CRIMINAL MINDS: WHO SHOULD THEY CAST?

Criminal Minds: Who would you like to see cast as the new cast member on Criminal Minds? And why?

CRIMINAL MINDS: UPCOMING & CONTINUING THINGS.

Criminal Minds: The Criminal Minds Fanatic message board now has threads to ask Ed Bernero, Simon Mirren and Andrew Wilder questions. Amanda Bernero has also graciously offered to participate with the blog and the message board and we hope to have details for you on that this coming week. Mr. Bernero's office has graciously sent us some autographed scripts and other goodies which I should receive this week. The message board will be hosting some VERY special chats in the next few weeks. I will update you when I have further details on those. The "Walk Down Memory Lane" contest has started and is already amazing. Good luck to everyone on that. Our group's emails are on their way to the cast and crew as are the pictures I was going to take to get signatures on so that they can be signed and sent back to me. We have a great repeat this week and the new season is getting close! The Director of the Criminal Minds DVDs is putting the finishing touches on her answers to our group's questions. Those will be posted on the message board when I receive them. I was disappointed that the trip was postponed but look forward to going in the near future. My thanks, once again, to Mr. Bernero and all the wonderful people who work so hard on Criminal Minds

CRIMINAL MINDS: WE HAVE NEW GOODIES!

Criminal Minds: Thanks to Mr. Bernero's office we now have some beautiful signed scripts from three Criminal Minds episodes (Revelations, Legacy and NWO, Part Two) to use as prizes in future contests. Sherlockette is working hard to put together some exciting contests for us as we get ready and closer to Season Three. Amanda Bernero has graciously offered to give us some of her time in the near future to help us come up with what I think are going to be very exciting and fun contests and very different than anything we have ever done before. I am really excited about them. Thank you to Mr. Bernero, our writers and cast and crew for always putting the fans first. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE CONTEST.

Criminal Minds: I have taken the last few days and worked on the Criminal Minds Fanatic blog archives. I haven't finished January but by the end of tomorrow I should have us current through the blog opening in October. The blog was new then and not many people take the time to go back into the archives and look around. I would encourage you to do so. I had forgotten some of the great Criminal Minds articles and pictures. Sometimes when you purchase a picture you only buy the right of current usage for a few months. The picture can stay in your archives but can't be reposted and can't be copied by others. It has been a lot of fun looking at the old stuff.

I think I will give you an incentive to take a trip down memory lane. Nobody can post more than one comment per post. When you comment on any post that is dated prior to March 1st you need to write your comment and then what the number post it is for you. Example: I loved this episode because.....Carla #1 and then the next comment you leave on another post is Carla #2. On August 13th we will verify who has posted the most comments and that person wins a brand new set of Season One, Region One, DVDs. Each comment must be at least 8 words long and relevant to the post itself. Have fun on your trip down memory lane! :)

**For those Criminal Minds fans who want to participate in the "Criminal Minds Walk Down Memory Lane" contest listed below but can't use region one dvds or who already own the season one dvds there is an alternative prize available. If you fall into one of the two catagories listed then I will send you an Criminal Minds autographed picture. I have several handy and more on the way to me.

CRIMINAL MINDS: "EMPTY PLANET"

Criminal Minds: "Empty Planet" will air on Wednesday, August 8th at 9pm et/pt. Written by Ed Napier and Directed by Elodie Keene. The Behavioral Analysis Unit must help identify and catch a serial bomber terrorizing the city of Seattle. JoBeth Williams guest stars on this great episode of Criminal Minds. Criminal Minds episode info courtesy of cbs.com

CRIMINAL MINDS: NEBULA'S EUROPEAN CHAT INFO:

Criminal Minds: Here is Nebula's Criminal Minds European Chat info:
Dark in the city, night is a wire
Steam in the subway, earth is a fire
Do-do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do, do do
In touch with the ground
Frank's on the hunt - he's after you
Smell like he sound, Jane's lost in a crowd
And he's hungry like the wolf
(thank you to Duran Duran)
*drum roll* Season Finale on Living TV tonight. Is there really No Way Out? Has Frank Evilved? (and yes, if TPTB can invent words, so can I). How will it all end? With a bang, a whimper or . . . . something else.

Come to the chat cave for chatteration at 10.00pm GMT / 5.00pm EST

Elizabeth

CRIMINAL MINDS: NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 29th.

