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Original Criminal Minds cast members Kirsten Vangsness and A.J. Cook have sealed new deals to stay on as Penelope Garcia and “Jj” Jareau.

RelatedCriminal Minds: Damon Gupton Out After One Season

After costars Joe Mantegna and Matthew Gray Gubler re-signed for the fall, Vangsness and Cook held out for salary parity with the latter, our sister site Deadline reports, and emerged from their negotiations “essentially on par” with Gubler.

The actresses’ deals come on the heels of the news that Damon Gupton was not asked back for Season 13, after less than a full season as Agent Stephen Walker.

Rossi is getting a blast from the past on Criminal Minds — and we're not talking about his second wife.

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While Wednesday's episode (9/8c, CBS) will feature a flashback to the second Mrs. Rossi, it's another new lady in Rossi's (Joe Mantegna) life that will have fans talking. As seen in the exclusive sneak peek below, Joy (Amber Stevens), an aggressive reporter, comes by the Bau and makes Rossi's mouth hit the floor ...

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Comic Con hasn’t been strictly superheroes in a long, long time. We have scoured the schedule for this year’s event and have pulled out the dark, the bloody, the monstrous, and the ghostly panels that look to be right up FEARnet readers’s alley.

Paranormal Passion Panel

Authors discuss the inclusion of romantic elements in their action-packed novels. Protagonists must battle the forces of evil while trying to keep the world (and often their lovers) safe from destruction. Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy leads a discussion with Comic-Con special guest Christine Feehan (The Dark Series), Claudia Gray (Spellcaster), Aprilynne Pike (Earthbound), Lauren Kate (The Fallen Novels), Kendare Blake (Antigoddess), and Magnus Flyte (City of Dark Magic).

Thursday July 18, 2013 10:30am - 11:30am

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Masters of the Web

Some of the most prominent and influential film pundits on the web discuss the film industry, writing for film online,...

There's always one day during the Sdcc when you just shake your head, laugh, and say, "This schedule is ridiculous." Saturday, July 20th, is shaping up to be that day this year.

Horror fans will have a lot of choices to make as the "Bates Motel" panel battles the one-two punch of Godzilla and Seventh Son. Later in the day you'll be faced with choosing to learn more about "True Blood," Telltale's The Walking Dead video game, or "Being Human." Right now 20th Century Fox's presentation that runs at the same time remains "To Be Announced," but once details are revealed, we'll provide an update.

Other panels vying for your attention throughout the day are "The Originals," "Grimm," I, Frankenstein teamed with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (that combination should make for some interesting audience reactions), a look at gameplay from Dead Rising 3 on the Xbox One, more games, comics,...

"Man of Steel" and "The Tudors" star Henry Cavill has reportedly entered talks to take on the lead role of Napoleon Solo in Guy Ritchie's "Man From U.N.C.L.E" film adaptation at Warner Bros. Pictures.

Tom Cruise was previously attached to play Solo, but departed the troubled project the other day. He followed in the footsteps of George Clooney who was also attached to the role back when Steven Soderbergh was slated to direct.

Rather than let the project fall apart again, the studio has moved quickly to insert Cavill into the hole vacated by Cruise.

If he signs, Cavill would co-star with Armie Hammer and Alicia Vikander in the story of two agents - an American (Cavill) and a Russian (Hammer) - who work for a secret international espionage and law-enforcement agency named U.N.C.L.E.

Cavill previously had meetings for Hammer's role...

New Criminal Minds season 9 definitely in the works,new spoilers coming soon. Hey, "Criminal Minds" peeps. We've got great news for you guys,today as CBS decided to definitely renew Criminal Minds for a brand new season 9 back on May 9th,2013,so get ready for at least another year of intriguing adventures with the Bau team. Also, lookout for new,initial, spoiler teasers in the coming weeks,or possibly the next couple of days. According to TV Line, show runner ,Erica Messer, will be back ,along with the main cast: Thomas Gibson, Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Kristen Vangsness, and A.J. Cook. However, there was a little,bumpy drama in negotiations with Vangsness and Cook at one point as they tried to hold out for pay equal to their male castmembers. They didn't end up getting equal pay,but they were able to squeeze out a significant raise in pay out of CBS,...

CBS and Criminal Minds producer ABC Studios on Friday tendered their final offers to longtime cast members Thomas Gibson, Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Kirsten Vangsness and A.J. Cook — and thus far only Gibson and Mantegna are close to signing on for Season 9, our sister site Deadline reports.

