Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1130 in DVD
• Brand: Paramount
• Released on: 2006-06-06
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Formats: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 6
• Dimensions: .75 pounds
• Running time: 1009 minutes

Product description
A team of special agents, operating outside the military chain of command, must investigate any crime with pieces of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position. Character driven stories with surprising twists play a large role in the second season of NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service). The NCIS team of investigators is led by Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), an experienced investigator with sometimes unorthodox, but always effective methods. Working under Gibbs are Special Agent Anthony Dinozzo (Michael Weatherly); Special Agent Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander); Forensic Specialist Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette); and NCIS's medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum). Additionally, joining the staff this season will be Special Agent Timothy McGee (Sean Murray) whose communication and computer skills outweigh his naivete. Whether investigating murder or espionage, the NCIS goes global in their quest to solve all crimes with Navy or Marine Corps ties.

Amazon.com
Equal parts JAG and C.S.I., NCIS does a formidable job of blending relevant military headlines with quirky characters who are tenaciously determined to solve a crime--even if it means having to sleep in the morgue to get a few minutes of shut eye. Created by Donald P. Bellisario (JAG, Quantum Leap), NCIS actually began as a two-part episode of JAG in 2003. Later that year, the drama made its full-season debut on CBS. On this six-disc set, which includes all 23 non-JAG episodes plus optional commentary by Bellisario on the first episode, viewers are introduced to an elite squad of special agents, led by Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon). Gibbs is a hard-nosed investigator who doesn't say much. But when he does, an insult usually comes out of his mouth. He's brilliant when it comes to ferreting out the truth, but he's not savvy enough to figure out how to block his ex-wife's nagging phone calls. Instead, he makes do by destroying his cell phone. Gibbs' team is fleshed out by an eclectic and somewhat eccentric set of colleagues, including medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum from The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), wannabe playboy and former homicide detective Anthony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), forensics expert and resident Goth chick Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette), and former Secret Service agent Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander).

The murder of a peripheral NCIS agent halfway through the season is a taste of what's to come in future seasons when core characters leave the show (voluntarily or not). But in its first year, the show sets up a strong premise that (while not wholly original) is well executed. One of the more stickling aspects of the show is its reluctance to allow Tony to show signs of maturity. At times, he behaves more like a rambunctious puppy than an ace investigator. --Jae-Ha Kim

Customer Reviews

Most Addictive Show on TV
NCIS is one of the most addictive on TV--period! Each actor is well-suited to his/her role and does a more-than-excellent job portraying their character. Each character has depth and plays well off their counterpart. Case in point is Tony DiNozzo vs. Kate Todd--the writers really captured DiNozzo's Italian cultural idiosyncrasies: outgoing, price as a value system, constant snooping, and male machismo--"The Babe Hound". All these together ARE Tony DiNozzo. You'll also enjoy the brother-sister relationship he has with the reserved Kate Todd, ex-body guard to the President of the United States, and winner of a wet T-shirt contest during her college days. DiNozzo also plays off Tim McGee aka "McGeek", who, as time progresses, learns to overcome Tony's "charisma", especially after his book-"loosely based on the team"-is published.

Now it only makes sense that Abby and McGee team up, the former a field forensics scientist, the latter an MIT computer forensics specialist. The Goth vs Geek attraction is also a nice touch, one hinting at a future romance.

The last pair of "opposites" are Gibbs and "Ducky"--Dr. Mallard. Gibbs,a highly decorated ex-Marine and winner of the Silver Star, is focused, driven, a "non-techi", whose painful history includes a murdered wife and daughter, two failed marriages, and a tour of duty in Iraq where he was awarded the Purple Heart. "Ducky", on the other hand, revels in history, almost to the point of distraction. He is amiable, concerned with relationships--so much so, that he talks to his dead patients.

The only part of the show I find over-exaggerated is the phenomenal amounts of caffeine consumed by Gibbs and Abby. Any normal person would self-destruct. LOL.

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It is a Xmas gift for my son, who loves the series, so I am sure it will be fine

One of the greatest tv shows of all time
With all of the mindless reality shows that exist on tv today, it is so great to have a truly great show like NCIS still on the air. The cast is incredible, with memorable character portrayals by everyone on this show. Best of all, it has great rewatchability, especially season 1. It is difficult not to absolutely adore every character on this show!!!