Criminal Minds: Even the repeats of Criminal Minds score in the top 20!
Nielsen ratings for the week ending July 29
1. America's Got Talent - Tues (NBC)
2. CSI (CBS)
3. Singing Bee - Tues (NBC)
4. So You Think You Can Dance - Thurs (FOX)
5. 60 Minutes (CBS)
6. Two and a Half Men (CBS)
7. Don't Forget The Lyrics - Thurs (FOX)
8. Hell's Kitchen (FOX)
9. Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader - Mon (FOX)
10. Shark (CBS)
11. CSI: NY (CBS)
12. NCIS (CBS)
13. CSI: Miami (CBS)
14. Just For Laughs (ABC)
15. So You Think You Can Dance - Weds (FOX)
16. Criminal Minds (CBS)
17. Don't Forget The Lyrics - Weds (FOX)
18. Just For Laughs (ABC)
19. The Next Best Thing (ABC)
20. Big Brother - Thurs (CBS)

CRIMINAL MINDS: KIRSTEN HAS UPDATED HER CBS BLOG

Criminal Minds: Kirsten Vangsness, Garcia on Criminal Minds, has updated her CBS blog and has included a pen update. She is a really sweet person to wink at us about the pens. I tried to find the picture of the pen she was refering to but we have sent so many this year it was impossible to sort through all the pen pics. We love you Kirsten! You have a heart made of gold. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: AMANDA BERNERO

Criminal Minds: Amanda Bernero portrayed Rebecca Bryant in three Criminal Minds episodes. In "Fisher King, Part One" Rebecca was the victim the BAU was trying to save. In "Fisher King, Part Two" Rebecca was saved thanks to the wonderful fast thinking Dr. Spencer Reid, played by Matthew Gray Gubler. Unfortunately Rebecca Bryant was one of Frank's victims in "No Way Out, Part Two: The Evilution of Frank". Amanda did a wonderful job in all three episodes. What I will never forget is the conversation in the chat room after NWO 2. Ed Bernero killed off his daughter's character was the theme for much of the chat. I recently asked Mr. Bernero about this and he pointed out to me that Amanda had actually guest starred in more episodes than any other guest. Thinking about it later I realized that Frank's killing of the BAU's survivors was one of the things that actually made NWO 2 different from any other Criminal Minds episode and helped it to be the incredible episode it is. Thank you to Stacy for the screencaps of Amanda. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1057085/.

CRIMINAL MINDS: "BOOGEYMAN" INFO.

Criminal Minds: "The Boogeyman" will air on Wednesday, August 1st at 9pm et/pt. This Criminal Minds episode stars: Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook. Kirsten Vangsness, Lola Glaudini and Mandy Patinkin. Gideon, Hotchner and their team examine a tight-knit community in Texas to determine who has been victimizing the children of the town. Written by Andi Bushell and Directed by Steve Boyum. Episode information courtesy of cbs.com.

CRIMINAL MINDS: JUST ONE QUESTION

Criminal Minds: Lets say that you were in our Criminal Minds chat room one day talking about the show and a "visitor" dropped in to say hello to everyone. If you were allowed JUST one question, what would that question be and who would you want the guest to be? No questions about anyone's personal life will be allowed. Sorry. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: WEEKEND CHAT SCHEDULE

Criminal Minds: The Criminal Minds Fanatic website and Yahoo groups will hold two weekend chats: Sat. at 5pm est and Sun. at 9 pm est.

CRIMINAL MINDS: NEBULA'S EUROPEAN CHAT INFO:

Criminal Minds: This is Nebula's announcement for the European Criminal Minds Chat:
In this dirty old part of the city
where the sun refuse to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in trying
Now, my girl, you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true,
You'll be dead before your time is due (shudder)
(all together now)
We've got to get out of this place
If its the last thing we ever do
Thank you to the Animals for setting the tone there.
British people, grab a cushion and prepare to go "Eurghh" and "Oooooh" and "Yikes" as Living TV grant us "Legacy", in which homeless people have great teeth and the team do good work.
Chattage will commence at 10.00pm UK time (5.00pm EST) in the room of chat.
Everyone welcome. Bring your own snacks.

CRIMINAL MINDS: "IT WAS A WORK CALL"

Criminal Minds: This is one of the best moments from last night's episode. How could anyone ever not love a Garcia and Morgan phone call! Nobody delivers a line better than Kirsten and Shemar. Great Criminal Minds episode. Video courtesy of Belialel.

CRIMINAL MINDS SCREENCAPS, QUOTES & MUSIC INFO FOR "AFTERMATH"

Criminal Minds: The Criminal Minds screencaps for "Aftermath" are courtesy of Stacy.