Related | May Sweeps/Season Finale Scoopapalooza: More Than 100 Spoilers on Criminal Minds, CSI and More of Your Favorite Series

Moore is said to be still deep in talks (though the two sides remain far apart on the financials), while Vangsness and Cook reportedly rejected outright the latest offer, casting doubt on the futures...

Joe Mantegna isn't concerned about baseball-oriented minds denting "Criminal Minds" too badly.

The veteran actor's long-running CBS crime drama airs a new episode Wednesday (Oct. 24) -- with guest star Ray Wise ("Reaper") as a fearsome doctor -- opposite Game 1 of the World Series on Fox. "My feeling is that we'll get low numbers in San Francisco and Detroit," Mantegna reasons to Zap2it of the cities whose teams are in this year's Fall Classic. "I'm not so worried about the rest of the country.

"One thing about our fan base is that they're very, very loyal, almost rabid in the sense that they really are into the show. They watch the repeats in syndication, and they're just very supportive, so we'll always have that group. We've gone up against 'American Idol,' and the World Series is nothing compared to going against that. We'll see. They may outdraw us tonight,...

On TV this Tuesday: Deadliest Catch pulls up its nets, White Collar’s Neal keeps Peter on the trail of a very elusive criminal, Glee Project learns “the show must go on” and The Godfather Legacy hopes that your first child is a masculine child. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features, linked within, here are nine programs to look out for tonight.

8 pm Deadliest Catch (Discovery) | Season 8 of the fish-for-your-life unscripted drama is drawing to a close, but no need to get crabby: After the two-hour finale, in which a veteran deckhand makes a terrible mistake, stick around...

Before we head off for a long, labor-free Labor Day weekend, let me offer you a behind-the-scenes look at some very hard-working people: the cast of Criminal Minds.

In early August, I visited the set of the CBS procedural to get a sense of what’s going on at the Bau now that A.J. Cook and Paget Brewster are back full time (and test Matthew Gray Gubler’s skateboarding skills ).

Take a look at the video below, featuring the aforementioned, Joe Mantegna (pictured), Shemar Moore, Kirsten Vangsness, and fearless team leader Thomas Gibson. I apologize in advance for my terrible camera skills,...

Upfronts are finally over, but the walk-up to the fall 2011-12 lineup has only just begun. Before we start splitting hairs over the really important stuff (why is Jesus starring in a J.J. Abrams show? Can somebody ixnay the silk pantsuits on Charlie’s Angels already?), we have a few knee-jerk reactions to what we saw and heard this week in New York.

Most impressive big event trailer: Fox’s new X Factor trailer. Okay, we get it now — the show is really big with lots of drama — and did you realize contestants fly off to, like, Simon Cowell’s...

Back in April, we brought you the first word on "Black Sky," the upcoming comic and "illustrated film" project in the works from "Welcome to Hoxford" and "Choker" creator (and "30 Days of Night" co-creator) Ben Templesmith.

Today we have a trio of exclusive images from the project that debuted during the Halo-8 panel in Comic-Con.

Directed by Matt Pizzolo, "Black Sky" is a post-apocalyptic story described as "'Band of Brothers' vs. 'Cthulhu.'" Planned as both a comic and an illustrated film produced by Halo-8, "Black Sky" is expected to debut this Fall.

Here's the official info from Halo-8's Comic-Con panel:

Ben Templesmith unveils new art for Black Sky with illustrated-film director Matt Pizzolo

At Halo-8's "Illustrated Films & Comics" panel during SDCC10, Ben Templesmith unveiled brand new artwork for his upcoming post-apocalyptic epic Black Sky, a dark war-movie-style adventure described as Band of Brothers vs Cthulhu.

Last September we brought you the news of a planned Criminal Minds spin-off and today the new series takes a giant leap forward as sources close to the show say that they’re close to signing Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker in the starring role.

Whitaker’s character is named Cooper and will be in the Mandy Patinkin/Joe Mantegna role as the new team leader. His character description reads as follows,

A former star profiler in the Bau, Coop’s been off the grid for the last eight years — leaving only a trail of rumors in his wake.

Hmm… his character sounds awfully similar to David Rossi (Joe Mantegna). I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, but it does make me wonder what’s going on over there in the Bau because it seems like all their best people go crazy and leave.

