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Product Description All 23 episodes of the action drama, following the exploits of the Naval Criminal Investigation Service, led by Special Agent Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon). In this series, the team investigate when a marine's parachute fails to open, Gibbs sets off for Cuba to look at a case of smuggling in a detention centre, and the team looks into a bizarre case where a widow receives a phone call from her dead marine husband. The episodes are: 'Yankee White'; 'Hung Out to Dry'; 'Seadog'; 'The Immortals'; 'The Curse'; 'High Seas'; 'Sub Rosa'; 'Minimum Security'; 'Marine Down'; 'Left for Dead'; 'Eye Spy'; 'My Other Left Foot'; 'One Shot, One Kill'; 'The Good Samaritan'; 'Enigma'; 'Bete Noire'; 'The Truth Is Out There'; 'UnSEALed'; 'Dead Man Talking'; 'Missing'; 'Split Decision'; 'A Weak Link'; and 'Reveille'. .co.uk Review 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 KimProduct Description> An elite team of agents investigates crime within the Navy community outside the military chain of command.
S**U
wow - what a find
My sister introduced me to NCIS several years ago, when it was on Channel 5 when it was shown on a Friday evening and clashed with my teams home matches. I watched a couple of episodes and was hooked.Due to the fact that I had missed several of the episodes I purchased the box set and though the programme is great entertainment I was disappointed by the fact that there were no extras on the box set. I decided to take a leap of faith and ordered and purchased the box set.It arrived and I put it in the DVD player and I settled myself down for hours of non stop (except for disc changes, the call of nature and coffee and snack breaks).I admit that had I known that it was a JAG spin off I probably wouldn't have tried it. I've tried JAG on several occasions since it started but have never been able to take to it. This series, however, is different.The team of investigators is lead by Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon Chicago Hope). I remember Mark Harmon in the hospital drama St Elsewhere from when I was a child, he was so pretty, and he has become more handsome with age.Michael Weatherly ("Eyes Only" in Dark Angel) plays "Very" Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo.Forensics are Dr Donald Mallard, aka "Ducky" (David "The Man From Uncle" McCallum) the pathologist and Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette) as the NCIS forensic scientist. Their boss is Director Tom Morrow (Alan Dale - anyone remember Jim Robinson from the early years of the Aussie soap Neighbours).*** This next section may contain spoilers ***The series consists of 23 episodes and opens with Yankee White where we are introduced to Presidential Security Agent Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander - Rizzoli & Isles). Agent Todd replaced Agent Vivian Blackadder (Robyn Lively) from the JAG - Season 8 tester episodes Ice Queen and Meltdown (episodes 20 and 21).I have never been able to take to Caitlin Todd as a character. She comes in to the team not from an investigation background but from a security detail background but by the end of episode 2 she is bossing DiNozzo about. In fact she is junior (would be a rookie trainee level member of the team) to DiNozzo. By the end of the series I started to wonder who was in charge of the team, and why anyone would allow that level of bullying from a person to another concerned me.The episodes are:Yankee White - when a sailor dies on board Air Force One there is a turf war between the FBI and NCIS for control of the investigation. The questions are: was this an attempt on the President; and is he now safe.Hung Out to Dry - A marine dies during a parachute training exercise. It is up to Gibbs and his team to discover if this was it an accident, suicide or foul play.Seadog - was a dead sailor really involved in drug dealingImmortals - A sailor, who was believed to have gone AWOL, is found at the bottom of the sea by some divers. It seems that several of the sailors may have been involved in real-life battles based on a popular MMORPG video game.Curse - the mummified remains of a sailor are found in an old jettisoned aircraft storage pod, without the money that he was believed to have stolen.High Seas - when a member of an aircraft carrier flight deck crew is found naked in the ships freezer dosed up on methamphetamine Gibbs and the team are dispatched to discover what's going on.Sub Rosa - after the murdered body of a submariner is found Gibbs and Kate Todd join the crew on board the submarine to investigate; while DiNozzo is left on dry land with an NCIS computer expert Timothy McGee (the introduction of Sean Murray - Hocus Pocus - to the show).Minimum Security - when a sailor's body is found along with smuggled emeralds the team is off to Cuba and Guantanamo BayMarine Down - Gibbs and co must find out how a dead man could be contacting his wife when he was killed on a CIA linked black-ops mission in Colombia.Left for Dead - a woman escapes from a shallow grave and is unable to remember anything except that there is a bomb on a Navy ship.Eye Spy - some men misuse a spy satellite to spy on female personnel sunbathing on a naval bases beach when they see someone running away from a dead body.My Other Left Foot - the lower part of someone's left leg is discovered in a dumpster bin, the only identifying marks are a tattoo "Semper Fi", a sock, a boot and a titanium ankle joint, but who is he and how did he die.One Shot, One Kill - a marine recruiter is killed by a sniper Gibbs and team must try and discover if it is terrorist linked or if there is another reason.Good Samaritan - the body of naval dentist is found bound and gagged. Gibbs has a battle on his hands to prove that there is a serial killer on the loose.Enigma - Gibbs former USMC commanding officer is suspected of stealing a large amount of money which he was transporting for the US Government. Gibbs doesn't believe it is true, even after the body of a marine is found in his cabin tortured to death.Bete Noire - Ducky and his assistant, Gerald, are taken hostage by a terrorist who infiltrated NCIS in a body bag. Will anyone realise what's going on and can they be rescued before things become worse.The Truth is Out There - during a party a body falls out of a ceiling. Gibbs and his team are called into investigate.UnSEALeD - a former US Navy Seal convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison claiming he is innocent and is on the trail of the real killer.Dead Man Talking - an NCIS agent is killed while investigating a cold case, Gibbs and his team take up the investigation.Missing - a Gunnery Sergeant disappears after telling a journalist that he might be the next of a group of friends to vanish. The investigation puts one of the team in grave danger.Split Decision - When the body of a Marine Staff Sergeant is discovered by a group of children Gibbs and his team are taken down the path of weapons smuggling and militia groups. This episode introduces Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen) into the NCIS family.A Weak Link - a SEAL on a special training mission is killed when he falls while repelling with his team. Due to the nature of the operation they were training for Gibbs and the team are asked to look into the death.Reveille - Gibbs is still searching for the unknown terrorist who held Ducky and his assistant Gerald hostage, before escaping when things take an unexpected turn.*** Spoilers over ***There are no special features in this boxset.NCIS is a good detective series based around the US Navy and Marine Corpse. Please don't be put off by the military linkage as it is frequently done in the vaguest of ways.I'm not sorry I bought the season one box set (in fact I have sinced purchased several of the seasons), but I was very disappointed to discover that there were no extras, unlike the US Region 1 version which has a lot of extras. If you have a multi-region player and want to see the extras then I can recommend that box set. Otherwise you're stuck as a region 2 aka second class DVD purchaser.
