{"id":288459,"date":"2020-02-20T11:47:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T18:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1124640"},"modified":"2020-02-20T11:47:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T18:47:39","slug":"how-the-criminal-minds-cast-said-farewell-after-15-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/how-the-criminal-minds-cast-said-farewell-after-15-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Criminal Minds Cast Said Farewell After 15 Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2020119\/rs_600x600-200219121105-600-crim-minds-finale-ch-021920.jpg?fit=around|600:467&amp;crop=600:467;center,top&amp;output-quality=90\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"39.565326633166\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"24.557788944724\">\n<p>And in the end (which was also the name of the episode), this is how the <em>Criminal Minds<\/em> cast said farewell.<\/p>\n<p>After 15 seasons, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1124477\/criminal-minds-series-finale-does-some-reminiscing-before-breaking-up-the-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the CBS procedural ended its run<\/a>, and to mark the occasion the ensemble cast took to Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>In an emotional but simple post, <strong>Matthew Gray Gubler<\/strong> said goodbye to the series he&#8217;s called home for the last 15 years. &#8220;I&#8217;ve carried these 3 props with me almost every day for the last 15 years,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B8w9xPSHgkb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he wrote with the above photo<\/a>. &#8220;After tonight I&#8217;ll just carry them in my heart where I will forever keep memories of the best crew, the best cast, and the best fands (fans\/friends) a fictional crimefighter could ever have.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the series finale, the cast included <strong>AJ Cook<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/aisha_tyler\">Aisha Tyler<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Paget Brewster<\/strong>, <strong>Kirsten Vangsness<\/strong>, <strong>Joe Mantegna<\/strong>, <strong>Adam Rodriguez<\/strong> and <strong>Daniel Henney<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"3\">\n<p>In her Instagram farewell, Tyler thanked the unseen crew behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-int-txt-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"35\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"10\">\n<p>&#8220;This photo says it all. What an incredible ride with seven of the most caring, hardworking, talented people I have ever had the good fortune of working with. And a stellar team that toiled behind the scenes to make every inch of @crimmindscbs extraordinary. Thanks to everyone who touched the show and showed me kindness along the way, to <strong>Erica Messer<\/strong> and <strong>Breen Frazier<\/strong> and that fateful first day where they pitched me a six-episode arc that turned into five exceptional seasons. Wheels up, friends. #wheelsup,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-5\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"2\">\n<p>Rodriguez&#8217;s post was a little more on the simple side.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-7\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"2\">\n<p>And Brewster&#8217;s farewell post was even simpler.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-9\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"2\">\n<p>Mantegna thanked the fans.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-11\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"2\">\n<p>Henney shared a series of behind-the-scenes photos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-15\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"2\">\n<p>While Vangsness shared behind-the-scenes photos and a video from the series finale.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-17\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"3\">\n<p>Here&#8217;s to you, <em>Criminal Minds<\/em>!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tune-in-18\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"32\">\n<p class=\"tune-in__text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\">Watch <i>E! News<\/i> weekday mornings at 7 a.m.!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1124640\/how-the-criminal-minds-cast-said-farewell-after-15-seasons?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And in the end (which was also the name of the episode), this is how the Criminal Minds cast said farewell. After 15 seasons, the CBS procedural ended its run, and to mark the occasion the ensemble cast took to Instagram. 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