NCIS franchise

[bdub76]

If you’re CBS, you find a franchise and replicate geographically while filming all of it around the same location.

I’m surprised these shows are still going. I watched five seasons of NCIS, and I got more than my fill. The same happened with CSI, which I tried to rewatch, but it didn’t age well.

 

[Marc]

If you’re CBS, you find a franchise and replicate geographically while filming all of it around the same location.

except in the case of NCIS Hawai'i it's filmed on location. One of the factors in the setting the location was the ability to use the production base setup for Hawaii 5-0

 

[bdub76]

except in the case of NCIS Hawai'i it's filmed on location. One of the factors in the setting the location was the ability to use the production base setup for Hawaii 5-0

That makes sense.

Random thought: The ship in the basement thing never made any sense to me.

 

[The Wormhole]

Random thought: The ship in the basement thing never made any sense to me.

You mean Gibbs building a boat in his basement? It's not supposed to make sense, it was just meant to be a running joke throughout the series.

 

[fireproof78]

I thoroughly enjoy the original NCIS. Didn't like LA as much, or New Orleans but if just want something fun to pass the time the character work on NCIS is one of my go tos.

 

[bdub76]

You mean Gibbs building a boat in his basement? It's not supposed to make sense, it was just meant to be a running joke throughout the series.

It magically disappeared. They could have at least done something with it besides confirm that Gibbs was nuts.

I’m binge watching the Mentalist, and subplots are started and dropped for no reason. This is my frustration with procedurals. They drop stuff for no reason.

 

[The Wormhole]

It magically disappeared. They could have at least done something with it besides confirm that Gibbs was nuts.

Huh? They did things with both boats he built. The first one, named Kelly was sent to Mike Franks, who ended up having an incident aboard it, as chronicled in the S7 episode Outlaws and In-laws. The next boat, named Rule 91 was featured in the episode of the same name, the season finale of season 18. Gibbs takes the boat out for a voyage.

Or by "magically disappeared" are you referring to the fact they never explained how the boats got out of the basement? Again, running joke. Though, the season 19 episode Great Wide Open could offer a possible suggestion as to how the Rule 91 got out of the basement.

 

[fireproof78]

It magically disappeared. They could have at least done something with it besides confirm that Gibbs was nuts.

They take it out the fourth wall.

 

[bdub76]

They take it out the fourth wall.

Makes me want to retire, build a boat in my living room, and then when I die, let my heirs figure out moving it.

 

[The Wormhole]

Makes me want to retire, build a boat in my living room, and then when I die, let my heirs figure out moving it.

What's stopping you?

 

[fireproof78]

Makes me want to retire, build a boat in my living room, and then when I die, let my heirs figure out moving it.

Absolutely.

More on the point of the show is it's part of Gibbs' character and his love of functional things and older technology. There's an amazing episode when power goes out at the Naval Yard and they have to do things "old school" with a mimeograph machine, and other similar archaic methods of crime solving. It's quite hilarious.

I always figured the wall we couldn't see had something concealed that Gibbs could use, but he loved the confusion that it brought people. I mean, he works with investigators.

 

[bdub76]

Absolutely.

More on the point of the show is it's part of Gibbs' character and his love of functional things and older technology. There's an amazing episode when power goes out at the Naval Yard and they have to do things "old school" with a mimeograph machine, and other similar archaic methods of crime solving. It's quite hilarious.

I always figured the wall we couldn't see had something concealed that Gibbs could use, but he loved the confusion that it brought people. I mean, he works with investigators.

The older tech angle fits with the show’s older demographics. And it reminds me of old 90s cop movies. It even comes up in Die Hard. Very generational.

 

[fireproof78]

The older tech angle fits with the shows older demographics. And it reminds me of old 90s cop movies. It even comes up in Die Hard. Very generational.

I really get tired of being called old at 39!

*mutters things about kids and lawns*

 

[Finn]

The older tech angle fits with the shows older demographics. And it reminds me of old 90s cop movies. It even comes up in Die Hard. Very generational.

Even though they made Gibbs younger than Harmon by a good seven years (He once said he wasn't old enough to have been in Vietnam, showing being offended a bit, when the actor is definitely old enough to have been there).

It has been a while-two years, I think, but I'm not really sold on Parker. He's alright but they aren't developing his background as well as they did Gibbs, even with episodes where his troubled childhood was pivotal to the plot.

 

[bdub76]

Even though they made Gibbs younger than Harmon by a good seven years (He once said he wasn't old enough to have been in Vietnam, showing being offended a bit, when the actor is definitely old enough to have been there).

This happened to the original actor meant to play Face on the A-Team. He was too young to have gone. It didn’t fit the show’s theme.

 

[tenmei]

Surprised at how quiet news on NCIS Sydney has been, other than that it started filming and that it appears to be about the Australian NCIS equivalent, ADFIS

 

[The Wormhole]

Surprised at how quiet news on NCIS Sydney has been, other than that it started filming and that it appears to be about the Australian NCIS equivalent, ADFIS

This article with filming photos shows a character with the NCIS logo on his shirt, which would suggest the show will in fact feature cooperation between NCIS's Australian team and ADFIS

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

don't suppose any of the casting has been announced?

 

[The Wormhole]

IMDB has a rather limited cast listing.

 

[tenmei]

This article with filming photos shows a character with the NCIS logo on his shirt, which would suggest the show will in fact feature cooperation between NCIS's Australian team and ADFIS

NCIS Liaison to ADFIS, kinda like an Agent Afloat, perhaps?