Criminal Minds

For your viewing pleasure, I have found another crime procedural show. I really like this show, and I just stumbled upon it. Please don’t think I watch tv all the time! I watch Curious George with my daughter, Criminal Minds, and really not much else. My fiance works nights on Fridays, so I stay home and hang out. A few weeks ago, I was flipping through the channels trying to find something to watch because I just cannot watch Moonlight anymore. I found Angie Harmon in The Women’s Murder Club. The title sounded familiar - it’s based on a series of books by James Patterson.
The show centers around four successful women working in San Francisco.
Angie Harmon plays Detective Lindsay Boxer. She’s a divorced workaholic. Ironically, her ex-husband becomes her boss. They get along for the most part, but there is a lot of awkwardness - especially when Linsday meets his new fiance. Tyrees Allen plays Lindsay’s partner, Warren Jacobi. He’s a father-figure to Lindsay. His cool demeanor balances Lindsay’s hot head. I wasn’t a fan of Angie Harmon’s when she was on Law & Order. But on this show, she shows a lot more personality.

Paula Newsome plays Claire Washburn, the Medical Examiner. She is the only one who is married and has kids. Her husband is a retired cop. She is kind of the responsible, sensible figure to turn to for the other ladies. She’s a good character because you see her working with dead bodies all day and then she goes home to her husband and kids. That must require quite a bit of seperating in her mind.

The lawyer in the club is Deputy DA Jill Bernhardt, played by Laura Harris (pictured below). In her job, she has to anticipate problems with a case. In her personal life, she does this too. This makes it hard for her to committ to her boyfriend, Luke (an ER doctor) or be happy with her life.

Rounding out the Women’s Murder Club is Cindy Thomas, a reporter for the San Francisco Register. Aubrey Dollar plays the young, eager journalist. Cindy wants to work the crime desk for the paper. She is persistent and finally gets Lindsay to talk to her. She continually shows up wherever Lindsay is, and often gives her valuable pieces of information.

This show is entertaining. The cases are serious, but then there are moments when the women talk about themselves, their lives, their days, whatever. It’s different to see that on a crime show. Their personalities mesh well together, as do their professional abilities.
There is a sub-story continually running through the show. There is a killer whom they call the Kiss Me Not Killer. He continues to elude them. I missed the first few episodes, so I’m not entirely sure what that’s about, but again, it’s different to have an unresolved case being brought up again and again. ABC has a good site for this show, with episode/cast/character info if your interested. You can also watch an episode online if you’ve never seen the show before.

James Patterson has written a billion books - five in 2007 alone. He wrote Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls, which were made into movies starring Morgan Freedman. There are six Women’s Murder Club books, with a seventh due out next year. James Patterson’s website is full of stuff - there are contests and reading discussion clubs. Very cool. So if you find yourself at home on a Friday night, don’t despair. Watch The Women’s Murder Club. It airs on ABC at nine.
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