criminal minds (8 posts)
Criminal Minds Stars: Ladies Were Let Go "On a Whim," Gibson "Hopeful" on Contract Talks
Criminal Minds fans, you're gonna want to read this story.
Stars Thomas Gibson and Matthew Gray Gubler talked to reporters at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival today and were more than open about the impact of this year's backstage turmoil, not to mention the cast crisis that's currently ongoing. In case you haven't heard, CBS and Thomas Gibson appear to be at an impasse in negotiations to bring the show's lead character back for season seven.
Gibson brought us up-to-date on the talks—and jokingly suggested a certain infamous actor replace Hotch as BAU team leader:
Criminal Minds Cast Shakeup: Paget Brewster In, Rachel Nichols Out
Anyone hoping for more Ashley Seaver on Criminal Minds next season is out of luck.
According to Deadline.com, CBS has dropped Rachel Nichols from the show. But Paget Brewster will be returning as part of a new deal that includes fewer episodes (after the pilot she filmed last year, My Life as an Experiment, didn't get picked up).
Meanwhile, Thomas Gibson has also not yet made a deal for next season, but negotiations are ongoing. In other Criminal Minds news, original cast member A.J. Cook is coming back to the show as are Kirsten Vangsness and Shemar Moore.
Criminal Minds returns for its seventh season in the fall.
Criminal Minds: Star Matthew Gray Gubler Directs Paget Brewster's "Tricky" Farewell Episode
Tonight, "Spencer Reid" goes behind the camera to direct Paget Brewster's final appearance as BAU Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the hit CBS procedural Criminal Minds. Fan-fave actor-director Matthew Gray Gubler teases to us that "Lauren" features "a very tricky ending" that hits Spencer and Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) "the hardest." Sniff.
How do quesadillas make everything better, what was the hardest part about saying farewell to a friend and fellow castmember, and why is "Lauren" perhaps even more important than this season's finale? Find out:
Don't Hold Your Breath Waiting for a Reid-Seaver Hookup on Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds fans, the stars are answering your burning Q's! We just hit the set of the show (for the filming of episode 20) and got answers from the stars. The number-one question was what's to come for boy genius Dr. Spencer Reid and BAU agent Ashley "new girl" Seaver. So do they have any chance of a future together?
Matthew Gray Gubler and Rachel Nichols break it down for you:
Rejoice! Veronica Mars Star Kristen Bell Returns to TV
Because life is good, amazing person Kristen Bell and other amazing person Don Cheadle are joining forces for a new Showtime comedy pilot called House of Lies, about the underhanded shenanigans of some management consultants. (But wait, investment bankers are all on the up-and-up, right?)
Plus, are Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills working on baby No. 5?! And how did they style Rita Wilson for her Good Wife guest gig? Find out that and more in today's TV roundup:
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Criminal Minds G-Man Thomas Gibson Previews Schizophrenia, Sexytime and Squishy Hotch
Woo-hoo! Criminal Minds season six is going to have more of the backstory and character development us die-hards drool over. Star Thomas Gibson tells us, "I think that one of the things that [show runner] Ed [Bernero] wants to explore this year is the theme of secrets. Everybody has a secret, and I'm curious to see what they are. The secrets that I've heard through the grapevine sound like an interesting mix—especially how they play off of each other."
Will any of those intersecting secrets include the reveal of a smouldering romance between Prentiss (Paget Brewster) and Hotch?
Criminal Minds Without A.J.: "It's Like Somebody Cut One of Our Arms Off"
The Cook has left the building.
Tonight's episode of Criminal Minds—the second of the new season—sees the departure of series costar A.J. Cook after it was revealed earlier this summer her contract would not be renewed.
Kirsten Vangsness, who plays Penelope Garcia on the CBS procedural, has made no secret that she's not happy with the firing…
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Criminal Minds Star's Killer Idea for Justin Bieber
If Justin Bieber could be on CSI, he can surely do a guest spot on Criminal Minds, right?
And Criminal Minds star Kirsten Vangsness has just the part for him…






