Youve seen the rockin promo now watch the actual show This Wednesday at 9 pmET CBS Criminal Minds opens its new season by resolving the Whose SUV Exploded cliff-hanger in short order but that merely lights the fuse for another series of tense high-stakes moments Shemar Moore the best he could without divulging Derek Morgans own fate one way or the other shared with us this look at the season premiere Matt MitovichTVGuidecom Ive been casually grading a few season premieres and a part of me wants to give Criminal Minds a 10 It was so freakin awesomeShemar Moore Yeah its pretty phenomenal I wish we could do that every week That felt like a feature film It was fun to be a part of Its fast and furiousTVGuidecom Its smart too in the way it sets up a major dilemma involving the critically injured agents body and an inability to get him or her medical attentionMoore Right we handcuffed ourselves Simon Mirren whos one of our head writers
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As Criminal Minds' Derek Morgan, Shemar Moore has never backed down from a fight. Such is also the case in real life, as the actor helps to raise awareness and funding for MS by participating in this coming weekend's Bike MS: Southern California Ride 2008. Moore was led to put his pedals where his mouth by his mother, who 10 years ago was diagnosed with MS. "She was having a tough time, and I felt like my hands were tied because I wasn’t aware enough or couldn't trust what the doctors were telling us," he shares. Three years ago, some Criminal Minds crew members who were avid cyclists clued Moore into Bike MS. Besides raising money and awareness, Moore's participation put him in touch with a community of people offering answers and solid information.Having since secured proper treatment – and one hip replacement surgery later – Moore's mother is more ambulatory than he once dared to hope. "I was an only child raised by a single mom and I thought she was indestructible...
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In tonights Criminal Minds finale 9 pmET CBS the BAU team heads to New York City on the trail of a Son of Samlike serial killer or is there more than one Thats not the only question JJ AJ Cook makes a fateful pregnancy decision Hotch Thomas Gibson discovers he has an admirer and Morgan Shemar Moore ponders leaving to run the New York office And in the explosive cliff-hanger one of our team is going to be severely injured and [viewers will] have to wait all summer to find out who it was says exec producer Ed Bernero If you care about these people you cannot miss the last 30 seconds
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This week, there's a real buzz on the set and it has nothing to do with the upcoming episode or last week's ratings. This weekend members of our cast and crew are getting their Lance Armstrong on. Saturday is the 2007 Start to Finish MS Bike Tour. Twenty-three members of the Criminal Minds staff are getting up early and biking up the California coast to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. They've been looking forward to this for a long time.Last year 12 of our crew members pedaled, and this year the number has doubled. The 12 riders from last year did not take very much time off before getting back to training and are taking it very seriously. The newcomers all have a varied range of experience and ability but have been riding every weekend. Every Monday tales of training mishaps and misadventures make their way to set.However, the most important part of this ride has nothing to do with the performance of the cyclists. It's all to benefit NMSS. So in addition to those r...
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Whenever I bring guests to set, there is always one thing that amazes them more than anything else: the food. Scratch that. Two things. First, they comment on how the ladies of the show are even more striking in person... then they comment on the food. There's lots of food on set. Every day, there are two meals prepared by catering. For breakfast, our caterer Hannah makes made-to-order plates from the catering truck as well as an omelet bar, some sort of hot entrée, and an assortment of rolls, cereals, etc;. Even while the crew eats breakfast, they are already working toward the lunch that will be served seven hours later. Lunch is cafeteria-style with different meat options, a fish, sides, pastas and salad bars. In addition, two "snacks" are served. There is one between breakfast and lunch, and one five hours after lunch (the crew works very long days on set). The crew works 14 hour days — and sometimes much more. It's necessary to keep them fueled. I however work at a d...
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