.

“Legacy Interactive is thrilled to be collaborating with CBS Consumer Products to expand our Hollywood Hits games,” said Ariella Lehrer, President and CEO of Legacy Interactive. “Criminal Minds is an intelligent and sophisticated television series that will translate wonderfully into an interactive gaming experience.”

In the Criminal Minds game, players delve into the criminal mind with clever puzzles and immersive hidden object gameplay. The game will include characters and themes taken directly from the hit television series. In the game, fans will be able to take on the role of different members of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) to solve a series of five shocking crimes. In order to track down the killers and solve each case, players will need to examine crime scenes for clues, interview witnesses and suspects, analyze evidence and build a profile based on real-life criminal profiling techniques.

http://worthplaying.com/article/2009/10/29/news/69795/

CRIMINAL MINDS: GREAT INTERVIEW WITH KIRSTEN VANGSNESS

Criminal Minds: Wonderful interview with Kirsten Vangsness, Penelope Garcia on Criminal Minds, in iF Magazine:

CRIMINAL MINDS is one of the darkest of TV’s procedurals, dealing as it does with a team of FBI profilers who track serial killers in every episodes, hoping to capture the homicidal culprits before they kill again. The main regular source of brightness on the CBS hit, now in its fifth year, is colorful computer researcher Penelope Garcia, played with great warmth and panache by Kristen Vangsness. Vangsness, known for her work on the Los Angeles theatre scene, took what began as a small recurring role and invested her with so much spark that she soon became indispensable to the teams both on and off-screen.

iF MAGAZINE: Coming into fifth season, was anybody worried about the renewal, or was everyone pretty confident?

MORE: http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=3565

CRIMINAL MINDS RATINGS FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 25, 2009

Criminal Minds: Great ratings again this week for Criminal Minds for the week ending October 25th!

1. "NCIS," CBS, 21.25 million viewers.
2. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 16.82 million viewers.
3. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 16.48 million viewers.
4. American League Championship Series: L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, Game 6, Fox, 15.48 million viewers.
5. "The OT," Fox, 15.07 million viewers.
6. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 15.06 million viewers.
7. NFL Football: Arizona at N.Y. Giants, NBC, 14.98 million viewers.
8. "Dancing With the Stars Results," ABC, 14.92 million viewers.
9. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 14.27 million viewers.
10. "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 14.18 million viewers.

CRIMINAL MINDS: CBS PRESS RELEASE FOR "THE EYES HAVE IT"

Criminal Minds: CBS press release for "The Eyes Have It" - The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Nov. 4 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Salli Richardson-Whitfield ("Eureka") Returns As The Sister Of A Murder Victim

SERIES REGULARS:

David Rossi..............................Joe Mantegna
Aaron Hotchner....................... Thomas Gibson
Emily Prentiss........................... Paget Brewster
Derek Morgan.......................... Shemar Moore
Dr. Spencer Reid.................. Matthew Gray Gubler
Jennifer Jareau............................A.J. Cook
Penelope Garcia.................. Kirsten Vangsness

GUEST CAST:
Tamara Barnes......... Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Erin Strauss.............................. Jayne Atkinson
Earl.................................... Todd Giebenhain
Lt. Brantley........................... James McCauley
Bina Sukarto..................... Jennifer Del Rosario
Megan......................................... Jen Lilley
Lani Sukarto........................ Samantha Cutaran
Dr. Ruiz...................................... Anzu Lawson
Tracy........................................ Jessie Graff
Herbert Mullin............................. Marco Aiello
Wes........................................... G.O. Parsons
Sandy....................................... Amanda Jaros
Luann......................................Cheryl Dooley
Jaime........................... Vanessa Vander Pluym
John O'Heron............................. Chuck Kelley
Elsie......................................... Alice Lin

WRITTEN BY: Oanh Ly
DIRECTED BY: Glenn Kershaw

CRIMINAL MINDS: "THE PERFORMER"

Photo: Danny Feld/ABC Studios ©2009 ABC STUDIOS. TELEVISION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Criminal Minds: "The Performer" -- J.J. (A.J. Cook) reviews the details in the case of a Goth performer who has become lost in the frightening alter-ego he portrays on stage Ð an alter-ego whom the BAU team suspects may be a brutal serial killer, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Nov. 11 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television

CRIMINAL MINDS: CONFLICTED

Criminal Minds: Next on CBS- "Conflicted" - The team travels to Fort Lauderdale during spring break to find a serial killer with multiple personalities who is targeting co-eds on vacation, on a rebroadcast of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Oct. 28 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 4/8/09)

CRIMINAL MINDS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RICK DUNKLE

Criminal Minds: Rick Dunkle, pictured above with Matthew Gray Gubler and Kim H., is celebrating his birthday tomorrow. Please join me and the Criminal Minds Fanatic moderators in wishing Rick a Happy Birthday!