Quote: "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it." Helen Keller

Music: "When the Music's Not Forgotten" by Deadman, "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley and "Tears and Rain" by James Blunt

CRIMINAL MINDS: A MESSAGE FROM GINA GARCIA SHARP!

Criminal Minds: Gina Garcia Sharp commented on an earlier thread on the blog. I am posting it for those who did not see it. It is great that Gina will still be associated with Criminal Minds. She is a very special person. I would also like to welcome Erica to our Criminal Minds family!
Hi Friends!

Thank you once again for all of your kind words! You guys are the best!

Unfortunately I had to leave CM full time due to some personal obligations. Nothing dramatic, everything's ok, just very demanding and time-consuming.

Jill had asked if she could mention it and I requested she hold off since we were all still whirling from the past few weeks events.

In any event, I love these people dearly and will be there from time to time filling in for the new gal Erica when she's on vacation etc! So you'll still see me around!

XOXO
Gina

CRIMINAL MINDS: WE ARE STILL IN THE TOP 20!

Criminal Minds: Even the repeats of Criminal Minds are holding themselves in the top 20. We are going to be a top 10 show this coming season. I know it! Reminder: I paid for the usage of this picture and it is not allowed to be copied from this blog!
Nielsen ratings for the week ending July 22, 2007
1. The Singing Bee (NBC)
2. America's Got Talent (NBC)
3. Law and Order: SVU (NBC)
4. So You Think You Can Dance - Thurs (FOX)
5. CSI (CBS)
6. CSI: NY (CBS)
7. Just For Laughs (ABC)
8. Shark (CBS)
9. Two and a Half Men (CBS)
10. Don't Forget The Lyrics - Thurs (FOX)
11. So You Think You Can Dance - Weds (FOX)
12. Hell's Kitchen (FOX)
13. CSI: Miami (CBS)
14. Just For Laughs - Tues (ABC)
15. Criminal Minds (CBS)
16. NCIS (CBS)
17. 60 Minutes (CBS)
18. Dateline - Mon (NBC)
19. Don't Forget The Lyrics - Weds (FOX)
20. Dateline - Weds (NBC)

CRIMINAL MINDS: LETS DISCUSS PAGET BREWSTER aka EMILY PRENTISS.

Criminal Minds: Paget Brewster joined Criminal Minds during season two. Any thoughts about her character Emily Prentiss?

CRIMINAL MINDS: "AFTERMATH" AIRS THIS WEEK.

Criminal Minds: "Aftermath" on Wednesday, July 25, 9pm et/pt. This episode starred: Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler, Lola Glaudini and Mandy Patinkin. Written by Chris Mundy and Directed by Tim Matheson. The profilers are called in to investigate a serial rapist who resumes his attacks after a six week hiatus. Episode information courtesy of cbs.com

CRIMINAL MINDS FANATIC WEBSITE ANNIVERSARY.

Criminal Minds: The Criminal Minds Fanatic website celebrates its four month anniversary tomorrow. Please come and join us in celebrating the last four months and the upcoming third season of Criminal Minds. We are a mere few months away from what will be the best season of Criminal Minds yet and we would love for you to help us celebrate. Thank you to Stacy for redoing our banner. A personal thank you to all the moderators who represent all the various sectors of the Criminal Minds fandom and live all over the world. We are truly the definition of diversity. Thank you to all those who work on the show who participate on our message board. Come join our fun and lets celebrate!
http://www.criminalmindsfanatic.net/

CRIMINAL MINDS: LETS TALK.

Criminal Minds: The Criminal Minds Yahoo group and the Criminal Minds Fanatic website will have its episode chat on Wed. at 10pm est. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: SCOTT DAVID

Criminal Minds: Good morning to Scott David, casting guru for Criminal Minds. I can't begin to imagine how busy Scott and his staff must be right now. Pictured with Scott is Gina Garcia Sharp. Have a great week Scott and Gina. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: ED BERNERO KEEPS US IN THE LOOP.

Dear CM Friends:

Just to keep you all in the loop, there is talk going around that Geena Davis may be the replacement actor. This is not true. She was someone we talked about but we aren't going that way. Still nothing solid to report. We are working our way through some pretty interesting people and we'll let you know as soon as something is definite.

Everyone is doing fine and we are all looking forward now to the future. Thanks again for all the kind words.

Ed Bernero

CRIMINAL MINDS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A.J.!

Criminal Minds: Happy Birthday to A.J. Cook, J.J. on Criminal Minds. I hope she has a wonderful birthday celebration. She is wonderful and deserves it!

