看完Ciminal Minds的第一季。 个人不太喜欢犯罪类的美剧，因为不喜欢看血腥和恐怖的镜头，神经比较脆弱，呵呵。

不过这部美剧在美国还算是比较成功的。 编剧Jeff Davis年仅30岁。本科学的是电影。硕士是编剧。 算是科班出身。 下面是一篇关于Jeff Davis的文章。

无论是演员或是编剧，想在好莱坞成功都不容易，看看Jeff Davis是怎么成功的：


Jeff Davis, the creator of the new hit TV show "Criminal Minds", came to Sacred Heart on last Thursday to speak to students and the public about his exciting journey in Hollywood.

Davis, son of Dr. Elaine Davis, associate proffessor and director of the social work program, is only 30 years old. He wrote the script for the TV show "Criminal Minds" on CBS. The show falls into the genres of thriller, crime and drama.

Davis graduated from Vassar College with a degree in film and he then went on to receive a master's degree in screenwriting from the University of California.

After graduating he eventually sold a script to CBS which became "Criminal Minds".

"I'm going to start by reading you my favorite review of the show," said Davis, "It's titled 'Something is Criminal About Criminal Minds'."

Davis finds the negative press about the show comical.

"You can choose for yourself what is most revolting about 'Criminal Minds'," Davis recited from piece of notebook paper, "Once you plummet below a certain level, trash is trash."

The audience chuckled at the rather harsh review.

"I love that review," said Davis, "I read it every now and then to give myself a dose of humility."

"Criminal Minds" pulls in about 20 million viewers a week. Despite some negative reviews, the show has decent ratings.

Davis, originally from Connecticut, moved to Los Angeles after finishing his schooling.

"It's where you have to be if you want to make it in Hollywood," said Davis.

He spent most of his time working on his screenplays and trying to sell them.

He also had a day job as a script reader for a nearby studio where he discovered how bad some scripts in Hollywood truely were.

"I thought to myself, 'Wow, if these scripts are this bad then I really have a shot because I can write a script just as bad as this,'" said Davis with a chuckle.

After entering a screenwriting competition Davis received a call from a manager who tried to sell one of his screenplays. Even after Davis rewrote the script many times the manager was unable to sell the script.

"[So] I did what any writer in Hollywood would do when nothing is happening with their career; I fired my representation," said Davis.(看来好的经纪人非常重要！）

Eventually Dimension, owned by Disney, bought the script. However, Davis had yet to have any of his scripts actually go to production.

Davis then came up with the idea for "Criminal Minds". He went off to try and sell it.

"[While driving to the meeting] I had this image in my head of this faceless executive saying, 'I love it,'" said Davis.

When Davis finished the meeting he explained to the executive that he had other ideas for episodes and asked if she wanted to hear them.

"She said, 'No, I love it,'" said Davis.

It was decided that the TV show had a chance to be produced. However, before that, a pilot episode must be cast and then when it is produced it must go through rigorous testing.

"The [test screening] actually turned out pretty positive," said Davis.

The pilot of "Criminal Minds" was viewed by people from all different places around the country who then rated it. The production company was satisfied with the ratings so the show went into full production for TV.

Davis explained that the reason he made it in the TV business was because he never gave up. Davis did not have a backup plan for himself so he was forced to write a script that was worth being produced.

"I found his presentation to be educational, entertaining, and inspirational at the same time. It is clear that Mr. Davis's success is a result not only of his amazing talent, but also due to his determination to succeed and an incredibly strong work ethic," said Dr. Castonguay in an email interview, "I can't wait to see what he does next."

Dr. Andrew Miller hosted the event sponsored by the Media Studies and Digital Culture department.

"Dr. Miller has done an excellent job bringing in talented and successful people from the media industry to talk to Media Studies and Digital Culture students about their professions," said Dr. Jim Castonguay of the Media Studies and Digital Culture department. "Jeff Davis was no exception."

"Criminal Minds" plays on CBS on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. The show is rated TV14 for strong language and violence.