Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Legend (Part 2)

Episode Number:136 Season: 6 (Disc 6)
Original Air Date: 5/5/2009
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Written By: Shane Brennan
Blurb: DiNozzo confronts Ziva about her loyalty to the team when a Mossad agent unexpectedly shows up in Washington, while Gibbs and McGee are still away in Los Angeles hunting down a terrorist cell.


Cast:
Mark Harmon - yes
Michael Weatherly - yes
Cote de Pablo - yes
Pauley Perrette - yes
Sean Murray - yes
Rocky Carroll - off screen
David McCallum - no
Brian Dietzen - no

Second part of a two part episode. The first part is Legend(Part2). The episode features the new NCIS LA team that will get their own series.

Legend (Part 1)

Episode Number:135 Season: 6 (Disc 6)
Original Air Date: 4/28/2009
Director: Tony Wharmby
Written By: Shane Brennan
Blurb: Gibbs and his Washington team go to LA to join forces with their West Coast counterparts, and soon learn the murder they're investigating is a small part of a much larger crime.



Cast:
Mark Harmon - yes
Michael Weatherly - yes
Cote de Pablo - yes
Pauley Perrette - yes
Sean Murray - yes
Rocky Carroll - yes
David McCallum - yes
Brian Dietzen - no




This episode introduces the NCIS LA team who star in a spinoff series in exactly the same way NCIS began on JAG. The LA team is apparently much techier then the Washington team. The sub plot deals with Ziva and Michael. First part of a two part episode, second part is Legend (Part 2).

Monday, June 20, 2011

Toxic

Episode Number:134 Season: 6 (Disc 5)
Original Air Date: 4/7/2009
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Written By: Steven D. Binder
Blurb: Abby joins the staff of a classified Army research project after a lead scientist goes missing, and soon suspects that nothing with the covert experiment is what it seems.
Commentary: Pauley Perrette and Sean Murray

Cast:
Mark Harmon - yes
Michael Weatherly - yes
Cote de Pablo - yes
Pauley Perrette - yes
Sean Murray - yes
Rocky Carroll - no
David McCallum - yes
Brian Dietzen - yes

Fornell and Vance get a mention, but no screen time. This episode revolved around Abby.

Dead Reckoning

Episode Number:133 Season: 6 (Disc 5)
Original Air Date: 3/31/2009
Director: Terrence O' Hara
Story By: David J. North
Teleplay By: Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild
Blurb: Gibbs reluctantly agrees to join forces with a shady CIA agent, who asks the team to help in a double murder investigation with potential international criminal ties.


Cast:
Mark Harmon - yes
Michael Weatherly - yes
Cote de Pablo - yes
Pauley Perrette - yes
Sean Murray - yes
Rocky Carroll - yes
David McCallum - yes
Brian Dietzen - yes
David Dayan Fisher (Kort) - yes

They gave Ziva a bitchin' action scene this episode. She two-guns down a pair of bad guys. All in all a fairly average episode of NCIS.

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Driven

Episode Number: 81 Season: 4 (Disc 3)
Original Air Date: 12/12/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Teleplay By: Richard C. Arthur and Nell Scovell and John C. Kelley
Story by: Richard C. Arthur
Edited By: Gregory Gontz

Blurb: A highly classified robotic device is sabotaged and kills a Navy lieutenant who was working on an important project for the Department of Defense.
Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen
Scottie Thompson

DiNozzo smacks McGee on the back of the head, McGee smacks DiNozzo back on the leg. DiNozzo smacks McGee on the head again. Palmer comes out of an elevator with a smile and lipstick on his cheek. DiNozzo visits Jeanne Benoit at the hospital. DiNozzo and Shepard continue their operation against La Grenouille.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Smoked

Episode Number: 80 Season: 4 (Disc 3)
Original Air Date: 11/28/06
Director: Dennis Smith
Written By: John C. Kelley and Robert Palm
Edited By: J. Scott Harvey

Blurb: Working in tandem with the FBI, the NCIS team makes a shocking discovery when they identify the remains of a serial killer.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Brian Dietzen
Scottie Thompson
Liza Lapira
Joe Spano

The show opens with DiNozzo and David reading McGee's book. We see Shepard and DiNozzo in an operation to plant bugs on associates of Le Grenouille. DiNozzo meets Kort for the first time. Gibbs smacks DiNozzo on the head. Palmer and Lee get it on in an ambulance. DiNozzo goes over to Jean Benoit's apartment. Lots of subplots and plot threads in this episode.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Twisted Sister

Episode Number: 79 Season: 4 (Disc 3)
Original Air Date: 11/21/06
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Written By: Steven Binder
Edited By: Gregory Gontz

Blurb: McGee takes matters into his own hands after his teenage sister appears at his door bloodied and confused.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Sean Murray
Cote de Pablo
Lauren Holly
Scottie Thompson

We meet McGee's sister for the first time.We find out about McGee's books for the first time. Gibbs smacks McGee on the head.