Minds blowing

From E! Online:

Mandy Patinkin is not only out of sight on the fall TV season, he's completely out of Minds.

Days after news broke that the Criminal Minds star was MIA from the third-season premiere's table read, Patinkin and producers have announced that the Emmy-winning actor has left the series at his request.

"Due to creative differences, Mandy has asked not to return to Criminal Minds this season," the actor's publicist said in a statement. "Mandy would like to thank the studios and network for releasing him from the series and he wishes the cast and crew continued success in all of their endeavors and looks forward to continuing to work with the Disney and CBS companies in other capacities in the future."

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It's too bad that no one will have any need to watch this show anymore... but I'm curious to see where they take it.

Talk about jumping the shark...

From Hollywood Reporter:

CBS' Criminal Minds could return for a third season without Mandy Patinkin. The star didn't show up for the table read of the ABC Studios/CBS Paramount-produced drama's table read this week, which first was reported by E!

Sources said that the episode had been written featuring few scenes with Patinkin, an indication that the show is preparing for a possible future without him.

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If you want to see a show come to a crashing halt, watch when Mandy leaves. As good as this procedural is, he's really the crux... This would just be another reason for me to dislike CBS.