"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" (2003)TV series 2003-????

Creators:

Donald P. Bellisario
Don McGill

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

23 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

The cases of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Plot Keywords:

Goth Girl | Female Agent | Divorcé | DNA | Fingerprints

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 26	4:00 PM	USA	Driven	#4.11
Sat. July 26	5:00 PM	USA	Suspicion	#4.12

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Leroy Jethro Gibbs / ... (135 episodes, 2003-2008)
Michael Weatherly	...	Anthony DiNozzo / ... (135 episodes, 2003-2008)
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto (135 episodes, 2003-2008)
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard (135 episodes, 2003-2008)
Sean Murray	...	Timothy McGee / ... (120 episodes, 2003-2008)
Cote de Pablo	...	Ziva David / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2008)
Lauren Holly	...	Jenny Shepard / ... (66 episodes, 2005-2008)
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer (62 episodes, 2004-2008)

Also Known As:

NCIS (USA) (short title)
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (USA) (new title)
Naval CIS (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA | Singapore:PG (some episodes) | New Zealand:M (Season 1 DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 (Original season 1 DVD rating) | New Zealand:PG (Cable Rating Season 1) | Germany:16 (DVD) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

Kate Todd once asked Gibbs what Ducky looked like when he was younger. Gibbs replied, "Illya Kuryakin." David McCallum portrayed Kuryakin in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) and in The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (1983) (TV).

Goofs:

Factual errors: Throughout the series, characters are shown taking pictures with Nikon digital SLR cameras. These cameras are used held to the eye, not at arms length as depicted, as the rear monitors are for review purposes and not image capture.

Quotes:

Abby Sciuto: You can't rush science, Gibbs! You can yell at it and scream at it, but you can't rush it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Nip/Tuck: August Walden (#5.13)" (2008)

Awesome

When the show first started out it was a little shaky, but since then has grown into its own. The characters are believable, both annoying and enchanting, and the plots are wonderful. There's a depth and a comradeship that isn't often showed this well in television. It isn't forced or faked; it's entirely true to life and believable.

The underlying sexual tension between several of the characters is also intriguing and interesting to watch, the most obvious of these being the relationship between Tony and Kate, but there's also hints at Kate and Gibbs, McGee and Abby, and so on. It's a crime drama that's both serious and light-hearted, and a wonderful show for anyone who likes fascinating stories, good humor, and great character interaction.