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3 stars
Why Mandy Left Criminal Minds
April 16, 2008
I saw a clip of an interview with Mandy Patinkin.
In that interview he said that he left because he didn't like the direction that the show was taking, i.e., less about psychological profiling and more about depicting violence.
I agree with him and have stopped watching the show.
He is an outstanding, multi talented performer -- who obviously has principles and is willing to stand by them.
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4 stars
Miss the original show
April 17, 2008
I agree with some of the others who miss Mandy. He was right to leave if in fact he saw the show going in the wrong direction. My daughter and I used to love to watch the show and try to figure out the complex undercurrent throughout the episodes. I do not like the gory exploiting of blood, etc. Bring back the original concept and get Mandy back if possible.
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3 stars
We miss Mandy
April 16, 2008
We have watched the show since Day 1 and were very disappointed when Mandy Patinkin left the cast. The show has not been the same since his departure. I catch about a third of the episodes now. The producers seem to stress rather gory murder/torture "themes" recently which are a real turn-off. The show was much more interesting when it was written and produced as a complex "whodunit," rather than as a series of murder/torture episodes. I hope that Mr. Patinkin returns in the future and that the writing also returns to a more interesting, less gory style. In the past, this series was interesting enough to watch because of the complex plots. It did not need the shock value of the murder/torture, drawn-out scenes that seem so prevalent now. We are disappointed at the new direction of this series.
Jon and Sandy
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3 stars
Garcia must stay!!
November 21, 2007
Garcia is a essential chacter on the show. It would be bad to loose her especially after loosing Gideon. The show is suffering without his chacter. This is one I record when not able to watch and I hate to see it go down hill.
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4 stars
Keep Garcia
November 21, 2007
please please keep Garcia on. She was definitely a great personality for the show. We want her to stay. Morgan and Garcia have incredible chemisty. Please dont take that away from the viewers. I believe that since Gideon is already gone, if you get rid of Garcia, your ratings and viewers will drop.