fiberman38

23 May 2012

complete crap WOW - 10

wow does this show miss the mark! Whiticur is got 2 go his movies r badand so is this.Needs 2 b more like the original that show is great alli can say is replace most of the cast!!!!!! the acting is awful gave 1star because i couldn't give it 0 or -10 . How hard can it be to copiethe original with a few changes to make it its own like ncis la theypulled that off nice.The concept is good a spin off i like that i wouldwatch it but they have to scrap what they got and start over.The mainman looks like he had a stroke and while your at it fire a few writerstoo plots are weak.I don't know what more i can say the show wont makeit to bad you all need to step up and give a better effort .

anvjohnson89

22 May 2012

Waste of Time

I figured I should give it a chance because I often love things peoplehate. The other reviews really hit the nail on the head butthe cast is poor and forcedthe story is small and sadI see no difference between this and the original criminal minds thisis just poorly written and slowerMy biggest issue is every episode talks about religion/faith and oncein a while is fine but when I notice it every on its bad. I startedtallying how often it was mentioned and in one it was 23 times.I like spin off's but this just seemed like 'hey wouldn't they havemore then one team? lets make another' there wasn't enough to keep mewanting more and if a second season had been done I wouldn't havewatched. I know that that final bullet killed the agent.

paddy0192

21 May 2012

Not a bad start

I liked it ... If you watch the pilot and first season of L&O SVU,which is also a spin off show, it was very poor. But the producersidentified what (and who) worked and what didn't and by the secondseason fixed it and most people would now say that the show is betterthan the original. It's always the case with spin off shows, they arevery difficult to get off the ground because people can't let go of theoriginal and are reluctant to accept and get comfortable with newcharacters in the world, created by the "mother ship". Even in theoriginal show new characters are hard to integrate when they are thereplacement of a former character when Rachel Nichols came in to fillA.J Cook's position she wasn't greeted with open arms by the shows fanbase even though she is a great actress and plays her role very well.But after one episode of CM:SB I would say there is room forimprovement but on the whole, if you can forget about Hotch, Reid andthe rest of th BAU and try to view it as just another drama series thenyou'll enjoy it a lot more.

JLGomezFL

20 May 2012

To Much Drama

Im about to take it off my recordings list for my recorder. Whitaker'scharacter is so over the top it gets annoying. Hes over acting and justadds to much drama to the character. Just plain annoying. The othercharacters don't click together at all the show is just not believable.Im going to give one more week. I've already watched 4 episodes and Iregret watching it every time. One more week. Im about to take it offmy recordings list for my recorder. Whitaker's character is so over thetop it gets annoying. Hes over acting and just adds to much drama tothe character. Just plain annoying. The other characters don't clicktogether at all the show is just not believable. Im going to give onemore week. I've already watched 4 episodes and I regret watching itevery time. One more week.

18 May 2012

love it or hate it

A good spin off to criminal minds, however I think Forest Whittakerneeds to stop looking at the camera, his acting in this is not the bestwhich is unusual for him because he is known to be a very good actor.They say people have their own preferences of what they like so this islike hate it or love it TV series and I'm giving it a chance. Criminalminds is not like other crime programmes its about getting into theminds of criminals the original cm has hit 6 seasons and still goingstrong, with this spin off I can see the actors finding their footingfor their characters. Just like all new TV series get past the firstseason, and I really hope Mr Whittaker sorts out his character. Give ita chance and decide for yourselves.

booboo-jellystone

17 May 2012

Extremely Disappointed

The original Criminal Minds is a well written series with outstandingcharacter development. This spin off show should have been marketed asa comical spoof of the original. In this roll, Forest Whitaker is theworst over-actor since Captain Kirk in Star Trek. He acts like he isreading Shakespeare in every poorly written line. The plots are veryweak and the dialog between characters sounds like they are readingfrom a preliminary script in rehearsal. It couldn't be moredisappointing. Further character development will be pointless becausethey are so lame. The only decent character was borrowed from theoriginal and that idea was stolen from NCIS. Anyone who advertises onthis turkey is wasting their money. I tried to like it but gave upafter a few episodes. Now they are in reruns already. Can it now. Itsan embarrassment to the original.

