Aug 30, 2014

No Time Jump For Jisbon, Where Will Couple Be In Premiere?

Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon will still be new to the dating game when The Mentalist returns for season 7.

The CBS drama will only skip forwards a few weeks when it returns in 2015, according to TV Line. For Jane and Lisbon, the Jisbon relationship will still be in its infancy.

Despite the short time frame, the FBI team will undergo a little shakeup between "Blue Bird" and the confidently titled "Nothing But Blue Skies." Agent Emily Swallow's Kim Fischer is out, and Agent Abbott will bring in a young rookie as her replacement.

Played by Make It or Break It's Josie Loren, Agent Michelle Vega will be fresh out of the academy when she joins the Texas-based team. Although the newbie won't start off on good terms with Jane, TV Line reports that Loren has already been upped to the status of series regular.

Set to air in early 2015 on CBS, the seventh season will start off with "Nothing But Blue Skies" before heading into "The Greybar Hotel," "Orange Blossom Ice Cream," and " Pink Rocks."

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Aug 19, 2014

Some news from twitter (airing date, no. of episodes, last season)





Aug 12, 2014

Wedding Bells for Patrick and Teresa? Emily Swallow Leaving

The highly-rated police procedural drama series by CBS, "The Mentalist," has been speculated to return to television somewhere in September or October as filming for the upcoming seventh season has already begun, according to reports.

Show creator Bruno Heller revealed to The Hollywood Reporter some insights on what to expect in the forthcoming season, which will include a "satisfying conclusion."

"The pleasures of the show rests in the byplay between Robin [Tunney] and Simon [Baker]. Getting rid of Red John allowed us to focus on that human aspect of the show. Red John, as it turns out, was a convenience for Jane because it meant he didn't have to confront the rest of his life and what he's doing," he said.

With regards to the speculations whether fans could hear wedding bells for Simon Baker's Patrick Jane and Robin Tunney's Teresa Lisbon, the executive producer indicated that there will be resolution for those questions.

"After [Red John] goes, for both Lisbon and Jane, there is a palpable sense of 'What now? Do I really want to continue doing the same thing?' It left the two of them without an excuse to decide where that relationship was going. They had always been able to keep it separate. Those questions start bubbling up and the rest of the season was the resolution of those questions," Heller explained.

Meanwhile, Emily Swallow took to her social media to confirm the alleged news of her not returning to season 7.

After appearing to 14 episodes in "The Mentalist," Swallow, who plays an FBI agent named Kim Fischer, will leave the team. The site also speculated that there's likely another female character to take Fischer's place in the story.

Zap2It, on the other hand, indicated the return of Morena Baccarin as Erica Flynn, a matchmaker who murdered her husband. The character was last seen escaping from prison and later called Jane offering some information in exchange for pardon.

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Emily Swallow Won't Return As Kim Fischer, Cast In Bravo Series

Emily Swallow will not return as Kim Fischer during season 7 of The Mentalist.

After only 14 episodes, the FBI agent will leave the team. Swallow confirmed recent rumors on Monday.

"Don't be sad! I'll still be popping up on your tv screen :)," Swallow tweeted in response to a concerned fan on Sunday.

The actress will indeed continue her TV career, this time on Bravo's Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce.

It is currently unknown why Swallow was written out of the upcoming season. The character of Jane Fischer only appeared in the post-Red John world, and it looks like another female agent will quickly take her place. Josie Loren will appear as rookie Agent Michelle Vega in the 13-episode seventh season, and she will probably be introduced in the premiere.

Filming for season 7 is already underway, with episode 3 ("Orange Blossom Ice Cream") already completed and episode 2 ("Graybar Hotel") currently in progress. The premiere, "Nothing But Blue Skies," will shoot next.

SRC: www.enstarz.com

Aug 10, 2014

‘NYPD Blue,’ ‘Franklin & Bash’ alum to guest

Who is the latest actor joining the world of Patrick Jane? It’s someone who may already know a thing or two about solving cases on TV.

