The show is distinguished by its comic elements, ensemble cast and character - driven plots. The show is the spin-off from the hit drama JAG and has currently gone into syndication in America. NCIS has also produced its own spin-off - NCIS: Los Angeles and even though none of the major cast members moved over, Pauley and Rocky guest star occasionally (side note - the spin-off is utterly crappy!!!).
The creative director of the show, Donald Bellisario also created JAG, Magnum P.I. and Quantum Leap of old. After the first season he was asked to step down after creative differances with Mark Harmon but has continually been credited as the executive producer of the show.
The show is based in Washington D.C. at the Navy yard. It follows the members of the MCR unit as they deal with terrorist threats and a couple from their own home front.
The leader is former Gunnery Sergeant Leroy Jethro Gibbs of the US Marine Corps where he was one of the best snipers they ever had. He was involved in two wars and has had a few wives - none sticking. His true love Shannon who was also his first wife was killed together with his daughter the year before he joined NCIS - some say this is the reason he joined NCIS. His mentor is Mike Franks, former lead agent for the formerly known NIS. He is tough on the men in his team and equally as tough on the women and has a set of rules that all need to learn and follow.
Anthony 'Tony' Dinozzo is the senoir field agent and special agent on the team who was a former police officer in Peoria, Philly and Baltimore before joining. He is a former fraternity brother and grew up around alot of chicks - which is probably why he is still single. His parents were very rich and when Tony went into law enforcement they cut him off as they didn't think it was suitable for him.
Abby Sciuto is the gothic and extremely hot forensic scientist on the team. She loves vampires and sleeps in a coffin. She has been romantically linked to McGee, but it did not work out even though they still remain fierce friends. She reveres Gibbs as sort of a father figure and is the only person that can get away with murder in Gibbs's eyes. She is very smart and loves to figure out puzzles and with her exentristic outlook on life - the sky is the limit for this scientist.
Donald 'Ducky' Mallard and Jimmy Palmer his assistant work on the bodies as the medical examiners. Ducky is the British storyteller in the show, he has been around for so long and has autopsied so many bodies - every new body reminds him of a previous one - which he liberally shares with the team at the most unopportune time. He and Gibbs come way back since Gibbs's inception into NCIS and once that we know off excaped on a boat with Gibbs and Jenny while fleeing from the French police.
Timothy 'Tim' McGee is also a special agent on the team who specializes in computer forensics. Tim is also known as Probie as tony so regularly calls him. He is a writer in his spare time and has penned to novels about L.J. Tibbs which has created a lot of publicity for him and has brought in a few dimes as well. He also had a tattoo but on his backside - in order to score some points with Abby
She was the liaison to Mossad and was put on Gibbs's team so he could train her. She killed her own brother after she found out he was the one who killed Cailtin. She is skilled in various martial arts and knife combats and speaks quite a few languages.
Ziva David joined the team after her brother Ari, killed special agent Caitlin Todd. Caitlin was a secret service agent who used to protect the president but due to a falling out with the agency, she joined with Gibbs for two successfull years before being killed.
Two other significant characters were special agent Paula Cassidy who died in a terrorist bomb blast and was a major crush of Tony
And former director Jenny Shephard who was also tragically killed.
Just three fast facts - NCIS became a top 10 program in America after the fifth season and has increased viewer ratings since then. The main theme is done by a band called - Numeriklab. And Michael Weatherly has done three songs featured in the show, one of which is called 'Bitter & Blue' featured in the seventh season.
A brilliant show and gets a 10/10 rating in my book!
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