Either this Sunday or next, they're going to start showing S5 CM on A&E, right before they air eps of their new series, The Glades.

So, it seems (and I say that because I'm bitter, not because I don't believe) Skeet Ulrich will be starring in L&O:LA.

WhatEVER. I want Cutter back.

I was watching the Criminal Minds marathon yesterday. It was most of the second half of S3, with the first two S4 eps after.

I ended up keeping Tabula Rasa on my dvr for rewatching, for the smackdown Hotch gave the defense attorney in court and the flashbacks to four years earlier (I'll have to rewatch to see if they explain the lack of Gideon--did he join Hotch's already-formed team of Morgan and Reid later?). Hated the spray-on hair for Morgan, loved seeing Morgan and Garcia first meeting, loved Reid's connection with the victim's dad.

The other eps were mostly okay, but they all had little moments that were interesting. Reid's shock over seeing the mob dad who was in witness protection shoot his daughter's kidnapper was well-portrayed. I liked the development of JJ's character over these eps, outside of the relationship/pregnancy (too bad they didn't continue with it, from what I've heard). The two-case ep with Hotch and Rossi dealing with the emotionally abused wife who killed her husband was pretty straightforward, but her kids were horrific in how they absorbed their dad's opinion of their mom.

The season finale/premiere with the bomber was ok, I guess, but my favorite part was Morgan driving the ambulance out of the hospital garage and leaving the bomber behind, fruitlessly trying to trigger the bomb dialing the cellphone, screaming in frustration, followed by his telling Garcia that he never wanted to have her stop talking to him over the phone.

I liked that moment, too.

Okay, new procedurals report:

I saw "The Glades" the new show on A&E and I just finished "Rizzoli and Isles" on TNT.

R&I is definitely a show worth watching. It's got some of the standard procedural/crime tropes, but Angie Harmon is okay (though not unlike her "Women's Murder Club" character). She and the other actress (whose name I forgot) have good chemistry, so I'm in there for the long haul.

"The Glades" on the other hand, is terrible. The lead actor is very off-putting, the tone of the show is a bit too jokey jokey ha ha for me. And the actions of the main character are bizarre and completely unrealistic. I will not be back.

I was hoping Rizzoli and Isles would soothe my soul for all the female losses in procedurals recently. It's good to hear it was promising. I dvr'd it to watch later.

I saw a very interesting Scandinavian detective show called Varg Veum on the international channel last night. There are a seried of them based on some hugely popular novels. Varg used to be a social worker, but he beat up a drug dealer and got fired, so now he's a private investigator. He's a scruffy, slender blond who doesn't have a gun or fight very well, but he has some charm. The author said he based the character a little on American detectives but didn't want to make him too much of a tough guy.

Wonderfully intricate plot, his cop contact had no qualms about putting cuffs on him when he was getting too out of line, and there's something amusing about a scruffy, skinny guy dressed all in black saying "I'm a social worker." And being believed. He's good with kids and tends to get very tense when kids are in trouble.

I watched The Glades and while I'd agree that the pilot was a bit disjointed and off-putting in places, I want to like it, if only because, like Burn Notice, they actually film in South Florida and the creator is a native and it's nice to see sights that aren't the Venetian Causeway (*coughCSIHORATIONCAINE'SSUNGLASSEScough*)

It's like I can see what they're trying to do with the characters, I just think they were a bit clumsy with it in the pilot.

Most pilots kind of blow...Treme's was the best I saw this year(Not to talk about Treme in here.)

The Closer: I love how Brenda getting lost in the new precinct mirrors her constantly getting lost in LA in the first season.