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Mentalist Trivia - Pilot 1x01

Casting the Actors

  • Owain was cast first, then Tim and Amanda.
  • When Robin was asked to portray Lisbon, she didn't have to do any screen tests!
  • Robin was cast but did not sign a contract until they cast Simon at the last minute.
  • Robin and Simon had met through the Australian Friend Network years before they were cast in the show.

Episode Secrets

  • The scene where Jane tells the talk show hosts about Red John was trimmed down for time but the full version is on the S1 boxset.
  • The CBI Director in the original pilot was Indian or Native American and was going to be called RJ.
  • Simon marked up the pilot script with potential ideas for Bruno which Bruno then ended up using!
  • Simon says that in a few scenes he has a slightly red face as he was so embarrassed with saying some of Jane's cocky lines!
  • The scene where the cast ate at the restaurant put them off eating lobster for life according to Amanda and Owain as they had to do so many takes where they ate the seafood!

Reception

  • CBS called the pilot episode 'a wonderful mixture of light and dark' and 'great chemistry between Baker and Tunney'.
  • The focus group who watched the rough cut deemed Jisbon to be a 'possible steamy couple'.
  • When the pilot was re-aired on the Saturday after its original premiere, CBS omitted the final scene where Jane smiles under the RJ smile as they thought it was too dark.

Names

  • Patrick Jane was originally going to be called Thomas or Daniel Jane.
  • Kimball Cho was originally going to be called Kendall.
  • Wayne Rigsby was originally going to be called Wayne Gilzean.
  • Grace Van Pelt was originally going to be called Melody Van Pelt.

Facts credited to TheMentalistHQ on Twitter and the Cast Reddits.

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