NCIS: The Fifteenth Season

Can never have too many NCIS DVDs!

Sad to see Abby go.

NCIS has been characterized by strong characters, good plots, and good directing. This IMHO is not the real source of its popularity. NCIS has been so popular because its characters are patriotic and care about honor and integrity. They are front line soldiers working for something greater than themselves. Last season was not a great one, due to a weak character, who has now left the show. There's only been one episode of the new season, but it was excellent. If the writers are going to expand McGee and Bishop's roles, that will be great. The writers definitely haven't lost their touch. If you liked it before, you'll still like it. Unless the rest of the episodes just collapse (unlikely) I anticipate a very enjoyable season.Update: Just watched the second episode. Interesting developments in Gibbs' and McGee's characters. The story itself was typical for NCIS. Quirky and convoluted. The writers are laying the groundwork for something interesting!Further update: The show continues to be strong and entertaining. No spoilers here -- you'll have to watch and make up your own mind. There's lots of speculation that this will be the last season. I can't know, of course, but I'd rather see the show go out on a high note than deteriorate into second rate repetitious crap, as some shows do.Further further update: Just watched episode 7. One of the best ever IMNSHO. This is why I enjoy this series so much.Current update 2/28: Still enjoying show -- this may well be the last season, though -- Perrette won't be returning, looks liike McCallum's fading out. Can't imagine the show without Abby! The writers still have it, exploring different sides of characters -- who would have thought that Bishop would be so attracted to undercover work? Looks like Fornell is fading out of the action, too.....More current 4/9: Show still at high level -- still enjoyable. McGee is now a more forceful character (after Panama -- not sure why it took so long). No clues in the plots what will happen, but they usually use the last two shows for that purpose.4/24-- Season has had a couple of weak points (Drew Carey -- really?), but overall quality is pretty high. Lots of speculation that Harmon will leave. If that were to happen the show might continue for a season, but the guts would be gone. Also, Perrette's departure will make continuance more difficult. If Gibbs leaves (or dies), I'm done.5/9 -- (Spoiler Alert) -- Abby's gone -- at least they didn't kill her off. I find myself dissatisfied with the show -- she recovered from being shot and an arterial bleeder awfully quickly -- and they seem to be building up McGee a bit. I'm not sure whether there are more shows this season -- there are usually 24 and this was 22. No matter what they do, the show won't be the same. If they try for too quirky too fast, they'll ruin it. If they get a place filler for Abby, it will sink slowly into mediocracy. Abby's value to the show was that all the other characters played off her. It's a challenge for the writers and the casting department. We'll see -- one way or the other.Final Episode -- Season over, last episode a cliffhanger but strangely can't bring myself to care a lot. Not sure what direction writers will take and want to keep open mind. Season was good but lustre is fading.

Last week I began performing my (now) annual ritual of purchasing Amazon Video season passes for my favorite TV shows. First up: “NCIS” Season 15, which had its season premiere on Tuesday, September 26, 2017.The fifteenth season of “NCIS” got off to an exciting start with an episode entitled “House Divided.” This episode continues the cliffhanger left over from the final episode of Season 14. In that episode, Special Agents Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Tim McGee had been captured by a Paraguayan criminal gang while attempting to rescue kidnapped children. Now they face torture, imprisonment, and execution if the gang leader’s demands are not met immediately…“NCIS” Season 15’s first four episodes reveal more changes for the NCIS team. With the departure of Jennifer Esposito from the cast, Special Agent Alex Quinn is gone. A new member – Special Agent Jacqueline “Jack” Sloane (Maria Bello), a forensic psychologist – comes on board. Tim McGee and Delilah Fielding are now married, and Ellie Bishop is beginning to put the murder of her fiancé behind her. There are indications that Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard may be leaving the team, as he is considering accepting a position as a university lecturer. Dr. Jimmy Palmer is now the NCIS Medical Examiner – at least for now…As “the first few episodes of “NCIS” Season 15 aired, I was reasonably confident about how the show would fare, even with the many changes to the cast. Chemistry among the characters and the actors promises to remain strong in the fifteenth season. Wilmer Valderrama and Duane Henry have quickly established themselves as excellent cast members whose characters fit in seamlessly with the rest of the team. I will be very interested to see how well Maria Bello’s character meshes, and early indications are that she will do well. I think viewers can expect quite a few fireworks in the Gibbs-Sloane-Director Vance relationship.It’s obviously far too early in the new season to determine exactly how things will progress, especially in light of Pauley Perrette’s decision to leave her role as Abby Sciuto at season’s end. However, even after four episodes, I am optimistic that “NCIS” will continue its long tradition of outstanding television drama – at least for now. “NCIS” Season 15 is highly recommended.

I haven’t seen it yet

Good quality DVD. arrived in a very short time.

Have to say that this particular season has been pretty good, if not rife with plenty of moments that made me sad.Obvious point is obvious. Abby leaving the show is a heartbreaker, but her send off was pretty damn good.Jack's story is pretty screwed up, but in a good way. Like, I totally get why she acted the way she did in some of these episodes. Not bad.Rest of the crew is just as I would like them, though it took a little bit of getting used to seeing McGee with facial hair.Abby's replacement will take some time to get used to, though I didn't outright hate seeing her on screen so she already has a decent head start.Palmer getting some decent screen time was awesome. Don't know how much longer the show will go for, or if Ducky will be leaving before that happens, but I think Palmer will do well with the rest of the team if he has to go it solo.Nothing else I can think of right now. Great season.

NCIS is my favorite show on television. Season 14 bothered me a little because there were just too many characters. Season 15 is much better. Spoiler alert---I was very disappointed that two of the characters left at the end of the series. Sort of getting tired of them being killed off--can't they just go get another job? LOL. I liked the new character (Jack) at first but not sure by the end. All in all, still my favorite show. Still well written and the acting is still very good. Looking forward to season 16.

Ottima raccolta di DVD

I have loads of DVDs in my collection of the NCIS series, and this one has added to it perfectly.

Yo pedido Viernes por la tarde y llegado Domingo 😃

La serie en si es magnífica, el problema con el video es que no corresponde a la región IV es decir para México, por tal razón el lector de videos no la reconoce, independientemente no inclluye traducción o subtitulos en es español.Independiente de lo anterior, es de señalar que la ficha del video no es explicita respecto al tipo de región ni a los idiomas de la misma.

Another great season