Serial crime investigations, as they take place within the BAU team of the FBI (the Behavioral Analysis Unit).
Criminal Minds is a self-described TV show, where what you get is exactly what you expect. The cases are many, complex or simple, interesting or trivial, but they all have elements of analysis that follow what we all know about profiling (from the multitude of genre series like CSI, Mindhunter, Profiler, Dexter and many others). The team makes sense in terms of the variety of personalities and their ability to see new angles for a case, and the actors are mostly well chosen (with a few exceptions in the early seasons, later corrected as is with Elle's character). In terms of quality, the episodes vary a lot, with improvements over time, but it's not lacking moments with cringy reactions and exchanges of words. Two elements common to all episodes, which raise the bar consistently, are the introduction and conclusion using an extremely relevant quote that has an undeniable meditative effect.
Director: Glenn Kershaw and others
Production: CBS Creator: Jeff Davis
Duration: 15 seasons of 10/24 episodes(42 minutes each)
With: Matthew Gray Gubler, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook, Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Paget Brewster, Mandy Patinkin, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Rating: 8/10
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