As we previously reported, the...

At the end of Criminal Minds last season, the Bau was searching for a serial killer called “The Reaper.” “The Reaper” forced the team from Detroit to Canada in an attempt to apprehend him, but he continued to elude all attempts from the Bau and ultimately attacks Morgan (Shemar Moore), stealing his credentials. As the season finale concluded, we were left with Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) standing face to face with “The Reaper” and as the episode faded to black, we were left with a singular sound; a gunshot.

Join us as I recap the season 5 premiere for criminal minds…

Recap

As the episode “Faceless, Nameless” opens, we’re met with sirens as the Bau arrives on the scene of a crime. While we, the audience, are led to believe they’re at the location of Hotchner’s altercation with “The Reaper,” we soon find out that it’s the residence...

With the Fall season starting, we, once again, get a slew of new and returning shows - So many that it’s impossible to watch everything. I have a DVR and even with my nerdy television calculations (Yes, I do have them), I can’t figure out how to watch everything.

Let’s break this down to see what’s on tonight and whether or not it’s worth watching.

What’s New?

NBC: 8pm - Mercy

Mercy is about a whip-smart nurse (that’s not me, that’s straight out of the press release), Veronica Callahan, who has just returned to work at Mercy Hospital after a tour of service in Iraq. She’s not afraid to bend the rules to save her patients, but her outspoken attitude might wind up costing her job. (that’s my favorite part. “she’s not afraid to bend the rules”)

Well, I...

Chicago – The DC Universe brand of straight-to-dvd titles has worked its way through Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League and settled on Green Lantern, never a favorite character of this old school superhero fan and the first real misfire in the DC Universe line.

DVD Rating: 2.5/5.0 In 2007, Warner Brothers and DC started releasing a series of PG-13 animated, full-length feature films with a surprisingly artistically successful franchise of films. “Superman: Doomsday” started the line, followed by the excellent “Justice League: The New Frontier” (easily the best of the franchise to date) and very good “Batman: Gotham Knight” in 2008. This year has given us the so-so “Wonder Woman” and now the very disappointing “Green Lantern: First Flight,” a release that not only falls below the franchise standard in film quality but DVD presentation as well.

Green Lantern: First Flight was released on DVD on July 28th, 2009.

Photo credit: Warner Bros.

To end my first night covering the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, I attended a screening of DC Universe’s latest animated feature, Green Lantern: First Flight. With buzz on the upcoming live-action adaptation of The Green Lantern building fast, Green Lantern: First Flight will likely be an early barometer of the public’s interest in the character.

So was the film any good?

 

I gotta say: Gf:fl is not DC Universe’s best. I was actually a little bit let down on all fronts - the story, the dialogue, the animation quality, even the sound effects - which is a shame, because I came to the screening with nothing but high hopes after seeing the wonder feature-length Wonder Woman animated film early this year at the New York Comic-Con.

And why shouldn’t I? The creative team behind First Flight is pretty much the same one behind Wonder Woman: DC...

There’s a brand new trailer and a new release date for DC Universe’s next animated feature, Green Lantern: First Flight. The trailer looks pretty epic, and if anything, should serve as a good blueprint for the upcoming live-action Green Lantern movie, which is still in the casting stages.

Check out the trailer for yourself:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h1yAArJe8c

Not bad, right?

Green Lantern: First Flight is the re-imagined origin story of Silver Age Green Lantern, Hal Jordan. The film will mainly be set in space, and will feature all sorts of aliens and intergalactic battles and all kinds of crazy power-ring creations (as you can see from the trailer).

First Flight is being helmed by DC Universe’s Lauren Montgomery, the same brilliant little lady behind DC Universe’s other great features, Superman: Doomsday and Wonder Woman. Lending their voices to the film will...

The new 2008 Fall TV season is almost upon us, with the first new show of the season premiering on September 1st. Screen Rant has put together an extensive list of new and returning programs along with their premiere dates, along with descriptions and recommendations.

So what’s up this fall? What are we anticipating, what are we, well… not anticipating?

I know some of you have given up on network television. At times I don’t blame you. For those of you who still have a wee bit of faith, anticipation, or hope in network programming - or even plan on patiently waiting for shows to hit DVD, then this endeavor is for you. I gave a brief overview of the upcoming TV season a couple of months ago, but this right here is the big kahuna.

And yes, even I am looking forward to a few TV series…

Maybe...