Per a post on her official Twitter, “NYPD Blue,” “The Jamie Foxx Show,” and “Franklin & Bash” actress Garcelle Beauvais is going to be guest-starring on an upcoming season 7 episode of “The Mentalist.” As for who she will be playing, all we can tell from some photo online is that she will be someone within the world of law enforcement.Her character has a badge, after all, and seems to mean business.

“The Mentalist” is still in the early stages of season 7 production, but has already taken a big risk in filming in some pretty public places. Luckily, they don’t have anything that spoiler-related that they necessary need to hide this early on in the season. We know that Jane and Lisbon now know how the other one feels, and we’re assuming that they’ll try to make a relationship work now. As for whether or not it will, that remains to still be seen (but we’re feeling hopeful).

Sadly, there is still no official premiere date for the show, but if we were one to guess, our assumption would be that the show will come on the air in either January or March. It’ll be the former if CBS has a show they want to replace on the schedule; meanwhile, it’ll be the latter if they have a good fall schedule and want to just air the show out until the May sweeps. There’s no confirmation that this is the final season, but that is our feeling going into it. (We’re fine with being pleasantly surprised later.)

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Simon Baker To Direct, Which Episode Will Actor Take?

The Mentalist's Simon Baker will step behind the camera once more in season 7.

Despite the truncated season, Baker will double his work load by jumping in the director's chair. With only 13 episodes set to air in season 7, it won't be long before the actor has to start prepping for his second job.

Unfortunately, Baker's project is not quite set in stone. The CBS drama is still ironing out the details regarding which episode the Australian will take on.

"I think I better wait until it's nailed down a little better," said writer Jordan Harper when fans asked him for more details.

Baker is no stranger to taking the helm on The Mentalist - the actor has directed one episode a season since season 3. Starting with "Red Moon" in 2010, the actor went on to make "Blinking Red Light," "Red Sails in the Sunset," and the first post-Red John episode.

In the meantime, The Mentalist will kick off season 7 with "Nothing But Blue Skies," "The Graybar Hotel," and "Orange Blossom Ice Cream."

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'The Mentalist' Season 7 Spoilers: Sociopath To Upset Jisbon? Erika Flynn Returns

The Mentalist's Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon better watch their backs; sociopath Erika Flynn is back and looking to drive a wedge into the newly created Jisbon relationship.

Played by Firefly's Morena Baccarin, Entertainment Weekly reports that Flynn will reappear in episode 3 of season 7. Guilty of murdering her husband, Flynn first appeared in season 3's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" and later escaped custody in Season 4's "War of the Roses."

When fans next see Erika, she will be overseas.

"Jane teams up with Erika Flynn in Beirut, Lebanon, where he and Lisbon have gone at the request of the CIA to take down an international weapons dealer," Entertainment Weekly reports. "Erika has agreed to help Jane and the CIA in exchange for a pardon on the murder charges she's still facing and the chance to return to the U.S. But as always Erika has agendas of her own, one of which may, or may not, be inserting herself between Jane and Lisbon."

Will this wily seductress wreck Jane (Simon Baker) and Lisbon's (Robin Tunney) relationship, or will the two investigators be wise enough to steer clear of her traps? Find out more when The Mentalist returns in 2015.

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Morena Baccarin returning to 'The Mentalist'

Everybody’s favorite Firefly Companion and Homeland refugee is returning to CBS’ The Mentalist.


Morena Baccarin is coming back to the veteran crime drama for a guest star appearance in the third episode of season seven. She’ll reprise her role as sexy sociopath Erika Flynn, who previously manipulated and seduced Patrick Jane (Simon Baker).

