Just finished watching Season Three of Criminal Minds, the first 20 episodes I watched out of everything that I got for Christmas. This is without a doubt the most consistent show that I have ever seen use a standalone format. One of the main problems people comment on the show is that there isn't enough character devolopment. This is true to an extent. In a 42 minute episode I would say 30-34 minutes are devoted to the case while the rest is devoted to getting to know our main cast. The best thing about that though is the main cast (for the most part) stays the same throughout the show. So now by the end of season three we have a healthy idea of our characters and the cases are just as good as they have ever been. Season Three did rate the lowest when I did my calculations, but the 6.0 in season three is likely what hurt it the most.

The Sheild is good - but I got season two on 12/25/2008 and it's not even out of the packaging yet. Criminal Minds took over everything I got and if this show isn't on your rader it should be. If you haven't seen an episode, keep an eye out for a $19.99 price tag for season one somewhere and pick it up. The characters are all really good - I've never been apart of a show where I loved EVERY main character. Six Feet Under made me cringe with Ruth most times. I don't like Jin/Sun Lost episodes. T-Bag scenes in season three of Prison Break and Veronica scenes in season one were bad. Every single character is someone you want to see more of. Trust me, if you have seen nothing - you should pick it up.