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Television Review | 'The Mentalist': A Detective Sharpens His Eye and Charm
nytimes.com - 9/23/2008
Television Review | 'The Mentalist': A Detective Sharpens His Eye and Charm
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Simon Baker, playing the title character of CBS’s “The Mentalist,” keeps this latest entry into the detective-with-a-gimmick genre easy on the eyes and brain. >

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Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.:  Does Herc Find CBS’ THE MENTALIST, From ROME Creator Bruno Heller, Mesmerizing??

TV with MeeVee:  Morning playing-for-the-wild-card-spot links

Media Decoder:  New Season: Meet 'The Mentalist'

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Does Herc Find CBS’ THE MENTALIST, From ROME Creator Bruno Heller, Mesmerizing??
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... … smart enough to know how silly its premise is. … the tricks he performs are overshadowed by the glee with which Baker performs them. Like any good grifter, he gets a genuine thrill out of entertaining, manipulating, or confusing people. With his rapid, just-above-a-whisper cadence and cucumber-cool reactions, Baker reminds you of Val Kilmer in his spry Real Genius days, but with really great hair. It's a mesmerizing little act. … The New York Times says: … Mr. Baker keeps “The Mentalist” easy on the eyes and brain. … ...

Morning playing-for-the-wild-card-spot links
TV with MeeVee — ... " goes to series tomorrow night, but the NYT does such a good job demolishing it today in a couple of paragraphs (second item) that I won't bother: "The plot is plodding, the characters are interchangeable, and as an actor (Justin) Bruening makes David Hasselhoff seem like Derek Jacobi." HA! ...

New Season: Meet 'The Mentalist'
Media Decoder — ... “a celebrity medium turned consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation, who has a knack for solving serious crimes when forensics experts can’t.” In this latest entrant to the detective-with-a-gimmick genre, Patrick Jane (played by Simon Baker) admits his so-called psychic powers are fake. Mr. Baker “The Mentalist” “easy on the eyes and brain,” Alessandra Stanley writes.

STAR TREK!!! STAR TREK!!! STAR TREK!!! TERMINATOR!! MENTALIST!! TAXI!! SOPRANOS!! BROTHERHOOD!! HercVault!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... … smart enough to know how silly its premise is. … the tricks he performs are overshadowed by the glee with which Baker performs them. Like any good grifter, he gets a genuine thrill out of entertaining, manipulating, or confusing people. With his rapid, just-above-a-whisper cadence and cucumber-cool reactions, Baker reminds you of Val Kilmer in his spry Real Genius days, but with really great hair. It's a mesmerizing little act. … The New York Times says: … Mr. Baker keeps “The Mentalist” easy on the eyes and brain. … ...

STAR TREK!!! STAR TREK!!! STAR TREK!!! TERMINATOR!! MENTALIST!! TAXI!! SOPRANOS!! BROTHERHOOD!! HercVault!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... … smart enough to know how silly its premise is. … the tricks he performs are overshadowed by the glee with which Baker performs them. Like any good grifter, he gets a genuine thrill out of entertaining, manipulating, or confusing people. With his rapid, just-above-a-whisper cadence and cucumber-cool reactions, Baker reminds you of Val Kilmer in his spry Real Genius days, but with really great hair. It's a mesmerizing little act. … The New York Times says: … Mr. Baker keeps “The Mentalist” easy on the eyes and brain. … ...

STAR TREK!!! STAR TREK!!! STAR TREK!!! TERMINATOR!! MENTALIST!! TAXI!! SOPRANOS!! BROTHERHOOD!! HercVault!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... … smart enough to know how silly its premise is. … the tricks he performs are overshadowed by the glee with which Baker performs them. Like any good grifter, he gets a genuine thrill out of entertaining, manipulating, or confusing people. With his rapid, just-above-a-whisper cadence and cucumber-cool reactions, Baker reminds you of Val Kilmer in his spry Real Genius days, but with really great hair. It's a mesmerizing little act. … The New York Times says: … Mr. Baker keeps “The Mentalist” easy on the eyes and brain. … ...

STAR TREK!!! STAR TREK!!! STAR TREK!!! TERMINATOR!! MENTALIST!! TAXI!! SOPRANOS!! BROTHERHOOD!! HercVault!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... … smart enough to know how silly its premise is. … the tricks he performs are overshadowed by the glee with which Baker performs them. Like any good grifter, he gets a genuine thrill out of entertaining, manipulating, or confusing people. With his rapid, just-above-a-whisper cadence and cucumber-cool reactions, Baker reminds you of Val Kilmer in his spry Real Genius days, but with really great hair. It's a mesmerizing little act. … The New York Times says: … Mr. Baker keeps “The Mentalist” easy on the eyes and brain. … ...

STAR TREK!! STAR TREK!! TERMINATOR!! MENTALIST!! TAXI!! SOPRANOS!! BROTHERHOOD!! HercVault!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... … smart enough to know how silly its premise is. … the tricks he performs are overshadowed by the glee with which Baker performs them. Like any good grifter, he gets a genuine thrill out of entertaining, manipulating, or confusing people. With his rapid, just-above-a-whisper cadence and cucumber-cool reactions, Baker reminds you of Val Kilmer in his spry Real Genius days, but with really great hair. It's a mesmerizing little act. … The New York Times says: … Mr. Baker keeps “The Mentalist” easy on the eyes and brain. … ...

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