Here’s the set-up: “Jane teams up with Erika Flynn in Beirut, Lebanon, where he and Lisbon have gone at the request of the CIA to take down an international weapons dealer. Erika has agreed to help Jane and the CIA in exchange for a pardon on the murder charges she’s still facing and the chance to return to the U.S. But as always Erika has agendas of her own, one of which may, or may not, be inserting herself between Jane and Lisbon.”

The Mentalist will return to CBS in midseason.

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Aug 6, 2014

Filming Out Of Order, Which Episode Is First?

The Mentalist cast is back on set, but they are not filming for the season 7 premiere.

The CBS drama started rolling cameras on Wednesday for "Orange Blossom Ice Cream," but the actors are weaving their tales in a non-linear fashion.

"Episodes 1 and 2 aren't really the first two episodes," said writer Jordan Harper on Sunday. "We're shooting out of order right now."

Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and his FBI pals have a long way to go before their mid-season premiere, so the program's late return to the studio and non-sequential schedule won't affect when the episodes air.

Whichever number episode the series is currently shooting will involve a bit of time in the FBI's Austin headquarters. Newcomer Agent Michelle Vega (Josie Loren) will join Agent Kimball Cho (Tim Kang), Agent Dennis Abbott (Rockmond Dunbar), and the sandy-haired Mentalist in the bullpen for these scenes.

It is unknown, however, whether or not Vega will be introduced in the premiere or if viewers will have to wait several episodes to meet her. Due to the short 13-episode season, the wait won't be overly long either way.

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Aug 4, 2014

Production begins for Simon Baker, cast

If you’re a fan of “The Mentalist,” we certainly feel your pain when it comes to the lack of news and updates on the show right now. No one knows when the final season is going to premiere, at least other than the fact that it is not going to happen until at least midseason.

However, we can at least tell you this: Production is underway for Simon Baker and the cast! Filming started this past week, and will continue more than likely for at least the rest of this year. Thanks to a shorter 13-episode order, everyone will likely have more time off than they have since starting the show so many years ago.

As for what the story will revolve around, we’re sure that Patrick Jane’s personal life will suddenly become more of a focus after so much was put into his relationship with Lisbon. We’ll learn how they work as a couple, and also whether or not there is anything personally that ends up complicating their dynamic on the job. Of course, we’re sure that there is also going to be at least some sort of Big Bad-like character, even if it is not another Red John.

What the show will also be potentially feeling this season is a sense of closure. While it has not been confirmed necessarily that season 7 will be the last, the delay for a renewal this past spring, coupled with the current ratings in the 18-49 demographic, make that a likely possibility. The show may opt to come up with what will be a worthy ending for the show in the case that this is it, while also leaving a tiny crack open if there is another season at some point.

SRC: cartermatt.com/

Jul 10, 2014

A few more notes on a new character

As a “Mentalist” fan, you must be feeling the burn right now. It is not exactly clear when the show will be returning to CBS, and there’s also the large possibility that season 7 could be the end of the road. At least you have Jane and Lisbon, right? We at least feel pretty good that the show is not going to turn around and suddenly break them up now after getting them together, mostly because that would be the most awful thing imaginable.

Unfortunately, we have no further news right now about the relationship between these two. Instead, we are here to write a little more about the Michelle Vega character. If you remember from when we last wrote about her, we described her as a very ambitious new FBI agent who is looking to become very proficient with all forms of combat. We’ve learned a little more now, and it’s starting to sound like she will be more of an on-the-job adversary to Patrick Jane than someone he can rely on for shenanigans.

According to a report from TV Guide, this character is actually going to be fairly by-the-book, and is willing to work so hard to impress her superiors that she’ll sacrifice almost everything in her life. This means not having a whole lot of friends or free time, and we’re not sure that this is something Patrick would support at all. Now that Red John is dead, the guy likes to fit in some of his time for relaxation.

As for when “The Mentalist” could return, our guess right now would be either in January as a three-month fill-in series while another show is on hiatus, or March where it could run straight through to the end of the May sweeps. Either way, we expect a run weekly of all 13 episodes, and then we’ll see where the chips fall for the show from there.

