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\u201cThe Mentalist\u201d<\/b> is a rare show that takes off from the pilot episode and keeps the high quality until the season finale, thanks to Simon Baker and an ensemble cast that works well together. Now six seasons in, it\u2019s interesting to look back at this first and I still enjoy it as much as I did the first go around.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n Genre(s): <\/b>Crime, Drama, Suspense MOVIE INFO: DISC INFO: Audio: <\/b>English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0) <\/p>\n Note: <\/b>The season, features and audio portions were copied from the original Season 1 DVD review with minor changes.<\/p>\n CBS\u2019 police procedural, \u201cThe Mentalist\u201d<\/b>, begins quite well and maintains mid to high quality storylines from start to the season finale. Although there are plenty of crime shows on television already, this one stands out from the rest thanks in large part to a charismatic, part funny, somewhat dramatic Simon Baker.<\/p>\n Baker plays Patrick Jane, a former psychic charlatan turned CBI \u2013 California Bureau of Investigation \u2013 consultant who helps a team of agents solve often unusual or complicated crimes within the state. The team consists of leader \u2013 and oft pushover \u2013 Teresa Lisbon (ROBIN TUNNEY), Kimball Cho (TIM KANG), Wayne Rigsby (OWAIN YEOMAN), cutie Grace Van Pelt (AMANDA RIGHETTI) and unit director Virgil Minelli (GREGORY ITZEN) who likes the results but disapproves of Jane\u2019s methods.<\/p>\n As with most freshman series, we get a nicely divided dose of crime and character development. For Patrick Jane, his character arc involves a genius serial killer known as \u201cRed John\u201d, a man who had targeted and killed Jane\u2019s wife and daughter after Jane taunted and patronized the killer while on a talk show portending to know Red John\u2019s actions and motives.<\/p>\n The season does a good job balancing out the Red John subplot while still presenting interesting crime stories and fun interactions between the main characters. For example, early on they establish a potential romantic bond with Rigsby and Van Pelt not to mention a little chemistry between Jane and Lisbon.<\/p>\n Here are the episodes with my personal favorites with an asterisk:<\/p>\n 01. Pilot* Although I only have a few favorites, every episode is still quite good and even in its first season, separates itself from the pack, possibly better than \u201cCSI\u201d but still below \u201cNCIS\u201d and \u201cCriminal Minds\u201d, but as a light diversion to the everyday gruel, it\u2019s a nice pick me up thanks to a fine cast and captivating lead actor in Simon Baker.<\/p>\n The 4-disc set comes in a wide Blu-ray Keep Case. All the features have been ported over from the DVD release.<\/p>\n Lost Evidence (8:45)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 3 episodes contain deleted scenes but as with most TV shows, they were cut mainly for time constraints or it already delivered information in a more concise way.<\/p>\n Evidence of a Hit Series (24:03)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 The cast and crew talk about the show, why it works so well and how it is different from other procedural crime series. It\u2019s really a basic \u2018making-of\u2019 featurette that covers the season\u2019s main plot surrounding Red John as well as the character arc for Patrick Jane.<\/p>\n Cracking the Crystal Ball: Mentalist vs. Physic (18:11)<\/span><\/b> examines the difference between mentalists and physics from the perspective of expert scientists, mentalists and law enforcement.<\/p>\n Surveillance Video (7:06)<\/span><\/b> is a gag reel with flubbed lines and on set mishaps.<\/p>\n Thanks to Warner Archive, \u201cThe Mentalist\u201d<\/b> finally makes its way on Blu-ray despite being available overseas for a few years. Although I suspect the transfer is the same as the foreign release, the 1080p high-def transfer still looks really good for a show that already was nice on DVD. Colors are bright and cheerful during the daylight scenes and the detail levels are quite sharp and do contain some minor natural grain.<\/p>\n The Dolby Digital 5.1 track is adequate and efficient. This is mainly a dialogue and score centric kind of show so you\u2019re not going to get a whole lot of workout in terms of action sequences but it should be good enough for most.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Mentalist\u201d<\/b> is a rare show that takes off from the pilot episode and keeps the high quality until the season finale, thanks to Simon Baker and an ensemble cast that works well together. Now six seasons in, it\u2019s interesting to look back at this first season and I still enjoy it as much as I did the first go around. The Blu-ray released by Warner Archive provides for an excellent video transfer and the same audio and features. However, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s worth a double-dip if you already own the original DVD release.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n The Movieman \u201cThe Mentalist\u201d is a rare show that takes off from the pilot episode and keeps the high quality until the season finale, thanks to Simon Baker and an ensemble cast that works well together. 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\n“The Mentalist”: The Complete First Season (2008-09)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nWarner Archives | NR \u2013 998 min. \u2013 $40.99 | November 5, 2013
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\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/b>Bruno Heller (created by)
\nCast: <\/b>Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, Amanda Righetti<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Features: <\/b>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel
\nNumber of Discs: <\/b>1<\/p>\n
\nVideo: <\/b>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/b>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/b>Various
\nCodec: <\/b>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/b>A, B, C<\/p>\n<\/p>\nTHE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n02. Red Hair and Silver Tape
\n03. Red Tide
\n04. Ladies in Red
\n05. Redwood*
\n06. Red Handed
\n07. Seeing Red*
\n08. Thin Red Line
\n09. Flame Red
\n10. Red Brick and Ivy
\n11. Red John\u2019s Friends*
\n12. Red Rum
\n13. Paint it Red*
\n14. Crimson Casanova
\n15. Scarlett Fever
\n16. Bloodshot
\n17. Carnelian Inc.
\n18. Russet Potatoes
\n19. A Dozen Red Roses
\n20. Red Sauce
\n21. Miss Red
\n22. Blood Brothers*
\n23. Red John\u2019s Footsteps*<\/p>\n<\/p>\nSPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nVIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nAUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nOVERALL \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n<\/i>Published: <\/b>10\/16\/2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"