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Criminal Minds
''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was revived in 2022. It follows a group of criminal profiling, criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), using behavioral analysis and profiling to investigate crimes and find the unsub (unknown subject), the team's term for perpetrators. The show tells the story of the team as they work various cases and tackle their personal struggles. The show's original main cast consisted of seven characters: Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin), Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson), Elle Greenaway (Lola Glaudini), Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), Jennifer Jareau (A. J. Cook), and Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness). The cast underwent major changes throughout the series' run, with several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Procedural
The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on either a private detective, an amateur investigator or the characters who are the targets of investigations. While many police procedurals conceal the criminal's identity until the crime is solved in the narrative climax (the so-called whodunit), others reveal the perpetrator's identity to the audience early in the narrative, making it an inverted detective story. Whatever the plot style, the defining element of a police procedural is the attempt to accurately depict the profession of law enforcement, including such police-related topics as forensic science, autopsies, gathering evidence, search warrants, interrogation and adherence to legal restrictions and procedure. Early history The roots of the police procedural have been traced to at l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Rodriguez
Adam Michael Rodriguez (born April 2, 1975)"Adam Rodriguez" (2006). ''Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television''. Vol. 71. Detroit: Gale. Accessed via ''Biography in Context'' database, August 7, 2016. is an American actor, screenwriter and director. He became known for his role as Eric Delko on ''CSI: Miami''. He portrayed Task Force Agent Luke Alvez in ''Criminal Minds''. Early life Rodriguez was born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Janet, an airline ticket agent, and Ramon Rodriguez, an executive with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. His father is of half Puerto Rican and half Cuban descent, and his mother is of Puerto Rican ancestry. He attended Clarkstown High School North in New City, New York, graduating in 1993. Rodriguez initially hoped to be a professional baseball player, but after a high school injury, he turned his attention to acting and performed in a children's theater in New York. Before full-time acting, he was a stockbroker. Career R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Signature
ABC Signature is an American television production studio that is a subsidiary of Disney Television Studios, a division of Walt Disney Television, which is part of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the production arm of the ABC television network, and originally started in 1950 as the television unit of Walt Disney Productions, which was later renamed Walt Disney Television as a separate company from Walt Disney Television Animation, in 1983, and launched a subsidiary, the first incarnation of Touchstone Television, established in 1985 (later became part of ABC in 1999, and merged Walt Disney Network Television into Touchstone Television in 2003) and renamed ABC Studios in 2007. It adopted its current identity on August 10, 2020, after a merger between ABC Studios and the original ABC Signature Studios. Background Walt Disney Productions (television unit) In the 1930s, Walt Disney initially had no interest in telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mark Gordon Company
The Mark Gordon Company (formerly The Meledandri/Gordon Company) is an American production company owned by Mark Gordon. It is notable for their output, including feature films, like ''Speed'', many of Roland Emmerich's films Gordon produced like ''The Day After Tomorrow'', '' 10,000 B.C.'' and ''2012'', and TV shows like ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''Criminal Minds'', '' The Rookie'' and ''Ray Donovan''. History Original era (1987-1995) In 1987, film producers Mark Gordon and Chris Meledandri, who later go on to found Illumination Entertainment, formed The Meledandri/Gordon Company, with a non-exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures. Meledandri quit in 1991 to join Dawn Steel's production company, and it was renamed to The Mark Gordon Company. Its big break came in 1994 when Gordon made its first success with its film ''Speed'', which grossed $350.4 million at the box office. Their second big success from Gordon was the 1996 film '' Broken Arrow'', which grossed $150.2 million at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd., trading as eOne, is an American-owned Canadian multinational entertainment company. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition, distribution, and production of films and television series. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange before it was acquired by Hasbro on December 30, 2019. History Establishment The company has its origins in the music distributor Records on Wheels Limited (which was established in 1970), and the music retail chain CD Plus. The chain was in the process of acquiring other companies to bolster its wholesale operations in music and home video, leading to its purchase of ROW in 2001. Its vice president of operations, Darren Throop, had joined the company after CD Plus acquired his Halifax-based record store chain Urban Sound Exchange. The combined company later became known as ROW Entertainment, with Throop as president and CEO. The company listed itself on the Toronto Stock Excha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breen Frazier
