Tuesday, September 30, 2003

Hung Out To Dry

Episode Number: 2 Season: 1 (Disc 1)
Original Air Date: 9/30/2003
Director: Alan J. Levi
Written By: Don McGill
Edited By: Gregory Gontz
Blurb: A Marine is killed during a night training jump, and Gibbs thinks it's a murder.

Cast:
Mark Harmon
Sasha Alexander
Michael Weatherly
Pauley Perrette
David McCallum
Patrick Laborteaux - as Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr., a crossover character from JAG

Just like episode 1, the first time we see Gibbs he is working on his boat in the basement. Ducky mentions a nephew in this episode. Ducky refers to Gibbs having three ex-wives. We are told his third ex-wife calls him repeatedly on the date of the divorce. Gibbs has troubled reading the ingredients on the side of a bottle of brass polish. The episode ends with Gibbs finishing a treehouse for the son of a dead Marine. Gibbs frequently has his cup of coffee, but no Caf Pow for Abby or any headslaps.

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Yankee White

Episode Number: 1  Season: 1 (Disc 1)
Original Air Date: 9/23/2003
Director: Donald P. Bellisario
Story By: Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill
Teleplay By: Donald P. Bellisario
Edited By: Stephen Michael
Blurb: A Navy commander carrying the "football" on Air Force One collapses mid-flight and dies.
Commentary: Donald P. Bellisario

Cast:
Mark Harmon - Character introduced in JAG episode called Ice Queen
Sasha Alexander - Character introduction
Michael Weatherly - Character introduced in JAG episode called Ice Queen
Pauley Perrette - Character introduced in JAG episode called Ice Queen
David McCallum - Character introduced in JAG episode called Ice Queen
Joe Spano - Character introduction
Alan Dale- Character introduced in JAG episode called Ice Queen

The first episode. Gibbs and DiNozzo meet Todd for the first time. Alexander is given second billing behind Harmon. Harmon, Alexander, Weatherly and Mc Callum are the only actors given title credits.We first see Todd protecting the president on Air Force One. It is one of the rare times when an actual living person is mentioned or seen in the series. We see stock footage of President Bush, as well as an actor portraying him. We first see Gibbs working on his boat in his basement. We first see DiNozzo in the squad room, Ducky on Air Force One and Abby in her lab. The mysterious red-haired lady picks Gibbs up at the end. No one makes a big deal about it, but Gibbs is shown with his cup of coffee (going through screening in airport) early (and often) in the episode. There is a cup of Caf Pow in the background of Abby's lab, but no one gives any to Abby, and she doesn't drink any. There are no head slaps.