Senior Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi

Joe Mantegna will join the cast of CBS’ Criminal Minds, the network confirmed today.

Mantegna will fill the void left by Mandy Patinkin, who abruptly left the series earlier this summer, days after the show was to start production.

read the full article here...(from CBS Entertainment)

MEET SPECIAL AGENT DAVID ROSSI

he looks like a "david rossi". :D sounds like he could be a keep (not that we have a choice right now...)

I hope his character joins the show in a very positive way (like about the time they are coming back together as a "family" from all the problems they have had) I don't want him to come in as a character with a lot of baggage and he has problems right off the bat.

I second that, the existing team has enough problems without another character adding to their baggage!

if the BAU had a time line of employment.......Do you think Hotch or any of the team would have worked with SSA Rossi before he retired?

Maybe Gideon and possibly Hotch....Actually, I'm gonna go with only Gideon having worked with him before,although I suppose the other team members may be familiar with his work and might have came across him in their careers. Speaking of time lines, how long is a CM season meant to be?

and what is with the book tour.......did we not see agent ryan in "unfinished business" on a book tour....any one seen elle at the local Barnes and Noble???

Love the title though

"Senior Supervisory Special Agent Rossi"

ssaj

:lol: Yeah I'm sure Elle's book would make fascinating reading. Wonder what she'd have to say about her time in the BAU..Is writing a book just what these agents do when they've had enough of real work? Maybe Gideon will go down that route.

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I'd say Gideon and maybe Hotch have worked with him. In the pilot Hotch mentioned working in the Seattle office for two years but since we don't know how long ago that was......

Is Hotch meant to be around late thirties? Anyways, I guess it's possible he worked with Rossi before if Rossi worked for the BAU for quite a while...wonder why he's volunteering to return ;)

I figured that out once - judging from what he said in Fisher King when he was talking to Haley about the yearbook. He must be 38 (actuallly sounds kind of young for all he's accomplished but...)

And the only reason I've heard so far why Rossi is "returning" is because the BAU team is short-handed.

I thought he seemed kinda young too ;) Wasn't he a lawyer before he joined the FBI too?

Maybe this Rossi guy is just ready for some real work again. I guess we'll find out soon enough!

Actually....not soon enough for me! :P

38 days to go! It'll fly by :D I hope :rolleyes:

very spoilerish....

and its not under any other color...check out the link for the full article here...its interesting.

Mr Ed Bernero speaks out with Lisa of the Washinton Post

Another team member with a secret, what a shocker! :P They just had to have a new character with plenty baggage ;) Nothing's ever simple in their world!

Sounds interesting...I can't wait to figure out what Gideon's problem is going to be! :P And it'll be interesting to see Mantenga's character struggling with the new rules.

And, yeah, Hotch seems pretty young to be so acclompished. He's suppossed to have been a lawyer once, in SWAT once, worked in a Seattle office once, and have enough experience to be a SSA? Although, according to the end of season 2, his superiors were unsure about hiring him in the first place...

Just what I was thinking. I hope he doesn't have the attitude of former SSA Ryan from Unfinished Business.

Just opened this weeks TV Guide(with PRIVATE PRACTICE on the cover) and found this article about Joe Mantegna:

*Joe was always their first pick. Others were just names thrown out. Even the Kietel thing was never really all that serious.
*Joe immediately said "yes" to the offer.
*Joe was already a fan of the show, but he wants to hit the ground running and so is doing a marathon of the shows to prep.
*His first appearance will actually be ep 6.

About Rossi: (perhaps spoilerish)
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*Old school profiler with his own mysterious reasons for coming back
*Is the antithesis of Gideon - "fastidious and wears jackets".
*Is uncomfortable with "private jets, high tech equipment and female agents"

And finally, Ed Bernero on Mandy and the rumors that no one would work with him:
"Ridiculous," says Ed Bernero, adding that Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr. Reid) was on set with Patinkin. "The rumors assign a lot more importance to him leaving that we really think. It's like, so what? If you don't want to be on our team - then don't."

Hey "Shawngf" nice to see you here again! :D I always like your input!

And thanks for that added info especially

that gives me hope that Reid gets to say goodbye to Gideon after all! (okay so maybe it won't happen......but I can hope!) :)

That is interesting, also seemingly opposite to SSA Ryan...taking the book tour to a different level. yet a lot like Hotch.....can't have two suits...can we?

Yet:

....very much like SSA Ryan....I wonder if "he'll wanna get his hands dirty" or with his reputation, (which I'm sure we will hear about), some might try and kiss his a**?

The team was so not receptive to SSA Ryan...didn't they find him really annoying?

shawngf...welcome...

**please note spoilers below from TV Guide Magazine**

plus we hear:

This character will bring a lot to the show. My guess is he will get on good with Morgan...but the rest of the team, it will be interesting.

