Criminal Minds

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Plot Summary

An elite squad of FBI profilers analyzes the country's most-twisted criminal minds, anticipating the perpetrators' next moves before they can strike again. Each member of the "mind hunter" team brings his or her expertise to pinpoint predators' motivations and identify emotional triggers to stop them. The core group includes an official profiler who is highly skilled at getting into the minds of criminals, a quirky genius, the former media liaison who manages to adeptly balance family life and the job, and a computer wizard.

Directed by: Jeff Davis

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Did You Know....

  1. After Shemar Moore (who plays Derek Morgan) mistakenly shaved his goatee and screwed up the continuity of an episode, the cast and crew got him back with a clever prank. They told him that they could CGI his facial hair in post-production, but he needed to stick green dots onto his face.
  2. Joe Mantegna joined the show as David Rossi, a famed BAU agent who writes books about his experiences in the FBI, following Mandy Patinkin's departure. Mantegna told the AV Club that he named the character himself.
  3. Producer Rick Dunkle told BuzzFeed that when the episode contains a fun or funny plot line, it usually appears at the beginning or the end of the episode, rather than throughout, to prevent tonal inconsistency.
  4. When Matthew Gray Gubler first auditioned for Spencer Reid, he was told that he wasn't right for the part. He auditioned around four or five times before he was cast.
  5. Kirsten Vangsness told Parade that she buys every single pair of her character Penelope's distinctive glasses, resulting in what she described as a "suitcase of glasses."
  6. While the BAU's private jet is practically a member of the show's team, it's a perk that doesn't have any basis in reality.
  7. According to IMDb, Matthew Gray Gubler directed 12 episodes, Joe Mantegna directed 9 episodes, and Thomas Gibson directed 6 episodes.
  8. According to Entertainment Tonight, Jeff Davis, the show's creator, tweeted in 2012, "Fun fact for Criminal Minds fans. I was originally planning for Reid to be bi. That got shut down by 4th episode with his crush on JJ."