NCIS -- Hiatus

[carbonel]

Okay, Gibbs' resignation caught me off-guard big-time. I mean, it was foreshadowed and all with whatsisname in Mexico, but not until this episode.

I hate this sort of thing. I always wonder if it's real or if it's a fake-out (the way Danny being called up to the Marines at the end of season 1 of Las Vegas and Jack Malone moving to Chicago at the end of season 2 of Without a Trace were). I don't know if it's the end of the show and they're finishing with a thud, or if they're really going to carry on without Gibbs (a huge mistake, IMO, but I've loved Mark Harmon as an actor since he was on St. Elsewhere).

And the CBS upfronts aren't out until tomorrow, so I don't even know whether it's been renewed for next year.

Grump.

Comments

[beadslut.livejournal.com]

Mark Harmon _is_ NCIS. He carries the entire ensemble, IMO.

I don't think I want to watch this show without him, in spite of the rest of the cast, even though I find them completely engaging.

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

I'll watch it if Gibbs is gone. I love all the characters, though I'm not sure I'd watch if Abby or Ducky were gone.

Have you seen The Shawshank Redemption? Didn't that final scene of NCIS look a bit "borrowed"?

[carbonel]

I'll probably keep watching it if Gibbs is gone, but I certainly hope he isn't.

yay!!!

[beadslut.livejournal.com]

From the futon critic

On Tuesdays, CBS adds an exciting new series to a night that already
features a potent and growing 8:00-10:00 PM block of drama. NCIS, which
continues to grow its audience, begins the night at 8:00 PM, followed by
CBS's mid-season hit THE UNIT. Both shows will serve as a launching pad for
the new 10:00 PM dramatic thriller SMITH, a slick, insider's take on a group
of professional thieves planning their next score.