J**U
Timeless fantastic offer
Watch over and least once a wek
D**S
Out At Last!
As i found out later this is a spin off series, but its great achievement is disguising that fact from anyone unfamiliar with JAG. It stands on it's own with great storylines, actors and continual suspense. The hinge of the program is Mark Harmon's character Jethro, who heads up the team as an ex sniper and peculiar father figure to the younger member's. Cate, who joins at the beginning of the series, enables the writers to explain the intricacys of NAVY protocal to us as she learns from Jethro and Tony. She is a grounded character and with a background as bodyguard to the president very capable of handling herself, both with the criminals and tony's advances. Tony Denozzo, an established member of NCIS when the series begins has an enjoyable relationship with jethro, who is something of a mentor and disciplinarian, but stands on his own for his undisputed capability despite a somewhat juvenile sense of humor and pursuit of women. The Cast is also blessed with wonderful smaller characters- those who remain for the most part within the confines of NCIS headquarters- 'Ducky' Dr.Mallard, the NCIS coroner, who some may recognise from 'The Man From UNCLE' fame. Is wonderful, and to the credit of the show not completely a typical enlgish character, but one you find endearingly sweet and despite the grusome circumstances you usually encounter him in, a truly appealing character. The Other major character, is the goth lab technician Abby. Always amusing in her scenes, she brings life and humor to a job that has been portrayed in rather a dull light in the past. Tune in just for her outfits! :) As the series progressed i became more and more addicted, not in the most part to the crimes they had to solve- which are always fascinating- but as is the hallmark of any good crime show to the continuing appeal of the characters. Mark Harmon pulls the series together undoubtably, but each of the actors brings something new- a different generational perspective, a different national perspective, a humor and background that is unique in each of them, and makes for a thoroughly watchable and highly, highly recommended show. I'm waiting -not at all patiently- for the next series.
S**S
Great series with good stories
Action with humour. Highly recommend.
E**A
Brilliant show, very poor sound quality.
Season one was the only season I was missing, it has been nice to start from the beginning again. My only criticism for the digital download is that the sound quality is appalling. Like genuinely dreadful. The rustling of fabric is very loud compared to what it should be, drowning out speech.
R**Y
Excellence
The season one box-set is well worth its price-tag. While the dvd's lack in special features they are superbly well designed and packaged. Picture and audio quality is more than reasonable and the Surround sound feature is very nice indeed.As for the episodes themselves, again totally excellent! The show carefully balances humour with danger all adding to the mystery theme. Will Gibbs ever catch up with his Béte Noire? Well, you find out in 23 and it is sure worth the 6 episode gap between the hostage taking and the plot to take out Marine One.For parents wishing to give this DVD to their Children, you should have little worries. There is relatively little gore (compared with CSI ect.) however the one episode you would want to monitor for graphic imagery is #19 (Dead Man Talking). It is on one of the two disks that are certified 15.Language is extremely mild with four letter words never being used once during the season.All in all its a must have for everyone who likes JAG or NCIS or for those who just want some great entertainment!
H**O
Excelente
Lastima que es region 1 pero se ven muy bien
A**S
Pour remplacer ma saison 1 qui était illisible ?
En effet je n'ais pas passer 1 ère saison en accéléré erreur de ma part car je serai rendue compte plus tôt que celle-ci était il illisible , me a culpa cela m'apprendra .
C**N
No esta en castellano
El problema es que no está en castellano y mi ingles esta algo oxidado. Seguramente no me fije en eso al comprelo, por lo demas todo correcto
L**N
Trae doblaje al español pero es región 1
Llego en tiempo y forma una buena serie para tenerla en tu colección llego algo maltratada la caja de cartón por lo demás esta muy bienContiene 6 discos con los 22 capítulosEs región 1 si eres de mexico requieres de un Blu-ray o dvd multiregionAudio inglés 2.0 y Español latino 2.0No trae subtítulos
B**
Agréablement surprise :-)
Colis livré rapidement et en très bon état.De plus j'ai été agréablement surprise,dans le descriptif il était indiqué que les informations sur le coffret était en langue allemande et les dvd en français mais finalement tout était en français :-)
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