"Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior," "Law and Order: LA," "&$@* My Dad Says," and "The Defenders" Out of the Fall Line Up

"Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" is Cancelled While "CSI: NY" Makes the Cut

"Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" will not be making it into the fall line up. I was excited to see the show to make it into the spring lineup because I like watching Forest Whitaker.

I realized Janeane Garofalo from "Michelle and Romey's High School Reunion" was in the show about half way through the season. The reason for being so slow on the take with her is it seemed they did not give enough camera focus on her face to put it all together at the time.

While I like both of these actors, their characters did not fit into their normal styles of acting. The plots were far slower than the original series. There was not enough action or strong story lines for the characters they had in the show.

Unlike "CSI" and "NCIS" shows and their spin offs, unfortunately "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" could not hold its own following "Criminal Minds." Some fans have lost interest in some of the spin offs of "CSI" and "NCIS." There are enough fans of the these series to keep them alive for another season at least.

"Law and Order: LA" and "@#$% My Dad Says" looses out too

With so many crime shows being on air these days, I'm not surprised to see "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" and "Law and Order: LA" get booted. I like these types of shows but from time to time I like to see other shows like "Mike and Molly," "The Big Bang Theory" and similar comedies in the mix of things.

I am not surprised to see "Bleep My Dad Says" to be not picked up for the fall season. It was kind of reminiscent of "Roseanne" and "Archie Bunker" mixed together.

"The Defenders" out; "Harry's Law" in

I liked watching Jerry O'Connell and Jim Belushi in "The Defenders." The two actors made a good fit for the show. It is to be hoped that we will see more of them together in future shows or movies.

With Kathy Bates as the lead in "Harry's Law," I'm not surprised the show was kept in the fall line up. There is just enough drama with a mix of comedy to keep one interested.

With Christopher Jackson playing the cookie Tommy Jefferson, he gives the extra push for Kathy Bates' character, Harriet Korn, to bring out more of her hard core and soft side when it comes to being a criminal lawyer. Then you have Paul McCrane, from "ER," to give an insight to how hard one can make Bates' character push back in a case.

Sources

Lynette Rice; CBS cancels "The Defenders" and William Shatner; InsideTV.ew.com

Lynette Rice; CBS kills of "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior; InsideTV.ew.com

Amy Chozick; Why "Law & Order L.A." Got Offed ;Blogs.wsj.com