Stian

16 May 2012

Stop comparing it to Criminal Minds while watching, and it will be okay (but not good)

Most people probably dislike the show because they were expected,basically a Criminal Minds, from this point shortened to CM, clone, andno, that is not what you are getting or should expect. The show have after 3 episodes done a bad job at making you bond withthe characters, it's almost like they expected you to have seen theepisodes of CM where these people appeared, and then assumes that theydon't have to give you a better insight. In difference from CM, these people don't seem to make much of aprofile, they seem more obsessed with finding small hints, that otherhave overseen. Only the main character seems to have some insight inthe minds of the criminals, since he try to place himself in theirshoes, and understand why they did what they did. However it isn't all bad, the criminals are somewhat interesting, aswell as their crimes, and there seem to be a element in the series thathave been poking my mind, but I have yet to put the finger on, whichmight make it better with time as one get used to that element(assuming it exists, and my mind aren't tricking me). Currently thisseems to be all it is living on, but I am willing to give it thebenefit of the doubt(for now), but it really do help to not think of itas an attempt to clone CM, and stop comparing it to CM. Will not recommend it, at least not in it's current form.

ppiper-979-128270

15 May 2012

Dumbed down version of Criminal Minds

Seeing the first episode was really a major disappointment. The Role ofJonathan (Michael Kelly)telegraphs the ending "drama" in such apredictable manner that I nearly have to say this review is a spoiler.It seems like all of the characters lack real emotional commitment andare basic stereotypes. The first episode of this series does not haveeither the layers of complexity or commitment of Criminal minds. Thisseemed to be a "buddy" show. Forest Whitaker can find and play farbetter roles than this. Don't watch it, it's a complete waste of time.Although not all of the character have been properly introduced in thefirst episode it does not appear to have the makings of a good show.

Frost3713

14 May 2012

Not understanding the hatred......

Personally, I find the show quite good. I do have a few issues,however. Forest Whitaker is a wonderful actor, but not as a lead rolein a television series. He's extremely distracting - and it's notbecause of the eye. It's his voice. He constantly sounds like he's outof breath...ran a marathon to get to the scene. His sentence structureis also annoying. He pauses in odd places and the whole dialog soundsforced. I was excited when I heard he was going to be on the show, butnow...he's just annoying! There's too much time spent on him and notthe rest of the team, which doesn't make a balanced show. I realizeit's early though, so hopefully, the characters will flesh out more aswe go along.Secondly, Janeane Garofalo - I don't understand the hatred of the womanand the character. I personally love her. I think she's still trying tofind her feet with the character, but she's got the potential of beingquite amusing...of being the one person on the team who will just sayexactly what she thinks when she thinks it. I really like her and I'mwilling to give her a chance to settle in the role.As for the rest of the team, I like all of them. I'd like to see moreabout Prophet's past - Michael Kelly makes Prophet such a quiet,interesting character. Beau Garret is perfect for the role of Gina -she's got that no nonsense look about her - hair stuffed in a ponytail,little makeup. She really sells Gina as the real deal.And lastly, Matt Ryan as Mick Rawson. At first, I was put off because aBrit joining the FBI seemed like something created just for the show. Iadmit my ignorance in this matter - I didn't even know British citizenscould join the FBI...although maybe he's a naturalized citizen. I don'tknow, but I have to say I really, really, really like the character.He's cocky, cheeky and interesting. He's also gorgeous, which doesn'thurt. His accent isn't hard for me to understand, but I've heard lotsof Irish, Scottish and British. So, Mick is a nice all around packagefor me.Poor Garcia...she just seems like a fill in...she's there so theviewers have someone they know and love and the producers knew thatthose fans will follow her to a new show. I'd like to see her actuallyinteract with the team, not just via communication equipment.So, I give the show an 7 out of 10 and hope that it just keeps gettingbetter and better. Thanks for listening!!Frost