CRIMINAL MINDS SCREENCAPS FOR "CRADLE TO GRAVE"

Criminal Minds screencaps for "Cradle to Grave" written by Breen Frazier 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: ED AND JOE CELEBRATE

Photo: Mark Davis/CBS ©2009 CBS BROADCASTING INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Criminal Minds: Executive Producer Edward Allen Bernero (left) and actor Joe Mantegna cut the cake celebrating the 100th Episode of CRIMINALS MINDS in Los Angeles, CA.

CRIMINAL MINDS OVERNIGHT RATINGS INFO FOR "CRADLE TO GRAVE"

Criminal Minds overnight ratings info for "Cradle to Grave" written by Breen Frazier and starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness:

CBS: "Criminal Minds" (13.7 million, 8.6/13)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" (9.3 million, 6.1/9)
ABC: "Modern Family" (8.6 million, 5.4/8)/"Cougar Town" (7.4 million, 4.7/7)
FOX: "Glee" (7.2 million, 4.4/7)
The CW: "Melrose Place" rerun (1 million, 0.7/1)

CRIMINAL MINDS QUOTE & SONG INFO FOR "CRADLE TO GRAVE"

Criminal Minds quote and song info for "Cradle to Grave" written by Breen Frazier and starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

Quote:
"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around -- and why his parents will always wave back." - Journalist William D. Tammeus

Song:
"Such a Beautiful Thing" by Chris Mills

CRIMINAL MINDS: PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO VOTE

Criminal Minds: Please vote for Criminal Minds in the People Choice Drama category. The top five vote getters in each category will become the official nominees of People's Choice Awards 2010!


http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/nominations/vote.jsp?pollId=300015

CRIMINAL MINDS: NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 18, 2009

Criminal Minds: Another top ten week in the Nielsen ratings for Criminal Minds. Here are the stats for the week ending October 18th. Great job Criminal Minds.

1. "NCIS," CBS, 21.04 million viewers.
2. NFL Sunday Night Football: Chicago at Atlanta, NBC, 18.17 million viewers.
3. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 16.79 million viewers.
4. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 15.38 million viewers.
5. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 15.38 million viewers.
6. "The Mentalist," CBS, 15.08 million viewers.
7. "60 Minutes," CBS, 14.32 million viewers.
8. "Two And a Half Men," CBS, 14.17 million viewers.
9. "Dancing With the Stars Results," ABC, 13.96 million viewers.
10. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 13.92 million viewers.

CRIMINAL MINDS: CONGRATS TO ERICA SILVERMAN

Criminal Minds: Congrats to Erica Silverman, pictured with Scott David. They do a great job casting for Criminal Minds.

A Grand Forks native recently was named Casting Associate of the Year at the eighth annual Talent Managers Association Heller Awards in Los Angeles.

Erica Silverman is the casting associate for TV's "Criminal Minds," airing on CBS. She also teaches casting workshops for actors. Silverman graduated from Central High School before going to college at the University of Southern California.

Silverman is part of a former Grand Forks multi-generational retail family. She is the daughter of a Steve and Robin Silverman and granddaughter of the late Sam and Evelyn Silverman. Info: www.imdb.com/name/nm2083259/.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/138128/group/home/

CRIMINAL MINDS: "THE ASSISTANTS" STARRING JOE MANTEGNA

Criminal Minds: "The Assistants" starring Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds looks like a fantastic movie. There is a promo in the blog archives.

http://www.assistantsthemovie.com/

CRIMINAL MINDS: THANK YOU TO ED BERNERO FOR DONATING ITEMS FOR THE ACS

Criminal Minds: Thank you to Ed Bernero and the Criminal Minds writers for donating signed scripts for us to auction to benefit the American Cancer Society. Also, the winner of the Nick Brendon autographed Xander doll has graciously donated it back to us to auction again. :)

http://shop.ebay.com/bigcmfan1/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=

CRIMINAL MINDS 100th EPISODE CELEBRATION

Criminal Minds: Today the cast and crew of Criminal Mind celebrated their 100th episode with a party. The cake looks great. Congrats to everyone associated with the show on a wonderful milestone!

CRIMINAL MINDS: 'THE PERFORMER"

Photo: Danny Feld/ABC Studios ©2009 ABC STUDIOS. TELEVISION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Criminal Minds: "The Performer" --Hotch (Thomas Gibson, left), Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler, center) and Morgan (Shemar Moore, right) watch as Prentiss interrogates Dante, a Goth rock star who is a suspect in a series of brutal murders, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Nov. 11 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CRIMINAL MINDS: PAGET BREWSTER DONATES FOR THE ACS

Criminal Minds: Thank you to Paget Brewster for donating a pair of her sunglasses for us to auction for the American Cancer Society. Paget signed the case. I adore Paget. We scored when she joined the cast of Criminal Minds!

http://shop.ebay.com/bigcmfan1/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=

