November 11, 2008
After a staggering average of 16.1 million viewers, the CBS procedural The Mentalist was recently picked up for a full season following its previous order for six new episodes. Back then, fans and observers were actually wondering the apprehension for a full-season order in light of the show's outstanding performance, especially for a new season. The Mentalist has been seen as a more than able company with another hit procedural for CBS, NCIS. And with the two on the network's Tuesday line-up, it has become virtually unbeatable. Similarly, The Mentalist has emerged on top of its 9pm timeslot.
The Mentalist is an hour-long procedural drama that centers on Golden Globe nominee Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation. Jane has very keen skills of observation, whose skill for cracking mysterious cases is well appreciated by his team. Despite being somewhat of a loose cannon at times, Jane impresses the rest of the Bureau with his excellent work
October 7, 2008
CBS police drama The Mentalist, which stars Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker as titular character Patrick Jane, has recently been picked up for an additional six episodes after its initial order of 13. Debuting on September 23, The Mentalist, which follows NCIS, has averaged 15.4 million viewers, an impressive feat for a freshman series. It's somewhat strange that CBS only ordered six more episodes rather than nine, which would give it a full season, but it's hard to imagine CBS won't order more as long as the show continues to pull in those numbers.
Created by Bruno Heller, The Mentalist is an hour-long procedural drama follows Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation, who has very keen skills of observation. Jane is known for his past as a fake psychic, but his skill for cracking mysterious cases is well appreciated by his team. Despite being a loose cannon at times, Jane impresses the rest of the Bureau with his excellent work.
September 23, 2008
Debuting on the CBS tonight is the new police drama The Mentalist, starring Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker. Portraying Patrick Jane, he has to get into the minds of people not by telepathy, but through a keen eye for detail. He uses his razor sharp observation skills to team up with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while trying to get over his troubled past. With seemingly psychic abilities, Patrick Jane cracks a series of tough high-profile cases starting with tonight's pilot episode.
Audiences are first introduced to the complex life of Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic turned sleuth and CBI independent consultant. The first case he has to handle involves a man and a woman, who have been found dead in their very home. Though many of his colleagues believe they were victims of the serial killer Red John, Patrick thinks otherwise. There's more to what the eye can see, and no one knows this better than The Mentalist.
September 9, 2008
Just in time for the premiere of The Mentalist, CBS has teamed up with a leading United Kingdom-based psychologist to create three unique brain teaser videos that will hopefully test viewers' wit and challenge their powers of observation, as well as get them hooked on The Mentalist.
One of the network's highly anticipated series this fall, The Mentalist stars Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has an extraordinary track record for solving serious crimes by using his sharp skills of observation. Toying with the program's premise, CBS has launched several videos with a unique theme, a card game, a football game and a gathering of security guards, to challenge viewers to keep count of a particular activity.
August 18, 2008
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Network: CBS
Premiere: Tuesday, September 23, 9pm
Cast: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Amanda Righetti, Owain Yeoman, Tim Kang
Premise: Simon Baker plays Patrick Jane, a private consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation. He enjoyed a past of semi-fame as a psychic, but has now admitted that his paranormal abilities were faked. Jane does, however, have the ability to solve high-profile crimes with his unparalleled observational skills. Jane is a useful tool for the CBI, but also a major pain. He lacks protocol, is needlessly theatric and a total narcissist.
August 5, 2008
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The upcoming CBS police drama The Mentalist revolves around a former faux-psychic, played by Simon Baker, who now works as a consultant for crime investigators, using his sharp observational skills to solve serious crimes. This may sound like a new idea, but The Amazing Kreskin thinks otherwise.
Wait—the Amazing Kreskin who? Born George Joseph Kresge, Jr., he is a mentalist who is known for his television performances in the 1970s, and later, in his appearances on Late Night with David Letterman in the late 1980s. He still does live performances, staging his mind-reading acts across the nation. He also appears on CNN to give his New Year's Day predictions for the coming year.
August 1, 2008
As early as now, critics are already predicting that the CBS series The Mentalist will prove to be a major force to reckon with come fall. While pleased at the positive reactions, The Mentalist's lead actor Simon Baker admitted being hesitant to do the series.
The Australian actor is no doubt happy now that he decided to agree to the project. However, he had to overcome some initial doubts, mainly because his stint on The Guardian, another CBS series which aired from 2001 to 2004, left him utterly exhausted.
July 24, 2008
Though I was only in Los Angeles for four days of panel sessions at the Television Critics Association press tour, it was enough to glimpse the utter insanity that is the event. Days are packed with session after session as more than 100 TV critics ask questions to the new stars and showrunners as well as network executives.
Some panels aren't quite as packed as others, which makes it easy to notice TV critic biases. Getting the press to ask questions to The Real Housewives of Atlanta was like pulling teeth. However, if you stick around long enough you're bound to get a few hilariously off-the-cuff quotes. Culled from four days and more than 30 panels, I present my 10 favorite quotes from my time at this year's press tour.