Check for this TV Show: Criminal Minds

This show is great. I don't really get into the new dramas the networks unleash on us every Fall, but Criminal Minds is like a mini-movie each week. Like Law & Order, CSI, and other prime time crime dramas, Criminal Minds is self-contained and doesn't require that you watch each episode, so jump in any week. The premise: a group of FBI profilers solve sadistic and heinous crimes through careful deconstruction of the victims' lives. This show isn't exactly breaking new ground in terms of the profiler plot, but it is uniquely entertaining in its darkness. It's like a psychological thriller done for the small screen, and each week the case is just as chilling as the last. CBS has definitely become the network for crime/mystery dramas and features the best: Cold Case, all of the CSIs, and Without a Trace. If you're not doing anything else, Criminal Minds is definitely worth a look. Wednesdays 9 PM EST on CBS. Starring: Mandy Patinkin (Dead Like Me) and Shemar Moore (Diary of a Mad Black Woman, The Brothers).