View Full Version : "Criminal Minds" episode tonight on Appalachian Trail
berninbush
11-17-2010, 17:12
Hey folks, I've just recently become a big fan of the show "Criminal Minds" and I noticed that the description of tonight's new episode (9pm EST, on CBS) says that it's about catching someone killing children on the Appalachian Trail.
I know, I know, a story about a serial killer is not the best association for the trail... but that's what the whole series is about. The point of the show is really that this stuff can happen anywhere, but you can't let it make you live in fear. I'm definitely planning to watch. :banana
Cabin Fever
11-17-2010, 18:47
Ahh! You beat me to it.
There's someone killing children on the Appalachian Trail...?
4eyedbuzzard
11-17-2010, 18:55
There's someone killing children on the Appalachian Trail...?
Only the really obnoxious ones.
And filmed in the California hills. ;)
mweinstone
11-17-2010, 20:56
stalking the wild matthewski , by euell gibbons was supposed to be on. damm. they made that show so so long ago and it still hasnt aired.last year they preempted it with reruns of yan can cook. now its peemted again?! damm.my contact at the network says the show about me is still being edited for national security concerns. guess my bacon pancakes could feed armys better. thats what they want. my recipie. okay dammit.
complete pancake mix
water
bacon
their, now play my show.
funny, I just watched a rerun of NCIS where they caught a serial killer killing women in Shenendoah nat'l park.....
Hey kids, You want some GORP?
warraghiyagey
11-17-2010, 21:32
Let the gear critiquing begin. . .
Wise Old Owl
11-17-2010, 21:34
That whole thing about trailing snickers on snare wire on the AT has merit? Who knew!
Serial 07
11-17-2010, 21:42
the show's all about me?
vonfrick
11-17-2010, 22:03
well the kids are wearing cotton...they're gonna die anyway
4eyedbuzzard
11-17-2010, 22:06
well the kids are wearing cotton...they're gonna die anyway
Thus leaving a trace, which thankfully means there won't be a "Without a Trace " sequel.
But on another note, why is it all the backwoods murderers always look like LW?
Oh great! I just spent a year convincing my wife the AT is safe to do a thru solo! Now she is watching that stupid thing on CBS.
Now that I think of it, watching CBS solo is more dangerous than hiking the AT solo.
Cabin Fever
11-17-2010, 22:22
I hope they say Baltimore Jack is the unsub. He fits the description!
warraghiyagey
11-17-2010, 22:25
well the kids are wearing cotton...they're gonna die anyway
:p
And none of them had head lamps. . .
warraghiyagey
11-17-2010, 22:26
I wonder if that guy's trail name is Unsub. . . .
Glad FORREST GUMP is on instead, on the TNT channel. Only seen it 1268 times, but it sure gives a different kind of jolt.
ShakeyLeggs
11-17-2010, 22:59
I wonder if that guy's trail name is Unsub. . . .
Now that would be a good trail name hehe
I hate that they left it open ended and did not catch the perp.:mad:
UNSUB or better know as ShakeyLeggs
trippclark
11-17-2010, 23:02
And filmed in the California hills. ;)
Yeah, not NEAR enough rocks for Pennsylvania!
Wise Old Owl
11-17-2010, 23:57
Yeah, not NEAR enough rocks for Pennsylvania!
wow that is so not right~:cool:
Tuckahoe
11-18-2010, 00:06
Ban the AT... its for the kids!
Oh great! I just spent a year convincing my wife the AT is safe to do a thru solo! Now she is watching that stupid thing on CBS.
Thank you.... I just brought up this point in the general forum... bad trail PR.
nitewalker
11-18-2010, 06:55
by not catching the unsub it leaves the show open for another AT episode....
warraghiyagey
11-18-2010, 07:43
Great, the worst Criminal Minds episode ever gets a part 2... and, it's quite obvious the writers didn't consult a single hiker while writing the episode. . .
And there
warraghiyagey
11-18-2010, 07:43
. . . were no white blazes. . .
My guess is he'll end up on the PCT, then part 3 will be on the CDT. It's the Triple Crown Killer!
My guess is he'll end up on the PCT, then part 3 will be on the CDT. It's the Triple Crown Killer!
I gotta admit, that's funny. If they only caught the guy at the end, I don't think I would be so upset about this. This show's pretty popular. It would be cool to see a fictionl TV show about a thru-hiker based on the real stories of 100s of us. That would give people the right idea.
Trailweaver
11-18-2010, 16:03
O.K., one thing I noticed is that they were in long sleeved (cotton) shirts in the mountains of PA in November. . . isn't it too cold for that?
And then they said that the "Unsub" would be hiking at estimated 3 mph - again, I don't think so. . . not hauling a reluctant child, and not in those mountains. And also - not enough rocks!!! Not enough undergrowth either, I suspect.
Yeah, I watched it, and yeah, I thought "Why didn't they consult with just one person who's actually been on the AT in PA?
berninbush
11-18-2010, 16:48
Actually Reid estimated 3 mph, and then Hotch pointed out he had two kids with him and they reduced it to 2 mph.
I do think it would have been kind of cool if they could have tapped into the "AT thru" culture in a positive way in the show... would have given people an interesting glimpse of something most have never seen. But there's only so much you can cram into a one-hour drama.
Actually Reid estimated 3 mph, and then Hotch pointed out he had two kids with him and they reduced it to 2 mph.
I do think it would have been kind of cool if they could have tapped into the "AT thru" culture in a positive way in the show... would have given people an interesting glimpse of something most have never seen. But there's only so much you can cram into a one-hour drama.
That's such a great idea. If they would only do another episode during the peak thru-hiker season and draft the help of hikers for searching. "They can cover so much ground so fast... it's ridiculous" I think the public seeing the scragly bearded helpers would make things better.
warraghiyagey
11-19-2010, 09:16
It was a brilliant move to throw the Appalachian Trail stamp on the episode considering it really had nothing to do with the trail at all, it was more a camping in the woods episode. . .
4eyedbuzzard
11-19-2010, 09:35
It was a brilliant move to throw the Appalachian Trail stamp on the episode considering it really had nothing to do with the trail at all, it was more a camping in the woods episode. . .
Got people interested in the trail and hiking to watch. And now people who have never hiked can lobby for pole lights and call stations all the way from GA to ME :eek: :rolleyes:
Pedaling Fool
11-25-2011, 15:50
I'm not much of a fan, but always wanted to watch this episode (Into the Woods)since first hearing about it, so finally get to watch it tonight @ 6pm EST, on ION TV. Here's the schedule if anyone's interested http://www.iontelevision.com/?schedule