Thursday, April 05, 2007

CRIMINAL MINDS: SOMETIMES THE SET PROPS ARE FUN.


The cast and crew work very hard making Criminal Minds but they also try to have fun when they can. Pictured above is Gina Garcia Sharp, Casting Associate for Criminal Minds, poking around on the dummy used in Fisher King One. Picture used is courtesy of Gina Garcia Sharp who plays Agent Sharp in this coming week's episode "Honor Among Thieves". Don't forget to keep an eye out for Gina. :)

59 comments:

Anonymous said...

Too funny. It is a really cool picture and I will look for Gina and Kris in the new episode.

Anonymous said...

Great picture. I needed a laugh this morning. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Very cool pic. The show deals with such intense subject matter it is good to know that they can also have fun and unwind when possible. Gina is adorable.

Anonymous said...

So funny. What a great sense of humor she has. I'll be scouting the new episode for Gina. Maybe she pokes Kate Jackson.lol

Anonymous said...

They could have gotten Gina really good. They could have told her it was a dummy but it really could have been a man and then when she poked he could have yelped. Really funny picture. Have we thanked her enough for our Kirsten yet? Prob not.

Anonymous said...

Gina is lucky. I am sure she works really hard but she is around all the stars and can poke them all at will. LOL

Anonymous said...

I now have this mental picture of Gina walking around poking Mandy, Shemar, Thomas and Matthew. Too funny. The pic is a stitch. Thanks.

Elizabeth said...

wow, that's realistic looking dummy. I think I just assumed it was an extra holding his breath for the whole time he was on camera.

Good poking.

nebula

Anonymous said...

I think they would poke her back. Great picture. I look forward to spotting her in the episode.

Anonymous said...

If I am remembering correctly this is the list for the new episode:

1. Watch MGG-that goes without saying.
2. Pay attention to the story itself.
3. Look for Kris our young friend who is an extra
4. Look for Gina who is in the episode as well
5. Check the pen/pens that Garcia uses to see if it is one our group sent
6. Squee with delight whenever MGG is on the screen-he is cute and deserves twice the mention.

Am I leaving anything out?

Great picture. Thanks for posting it.

Anonymous said...

Great photo!!!

Marina reminded me of such an incident. In Monterey, coming out of restaurant, I saw what looked like a "dummy" resting on a bench. It looked very lifeless, so I told hubby Russ, "Dah...watch this." I hit the dead-looking thing on the head. To my surprise, "DUMMY" JUMPED UP, STARTLED!...AND I JUMPED SEVERAL FEET INTO THE AIR!!! Russ just told the lady, "I can't take her anywhere...she always does these things."

CAUTION: Make sure it isn't real before attacking what looks like a "prop".

Kris said...

Can't wait to see Gina in this episode. She was the sweetest person when I talked to her.

Anonymous said...

Love it.

Anonymous said...

Hahahahah, what a great pic! Love it!

Anonymous said...

really fun pic. love this kind of stuff.

Danni said...

That was a dummy?! I thought it was a real person!

And I can't wait to play, 'find Gina and Kris' !!

Thanks for sharing the picture with us.

Anonymous said...

Is anyone here old enough to remember "Where's Waldo"? That is what it is going to be like with this episode. We really need to watch every detail this time. Don't want to miss a thing.

Anonymous said...

Life like prop. I thought it was a real man. Maybe Gina is teasing us. I will look for her in the episode. Really cool.

Anonymous said...

I love pictures like this of the cast and crew. We never get to see them. Thanks for posting this picture for us to see.

Anonymous said...

Great picture and what a look on her fun. She obviously was having fun. I love this show and I love the glances you give us of behind the scenes. It makes the weight for the new episodes seem shorter. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Very cool picture.

Anonymous said...

LOL! this is such a funny picture! most people don't smile when poking around a corpse, which makes this even funnier! At least we know whats really going on!

AHH! And, I am sooo looking for Kris in this Episode! and Gina too! I'm dying for a new episode here soon!

Anonymous said...

What a really cute picture. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Gina is a cutie.

Anonymous said...

What a realistic looking dummy. Very funny picture. Thanks

Anonymous said...

This amazing "prop" was so life-like we all kept touching it to remind ourselves it wasn't real! Standing right next to it, it STILL seemed human! I've heard something like this "dummy" is worth $10,000. We RENTED it from a prop house type place.
I'm glad you guys like the pic!
xoxo
Gina

Anonymous said...

Gina: Wow. Thanks for visiting with us again and loaning Jill the picture. The dummy really does look life- like. I am glad you only had to rent it. You would not be able to use it in another episode because we all know every minute detail from the Fisher King episodes. I look forward to seeing you in Honor Among Thieves.

slashgirl said...