SRC: cartermatt.com/

Jul 4, 2014

'The Mentalist' Season 7 To Bring Back Summer Edgecombe? Tim Kang Hopes Cho's Old Flame Returns

The Mentalist will only have a 13-episode seventh season, but Tim Kang is hoping that writers will find room to bring back one of Cho's old flames.

The CBS series closed the book on the Red John-era last fall, but every so often an acquaintance from the CBI days manages to find their way into Patrick Jane's (Simon Bakers) new FBI world. While these visits mostly occurred while the Grace Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti) and Wayne Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) were collaborating with their old coworkers to take down Richard Habiach, Kang remains optimistic that there may be a future role for Summer Edgecombe (Samaire Armstrong).

However, Armstrong's current work could hinder that plan.

"She's on @Resurrection now," Kang told a fan on Twitter. "Trying to get her to come back to @Mentalist_CBS. Cho misses her."

Summer first appeared in season 4 as a prostitute and CBI informant. Cho and summer quickly struck up a romance but their relationship went south when her drug use became a heated issue. After leaving the states, a pregnant Summer returned in season 5 with her fiancé.

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Jun 25, 2014

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Mentalist

Question: My favorite show is The Mentalist. Do you have any news for Season 7? –Snežana

Ausiello: A new woman is about to enter Patrick Jane’s (professional) life. The CBS drama is casting the series regular role of Michelle Vega, a rookie FBI agent who is a student of combat and weaponry and is unfazed by high-pressure situations (such as when the show awaited that 11th-hour renewal).

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‘The Mentalist’ season 7 spoilers: Meet Michelle Vega (sort of)

It has been a long time since there has been some significant TV scoop on “The Mentalist” season 7, and to be fair, it is also going to be a long time until the series comes back on CBS. Earlier today, the network revealed their fall schedule, and it was predictably not a part of it.

Luckily, we can at least come swooping in here with some of the first casting news about a series regular. According to TVLine, the woman’s name in question here is Michelle Vegas, and she is a brand-new FBI agent who is working to become an expert of all sorts of combat. Also, she will not be stressed at all during difficult situations. Basically, it almost feels like the show is casting its own version of Kate Morgan from “24,” except in neophyte form.

Personally, we hope that she somehow finds a way to end up with Cho, mostly because that guy really needs a lot of loving right now. (We’ll take anything that gets him to show off his not-on-the-job side again.)

As for the state of the Jane / Lisbon relationship for the time being, the jury is still out. We would imagine, though, that the show would not give us the romantic moment that they did in “Blue Bird” without some sort of further continuation of it now. In the event that these 13 episodes coming up are the last for the show, they likely need to show how this relationship will work. There are going to be challenges, and just because these two are now seemingly together does not mean that the struggles are over at all.

SRC: http://cartermatt.com/

Jun 15, 2014

Final season will be action-packed, hints show's creator

The seventh and final season of "The Mentalist" will be action-packed and will be filled with thrilling chases, according to the show's creator.

Bruno Heller described what will happen to the next season of the TV series without revealing too many details. "Up until now if you're comparing it to Moby Dick, which is one of the analogies I used to describe the length of the chase, next season the whale has been sighted and they're in the small boats and chasing the whale," Heller told Entertainment Weekly report.

It is obvious that Heller is referring to the long chase for Patrick Jane. The show's creator promised that the next season will be faster paced, more thrilling, more action, more surprises. He also said that there will be mysteries every week.

Meanwhile, although US TV network CBS confirmed the renewal of the upcoming season of "The Mentalist," the series may lose its timeslot on Sunday's primetime. Moreover, the series will have fewer episodes compared to previous seasons. According to Carter Matt, "The Mentalist" will have 13 episodes next season to tie up the loose ends and bring the whole series to conclusion.

