TY - ADVS AU - Heller,Bruno AU - Baker,Simon AU - Tunney,Robin AU - Kang,Tim AU - Yeoman,Owain AU - Righetti,Amanda AU - Nutter,David AU - Barrett,David AU - Long,Chris AU - Behring,John AU - Mitchell,Martha AU - Beesley,Matt Earl AU - Beeson,Charles AU - Barclay,Paris AU - Polson,John AU - Gable,Ashley AU - Glasberg,Gary AU - Bushell,Andi AU - Swafford,Erika Green AU - Woodruff,Ken AU - Mahony,Eoghan AU - White,Dean AU - Glatter,Lesli Linka AU - Holahan,Paul AU - Dowling,Kevin AU - Barba,Norberto AU - Kane,Adam ED - Warner Bros. Television, ED - Primrose Hill Productions (Firm), ED - CBS Television Network, ED - Warner Bros. Entertainment, ED - Warner Home Video (Firm), TI - The mentalist SN - 9781419880926 PY - 2009///] CY - [Burbank, CA] PB - Warner Bros. Entertainment KW - California KW - Bureau of Investigation KW - Drama KW - Participant observation KW - Detective and mystery plays KW - Criminal behavior KW - Murder KW - Investigation KW - Teams in the workplace KW - Detective and mystery television programs KW - lcgft KW - Television series KW - Television crime shows KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Title from container; Originally broadcast as individual episodes on CBS television during the 2008-2009 season; Contains all 23 episodes from the complete first season; Widescreen; Special features: Disc 1: "Pilot" includes lost evidence. Disc 3: "Red John's friends" includes lost evidence. Disc 6: "Red John's footsteps" includes lost evidence; "Evidence of a hit series" interviews with the creators, directors and cast ; "Cracking the crystal ball: Mentalist vs. psychic:" the question of superior mental acuity vs. keen observation; Surveillance video: gag reel; Disc 1; 1; Pilot; written by Bruno Heller ; directed by David Nutter --; 2; Red hair and silver tape; written by Bruno Heller ; directed by David Nutter --; 3; Red tide; written by Ashley Gable ; directed by David M. Barrett --; 4; Ladies in red; written by Gary Glasberg ; directed by Chris Long; Disc 2; 5; Redwood; written by Andi Bushell ; directed by John Behring --; 6; Red handed; written by Erika Green Swafford ; directed by Chris Long --; 7; Seeing red; written by Gary Glasberg ; directed by Martha Mitchell --; 8; The thin red line; written by Ken Woodruff ; directed by Matt Earl Beesley; Disc 3; 9; Flame red; written by Ashley Gable ; directed by Charles Beeson --; 10; Red brick and Ivy; written by Eoghan Mahony ; directed by Paris Barclay --; 11; Red John's friends; written by Bruno Heller ; directed by John Polson --; 12; Red rum; written by Andi Bushell ; directed by Dean White; Disc 4; 13; Paint it red; written by Eoghan Mahony ; directed by David M. Barrett ---; 14; Crimson Casanova; written by Ken Woodruff ; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter --; 15; Scarlet fever; written by Erika Green Swafford ; directed by Paul Holahan --; 16; Bloodshot; written by Gary Glasberg ; directed by Chris Long; Disc 5; 17; Carnelian, Inc.; written by Bruno Heller ; directed by Kevin Dowling --; 18; Russet potatoes; written by Ashley Gable ; directed by Norberto Barba --; 19; A dozen red roses; written by Andi Bushell ; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter --; 20; Red sauce; written by Eoghan Mahony ; directed by Adam Kane; Disc 6; 21; Miss Red; written by Ken Woodruff ; directed by Martha Mitchell --; 22; Blood brothers; written by Erika Green Swafford ; directed by John Polson --; 23; Red John's footsteps; written by Bruno Heller ; directed by Chris Long; Created by Bruno Heller ; various episode writers & directors; Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, Amanda Righetti; Not rated N2 - Patrick Jane is a celebrity psychic whose wife and child are viciously murdered by an elusive serial killer called Red John. Devastated, Patrick admits his paranormal act is fake, renounces his earlier life and uses his astonishing skills of observation and analysis to help the California Bureau of Investigation. These talents make him appear psychically gifted and help him bring killers to justice. At crime scenes across California, Patrick now helps an elite team of detectives break their toughest cases ER -