Criminal Minds - The First Season

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In addition to serial killers, the series unleashes a gallery of twisted and depraved specimens. "Trust me," Derek comments early on, "we cover the whole spectrum of psychos." This includes arsonists, rapists, child abductors, and even a cannibalistic killer. Anchoring the proceedings is Patinkin, who exudes authoritative gravitas, and who is always good for scenery feasting. He really comes to life when killers have Gideon at gunpoint and he taunts them into losing their already unsteady grip. Most episodes feature the voiceover of a team member reciting a pertinent quote from such varied sources as W.H. Auden ("Evil is always human") to actor Peter Ustinov, a literary conceit that could stand to be retired. Stylistic flourishes in the editing and camerawork are likewise more of a distraction when the cases themselves are so gripping, given that the victims are primarily women and children. "There's nothing I would rather do than put the bastards away," Greenway states at one point. And there's nothing we'd rather do than watch them do it, which has made Criminal Minds, initially Lost opposite that ratings juggernaut, one of television's solid hits. --Donald Liebenson

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(5 stars) - Mind Boggling
This is a great mind boggling DVD set that makes you start thinking about how a criminal mind works. After watching this DVD set, it makes you want to buy the next season.

(5 stars) - Criminal Minds
Absolutely satisfied with this purchase!! I love this program and these DVDs are wonderful. If you love the show, these DVDs are for you.

(4 stars) - Good condition, quickly mailed
I love this series and when i saw the first season i just had to have it, and i love it.

(5 stars) - Criminal Minds
I bought this for my 11 year old who wants to be a csi agent. She is so in love with the this show.

(5 stars) - Great first season
I came across Criminal Minds while aimlessly watching TV and I saw Frankie Munez, playing a mentally disturbed cartoonist. This episode I found was very interesting. I started watching more episode of the show and thought it was pretty stupid. Why are they flying evrywhere? Who is the emaciated dweeb with bad hair? While thinking this, I still kept watching.
Then I think it was the episode Derailed that made me interested again. I finally decided to look into the show a little more, and long story short, I love it now.
The first episode "Extream Aggressor", got my heart pumping. Each episode after that was just as good and exciting (excluding Machismo, I seem to have a hard time paying any attention to it).
What I love about this show is that it is about what the criminal, or unsub, is thinking, instead of just simply finding out who killed the victim.
I haven't been so into a group TV show characters since Friends.
I already bought this season about a week ago, and I just recently purchased the second and third. I really want the fourth.

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