CRIMINAL MINDS: LIMERICK CONTEST ENTRIES

Criminal Minds Fanatic Limerick Contest:

We thought a limerick contest might be a great way for our very creative members to spend part of the “encore episode” season. We also want to get some giggles from the Criminal Minds cast and crew who regularly view the blog and website.

A limerick, for the uninitiated, is a five line poem that follows a very specific pattern. The first, second and fifth lines must rhyme and the third and fourth must rhyme. You have probably heard something like this one:

There was a young man in New York

Who ate all his meals with a fork

But he was given chopsticks

And his table for six

Got covered in noodles and pork!

To see more examples just search the internet for limericks and you can see how the limerick is designed. We do want your original creations, though.

Our topic: Criminal Minds characters and episodes from Season 1 and Season 2

The contest begins immediately after this notice is posted to the blog and ends on Saturday July 28th at 12 PM (High Noon) Eastern Daylight Time.

To officially register your entry:

Go to the message board on the website and send a PM (personal message) to “sherlockette” that includes your entry. These will be saved to match you to your creation after the judging!!!

Look for the Post “LOL Criminal Minds Fanatic Limerick Contest-Entries”.

Post your entry. You must post as “ANONYMOUS” on the blog.

RULES……

1. Only Criminal Minds Fanatic Website members can participate.

2. Limericks must be original works by the member contestant.

3. Subject matter must be PG in nature!!!!!! That means we want funny but no obscene language-we will delete you!

4. No limericks about the actors will be allowed, so don’t go “off script”.

5. Fanfic and shipping between characters are off limits.

6. Multiple entries are allowed but you must register and post each one as a separate entry.

7. Entries will be judged based on content, creativity and adherence to the limerick style and to the topic of characters and episodes.

8. The judging will be done by a "person or persons of interest"

9. Remember:

The Criminal Minds Fanatic web site

Wants to keep you composing all night

But it’s the judges’ decision

Who’s the poet with vision

He who profiles CM episodes right

Oh yes-the prize. It is a Set of the Criminal Minds Season 1 DVDs!!!!!!!
(thank you to Sherlockette for designing and running this contest)

CRIMINAL MINDS: NIELSEN RATINGS FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 15th.

Criminal Minds is in the top twenty. For season three lets shoot for top ten.
Nielsen ratings for the week ending July 15
1. The Singing Bee (NBC)
2. All-Star Game (FOX)
3. America's Got Talent (NBC)
4. NCIS (CBS)
5. So You Think You Can Dance - Thurs (FOX)
6. CSI (CBS)
7. CSI: NY (CBS)
8. Law and Order: SVU (NBC)
9. All-Star Pre-Game Show (FOX)
10. Two and a Half Men (CBS)
11. Don't Forget The Lyrics - Thurs (FOX)
12. Shark (CBS)
13. CSI: Miami (CBS)
14. Don't Forget The Lyrics - Weds (FOX)
15. 60 Minutes (CBS)
16. So You Think You Can Dance - Weds (FOX)
17. America's Got Talent - Special (NBC)
18. Cold Case (CBS)
19. Hell's Kitchen (FOX)
20. Criminal Minds (CBS)

CRIMINAL MINDS: "AFTERMATH" INFO:

Criminal Minds: "Aftermath" on Wednesday, July 25, 9pm et/pt. This episode starred: Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Kirsten Vangsness, Matthew Gray Gubler, Lola Glaudini and Mandy Patinkin. Written by Chris Mundy and Directed by Tim Matheson. The profilers are called in to investigate a serial rapist who resumes his attacks after a six week hiatus. Episode information courtesy of cbs.com

CRIMINAL MINDS: UPCOMING EVENTS

Criminal Minds: There is a lot of great things happening in the Criminal Minds world this week. The Criminal Minds Fanatic website and the Criminal Minds Yahoo groups will be holding two chats in addition to Nebula's (boy is that room turning out to be money well spent). On Saturday the chat will begin at 5pm est. and on Sunday it will begin at 10 pm est. Remember that the room is ours and open to any members who want to chat with each other each whenever they want to. Ed Bernero answered some more of the "Writers Questions" last night, so you will want to be sure to check that out. Our wonderful moderator Sherlockette is working on a fantastic new contest for you involving writing Criminal Minds limericks. The prize is a brand new set of Criminal Minds Season One DVDs. By now everyone in the fandom knows that Kirsten has posted on her CBS blog. Welcome back Kirsten. I have some great news about Amanda Bernero that I will sharing with you all in a few days (hint: we may be seeing another thread on the message board....). We have another great repeat this week. We have lots of exciting and positive things happening this week. Everyone have a safe and wonderful weekend and on a personal note: my daughter who has been away at camp and looking at colleges for the last six weeks comes home today. Yeah for me. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: KIRSTEN'S UPDATED HER BLOG

