Genre: American United States 2005
NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is an action series about a special agent team under a special Pentagon department, tasked with investigating any crime for which there is even a trace of evidence linking it to Navy or Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position. Leading the team and operating independently of the Navy chain of command is NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), an experienced investigator and interrogator who is clever, tough, and willing to break the rules to complete the mission. Directly under Gibbs is Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly); as a former major crimes detective, his excellent instincts come from extensive investigative experience. Joining the two later is Kate Todd (Sasha Alexander), a beautiful and tough former Secret Service agent who once went head-to-head with Gibbs (see NCIS Season 1, EP. 1). Also working in technical analysis is Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette), a brilliant scientist whose dark humor complements her goth-style attire. New to the team is Timothy McGee (Sean Murray), an MIT graduate (often mentioned in the series) whose computer expertise makes him a probationary agent on Gibbs's team. Providing quiet support behind the team is medical examiner Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum), who is very knowledgeable. From murder and espionage to terrorism and submarine theft, these agents travel around the world to investigate all criminal activity related to the Navy and Marine Corps. Although also produced by CBS, NCIS is very different from CBS's other hit series CSI: each NCIS episode focuses on only one case. CSI focuses on the collection and investigation of criminal evidence, while NCIS focuses on suspenseful, twisting plots and the distinctive personalities of its main characters. A case at the beginning of Season 2 is very representative: a military helicopter sits in the middle of a wheat field, and all the wheat around the helicopter has been flattened into a circle. The Marine piloting the aircraft has disappeared, and such an opening immediately makes viewers think of aliens. But NCIS is not The X-Files after all; the truth must return to real life. The distinctive long-running characters are another major selling point that attracts viewers to NCIS; from Gibbs, the head of the investigative unit, down to a medical examiner's assistant, every NCIS member has a unique personality. In this way, every viewer can find a character they like in the series.
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