It seemed that the show is not in CBS' priority list as the show is suffering in poor ratings. However, the new plot twists as well as the new turn in Patrick Jane and Theresa Lisbon relationship may bring the ratings up of the show's final season.

CBS has not announced the official premiere date yet of "The Mentalist" season 7, but the writers of the TV series are already back at work. Writer / producer Jordan Harper recently confirmed via Twitter that the writers are planning the next season.

Jun 13, 2014

Cast Simon Baker’s Patrick Jane Faces New Intellectual Equal From FBI? Actor Joe Adler Joins As Series Regular

"The Mentalist" season 7 spoilers are here and Simon Baker's Patrick Jane will encounter new challenges, including perhaps an intellectual equal within the FBI. Actor Joe Adler, meanwhile, has been promoted to series regular.

According to Deadline, who dished out some "The Mentalist" season 7 spoilers, Joe Adler has been included in the cast as a regular. He will reprise his role as Jason Wylie, who the website described as a "lighthearted and brilliant FBI computer expert."

Apart from his skills on the computer, Joe Adler is enamored with Patrick Jane's mind games.

"Adler's promotion is not a surprise as has appeared on a recurring basis in every episode of the show ... when the Red John storyline was wrapped up and the show's setting was moved from California to Texas," the website added.

The upcoming season will also have a 13-episode arc although CBS did not include "The Mentalist" season 7 in its fall lineup.

"The Mentalist" season 7 spoilers will revolve around Patrick Jane and Jane Lisbon's budding romance after the FBI agent finally confessed his feelings for her partner.

In the season 6 finale, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) finally professed his love for Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) before he was herded away. That confession is the only thing that Teresa wanted in order to turn down Agent Pike's invitation to live with him in Washington D.C.

Robin Tunney, in an interview with TV Guide, explained her character's mindset when she did decide to go with Agent Pike.

"There's somebody who's sort of declaring themselves, and I think there's something really flattering about that," she said. "That's there on the table and it's real ... I've been inviting Jane to declare himself and he hasn't."

The Christian Today said the "The Mentalist" always premieres in September and this year will probably be no different.

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Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon's romantic relationship

he veteran police television series "The Mentalist" will not just be full of action and suspense in the next and final season, it will also be filled with drama and romance because of the blooming Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and Teresa Lisbon's (Robin Tunney) relationship.

In the season 6 finale, Jane confessed his love to FBI agent Lisbon. He boarded the airplane and broke the rules of the airport's security just to admit his feelings to her.

The next season will definitely explore the emotions and relationship of Jane and Lisbon. The two will work together solving crimes and make their personal relationship work. Also, there might be a love triangle between Jane, Lisbon, and Agent Marcus Pike (Pedro Pascal) Pike is inviting Lisbon to live with him in Washington.

However, creator Bruno Heller said that the final season will have more action scenes compared to the previous ones. "It's much faster paced, more thrilling, more action, more surprises. We'll still be delivering those mysteries every week. But just as you see with the last episode of the season, there's no more tracking and more chasing," Heller told Entertainment Weekly.

Moreover, the writers of the show are now busy working on the final season of the police hit drama, finishing what they have started at season 6--the Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon romance.

Karl Sonnenberg, who portrays CBI Karl, tweeted that the cast of will start shooting on August, and that the writers are now working on the story. "‏Some principal shooting the middle of July. The full crew starts the 1st week of August. Writers are working," he said.

Unfortunately, "The Mentalist" fans will have to wait longer for the upcoming season. Season 7 will only have 13 action-packed and dramatic episodes and will starts in 2015.

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Jun 9, 2014

Looking beyond Jane and Lisbon

There have not been too many opportunities as of late to discuss “The Mentalist” thanks to the summer season, and also the fact that the jury is still out even on when we are going to be seeing the show again on CBS. We at least know that there are 13 more episodes coming, and if we were a guessing mad we’d say that spring 2015 is the most-likely destination.

