NCIS

NCIS is going to succeed first and foremost because of Harmon. His character is more or less the same quietly confident, genial guy he played when he was Allison Janney's ill-fated love interest on "The West Wing." He's essentially playing himself, and he's very good at it. [23 Sept 2003, p.B02]

It's a competent clone, one that features a promising ensemble cast led by Mark Harmon and David McCallum - that's right folks, Illya Kuryakin from "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." If you have a taste for procedurals and a liking for Harmon's quiet charm, you'll find the show engaging enough. [23 Sept 2003, p.D14]

There's too much of this jurisdictional stuff and an overload of staring by Gibbs, most of it directed at the coltish Caitlin. The story is fairly involving, though. And Mr. Harmon is an underrated actor who's added some softer touches after playing Gibbs as a humorless taskmaster in a two-part JAG that introduced the character. [23 Sept 2003, p.10E]

Harmon brings a light touch to this schizophrenic show. He's a sensitive cowboy who does his job and then goes home to work on a boat he's building. [23 Sept 2003, p.B1]

Harmon gives the show a serious injection of star power, and David McCallum plays a colorful medical examiner named Donald "Ducky" Mallard -- Bellisario went wacky with the names. This average crime procedural needs Ducky and every bit of personality it can muster. [23 Sept 2003, p.E1]

But the oddest thing here is Harmon. Normally a charmer, his Gibbs is all stony glances and smarmy silences. Why waste that natural likability? [23 Sept 2003, p.1E]

As slow-witted as its redundant title would have you believe. [22 Sept 2003, p.3]

I love this show. They have had many changes and newer characters. Gibbs should have been there for Duckies funeral along with Abby. In NCIS Origins Gibbs meets Duckie for the first time. Vance leaving the show was hard to see but yet amazing how it came together. I will miss him. He always had his agent's back.

Now that Wickersham is leaving NCIS maybe the plots can get back to solving crimes and not dealing with characters' individual problems. It is also time to cast stronger actors since the current ones seem to be bored with their roles.

It’s become a real snoozer at times. I have no idea what Wilmer Valderrama is doing on the show. His role has no remarkable characteristics; his acting is flat - anyone off the street could manage his lines. He should be replaced with someone who can act and his character needs to be much more interesting.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Terrible acting, terrible plot progression, and a disjointed and clumsy flow. It is hard to believe that this is done by professionals, I have seen high school kids do better work recorded on their phone. Simply deplorable with nothing redeeming about it.