Criminal Minds - 5.18 - The Fight - Press Release and Extended Promo

HOTCH AND HIS AGENTS JOIN FORCES WITH ANOTHER BAU TEAM TO SOLVE A SERIES OF MURDERS IN SAN FRANCISCO, ON "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7

"The Fight" - The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, April 7 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker ("Last King of Scotland") guest stars as Special Agent Sam Cooper, and Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Mary Steenburgen ("The Proposal") guest stars as Director Beth Griffith.

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:
Sam Cooper........................... Forest Whitaker
Mick Rawson.................................. Matt Ryan
Prophet...................................... Michael Kelly
Gina LaSalle................................ Beau Garrett
Director Beth Griffith........... Mary Steenburgen
Bell............................................. Jason Brooks
Ben McBride................................. Jason Wiles
Jane McBride............................ Alexa Nikolas
Leslie McBride.............................. Lesley Fera
Detective Ekler........................ Kelvin Han Yee
Detective Ganz................ Scott Allan Campbell
Nelson G......................................... Felix Solis
Coroner................................ Howard S. Miller
Suspect................................. Eric B. Gerleman

STORY BY: Chris Mundy and Edward Allen Bernero, two of the series' executive producers
TELEPLAY BY: Chris Mundy, one of the series' executive producers
DIRECTED BY: Richard Shepard



Agent Hotchner (Thomas Gibson, right) and his BAU team join forces with a separate group of BAU operatives led by Agent Sam Cooper (special guest star Forest Whitaker, left) while investigating a string of murders in San Francisco - Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.



The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected. Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker ("Last King of Scotland") guest stars as Special Agent Sam Cooper, and Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Mary Steenburgen ("The Proposal") guest stars as Director Beth Griffith.



Agent Hotchner (Thomas Gibson, right) and his BAU team join forces with a separate group of BAU operatives led by Agent Sam Cooper (special guest star Forest Whitaker, left) while investigating a string of murders in San Francisco - Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.



Agent Hotchner (Thomas Gibson, right) and his BAU team join forces with a separate group of BAU operatives led by Agent Sam Cooper (special guest star Forest Whitaker, left) while investigating a string of murders in San Francisco - Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.



Agents Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler, left), Jareau (A.J. Cook, second left) and Rossi (Joe Mantegna, right) and the rest of their team join forces with a separate group of BAU operatives led by Agent Sam Cooper (special guest star Forest Whitaker, left) while investigating a string of murders in San Francisco - Photo: Robert Voets/CBS ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Television. All Rights Reserved.



Agent Hotchner (Thomas Gibson, right) and his BAU team join forces with a separate group of BAU operatives led by Agent Sam Cooper (special guest star Forest Whitaker, left) while investigating a string of murders in San Francisco - Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Mountain Conquered by Criminal Minds

The CBS crime drama Criminal Minds took over the mountain communities this week, as the FBI’s seven-member Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) stayed a step ahead of a serial killer who targets the fictional town of Franklin, Alaska.

One of the stars of the show, Kirsten Vangsness, who plays computer wiz Penelope Garcia, took a moment to say hello to The Mountain Enterprise: “I grew up in Porterville [north of Bakersfield] and always heard about Frazier Park and what a great place it is, but never visited here,” she said.

Production began Monday at the Mil Potrero Y, where Garcia witnesses a murder. Later Monday, BAU members discovered that they’ll have to share rooms in a tiny motel called the Tavern Inn—known locally as Alpine Plaza.

More here: http://mountainenterprise.com/atf.php?sid=6710&current_edition=2010-04-02

Criminal Minds - Shemar Moore is more than a pretty face

ONE WOULD think that a chiseled hunk who regularly pops up on those lists of "TV's Sexiest Men" would have earned camera-hog status by now. But on this drizzly day in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood, Shemar Moore emerges from a black SUV on the set of "Criminal Minds" to utter just one scripted line.

Or three words, to be exact.

"How's the mom?" he says to co-star Thomas Gibson, referring to a character at wit's end following the abduction of her teen daughter.

Yes, just three measly words. Nice work if you can get it.

"And the Emmy goes to ... " Moore jokes as he ducks into a garage, where he hoists his T-shirt to allow a technician to remove a hidden mic, and in the process, provides a quick flash of his oft-photographed abs. Are those prolonged sighs we hear from the women in the crew?

More here:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/entertainment/ci_14781162

Matthew Gray Gubler: I'd rather play a Chipmunk than Othello!

Matthew Gray Gubler: I'd rather play a Chipmunk than Othello!

Although I'm admittedly not the world's biggest "Criminal Minds" watcher, I've been drawn to one thing in every episode I've seen: Matthew Gray Gubler. Matty Gray (cuz we're close like that) continued to get my attention in "(500) Days of Summer," when he played Tom's best friend Paul. But one place he didn't catch my eye is in "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel."

But before you start to think I'm a fair-weather fan, know that Matthew didn't garner much attention in the kiddie flick because he voices Simon. A role that Matthew says is more important in his mind than playing Othello on London's West End.

As it turns out, I might not have only been drawn to Matthew because of his model good looks, jealousy inducing hair or quirky style -- we are also kindred karaoke spirits. Neither he or I can carry a tune to save our lives. But unlike me, Matthew relishes his warble.

More here:http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/matthew_gray_gubler_GYUAOmBcsgtnOSJi4B9L3M

Criminal Minds - 5.08 "Outfoxed" (Rebroadcast)

A SERIES OF FAMILY MURDERS BRINGS HOTCH AND PRENTISS FACE-TO- FACE WITH ONE OF THE MOST HORRIFIC KILLERS FROM THE BAU TEAM'S PAST, ON A REBROADCAST OF "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31

"Outfoxed" - While tracking a family annihilator, the BAU must seek advice from "The Fox," one of the most horrific killers from the team's past who has an ominous message for Agent Hotchner, on a rebroadcast of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, March 31 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 11/18/09)

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:

Det. Anne Hudson............... Andrea Thompson
Karl Arnold (The Fox).................... Neal Jones
Miranda.................................... Kristina Klebe
Jim Fallon......................................... Jim Fallon
Lucy Downey....................... Savannah Lathem
Laura Downey................................ Hope Levy
Ronny Downey............................. Joshua Rush
Paul Downey................................. Sam Cohen
Marissa.................................... Marissa Armijo
Captain Joseph Downey.................. Neill Barry
Guard................................. Noah James Butler
Garrett Pain............................. Lorin McCraley
Dani Forester........................ Sydney Sweeney
Samantha Forester................... Maria McCann
Nick Forester............................. Dylan Matzke
Jane Young.......................... Kimberly Crandall
Stacy Young......................... Dominique Grund
Billy Young................................ Joseph Marsh

WRITTEN BY: Simon Mirren, one of the series' executive producers
DIRECTED BY: John Gallagher

Criminal Minds Shemar Moore on the Ellen DeGeneres Show

Set your DVR's! According to tv.com Shemar is scheduled to be on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on April 7th. Check your local listings to find out when Ellen airs in your area.

Mandy Patinkin to Star in Paradise Found

This spring, Mandy will be starring in a new musical called Paradise Found, produced by Hal Prince and directed by Hal Prince and Susan Stroman. It will open in London at the Menier Chocolate Factory this spring for a seven week run. It is supposed to come to Broadway in the Fall, so let's keep our fingers crossed that it does! Paradise Found is based on a novel by Joseph Roth entitled Tale of the 1002nd Night. The book (a script or story for a play) is by Richard Nelson, lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh and music is by Johann Strauss II and Jonathan Tunick.