In the times that we have discussed the show, though, we’ve spent the bulk of the time trying to figure out what could come next for Jane and Lisbon. It feels like the two are definitely a couple now, and this is the territory that is going to be mined and explored moving forward. It’s understandable that they would be the focus, given that they happen to be who just about everyone wants to be spending their time talking about right now.

But what about the other characters? We wanted to at least spend a minute or two trying to figure out what some of their own futures on the show could be.

Cho - Since so much time passed between the end of the Red John case and no, it’s hard to know where the guy really is at now. However, we have liked the romantic storylines for him in the past, and anything that causes him to lighten up a little. We’re down for more of that.

Kim Fischer - More than anything else, we just want to know her purpose. At first, we thought there could be a love triangle forming, but that did not turn out to be much. This character needs to be further established before anything else can happen.

Abbott - Keep the quirks coming! At first, we thought that Rockmond Dunbar was stuck with “stereotypical FBI boss” character, but as the season progressed there were some occasional little wrinkles that showed that he may actually be a fun guy to get a drink with off the job.

Rigsby and Van Pelt - They aren’t on the show anymore, but we’d love one last appearance in the seventh season (if it is the last, which is likely given where we are now) just to see where they are now.

 SRC: cartermatt.com/

Jun 5, 2014

Shorter episodes for final season? (season 7)

The seventh and final season of "The Mentalist" may have a fewer number of episodes than previous seasons.

Although US TV network CBS confirmed the renewal of the upcoming season of "The Mentalist," there is a likelihood that the show will not return to its original timeslot on Sunday's primetime. Moreover, there is still the question of how many episodes the show will feature. Carter Matt reported that the show will have 13 episodes next season to tie up the loose ends and bring the whole series to a conclusion.

One of the things being considered is the ratings of the show. Apparently, the show is suffering poor ratings. However, the new plot twists and blossoming relationship of Patrick Jane and Theresa Lisbon will garner more ratings for the show. Moreover, CBS also has a hard time fitting the series in its seven-day schedule. Thus, a fall premiere date is highly unlikely. It seemed that "The Mentalist" ranks low in CBS priority list.

Meanwhile, although CBS has not announced a premiere date yet, the writers of the TV series are already back at work. Writer / producer Jordan Harper recently confirmed via Twitter that the writers are planning the next season.

It is obvious that the revelation of Patrick Jane's feelings toward Theresa Lisbon piqued the most interest of viewers. Many speculated that the next season will delve into the personal and working relationship of the two. Avid viewers can expect changes now that the agents will work together and will they allow their feelings to get on the way? Moreover, questions hang on what will be Theresa's decision about Agent Pike who invited her to live in Washington with him. Who will Theresa choose? "The Mentalist" will offer more than crime drama next season as writers will also explore the emotions of the two main characters.

SRC: christiantoday.com/

Jun 4, 2014

When Will Filming Begin? What Will Patrick Jane Get Up To In Shortened Run?

Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and his FBI crew are currently on an extended hiatus until 2015, but the delayed season 7 premiere won't stop the CBS series from kicking off production this August.

Writer Jordan Harper ("Violets," "The Great Red Dragon") recently informed fans that The Mentalist writing staff has already gathered to flesh out the short 13-episode season. Following Harper's tweet, The Mentalist's police/medical adviser explained that the series will begin filming at around the same time as previous seasons.

"[There will be] some principal shooting the middle of July. The full crew starts the 1st week of August. Writers are working [now]," wrote Karl Sonnenberg.

It is currently unknown whether or not season 7 will be The Mentalist's finale bow, but series creator Bruno Heller did say that the upcoming season will be like an "encore."

"The purpose of an encore is to get people leaving the theater happy and giving them what they want and hitting your marks as strong as possible, so that will be the intention," Heller told The Hollywood Reporter.

Find out more when The Mentalist returns in 2015.

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