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Has anyone watched [Criminal Minds] this show? I watched half of the first episode when it came out, but couldn't bear it. I just tried to watch another one and managed to make it to the end, but yelled at the screen a few times.
The dialogue just seems so crazy! The main character went on a few weird psychodynamic-y short speeches about people, and the way they explained things just seemed outrageous (I don't think someone in a behavioural analysis unit needs to be reminded that nonverbal communication is important!!). I know they're writing for people unfamiliar with psychology, but it just seems SO hackneyed to me! Add to that that profilers are notoriously inaccurate, unlike the guys on the show who can tell you your mother yelled at you because of the kind of shoes you wear....
I'm pretty glad that the show isn't doing really really well, at least not compared to things like CSI. Absoutely fantastic numbers of incoming university students want to study forensics. Most of them are totally unaware that any background in natural sciences is important for that. I'd hate to see a bunch of first-year psych kids running around diagnosing everyone they see and making guesses about their upbringing....
The dialogue just seems so crazy! The main character went on a few weird psychodynamic-y short speeches about people, and the way they explained things just seemed outrageous (I don't think someone in a behavioural analysis unit needs to be reminded that nonverbal communication is important!!). I know they're writing for people unfamiliar with psychology, but it just seems SO hackneyed to me! Add to that that profilers are notoriously inaccurate, unlike the guys on the show who can tell you your mother yelled at you because of the kind of shoes you wear....
I'm pretty glad that the show isn't doing really really well, at least not compared to things like CSI. Absoutely fantastic numbers of incoming university students want to study forensics. Most of them are totally unaware that any background in natural sciences is important for that. I'd hate to see a bunch of first-year psych kids running around diagnosing everyone they see and making guesses about their upbringing....