CRIMINAL MINDS CHAT WITH BREEN FRAZIER

Criminal Minds: We are proud to announce that Criminal Minds writer Breen Frazier will be joining us in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room on Wednesday, October 21st at 10pm est to discuss his episode "Cradle to Grave". Please email the Criminal Minds moderators for the password: cmfchat@gmail.com

CRIMINAL MINDS: "THE PERFORMER"

Photo: Danny Feld/ABC Studios ©2009 ABC STUDIOS. TELEVISION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Criminal Minds: "The Performer" -- Morgan (Shemar Moore, facing backwards) watches Dante (special guest star Gavin Rossdale, center), a Goth rock star who is a suspect in a series of brutal murders, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Nov. 11 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CRIMINAL MINDS: JOE MANTEGNA CELEBRATES 'THE SIMPSONS'

Criminal Minds: Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds, attended the 20th Anniversary Party for "The Simpsons" yesterday in LA. Joe was the voice of Fat Tony on The Simpsons. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: 100TH EPISODE

Criminal Minds: Congrats to the cast, writers, producers and crew of Criminal Minds who start filming their 100th episode on Monday! 100 episodes of greatness! Congrats from a grateful fandom. Criminal Minds rocks hard!

CRIMINAL MINDS EPISODE INFO FOR "CRADLE TO GRAVE"

Criminal Minds: CBS Press Release for "Cradle to Grave" written by Breen Frazier and starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

THE BAU INVESTIGATES THE BIZARRE CASE OF A SUSPECT WHO FORCES YOUNG WOMEN INTO MOTHERHOOD BEFORE KILLING THEM, ON "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21
"Cradle to Grave" - The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Oct. 21 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

GUEST CAST:
Carol....................................... Hallee Hirsh
Erin Strauss.............................. Jayne Atkinson
Unsub..................................... Erik Sundquist
Maria Ortiz................................. Liz Burnette
Conrad Winmar................................. Max Gail
Jane Winmar............................. Diana Scarwid
Medical Examiner...................... Van Epperson
Julie....................................... Mae Whitman
Young Man............................... Simon Sorrells
Unsub's Wife................................. Frieda Jane
ND Detective........................ Spence Kramber
Dr. Marvin Saul.......................... Jonathan Nail
Dr. Kathleen Dekeyser................ Lyn Alicia Henderson
Michael.......................... Riley Thomas Stewart
Kristie.................................Lauren Skirvin
SWAT Commander...................... Mark Berry

WRITTEN BY: Breen Frazier
DIRECTED BY: Rob Spera

CRIMINAL MINDS FANS NEED A TUESDAY SHOW :)

Criminal Minds Chat Info: We are proud to announce that Mark Friedman, Creator and Executive Producer of "The Forgotten" will be joining us in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room on Monday, October 19th at 10pm est to discuss the show and his upcoming episode “River John”. Please email the Criminal Minds moderators for the password: cmfchat@gmail.com

“River John” – The Forgotten Network investigates the murder of a John Doe found shot to death in a drainage tunnel. Clues point towards the Doe being on a search, but who was he looking for? Has the team stumbled upon a sinister plot involving betrayal, kidnapping and murder? As the mystery unravels, Alex (Christian Slater) begins to see his own story reflected in the victim, on “the forgotten,” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

CRIMINAL MINDS: BRAVO ED!

Criminal Minds: There has been way too much already written about Mandy P. guest starring on Three Rivers but I loved Ed Bernero's responses in this article so I am posting it. I think it should answer once and for all the emails I have been receiving the past few days asking me if Mandy is coming back to Criminal Minds!

The highlights:

Mandy: “They were some of the most beautiful, gifted actors I ever had the privilege to work with, and I miss them all very much,” he says. But a show about tracking serial killers “just wasn't the right fit at the time....The way I work, for better or worse, is to bring that material to life. My mind was immersed in Holocaust images 24/7. It isn't that I won't do pieces like that in the future, I'll just be cautious in terms of what I choose. I'll choose in a very Mandy-friendly fashion.”

Ed: The warm feelings aren't exactly mutual on the Minds set. “I can tell you that nobody misses him,” says executive producer Edward Allen Bernero, who says the last time he talked to Patinkin was just before the table read, when the star said, “I'll see you in an hour” and then didn't show. “We sent the police out,” says Bernero. “We thought he got in an accident on the freeway coming to work.”


“He really hurt a lot of people,” continues Bernero, who's currently working on Minds' 100th episode, slated for November. “We were going into our third season—it's one of the most important seasons—and nobody knew whether [his leaving] meant everybody lost their jobs. It was handled very poorly. I'm not hurt about it, although I won't ever work with him again. I'm just proud of this [Minds] family. Looking back on it it's like, wow, that really cemented us all.”


LINK: http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/feature/exclusive-mandy-patinkin-speaks-2844.html

Criminal Minds - Cradle To Grave Promo

Criminal Minds - Cradle To Grave Promo is courtesy of CBS. Criminal Minds stars Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.