Neither Patinkin nor Mantegna are favorites of mine, but Rossi is growing more human.

I'd rather you cut and pasted

I feel much more comfortable doing that--thanks! I've never linked here before, and I really don't want to start. By extension, I've been thinking about linking to Provacateuse over at the Flick Filosopher's site (she has a great series of "female gazing at men" series, and ita's pics would be perfect for her), but I don't want to do that, either, for fear of elevating ita's hit count too much.

No prob, Kathy, there are just too many whackjobs at TWOP.

CM: The opening theatre fire in "House on Fire" (reran on Ion last night) pinged me big time. Ever since I first read about the Iroquois Theatre Fire (Chicago, 1903, 602 died, one of the many temporary morgues was at the local armory which is now Harpo Studios), I've had nightmares about theatre fires, and this one included most of the details I've imagined.

Based on the praise I've seen the show receive here, I've started watching Criminal Minds. Love it! But... I hate A&E! There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to how they air the episodes, and it's driving me insane. The only positive thing is that they seem to be keeping 2 parters together.

I love every single character. And I like Mandy Patinkin and Joe Mantegna equally, so that works out well for me. Love my eye candy (Shemar Moore). Due to the episodes skipping around so much, I'm a bit confused on one of the female characters, but I'm guessing I'll figure it out eventually.

I just don't understand why A&E wouldn't air them in order. Wouldn't that make more sense?

If you're confused about the Elle/Emily confusion, you're not alone. It took me a long time to realize they weren't the same character.

I'm a bit confused on one of the female characters, but I'm guessing I'll figure it out eventually.

We can probably clear up any questions, if you want to ask them here.

Yeah, it was Elle/Emily that was confusing me. I just couldn't figure out when Elle was on and why she left and when Emily came along. I've looked up enough to clear things up though. Elle doesn't really do much for me, so I'm happy with the addition of Emily.

Rayne, if you get Ion TV, they should be starting up with S1 of Criminal Minds next Monday. They're finishing off with the S4 finale 2-parter (To Hell... ...And Back) on Tuesday night, and then showing a relatively early S1 ep on Thursday (The Fox--excellent ep!). My cable doesn't have the listing up for next week yet, but they always show the series in order, so it makes sense they'll be starting it anew then.

As for confusing Elle and Emily, just remember that one of the actresses can act (Paget Brewster, who plays Emily Prentiss) and one can't (Lola Glaudini, who plays Elle). I really dislike Elle, and she ruins most of S1 for me.

Actually, ION's starting over tonight. They're showing "To Hell... and Back" as the first two eps of the three hours block, and then "Extreme Aggressor" (AKA, the pilot) as the third hour.