ian_smith73-7-475431

14 May 2012

Zero chance of a second season

I was looking forward to this show for months, I assumed with ForrestWhitaker at the helm then the producers meant business and intended togive us a real alternative to criminal minds. How wrong i was !!!! Thisshow is at best mediocre, The casting is all wrong..In fact! Thecasting director should never work again. This show is bad beyond badand so disappointing. As great an actor as Forrest Whittaker is he isso unbelievable in this role, As for the rest of the cast , Why oh why???? This was a great opportunity for a show and they have not onlymessed it up then have messed it up beyond all realms of messing up. Ifthere is an award for the worst ever put together show then this showwould sweep the awards. I am so disappointed as i had so much hope andi even gave it a chance, The first couple of episodes were terrible buti thought it may get better! , I have now completed watching episode 5and i realise that its never going to get any better. In summary, Poorwriting and very poor casting = very poor show, Hell, They could add AlPacino and Sean Penn to the next episode and its never going to savethis dead duck. What a waste!!! Shame on the People responsible.

marychicagoland

10 May 2012

Cant take it anymore

I liked the first episode somewhat mostly because I already had it mymind that I would like the show. When the this team first appeared onthe original Criminal Minds I liked them very much and thought "boy, Iwould like to see more of them" so it seemed like my wish was granted.Maybe I liked them so much on the original show because I enjoyed theinteraction of the two teams, especially Prentiss and Mick. After watching the first 5 episodes I just can't take it anymore.Forest Whitaker always seems distracted-like he's daydreaming-notfocusing on the case at hand. I do like him as an actor-thought he wasexcellent in "The Shield"-a really nasty piece of work character andalso in "Species" as the empath. However, the writers haven't fleshedout the characters quickly enough. Nothing to make the viewers like orcare about them.The detective work is shoddy. I found myself creating a better profilequicker than they did. Too bad, I really did want to like it, two hoursof quality Criminal Minds would have been awesome.

knorkus

10 May 2012

It has a ton of potential, people just need to see that.