I do find Rossi's "Profile" a bit conflicting???

He will be meeting three very strong female personalities!

And the technology, from simple cell phones to Garcia vast abilities to secure information, will be an eye opener.

And if you are "well off" and you "travel the world" wouldn't you appreciate/need cell phones and private jets???

fastidious...."giving careful attention to detail; hard to please"

hmmm says the girl that works for the airline....everyone owns a cell phone/blacberry/laptop......maybe Garcia will become his new best friend?

Although both retired I see a big difference between Ryan and Rossi....
I hope Rossi's secret, "something left undone", will not be as obsessive as Ryans "one that got away".



as usual, just a few scrambled thoughts...hmmm
ssaj

Uncomfortable with female agents?! He's gonna have problems! And he'll need to adjust quickly to teamwork if he's used to working alone. There's gonna be tension! I think there might be conflict between this guy and Hotch...

The team seemed to find Ryan annoying but by the end Morgan at least seemed to be getting on okay with him. I do hope their characters are very different! I don't wanna judge before we've even seen the character but I'm thinking it might be hard to like this guy.

I remember that scene on the plane, when elle and hotch are talking about how sad and lonely Ryan seemed to be.......I dont get the feeling that Rossi is "sad and lonely".

I think, because he sounds like he has moved on, he (rossi) will come around quickly to the team aspect of the "new BAU"

oh boy...how many days....and we won't meet him till after Halloween.....

How can you not like Garcia....she will "just work him some magic"

ssaj

I don't want to judge him before I see him either but I do hope he's not just a re-worked Ryan character. Now if his "struggles" add a few lighter moments and we get some laughs (like some of those awkward moments that Reid normally experiences) then that could be good!

I for one am excited. Unfortunately for me I found Mandy's act less than impressive the latter half of the second season so it doesn't kill me that he's left. I just felt less connected to Gideon in the second season than in the first.

Lol :D Some humour would be very welcome.

all of the BAU....interesting people....I bet every one of us could peel of an acurate "personal profile" of each member.....I would like to think so!!

Us as viewers have a great advantage because we love them already!!

This guy is suppose to be "well off", "writer", "world traveller"......he has to be SMART....I love it when they are smart.....I think its going to be great, he will like them!

side bar your honor.....prentiss, i'm really working on prentiss.....I do promise to try very hard to like her....

:lol: I think I'm going to make a note of this one so I can remind you from time to time.

Actually if the spoilers are any indication it sounds like Emily might emerge from her coleslaw status. I'm looking forward to meeting Rossi and seeing what they've got planned for Miss Emily this year.

ok I think.... :huh: (this smiley is called "huh"), perhaps she needs a happy family.....perhaps.....

maybe Ambassador Prentiss and SSA David Rossi could have a 'ship

scarecrow and mrs king....

:ph43r: I bet 96% of all readers have NO idea what I just said....lol :ph43r:

ssaj

:lol: I'm one of the 4% that did!!!! Too funny! :lol:

I knew I could count on you!!!! :rolleyes:

ssaj

Italian name...GREAT :lol:

mild spoilers about character SSA Rossi and season three from the
NY Times this morning...enjoy!!

A Crime Show Produces A New Body!

That's definitely true about the comparison part! I loved that emotional quality to Gideon so it's gonna be really interesting having a character that's his total opposite. Maybe being Gideon's opposite will make him easier to accept ;)

maybe it will

I really hate to see Mandy leave the show ... Gideon is one of my favorite characters ... I just hate it overall when a show I enjoy watching has to make cast changes ... I'm still mourning the fact that there is a "new" Prof. Dumbledore .. LOL .. I really liked Richard Harris in that role

mandy will sure will be missed...

I hate that we have to lose Gideon but if Mandy really was that unhappy then for everyone involved I'm happy that he decided to move on. (still a little torn about the way he chose to leave.....but that's a different story)

Moving on.......I'm actually very excited about this new character! For me this is completely different than when Elle left (not really sure why it's different but it is) I had a really hard time accepting Emily but I really think I'm going to like this new guy. Maybe part of it is that they seemed to replace Elle with someone too much like Elle (in my opinion anyway...I kept waiting to see who Emily was and wasn't seeing it.) I'm very happy to see that they are going to make Rossi completely different from Gideon. I think that will help a lot in helping viewers warm up to Rossi and let Gideon go. If they really can replace Gideon with a character that is equally interesting (I don't think that will be an easy task) I think fans will be forgiving and willing to move on.

It sounds like they have made a great casting choice and I hope Joe is feeling comfortable joining the cast and the rest of the cast has made the necessary adjustments too.

Great article Jentzer!

Jentzer..thanks for that article...