Category Archives: The Mentalist

Bruno Heller, Simon Baker, and Robin Tunney Give Final Encore Salute to THE MENTALIST

It’s no secret that this season, the seventh, is the final for The Mentalist.  What is a secret is how the popular series will end.  Executive Producer Bruno Heller, along with actors Simon Baker (Patrick Jane) and Robin Tunney (Teresa Lisbon) aren’t saying. However, Heller confides, “You know the real secret is that it’s very, very hard to keep up a rational generous relationship with your costars on a show that runs this long.  It has been a great joy

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Straight Talk from Bruno Heller and Simon Baker on Red John and THE MENTALIST

“Patrick Jane finally comes face-to-face with Red John, the serial killer he’s tracked since the madman murdered his wife and daughter.”  So reads the episode logline for Season Six, episode eight of The Mentalist at cbs.com – and the guessing game begins. What will happen?  Who is Red John?  After all, Jane has had five seasons to find him.  Bruno Heller, Executive Producer, and series star Simon Baker held a telephone press conference this week to talk about the upcoming

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Quick Take: THE MENTALIST Season 6 Premiere

There is just something about THE MENTALIST that keeps me coming back.  A show that I watch off and on, and marathon some weeks while missing it others – I keep going back because I’m still caught up in the Red John of it all.  Season 6 picks up tonight at 10/9c on CBS with another great episode.  Jane has narrowed his list of Red John suspects to a list of 7 (my money is on Reed Diamond because I

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Sunday Must Watch Part 1: THE GOOD WIFE (and the full Sunday spread) on CBS

Sunday night premiere night is here!  It all starts with the newest season premiere of THE AMAZING RACE, in which the winning team could wind up with a $2 million prize (instead of the usual $1 million).  Phil and co are back with a premiere that follows teams to Shanghai, China – it looks to be a good season! The night ends with the 5th season premiere of THE MENTALIST that has Jane looking into Lorelei’s connection to Red John,

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