The mind of the Serial Killer is a complicated one. And we cannotforget that this is what these shows are about. While Criminal Minds isprobably one of the most intriguing and well organized series outthere, we have to remember way back to the first couple of episodes.I've done some soul searching as of late and have re-watched the firstcouple episodes of the first season of Criminal Minds. I've come to theconclusion that while the subject matter of Criminal Minds wasinteresting, I was just thrown into the characters in the first season.I knew little to nothing about them, but slowly, I was given littlebits and pieces. And then we got the second season and BAM, there werethe characters we care so much about now.With this being said, Suspect Behavior has aired a grand total of 9episodes. How can so many people come to hate a TV show so much in 9episodes? And I can tell you why. It's because Suspect Behavior is notthe original. And you know what, I'm completely fine with that. I wanta change in scenery every once and a while, and Suspect Behavior hasdifferent characters that tackle the same subject matter. And that'scool.So I'll be honest with you. Forest Whitaker as Unit Chief Sam Cooperfreaked me out at first. I couldn't watch him on screen. But as timewent by, the producers/writers toned him down a bit and figured out howto film him. And I've come to actually like Sam Cooper. He seems to melike the father of a very diverse family, and there is this air ofmystery about him, about how his team seems to respect him greatlywithout much proof of why. And I kind of like not knowing. So who caresabout his eye? I think it gives him more character, makes him seem moreoff kilter.Apparently Janeane Garofalo is not liked by many. Personally, I don'tcare what an actor has done in the past. I just focus on what theybring to the character they're playing now. But we love, and I meanLOVE, judging and stereotyping actors on their previous roles. Example:Daniel Radcliff will always be Harry Potter.But regardless of what Garofalo has done in the past I love theemotional depth that she brings to SSA Beth Griffith. There is thisstrong woman who has been kicked off one to many teams because of herstubborn personality. Her unwillingness to not be heard. But there isalso this woman who knows that she is alone in the world. And knowingthat, yet still functioning, is such a bittersweet tragedy. The lastmoments of 'Jane' were truly sad ones.I have not had much experience with Matt Ryan, Michael Kelly, and BeauGarrett, and that's the way I like it.First off, Matt Ryan as the ex-British Special Forces sniper turned SSAMick Rawson brings experience to the team. He is the tactical expert.The typical arrogant man who is good at his job. But Mick is different.While being fully aware that he is an excellent sniper, he hates whatthat categorizes him as. He does not want to be alone for the rest ofhis life, and there's a vulnerability buried deep down.I don't know where to put Michael Kelly as SSA John "Prophet" Simms.While his is an interesting background, he seemed to go through acharacter shift from the back door pilot/first episode to the others.He seems less angry at the world and more composed. And while alldescriptions of his character lead him to be a religious man, we havenot seen to much of that proved besides with his nick name. So I hopethere is an episode down the road that will focus on that, because Ithink it has potential.Then we are brought to Beau Garrett as SSA Gina LaSalle, who is quitepossibly the most believable character on this show. Her area ofexpertise is the actual behavior of people, which is kind of ironicbecause all of the characters have to be good at this, but she seems tohave an extra edge, especially when it comes to families. Which bringsme to think that she had a broken family/childhood. There are alwaysthese long stares at the children of victims that has so much longingit makes me kind of sad. But that's about all that we know about her.Which is driving me insane. So you hear that producers! Give me moreGina LaSalle please! So all in all, there is a good solid structure fora decent show. The characters aren't too developed yet, but that'sbecause they're only a couple episodes in. And I think Suspect behaviorhas done it's job because I want to know more. They've stirred thecuriosity in me. And as a freshman show, that's what you want to do.

p w

06 May 2012

Quite a letdown.

I watched this first episode with some hopeful anticipation. The storywas stereotypical of this type of show....a kidnapped child, a pervertand the "heros". We have seen this plot so many times on Law and Orderspin-offs and the ending was also to be expected. In case anyone hasn'twatched it yet, I will not reveal the ending. I was reallydisappointed. This spin-off doesn't have the pizazz of the original.While Forest Whittaker is an excellent actor - this part isn't for him.In fact the entire cast was pretty bad. Apart from Penelope, they don'tseem to have the professionalism, intelligence or looks that theircounterparts do in Criminal Minds. I hate to be so negative, but theirappearance, clothing, speaking style etc.....just doesn't work. AnEnglish accent is totally out of character for the FBI. Iwill not watchit again. It was indeed a flop.

hmmanley-3

06 May 2012

Why Have Hamburger When You Can Have Steak at 900pm

The show does not cut it. I have watched it a few times and found itboring. The original is the best. From what I understand there are somecontract negotiations going on with the original and I hope nothingchanges. TV is getting pretty bad and I would hate to lose my favorite show tostuff like this. The thing that I have noticed is a lot of the seriesnow are pushing more action. I have even noticed that it is being putinto the series that are more cerebral like the original CSI. Anothershow I stopped watching. I like Forrest Whitaker, but am not impressedwith the rest of the cast.

rwburkhardt

06 May 2012

Disappointing

Poorly written with scripts that are at best,improbable.The story ideasaren't bad,but they are poorly written.The dialog is I'mguessing,supposed to be urgent and tense,but is merely rushed.There islittle empathy between the characters and no cohesion in the unit.It'slike every time they show up to work they're meeting each other for thefirst time.The acting is dismal-even Forest Whitaker turns in marredperformances.The premise of the show has promise,yet the writers andthe director(s?) churn out a very flawed product.I am surprised thatthis show has not been canceled yet.I will be further surprised if it'spicked up for a second season without drastic changes in front of,andbehind the camera.

