EPISODE
SEASON
The Mentalist - Season 1
After a serial killer named Red John murdered his wife and daughter, Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation, dedicates his life to hunting down and killing Red John. And on the way to get closer to Red, Patrick solves serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation.
21 February 1958, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
24 March 1979, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
26 November 1966, St. Marc, Haiti
6 October 1954, Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA
20 November 1964, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
15 March 1957, São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal
24 April 1975, Sacramento, California, USA
19 December 1972, Chelmsford, England, UK
8 February 1968, Frankfurt, Germany
27 May 1948, Brooklyn, New York, USA
17 August 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA
18 June 1976, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 September 1963, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
1976
17 April 1961, London, England, UK
20 July 1980, Freehold, New Jersey, USA
September 23, 2008
We don't need another cop show, that's for sure -- especially on CBS. But if we're going to have one anyway, "The Mentalist" is definitely the way to go.
September 23, 2008
The stories seem dashed-off, and whodunit quickly becomes whocareswhodunit.
September 23, 2008
For the most, "The Mentalist" plays like just another clue-sifting procedural, so forgettable that I had difficulty recalling the particulars of the central case 15 minutes after watching it.
September 23, 2008
There's an old-school feel to the storytelling (shades of "Columbo") that makes it feel comfortable - perhaps too comfortable, or at least too easy.
September 23, 2008
Unless the storytelling gets more interesting, you have to really like Baker to make "The Mentalist" more than something you pay casual attention to at best.
September 23, 2008
As a show, The Mentalist sets the power of science on the side and says up with people. In turn, we're paying it attention.
September 23, 2008
Too many serial killers threaten to overwhelm "The Mentalist."
September 23, 2008
As the setup for a TV show, this is no more ridiculous than Profiler and at least as likely as Patricia Arquette. And so far, so-so.
September 23, 2008
By now, of course, eccentric white male smartypants on police procedurals are all too common.