Criminal Minds: Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia) has updated her blog on the CBS Criminal Minds website. It's here: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/criminal_minds/blog2.php?id=09

CRIMINAL MINDS: JUST MY OPINION

Criminal Minds: As I said last night I have three Criminal Minds topics to discuss and Mr. Patinkin is going to be the first. Mr. Patinkin sings like an angel. He is wonderful in concert. I know because I have seen his concerts several times. I have never seen him on the stage but from what I have read he is flawless there as well. I think he is a gifted and wonderful tv and motion picture actor. His charitable works and support of the State of Israel are nothing short of inspiring. His long term marriage and the poise his sons show while out in public show a true and deep commitment to family which in his business is rare. He has always been open and honest about his previous health problems and his fight with depression which I truly admire because I believe by doing so countless others have been educated about several of his medical conditions and learned how to ask for help and that is a great service to the community.

I do not know why Mr. Patinkin left Criminal Minds. I, like most of you, pray that he isn't sick again. In normal circumstances I would defend to my death his right to privacy but these are not normal circumstances. When your behavior has the real potential of seriously hurting countless others then I think your right to privacy becomes a moot point. In my opinion, Mr. Patinkin's behavior and his timing with this matter are not just unacceptable they were also reckless. Had Mr. Patinkin given the studios proper notice of his intentions to leave, for whatever his reasons are, then they would have had the time to do what needed to be done to insure a smooth transition. That is the business end of it but to me the personal side is even sadder.

To me it is not acceptable to treat the people who you have worked with and for with such disdain and lack of loyalty. Mr. Patinkin and I are both Jewish and as a Jew I can tell you that we are taught that you feed others before yourself, you take care of community before yourself, you take care of your family before yourself. It is what is expected and what is required. All religions speak of personal responsibily but Judiasm is based on it and Mr. Patinkin is a true Jewish man who seems to have lost his way. This is the part that breaks my heart and the reason I have attended services every night since this started. I pray for his health and I pray for him to once again find his Jewish compass. He has one. Tzedukah says it is not only the money you donate or the fundraising you do but also the charity of heart in how you treat those who need you. These may sound like fancy words to you but they are the backbone of the Jewish faith. G-d requires action before words, responsibilty before rest and commitment before pleasure. So it is written and so shall it be. Up until this all happened I used Mr. Patinkin as a wonderful example of Tzedukah for my daughter who is now 16. He has been one of her examples for all her life. I told him this when I visited the set in March and he told me how much that meant to him. In Judiasm you teach children from an early age by showing them other peoples' and your own example of the proper way to commit Tzedukah. My 16 year old daughter would never have handled this situation in such an undignified and reckless manner. She learned her lessons well and her moral compass is defined.

There has been talk about people never watching him on tv again, burning his CDs, etc. I cringe at what he did. I dislike it with every fiber of my being and I will never be satisfied (not that this would matter to him) until he has asked for and received the forgiveness of each and every cast member, producer, writer, crew member and security guard on the studio lot. But burning CDs and the such is not what is called for here. Mandy bashing is not what is called for either. Praying that Mr. Patinkin will find a way to not only take personal responsibility but to positively help those he has, in my opinion, damaged is what is called for in this situation. Pray for the people who have been injured both emotionally and with the new truckload of work they are wading in now. Pray that you can help find the show new viewers to help replace those that will leave. Pray that Mr. Patinkin will soon stand before those he has damaged and tell the full and real reason he left, apologize for the manner in which he left and take responsibility for his actions. That is what Judiasm expects and he is a true Jewish man.

Many of you have emailed me and asked if I hate him now. Of course not. Hate is a wasted emotion that serves no purpose and has no place in everyday life. I deeply dislike what he did. I do not hate the man. What I feel is sadness and disgust. Disgusted that he did this and sad that he has lost his way. I am sad for those he has injured and for those are are hurting. I am sad for those of his fans. like myself, that are hurting. I am sad that even looking at his picture on my blog right now makes me want to hit the delete button. It made me sad to hear the hurt in Mr. Bernero's voice when I spoke with him.

For what it is worth or is not worth these are my thoughts right now regarding Mr.Patinkin.