User Reviews

Forest Whitaker leads the cast. Really iMHO he did not want to seem to be there. Due to being a movie actor there. And that the show had no time to develop there. Him and the rest of the cast.

Even though I am not a Jeanine Garofalo fan myself and that a pre-House of Cards Michael Kelly are among those rounding out the cast. Really the show had no time to develop there.

Here in Australia for SOME reason we began on episode 4 - unbeknownst to us - and found the show disjointed as obviously there were a few things we had missed. Now seeing on IMDB that we missed episodes it makes sense! Our episode 1 was about SNIPERS, so our introduction to Suspect Behaviour lacked substance & any character depth, so you don't really care about any of them. And that's important. The next episode about the OCD arsonist was ok. After these the episodes DID SURPRISINGLY IMPROVE, a bit. The one about the father of the serial killer son who then killed as well, he was a great actor. RED CELL show boo-boos; 1. A poor choice of episodes to start with - PLUS should have played the episode with Criminal Minds (season 15) as lead up to the series to introduce the characters, 2. More depth, background to characters. Plus a good-looking guy wouldn't have hurt😉 3. Janeane Garofalo with the loud GRATING voice...SO ANNOYING !! WHO thought it was a good idea to put her in the series is 50% to blame for it's failure as listening to her is like hearing fingernails on a chalkboard - AWFUL !! 4. The name: just called it RED CELLS. Anyway, in what way was their unit ANY WAY DIFFERENT to Criminal Minds BAU? Was expecting a bit less fumbling seeing as they're not suppose to answer to anyone. But too late. Show's cancelled. As a converted hater it's a pity.

A good spin off to criminal minds, however I think Forest Whittaker needs to stop looking at the camera, his acting in this is not the best which is unusual for him because he is known to be a very good actor. They say people have their own preferences of what they like so this is like hate it or love it TV series and I'm giving it a chance. Criminal minds is not like other crime programmes its about getting into the minds of criminals the original cm has hit 6 seasons and still going strong, with this spin off I can see the actors finding their footing for their characters. Just like all new TV series get past the first season, and I really hope Mr Whittaker sorts out his character. Give it a chance and decide for yourselves.

And by younger, I mean like. Child young. CM:SB, despite being a spin off show, is essentially copying Criminal Minds, just with more weirdness, since the "nontraditional" nature of the fiction Red Cell teams means there's nothing off the table. The only protagonists I care to remember, let alone care about, are Agents Cooper and Mick, and maybe Prophet, who has a one-episode story arc and then nothing. Sam "Coop" Cooper (Forest Whitaker) is a deeply spiritual, and even somewhat mysterious man wit a strong faith and even stronger devotion to his job, using powerful empathetic methods to tap into his profiling skills. Mick Rawson (Matt Ryan) is an ex-Special Ops sniper with a badass accent and even more badass skills, both with his rifle and his profiling (though the latter isn't showed off at all). Johnathan "Prophet" Simms (Michael Kelly) is an Ex-FBI-turned-FBI- again agent who has an admittedly okay arc in the season premiere, detailing his prior mistake and newfound redemption with Cooper, but then kinda just falls short.

Overall, if you like Criminal Minds for the psychology, you'll probably at least be okay with Suspect Behavior's existence. If you're in it for the rich characters, you'll stick around for Cooper probably, or at the very least Kirsten Vagnesse, who reprises her role as Penelope Garcia. If you're in it for the storytelling, you'll probably wanna stick to the original series.

I watched this first episode with some hopeful anticipation. The story was stereotypical of this type of show....a kidnapped child, a pervert and the "heros". We have seen this plot so many times on Law and Order spin-offs and the ending was also to be expected. In case anyone hasn't watched it yet, I will not reveal the ending. I was really disappointed. This spin-off doesn't have the pizazz of the original. While Forest Whittaker is an excellent actor - this part isn't for him. In fact the entire cast was pretty bad. Apart from Penelope, they don't seem to have the professionalism, intelligence or looks that their counterparts do in Criminal Minds. I hate to be so negative, but their appearance, clothing, speaking style etc.....just doesn't work. An English accent is totally out of character for the FBI. Iwill not watch it again. It was indeed a flop.

The mind of the Serial Killer is a complicated one. And we cannot forget that this is what these shows are about. While Criminal Minds is probably one of the most intriguing and well organized series out there, we have to remember way back to the first couple of episodes.

I've done some soul searching as of late and have re-watched the first couple episodes of the first season of Criminal Minds. I've come to the conclusion that while the subject matter of Criminal Minds was interesting, I was just thrown into the characters in the first season. I knew little to nothing about them, but slowly, I was given little bits and pieces. And then we got the second season and BAM, there were the characters we care so much about now.

With this being said, Suspect Behavior has aired a grand total of 9 episodes. How can so many people come to hate a TV show so much in 9 episodes? And I can tell you why. It's because Suspect Behavior is not the original. And you know what, I'm completely fine with that. I want a change in scenery every once and a while, and Suspect Behavior has different characters that tackle the same subject matter. And that's cool.

So I'll be honest with you. Forest Whitaker as Unit Chief Sam Cooper freaked me out at first. I couldn't watch him on screen. But as time went by, the producers/writers toned him down a bit and figured out how to film him. And I've come to actually like Sam Cooper. He seems to me like the father of a very diverse family, and there is this air of mystery about him, about how his team seems to respect him greatly without much proof of why. And I kind of like not knowing. So who cares about his eye? I think it gives him more character, makes him seem more off kilter.

Apparently Janeane Garofalo is not liked by many. Personally, I don't care what an actor has done in the past. I just focus on what they bring to the character they're playing now. But we love, and I mean LOVE, judging and stereotyping actors on their previous roles. Example: Daniel Radcliff will always be Harry Potter.

But regardless of what Garofalo has done in the past I love the emotional depth that she brings to SSA Beth Griffith. There is this strong woman who has been kicked off one to many teams because of her stubborn personality. Her unwillingness to not be heard. But there is also this woman who knows that she is alone in the world. And knowing that, yet still functioning, is such a bittersweet tragedy. The last moments of 'Jane' were truly sad ones.

I have not had much experience with Matt Ryan, Michael Kelly, and Beau Garrett, and that's the way I like it.

First off, Matt Ryan as the ex-British Special Forces sniper turned SSA Mick Rawson brings experience to the team. He is the tactical expert. The typical arrogant man who is good at his job. But Mick is different. While being fully aware that he is an excellent sniper, he hates what that categorizes him as. He does not want to be alone for the rest of his life, and there's a vulnerability buried deep down.

I don't know where to put Michael Kelly as SSA John "Prophet" Simms. While his is an interesting background, he seemed to go through a character shift from the back door pilot/first episode to the others. He seems less angry at the world and more composed. And while all descriptions of his character lead him to be a religious man, we have not seen to much of that proved besides with his nick name. So I hope there is an episode down the road that will focus on that, because I think it has potential.

Then we are brought to Beau Garrett as SSA Gina LaSalle, who is quite possibly the most believable character on this show. Her area of expertise is the actual behavior of people, which is kind of ironic because all of the characters have to be good at this, but she seems to have an extra edge, especially when it comes to families. Which brings me to think that she had a broken family/childhood. There are always these long stares at the children of victims that has so much longing it makes me kind of sad. But that's about all that we know about her. Which is driving me insane. So you hear that producers! Give me more Gina LaSalle please! So all in all, there is a good solid structure for a decent show. The characters aren't too developed yet, but that's because they're only a couple episodes in. And I think Suspect behavior has done it's job because I want to know more. They've stirred the curiosity in me. And as a freshman show, that's what you want to do.