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

Creators:

Donald P. Bellisario
Don McGill

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

23 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

The cases of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Plot Keywords:

Special Agent | Navy | Detective | Forensic Evidence | Criminal Investigation

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 23	5:00 PM	USA	Bury Your Dead	#5.1
Mon. Nov. 23	6:00 PM	USA	Family	#5.2

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Special Agent Jethro Gibbs (147 episodes, 2003-2009)
Michael Weatherly	...	Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo (147 episodes, 2003-2009)
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto (147 episodes, 2003-2009)
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald Mallard / ... (147 episodes, 2003-2009)
Sean Murray	...	Special Agent Timothy McGee (132 episodes, 2003-2009)
Cote de Pablo	...	Ziva David (100 episodes, 2005-2009)
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer (76 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lauren Holly	...	NCIS Director Jenny Shepard (66 episodes, 2005-2008)

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:

Germany:16 (DVD) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (some episodes) | 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) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Belisarius Productions

Trivia:

During one episode, Gibbs was trying to solve a crossword puzzle. As his character is rarely in step with pop culture, he asked DiNozzo for a TV drama with 8 letters. Tony answers "St. Elsewhere" (1982), which has more than 8. Mark Harmon played Dr. Bobby Caldwell on that show from 1983 - 1986.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In an episode of NCIS, the team discusses the difference between ash and maple bats, explaining that ash, while more popular, tend to explode rather than just make a clean break like maple bats. In reality, it's the maple bats that explode, while ash bats make clean breaks.

Quotes:

Special Agent Timothy McGee: Are you finished?
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: No, I haven't even started yet.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "NCIS: Los Angeles" (2009)

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.