Daytime Talk Shows - September 23, 2008

I $!$!$ Love This Woman!

Posted 9/24/2008 on Tapeworthy

Suze Orman was on Oprah today explaining to the suburban women living in their McMansions and driving their SUV's that their current lifestyle is probably unsustainable and they MUST MAKE SOME CUTS in this harsh economic environment . I $!$!$ love this woman ! The irony being that Oprah ...

The Mentalist

Posted 9/24/2008 on OH NO!!

Simon Baker is 'The Mentalist' With a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation, Patrick Jane (Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker) is an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Within the Bureau, Jane ...

Talking to Simon Baker of "The Mentalist"

Posted 9/23/2008 on TV with MeeVee

A few words with Simon Baker, star of CBS' new " The Mentalist ," and producer Bruno Heller, to get you ready for tonight's premiere... Question: Mr. Heller, with the “watch closely” promo,  would the audience be able to pick up what Mr. Jane is picking up by watching and ...

Pitch your own 'Mentalist'-style crime drama! (*Fox already has)

Posted 9/23/2008 on Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch

Tonight marks the debut of The Mentalist, CBS' latest Crimetime TV product, starring Simon Baker (left) as a detective who can tell what you're thinking just by looking at you. And if you're thinking criminal thoughts, watch out, because he's...

The Mentalist: Series Premiere Preview

Posted 9/23/2008 on BuddyTV

Debuting on the CBS tonight is the new police drama The Mentalist, starring Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker.  Portraying Patrick Jane, he has to get into the minds of people not by telepathy, but through a keen eye for...

TV Tonight: The Mentalist

Posted 9/23/2008 on BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.

In a Fall TV season filled with unremarkable shows (and/or shows critics just got sent within the past couple of days), The Mentalist is . . . pretty good. It's not spectacular, and it doesn't break very far out of the mold of other CBS crime series, but it's a decent show that's made ...

Sepinwall on TV: 'The Mentalist' review

Posted 9/23/2008 on What's Alan Watching?

In today's column , I review "The Mentalist," whose pilot is unchanged since I wrote about it back in June . Short version: it's "Psych" minus the humor, but plus Simon Baker, and you can figure out whether that adds up to something you want to watch. I like Baker well enough, but I doubt I'll ...

TV Review: 'The Mentalist'

Posted 9/22/2008 on Zap2it.com - News

Simon Baker solves crimes by squinting

What's On Tonight: Cops, Primeval, Mad TV

Posted 9/20/2008 on TV Squad

At 8, FOX has a new Cops . ABC has College Football at 8, Georgia vs. Arizona State. TLC has a new Flip That House at 8, followed by a new Over Designed . E! has The Creative Emmy Awards at 8. At 8:30, HGTV has a new Deserving Design . At 9, FOX has a new America's ...

2008 Fall TV Preview: The Mentalist

Posted 9/19/2008 on Cinema Blend Television

The Mentalist is a new CBS drama series that stars Simon Baker and centers on Patrick Jane, an independent consultant that works for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) solving serious crimes by using his keen power of observation. He has a certain disregard for protocol and is ...

What's On Tonight: Primeval, Mad TV, Saturday Night Live

Posted 9/13/2008 on TV Squad

At 8, FOX has a new Cops . ABC has College Football at 8, Ohio State vs. USC. GSN has the special Play It Back: 70s Game Shows at 8. TCM has The Misfits at 8. At 8:30, HGTV has a new Deserving Design , followed by new episodes of Color Splash and Divine Design .  ...

Wrap Your Head around 'The Mentalist'

Published 9/23/2008 on Extra

He Sees What Others Miss

Published 9/20/2008 on washingtonpost.com - Television

"The Mentalist" Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on CBS Basic story: Patrick Jane (Simon Baker, "The Guardian") pays attention. A few years ago, he used his powers of observation to enable him "to make a good living pretending to be a psychic," he says in the ...