NCIS Season One
SCORE: 61
I served in the Air Force from 1991 to 1995. I would not call it the best years of my life. In fact I came away from that experience unhappy with the military. I still do not like to be honored for my service. I received my honorable discharge and survived my time. NCIS Season One is the first time since my service that I have been able to sit through a military related television show. I found some things to like, and some things I am not fond of.
This is a crime scene drama television show. Expect blood, and gore. Hollywood also had to throw in enticement to lust in various forms. The characters are what really makes NCIS Season One what it is. The actors do a fantastic job with their facial expressions. Leroy Jethro Gibbs (played by Mark Harmon) keeps his crew on their toes.
Ducky is a fantastic character in NCIS Season One who gets cut off way too often. He has useful and interesting information to impart. Too often Gibbs and the others are impatient with him. To a lesser extent Abby - the goth chick who performs forensic analysis. The sad part about NCIS Season One to me is the bad language. It really had no place in the show, and distracts from the important issues. The characters routinely make jabs at each other. A few of these are funny. But most fall flat.
Various characters in NCIS Season One lie. In fact Gibbs will break rules all the time to get what he wants. He is a flawed character with three divorces in his background. My guess is it happened due to his unhealthy obsession with his job. Kate and Tony go after one another verbally all the time. Their relationship reminds me of a brother and sister interacting.
Both Kate and Tony play to extreme stereotypes. This is a shame because they could both be so much deeper. Gibbs is rather mysterious. Ducky and Abby are characters that viewers will generally identify with. The reactions are either love them or hate them. The view on sex in NCIS Season One is extremely slanted. Episode after episode has someone having an affair. Or they are talking about sex in a cheap manner. This is extremely disappointing on so many levels.
The military aspect of NCIS Season One is good. I was Air Force, but I did know Marines. I also knew Navy personnel. Especially when I was in Saudi Arabia. The military is generally shown in a good light in NCIS Season One. The Navy Criminal Investigative Service certainly is.
Due
to the time this show was created there is a lot of focus on terrorists.
They really beefed up these groups. In hindsight it is easy to see they
over inflated the threat. I hope future scenes clean up some aspects
otherwise I will feel like I wasted my money.
- Paul
Graphics: 50%
Sound: 60%
Replay/Extras: 79%
Gameplay: 66%
Family Friendly Factor: 52%
System: DVD
Publisher: Paramount
Rating: ‘NR’ for Not Rated
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