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Scoop! Patinkin's Minds Successor Found?
Geena Davis by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
The search for Mandy Patinkin's replacement on Criminal Minds may be over.
At CBS' press-tour soiree this evening, Minds man Shemar Moore essentially confirmed what I've been hearing all day: Geena Davis has emerged as the front-runner to succeed Patinkin.
Moore, who was in a very chatty mood, also name-dropped Michael Keaton as a possible successor, but sources tell me that Keaton has officially passed.
What else did Moore have to say? Loads.
• On Patinkin's abrupt exit: "I don't like that he did this the way he did this. I don't. I don't think it's right. He left us hanging a little bit... no warning, no nothing. We all showed up to work on Day 1, and he didn't. And we've been scrambling. But we're going to be all right without him. I just feel like he needs to take responsibility for his actions… [and] just acknowledge us, because it's an ensemble, it's a team.... We just want the courtesy and the respect that we deserve. And we felt like if he had given us that initially, this would be much easier to deal with. He essentially just slapped us in the face."
• Did anyone see it coming? "We saw it coming in 1995 when he did it on Chicago Hope. Mandy's a volatile personality. He had his good days and he had his bad days. Sometimes the content of what we did would affect him more some days than others. Everybody thought he got the breath of fresh air he needed with the hiatus. I saw him in Monte Carlo about four, five weeks ago, and I said, 'I'll see you on [July] 9.' And he said, "Yep.'"
• Any lessons to be learned from this? "I'm hoping Mandy learns a lesson from his actions. He did it once, OK. This one's going to sting a little bit. At least it should sting. Bottom line is, he didn't show up to work — with no warning. He didn't tell anybody."
• On his recent legal troubles: "My problem is I always liked fast cars. The mistake I made was I was driving too fast. As far as any alcohol-related charges, they were all dropped. The lesson that I learned was, I've got to slow down."
• On those infamous nudie pics: "You mean of me frolicking on the beach? You know, the worst part of that whole thing for me was the frolicking, because, to me, it sounds like I was skipping or something like that. Look, I had no problems with [the photos]. What I have a problem with is their making such an issue out of me being gay. I'll say it right now: I'm not gay. Not even a little bit. I love women. Women are god's greatest creation. But I have no problems with people who are gay. My godfather was gay; he died of AIDS. I have dear friends that are gay. I'm very straight. The article said I got "caught." I didn't get caught. I willingly went to Hawaii. I willingly went to Maui, with two girlfriends of mine. I'm a single man. I had two girlfriends out there, and we wanted to go skinny-dipping."
• Was he, um, happy with those pics? "Lemme just say this: Thank god the water was fairly warm. That's all I'm going to say. It wasn't my best day. But it wasn't an awful day."
Told ya he was chatty!
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Jul 20, 2007 1:37 AM
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Amazing news Ausiello! How you are the first to break the news is awesome.
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Jul 20, 2007 2:23 AM
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Good to know that I was right when I guessed Mr. Keaton, even though I didn't think he was right for the role.
Too bad they went with Geena - Pretty much everything she has starred in after "A League of Their Own" in 1992 has flopped.
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Jul 20, 2007 2:23 AM
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ewwww Genna Davis.
It amazes me that TPTB don't ever ask themselves things like "Dang if Genna Davis was so well liked wouldn't her last series have done better?"
honestly.
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Jul 20, 2007 6:02 AM
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I will give Geena Davis a chance, since I am a fan of the show and want it to succeed. As for Shemar Moore, who the heck cares if he is gay or not??! He is a smokin' hot guy whose acting has improved greatly over the years, and I for one can't get enough of him.
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Jul 20, 2007 8:02 AM
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Geena Davis is all right. Commander in Chief suffered a lot of behind-the-scenes upsets before it even got off the ground, if I remember correctly. It'll be interesting to see how she fits into this show now.
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Jul 20, 2007 8:29 AM
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You are an awesome interviewer! This almost makes up for your lack of enthusiasm for the possibly defunct Dresden Files.
So glad you popped him on the nudie pics. Yow-za!
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Jul 20, 2007 8:41 AM
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I don't watch CM but Geena Davis? I really can't see her on a show like that.
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Jul 20, 2007 8:56 AM
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Geena Davis could be good. She played the President of the US well, she can be serious and sober. I don't see her as just a light actress.
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Jul 20, 2007 9:01 AM
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Great interview, Mike! I roared at the warm water comment. So glad "shrinkage" wasn't in evidence, LOL! **goes to search the net for pics***
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Jul 20, 2007 9:09 AM
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ugh, geena davis......seriously???
i am one of those loyal cm watchers and will continue to watch regardless of geena but only b/c i like everyone else on the show.
now, michael keaton would've been cool.
seriously, geena davis???? i will probably continue to say this if she makes it onto the show and for the duration she is on the show.
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Jul 20, 2007 9:51 AM
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Okay, I love Shemar even more than I already did.
How refreshing to see an actor who is willing to talk straight, who doesn't have his publicist censor reporter's questions and seems to have a sense of humor about himself.
I was worried that his legal troubles were a sign that he had gotten sucked into the Hollywood vapid mindframe. Nice to see him admitting to making a mistake and trying to move on.
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Jul 20, 2007 10:15 AM
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I saw those pics, from all angles, and let me tell you... eh.
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Jul 20, 2007 11:02 AM
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I have 2 questions for you Michael:
1. How were you able to concentrate on your next question while you are standing next to Shemar?
2. How many tissues did you go through to wipe up the drool?
Thanks for the interview and, I agree - its great to get some straight talk from a Left Coastie! Lastly, I vote that we get wicked1 some better glasses 'cause Shemar is smokin'!
As for Geena Davis, I'm glad she may join the show. She got a raw deal on her last show. They messed with it so much that it became unwatchable but she was great. And, she can play rough - she was in that movie (can't remember the title) with Samuel L. Jackson where she plays a government assasin that has amnesia. She was very, uh, forceful in that role.
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Jul 20, 2007 11:16 AM
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Hah!
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Jul 20, 2007 11:21 AM
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