Sins of the Father-NCIS Comments

Sins of the Father “David, while you were a Special Agent with the earlier version of NCIS, did any of your fellow Agents have a father like Tony DiNozzo’s?” “As I watched last night’s episode, I tried to remember any family dramas that were similar. For the most part my fellow agents were so focused [...]

By |2011-11-23T17:08:49-05:00November 23rd, 2011|NCIS|2 Comments

NCIS Episode, “Engagement” Part II

We felt that two incidents made for a good conclusion to this two part episode. First, Gibbs and Vance in their interrogation of a terrorist tricked him into thinking his brother and sister had both been killed, leading to admissions on his part. The terrorist knew that there wasn’t much NCIS could do to him. [...]

By |2011-11-16T19:18:06-05:00November 16th, 2011|NCIS|0 Comments

Engaged

“At least we didn’t pay admission.” That was David’s response when he realized tonight’s episode was a prequel to be completed next week. He once bought a novel and toward the end realized the full story wouldn’t be revealed in the first book. He had to buy a second novel to learn the ending. He’s [...]

By |2011-11-08T22:26:06-05:00November 8th, 2011|NCIS|0 Comments

Tonight’s opinion and insight on NCIS

retteGood evening all. Were you entertained? Tonight’s episode of NCIS, “Enemy on the Hill,” was like so many of their shows: well written with the discerning viewer in mind. Their writers are razor sharp and right on, most of the time. The plots are intricate, believable, and not dumbed down to the third grade level. [...]

By |2011-10-11T23:01:26-04:00October 11th, 2011|NCIS|2 Comments

NCIS Critique

Tonight’s episode of NCIS featured Lily Tomlin as McGee’s grandmother Penelope. The title, “The Penelope Papers,” was our first clue of her importance. (Pentagon Papers, anyone? Ring a bell?) In the real world of investigation, DiNozzo and the rest of the team would have checked the three calls made from the victim’s cell phone, immediately. [...]

By |2017-05-19T13:10:31-04:00October 4th, 2011|NCIS|2 Comments

NCIS – Revealed

One of the disadvantages of writing Christian, family friendly novels, is that we sometimes don’t have time for relaxing and watching TV. CBS’ hit show had been on for many seasons before Diane’s sister asked our opinion of the show. Truthfully, we had never watched NCIS. At her recommendation, we did and have been a [...]

By |2017-05-19T13:10:32-04:00September 15th, 2011|NCIS|3 Comments