Forest Whitaker Debuts on Criminal Minds
By Krystal Clark
CBS has every network beat when it comes to making successful spin-offs of their current shows. Their latest addition will leach off “Criminal Minds and star Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as the leader of a new group of profilers. The actor will make his first appearance onscreen this week, which will lead to the introduction of his character, his team, and eventually his new series.
Whitaker along with Beau Garrett, Matt Ryan and Michael Kelly will appear on Wednesday’s (April 7th) episode of “Criminal Minds” that will have the BAU team traveling to San Francisco to track a killer. There they meet Whitaker’s character Sam Cooper, who thinks the separate cases they’re working may be connected. Isn’t that how it always starts? It’s that infamous “connection” that will spawn a new series that eventually moves on to become another ratings giant.
The premise of the new “Criminal Minds” will be the same as its predecessor just in a new location and with a new cast. It shouldn’t be hard for audiences at home to warm up to the idea of Whitaker being on their screens every week, the actor had a previous stint on the FX series “The Shield” and several guest spots on NBC’s “ER“.
Here’s what you can look forward to with this week’s episode…
What do you think of Forest Whitaker joining Criminal Minds? Do you think his show will be a hit?
Source: Zap2it
Thursday, April 8, 2010 1:23AM
If this spinoff is anything like the original it will be a hit! I'm looking forward to it.
Thursday, April 8, 2010 3:20AM
I am liking this spin off show with Forest.
Thursday, April 8, 2010 3:45AM
Whitaker is awesome. If the producers uses half of Whitaker's talent, this spinoff will take off.
Thursday, April 8, 2010 3:58AM
I think he's great! What's up with his left eye? It's sort of distracting – I'm a nurse and am trying to figure if this is a character or if Forest has a real problem. He has also lost a lot of weight. I watch CRIMINAL MINDS all the time and Forest is a fine addition.:) Faith
Thursday, April 8, 2010 4:36AM
Awesome stuff, only tv show we watch on weekly basis, guess this makes 2
Thursday, April 8, 2010 3:02PM
Whitteker looks ill.
Thursday, April 8, 2010 3:13PM
Nurse???? Its a real problem. This is distracting?????? what hospital are you affiliated with, or are you affiliated with a hospital??????
Thursday, April 8, 2010 3:13PM
Nurse???? Its a real problem. This is distracting?????? what hospital are you affiliated with, or are you affiliated with a hospital??????
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