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Wednesday, March 15 NCIS: such an awesome show! The past few days, I've been catching up on my watching of NCIS (click the link for a very comprehensive rundown of the show, courtesy of Wikipedia). The series was originally named Navy NCIS - but that's tautology and was changed for the second series. I've been watching since the first episode of the first series, and the entire show has only improved since then - a rare finding these days, when a good show is either invariably swamped by the raft of poor-quality shows churned out for the sole target of higher ratings, or the TV network just can't figure out how to successfully market it (one word: Firefly). I absolutely love NCIS. A spinoff of the show JAG, NCIS originally aired as a two-part pilot in JAG's eight series (episodes 8x20 and 8x21). From Wikipedia, "In 2003, the series spawned the spin-off NCIS. Where as the JAG episodes were primarily oriented on courtroom drama, NCIS is more focused on criminal investigations." Whilst I found JAG a little zzz-inducing, I can't get enough of NCIS. The show's currently in its third series, and if you like a good bit of crime fighting mixed with technology mixed with action mixed with suspense mixed with comedy, based upon an almost continual stream of cleverly-written, addictive stories... Oh, and not forgetting the hugely-endearing characters, played by Mark Harmond, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly (the bloke from Dark Angel), David McCallum (he used to play Ilya Kuryakin in The Man From U.N.C.L.E.!), Sean Murray and Cote de Pablo. Go read more about them on the NCIS' IMDB page... ... Well, if anything in that list appeals, this is definitely a series for you. It airs on CBS in the US, and it's shown on FX here in the UK. I strongly suggest you go check this series out, as soon as possible (if you can get hold of the DVD boxsets first, watch those ASAP, too!) The series was devised by Donald P. Bellisario... Recognise that name? (I'll give you a hint: Airwolf... Quantum Leap... JAG... Magnum PI... Battlestar Galactica... Kojak... He's written, directed, produced or starred in all of those series.) Go check out CBS' NCIS web site. NOW! Or else :P Technorati tags: NCIS Navy NCIS TV series personal recommendation Good TV review Dragged out of Christopher's memory and pasted into his blog at 3/15/2006 06:47:00 AM. Roughly. Blog ID: 114240633788442125· | Permalink |
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