Genre: American United States 2006
NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is an action drama series about a team of special agents attached to a special office at the Pentagon, tasked with investigating any crime for which there is even a shred of evidence connecting it to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position. Leading the team and independent of the Navy chain of command is NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), an experienced investigator and interrogator who is witty, tough, and willing to break the rules to get the job done. Directly under Gibbs's command is Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly); as a former major crimes detective, his sharp instincts come from extensive investigative experience. Joining the two is Kate Todd (Sasha Alexander), a beautiful and tough former Secret Service agent who once had a run-in with Gibbs (see NCIS Season 1, EP. 1). Also working in technical analysis is Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette), a brilliant scientist whose black humor matches her gothic attire. New to the team is Timothy McGee (Sean Murray), a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, often mentioned in the series) graduate whose computer expertise makes him a probationary agent on Gibbs's team. Behind the team, providing quiet support, is medical examiner Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum), a man of broad knowledge and experience. From murder and espionage to terrorism and submarine theft, these agents travel the world to investigate all crimes 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 telling only one case. CSI focuses on collecting and investigating criminal evidence, while NCIS emphasizes the suspense and twists of the case and the distinct personalities of the main characters. A case at the beginning of the second season is especially 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 is nowhere to be found, and such an opening immediately makes viewers think of aliens. But NCIS is not The X-Files after all, and 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 office, down to an assistant medical examiner, 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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