Happy Monday people,
So here we are having just witnessed summer. Summer in the UK of course being two successive days of sunshine. Did you enjoy it? Those who went to work this fine Monday morning must have felt pretty safe in the knowledge that they wouldn't be missing anything much weather wise. The warmth today is bordering on muggy and definitely not 'legs out' weather, unless of course you have a spray tan or naturally healthy looking non 'milk-bottle white' legs. Anyhow, enough of weather chat because yes, the weather in summer in this country is truly criminal and the headline here is about something that isn't criminal!
Criminal Minds. Ever heard of it? Possibly not unless you like a bit of Sky Living. In my house, about a year ago, I stumbled across Sky Living. It was mid afternoon and I was revelling in the fact that I had been made redundant and didn't have to worry about work. Lazily flicking through the channels I happened across Criminal Minds.
Criminal Minds is a US police series that premiered on CBS in 2005 and I am hooked. With its 9th season due to air in the US in the autumn, series 8 is just drawing to a close on Sky Living. Having never been much of a fan of the Police 'drama' genre until our very own Luther came along (swiftly followed by the almighty Broadchurch) I held out little hope for poor Criminal Minds but I watched an episode 'because I could'.
The action centres around the BAU in Quantico, Virginia where a team of FBI agents, led by Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) study the behaviour of the perpetrators of violent / serial crime in order to find them and help bring them to justice. We are currently mid way through series 8 and have yet to come across a recurring story line. This is somewhat impressive based on the fact that each series has an average of 22 episodes. Although one or two of the main characters have been replaced by new ones, the mainstays of the series have remained. Three favourites in our house are (the quite delicious 'did I say that out loud?') agent Derek Morgan (portrayed brilliantly by Shemar Moore), IT whizz and super geek Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia (played quirkily by Kirsten Vangsness) and the unforgettable Dr Spencer Reid, slightly awkward but loveable genius potrayed by Matthew Gray Gubler.
Occasionally stories run across two episodes but most are condensed into the one hour episode. Each episode seems to fly by and we find ourselves watching two in a row having set the 'box' to series link record. Unlike most crime / police series the primary characters are not only really believable as agents but the elements of their personal lives enable you to warm to them and connect with them more fully. The stories are great - you get drawn in.
With oodles of channels to choose from, we still find it hard to find something that we can all sit down and watch together (family with young adults of course .... I wouldn't suggest snuggling up to a CM episode with little ones!). However, Criminal Minds does it for us - we have watched almost every episode now over the past year and will no doubt be excited to see series 9 when it finally airs in the UK.
So it's a recommendation basically. A big and hearty thumbs up for Criminal Minds. Love it!
Right, I must go, things to do, Shemar Moore to drool over (I MUST stop typing the things that run randomly through my mind!)
Blog you later
Julesy x
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