Breen Frazier is a freelance writer best known for his work on the television series ''Alias'', which he began writing for during its second season. Additionally Frazier wrote an ''Alias'' prequel novel entitled ''Infiltration'' as well as the animated short, '' Animated Alias: Tribunal'', a story set between seasons two and three of ''Alias''. Frazier also wrote the story for the 2004 video game, ''Alias''. Frazier was a writer and an executive producer for ''Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was r ....'' TV credits ''Roswell'' * 1.08 ''Blood Brother'' — November 24, 1999 * 2.11 ''To Serve and Protect'' — January 22, 2001 * 2.14 ''How the Other Half Lives'' — February 19, 2001 ''Alias'' * 2.21 ''Second Double'' — May 4, 2003 * 3.08 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janine Sherman Barrois
Janine Sherman Barrois is an American television writer, producer, and showrunner. In 2017 she began executive producing and showrunning ''Claws'' on TNT Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagen .... Career Janine Sherman Barrois is a writer and showrunner under an exclusive multi-year deal with Warner Bros. to create and develop new series. Barrois was an Executive Producer on all four seasons of Claws, the TNT dramedy starring Niecy Nash, and was the Showrunner for the first three seasons. In addition, she was the Co-Showrunner and Executive Producer of Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker, the Netflix limited series starring Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer. Currently, Barrois is the Creator/Showrunner of The Kings of Napa, a drama about an influential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Messer
Erica Messer is an American television writer, producer, and story editor. She has written episodes of television series such as ''Alias'', ''The O.C.'', ''Charmed'', and ''Criminal Minds''. She has also co-produced two television shows: ''Charmed'' and ''Criminal Minds'', as well as acting as a story editor on ''Alias'' and executive story editor on ''The O.C.'' Career Messer began her career with the television series ''Alias'' in 2001 as a screenwriter. In 2002, she was promoted to story editor on ''Alias''. Messer, then in 2003–04, wrote several episodes for ''The O.C.'' and serving as executive story editor. She wrote one episode for ''Charmed'' in 2004. From 2004–05, Messer was the co- producer of ''Charmed''. From 2005 to the present, she has been with the television series ''Criminal Minds'' as a screenwriter, producer, supervising producer, and executive producer. In 2010, Messer was named co-showrunner. In 2011, she was named sole showrunner. In 2013, Messer re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Mirren
Simon Mirren is a British television writer and producer. He is a nephew of the actress Helen Mirren. Career Simon Mirren began his career writing for British series like medical drama ''Casualty'', spy thriller '' Spooks'' and '' Waking the Dead''. He then moved on to writing and producing for American series ''Without a Trace'' and ''Third Watch''. He then became a producer and writer for the procedural ''Criminal Minds''. Mirren co-wrote and produced the television series ''Versailles'', dramatising the life of Louis XIV of France. The first season of ''Versailles'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On 17 April 2018, ''Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...'' reported that the third season of ''Versailles'' would be its last. References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Spera
Deborah Spera is an American television producer. Career She began her career at Eden Roc Films, where she worked on ''What's Eating Gilbert Grape'' and ''From Dusk till Dawn''. Spera spent eight years at Showtime, where she oversaw movies such as '' The Baby Dance'' (written and directed by Jane Anderson), '' Wild Iris'', ''12 Angry Men'', '' Inherit the Wind'', '' On the Beach'' and ''Freak City'', and executive-produced the movie '' Fathers and Sons''. Prior to her tenure at Showtime, she was in features at Regency Films and worked on ''Guilty by Suspicion'', '' JFK'', ''Free Willy'', '' Under Siege'' and ''Sommersby''. Spera began the television arm of the Mark Gordon Company in 2004 and served as President until 2011. During her tenure with Mark Gordon she served as Executive Producer on ''Criminal Minds'', '' Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior'', ''Reaper'' and the Lifetime series ''Army Wives'' until she left in 2011 to form her own company, One-Two Punch Productions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Allen Bernero
Edward Allen Bernero (born August 29, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American television writer, producer, and director. He co-created the series ''Third Watch'' and has worked as an executive producer on ''Criminal Minds''. He co-created the spin-off '' Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior'', which premiered on February 16, 2011 and canceled on May 25, 2011, due to low ratings. Biography Before his work in television, he worked as a police officer in Chicago. He began his television career as a freelance writer for the CBS police drama ''Brooklyn South'' in 1997. The series was created by Steven Bochco, William M. Finkelstein, David Milch and retired police officer Bill Clark. Bochco, Finkelstein and Milch served as executive producers for the series along with Michael S. Chernuchin. The show focused on a single precinct of patrol officers in New York. Bernero wrote the teleplay for the episode "Why Can't Even a Couple of Us Get Along?" from a story by Bocho & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gordon (producer)
Mark Richard Gordon (born October 10, 1956) is an American producer. He is a former president of the Producers Guild of America. In January 2018, Gordon was named president and chief content officer of film and television for Entertainment One, which had acquired his production company, The Mark Gordon Company. Early life and education Gordon was born to a Jewish family on October 10, 1956, in Newport News, Virginia. He is a graduate of New York University Film School. Career Gordon's first producing effort was the Off-Broadway production of ''The Buddy System'' at Circle in the Square downtown. In the television arena, Gordon currently serves as Executive Producer on '' The Rookie'' and ''Grey's Anatomy'' while his past projects include ''Ray Donovan'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''Designated Survivor'', ''Private Practice'', and ''Army Wives''. Gordon's work in television has garnered him a Golden Globe in addition to five Emmy nominations and two wins. In 2015 he was awarded the Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