Vkvalen1

05 May 2012

Garofalo must Go

Suspect Behavior it a great take on the criminal minds franchiseoffering a unique perspective on the cases. I also love that Garcia isin both series. I really like Forrest Whitaker and the othercharacters/actors are good and can really grow in their parts, howeverGarofalo stopped growing at 4'3 and would not fool anyone as a FBIagent. The acting is also terrible and so robotic that we could have anAvatar do her part (that could be 6 foot tall!) For the show to succeedand be truly realistic, as you are trying to match the very successfulCriminal Minds, you need credible looking and acting people. Garofalois neither.

NanoFrog

03 May 2012

massive plot failure

While the cast is really great, one to really look forward to, thisseries so far is not. The stories are pointlessly dark, the speed atwhich complicated data suddenly appears and all the other elements of agood story are absent. There is also a lot of questionable norms, suchas the FBI being able to storm a private citizen with a swat team onlyto have invaded the wrong person, without apology. I am so interestedin what Whutaker could bring to a detective-agent role, but this is notit. The stories are gratuitously dark and unreasonable. The way inwhich they show these characters behaving is not real, the methods theyuse impossible. Three episodes in, I see no hint of authenticity,character development or story-telling talent. Not only the audience,but the great cast is being really let down by the producers andwriters.

vjstigall

03 May 2012

Wonderful...Dont Hate the Player....Hate the Game

I loved episodes so far. It's may not show character development yet,but if it does have a second season I sure the writers will write itin. The actors and actresses show great emotions...especially ForestWhitaker he takes my breath away and he developed his character to showgreat leadership and emotion. I've cried at a majority of the episodesthat have been released so far. Yeah I'm emotional person so what!The action scenes are amazing, it makes me feel like I'm there withthem. I hope that everyone give it shot and not judge it based on theoriginal because its not supposed to be like the original...its likethe old saying lightening doesn't hit the same place twice.

Kali Kartheiser

30 April 2012

Meek

I was very prejudiced against this sow, and after watching an episodeI'm now sure I was right. Characters that are not likable, that show a exaggerated intensity thatthe original show has not.Whitaker is an inconsistent actor, and this role is one of the Lowones, he's the classic boss, way too bossy, A little bit a bully, thatsounds like he suffers of a chronic obstructive Lung disease, everyorder he gives is out of breath.Garofalo, who should be at least twice as good as she is, seems alwaysangry and all other characters are washed out, just a bunch of shadowswith lame lines. At first I thought it will over shadow first one/the original but thecharacters are not well developed, the stories are not strong orinteresting. This is just a meek copy of a great Show, proof that Chemistry amongactors/characters is a rare thing that can't be imitated even withOscar Winners.

jessie_baverstock

30 April 2012

Good Show, Love It!!!!.

OK so first things first, I read the other reviews and I have to saysomething, if you haven't watched enough of the show to know the namesof the characters then you haven't seen enough of it to write a properreview. There were even people saying that they hate it because of oneof the actors without even watching a single episode. That iscompletely ridiculous. It wasn't a bad show, in fact I quite liked it.There was a good cast and the characters were starting to bebelievable, there were also back stories starting to slowly unfold, ittook a while for them to in the original Criminal Minds too, you didn'tget a good look into some of the characters until the end of the secondseason. People shouldn't compare it to the original because it's notlike it. I hate that people can be so closed minded that theyautomatically start "Hating" things because they're not carbon copiesof the originals. They canceled the show and now we don't get to findout who was shot and or killed at the end of the last episode. (P.S.for those who couldn't understand Coup because of the slight slurring,or Mick's accent you are one or both of the following, either yourgoing deaf or your just plain stupid, I'm terrible at understandingaccents and I got everything just fine. I'm assuming that those whodidn't also had trouble understanding every single person in HarryPotter, because a lot of those accents where stronger than Mick's.).