Hee. That's totally freaky--it does look very, very real. I think it would be cool to see one up close. I'm not surprised people would want to keep poking it! *lol*

Gina: thanks for sharing this pic with Jill and for posting more info about it--you rock! :D

Anonymous said...

Gina:

Thanks for sharing the picture with all of us. I would have had to poke it too because it really does look like a real body.

Looking forward to seeing Agent Sharp next week. Thanks for visiting. We love the behind the scenes people as much as the stars of the show.

Anonymous said...

Looks like my ex-husband minus the sword of course. Only kidding. Thank you Gina. Great picture and nice of you to stop by and visit with us. We will be watching for you in the new epi.

Elizabeth Bear said...

So we might see the "dummy" appearing in similar roles!

AJCookRocks said...

I'd be poking the dummy too!!
hehehe
I cannot believe that was a dummy!
It seems so real!
They abiously did a great job!

Anonymous said...

I would have poked it too Gina. Very cool of you to visit with us. We love the little bits of behind the scenes stuff like others have already said so thanks for the pic.

Anonymous said...

Like so many of you, I just assumed it was a real person. It is incredibly life-like.

I don't blame Gina and the rest of the cast for poking it all the time!

Thanks Gina for such great work with the casting. Their chemistry is wonderful.

Anonymous said...

Gina is the best, she cracks me up! Is poking a dead body anything like beating a dead horse. LOL!

Lee :)

Anonymous said...

Gina:

We love our cast but we also really liked seeing Jill's trip pictures because we were able to "meet" many of the behind the camera people. Any chance of seeing some more of these types of pictures? I really appreciate that you let us see this one and do not want to sound ungrateful but you never know unless you ask.

We'll be watching for you in Honor Among Thieves. Break a leg!

Anonymous said...

Awesome picture. Thank you Gina.

Anonymous said...

Gina...I could see you had fun with the dummy! THANKS FOR SHARING WITH US.

At least you didn't poke a "real person" like I did.

Another strange Joyce incident: One time on way back from Las Vegas, stopped at restaurant, I sat on lap of what I thought was a "dummy" and was joking (had my sis take photo of me on him). Manager came over to me: CAN'T YOU SEE THAT IS HAS BEEN A "REAL PERSON"?...PLEASE GET OUT OF MY RESTAURANT!

I didn't see the sign above soon enough.

Anonymous said...

Oops, Gina...forgot to mention: WILL DEFINITELY ENJOY SEEING YOU IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE!

Anonymous said...

Hi Gina. Thanks. Poke! Poke!

Anonymous said...

Hi Gina. So nice of you to stop by and visit for a second time. Kirsten came and commented once also. We will look for the both of you and our Kris in the next episode.

Anonymous said...

Hi Gina. I think we all would have poked the dummy. It looks so life like. See you in Honor.

Anonymous said...

A big hello to you Gina from across the pond. We love the show and whenever we get the episode I will remember to look for you. Course we are so behind you may be an old woman by then. Thank you for the picture.

Anonymous said...

Welcome Gina. We love visitors. Thanks for the picture and the cool info on the dummy. Never would have guessed it.

Anonymous said...

Great picture. I can't imagine anyone not having a poke at it to make sure. Could you imagine how much fun Matthew must have had poking this thing. Thanks Gina.

Anonymous said...

Hi Gina!

Anonymous said...

Great picture and details. Thanks Gina. Will look for you in the new episode.

Anonymous said...

Gina:

If you ever decide to poke one of the stars could you please have somebody take a picture for us. lol. This is a wonderful picture. Just kidding you. Nice of you to drop in and visit with us. The door is always open.

We'll be looking for you on Honor Among Thieves.

Danni said...

Someone asked if anyone remembers the 'where's Waldo' books...they are still around. LOL I used them with a lot of my students.

I can't remember who said it, as I was so excited that Gina stopped by!

But gotta run now. Have a wonderful day!

Anonymous said...

I definately would have poked it many times to make sure because it really looks real. That is really expensive. Great that you can just rent them. Thanks for showing us the picture and for the visit.

Anonymous said...

*G* That dummy does look SO real. Thanks for dropping by Gina, as well as for sharing your wonderful picture with us!

Anonymous said...

Gina is so cute poking that dummy.

Anonymous said...

I am so amazed that it is a dummy. That is really good workmanship. No wonder it is so expensive. Thanks for sharing it with us Gina.

Anonymous said...

This was really nice of you Gina and I personally appreciated it very much. The picture would have been great enough but then you visited and that makes it even more special. Thanks and thank you Jill.

Anonymous said...

Gina: You are aces in our book!

Anonymous said...

I can't get over that dummy. It is so real looking and Gina is so funny poking him with that look on her face. Precious.

Anonymous said...

Great picture. Hi Gina!

Anonymous said...

I love all of this. This is why I love this blog.

Anonymous said...

Tonight we get to see Gina in the new episode. Yeah. Are you going to poke anyone on the show Gina?