EPISODE
SEASON
The Mentalist - Season 1
California Bureau of Investigation, dedicates his life to hunting down and killing Red John; a serial killer and murderer of his own family.
17 November 1972, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
29 November 1978, New York City, New York, USA
6 March 1951, Lakeview, Michigan, USA
13 May 1954, Boonton, New Jersey, USA
21 June 1940, Weston, Connecticut, USA
5 February 1975, Detroit, Michigan, USA
29 August 1985, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 February 1971, Stowe, Vermont, USA
15 January 1986, Skokie, Illinois, USA
23 September 1978, Concord, New Hampshire, USA
7 March 1959, Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA
19 February 1970, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
5 December 1974, Macon, Georgia, USA
4 November 1975, Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
17 August 1963, USA
27 November 1971, Brooklyn, New York, USA
September 23, 2008
Too many serial killers threaten to overwhelm "The Mentalist."
September 23, 2008
By now, of course, eccentric white male smartypants on police procedurals are all too common.
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
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
The stories seem dashed-off, and whodunit quickly becomes whocareswhodunit.
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
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
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
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.
