Criminal Minds Season Three. Out tomorrow. (******6/10)
Monday, September 15th, 2008Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing Criminal Minds: Season Three on DVD tomorrow, September 16th. As I have said many times before, most recently in my review of NCIS, these shows are a dime a dozen on TV. And I like almost all of them. Criminal Minds is one of the better ones, and the third season is my favourite to date. Nothing against Mandy Patinkin, who I like, but I am a big fan of Joe Mantegna. Both in the movies and on this show. This is the season where Patinkin left (although he does appear in the first episode), and Mantegna took his place. He adds a certain amount of credibility to the cast, which was already quite good. (Although I still find Thomas Gibson fairly irritating. Call it the curse of Dharma And Greg.)
This isn’t one of those series that delves deep into forensics, like CSI or NCIS. Instead, Criminal Minds deals with, well, criminal minds. Which stands to reason. It’s well-written, well acted, and the plot of each show is compelling. Which is especially true in the third season. Kidnapping, stalking, and murder. It’s worth checking out.