Things about NCIS(TV) that ain't common knowledge...

One of my favorite shows is NCIS and I have been a fan almost since its inception.  I have used several of Gibbs Rules and listening to "Your Gut".   I am wanting to post political stuff but I decided to pass and stick to humorous stuff.  I am suffering from political burnout, it doesn't help that I am on dayshift and working on 12 hour shifts.   It is temporary thing so I will roll with it.   I saw a link on this while surfing "Drudge".

For 13 seasons, NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) has dominated as one of the most popular action police procedural series on TV in an ever-growing genre. Since beginning in 2003, it has become a ratings darling and has spawned two spin-offs which are gaining their own fanbases thanks to the popularity of the original show. A lot goes into a series of its size, and the cast becomes like family after spending so much time together. Check out 10 things you never knew about NCIS:

10. Playing Themselves

It is always important for actors and actresses to be convincing when playing a character, and that is always easier when they can really connect with the character they portray. As a result, NCIS uses a lot of the actor’s own histories and qualities for that of the characters. For example, Pauley Perrette, who plays Abby, really did graduate from college with a degree in Forensics, and was born in New Orleans, just as Abby was. Producers have said many times that many of Abby’s qualities, interests and personality are really just Perrette “playing herself.” Meanwhile, Michael Weatherly, who plays Tony DiNozzo, was was disinherited from his family’s fortune just like his character. Apparently his dad didn’t like that he was going to pursue an acting career!

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9. Casting

Although NCIS has a fantastic cast, they could have had one more big name on their list. According to reports ,Jennifer Aniston was interested in the role of Kate, but in order for Aniston to be a part of the show, production on NCIS would have to had wait until she had finished filming the final season of Friends and they decided not to postpone their schedule. As well, when the series first started being put together, Harrison Ford was in a quiet time in his career and was urged to pursue the role of Gibbs, but he chose not to, so the role went to Mark Harmon instead. Subsequently, Harrison Ford and his film Air Force One were name-dropped in the first episode by Gibbs.

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8. Name Debacle

With many police procedural shows already going by acrononyms, such as CSI, it would be easy enough to have called NCIS just that. Instead, before the launch of the first season, the show was titled, Naval CIS, and then when it aired it was under the name Navy NCIS which stuck for the entire first season. Eventually CBS decided it was too redundant as the N stands for Naval anyway.

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7. In The Family

In some episodes, there are shots of flashbacks featuring a young Gibbs played by Mark Harmon, and in order to make sure they actually looked similar, the younger version is portrayed by Mark Harmon’s real son, Sean. Meanwhile, Troian Bellisario, who plays Sarah McGee, is the daughter of NCIS producer and creator Don Bellisario, and his son Michael Bellisario took on the role of Charles “Chip” Sterling.

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6. Making Records

Surprisingly, at first, ratings for NCIS were relatively low, and in the first four seasons, they rarely even made the Top 30, but things changed drastically in season six. That season it became a Top 5 hit in the ratings and has never fallen out of the top 5 since. In fact, by 2011, it was voted America’s favorite television show and at the end of its tenth season it was the most watched TV series in the U.S. from 2012-2013.

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5.  The Birthday Party

Back in 2005, the set turned into a giant birthday party for Mark Harmon’s 54th birthday. He specifically asked that a big deal was not made out of his big day, so of course the exact opposite happened. Lauren Holly was new to the cast and was always on the receiving end of Harmon’s practical jokes, so she teamed up with Michael Weatherly to make Harmon’s birthday huge. She ordered 150 t-shirts reading “It’s Mark Harmon’s Birthday” and passed them out to the entire crew. After Harmon had gone home, they covered his trailer with decorations, balloons and pinatas. When Harmon got to set the next day seeing everyone wearing matching shirts and holding signs, he thought there had been a strike.

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4. Crew Changes

Back in May of 2007, at the end of season four, reports stated that creator Donald Bellisario was stepping down from the show. Quickly after it was reported that the reason was because of disagreements with star Mark Harmon. As a result, his role as showrunner/head writer was delegated to a group of long time collaborators on the show. Later, Gary Glasberg was added as the series showrunner because Shane Breennan had to focus on the new spin-off, NCIS: Los Angeles. In April 2016, the show’s long-time director revealed he had directed his final episode of NCIS, but did not specify which episode it is.

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3. Lawsuit

Speaking of NCIS: Los Angeles, it didn’t take long after Shane Brennan created the show and began to put it together before he ran into trouble. In April 2011, Don Bellisario sued CBS over NCIS: Los Angeles. His suit was because of a contract he had with CBS which gave him the “first opportunity” to develop a spin-off or sequel as the initial creator of NCIS. By June 2012, the lawsuit was dismissed while discussions between CBS and Bellisario continued, and settled their dispute without releasing the terms.

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2. Sasha Alexander

Sasha Alexander starred on NCIS as Caitlin Todd for the first two seasons and then went to a recurring role for seasons 3, 8, 9, and 12, and fans were very upset by her exit. While rumors indicated she had been fired, it was later discovered that she was the one who wanted to leave the show. According to Alexander, filming the series was especially exhausting, and she couldn’t handle it anymore. After her exit, Don Bellisario revealed he had intended to build on Tony and Kate’s relationship, which fans really wanted.

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1. TV Flare

Despite trying to portray realistic characters and situations, as with every TV show, some things have to be a bit more glamorous. For example, the Dodge Chargers that the Navy Department agents use are a color called Deep Water Blue. As it turns out, this is a special color which costs hundreds of dollars more than a normal black or white car that most federal agencies actually use.

Source: CBS

Political Quiz....

I will post some stuff tomorrow, We had our Order of the Arrow banquet today(Friday Night).  I will post some of the results. tomorrow.  I ran across this quiz surfing "The Federalist Papers.com"   it is humorous but does portray the people accurately.....

"Quote of the day..."

Quote of the Day from the Los Angeles Times:

"Frankly, I don't know what it is about California, but we seem to have a strange urge to elect really obnoxious women to high office. I'm not bragging, you understand, but no other state, including Maine, even comes close. When it comes to sending left-wing dingbats to Washington, we're Number One. There's no getting around the fact that the last time anyone saw the likes of Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Maxine Waters, and Nancy Pelosi, they were stirring a cauldron when the curtain went up on 'Macbeth'. The four of them are like jackasses who happen to possess the gift of blab. You don't know if you should condemn them for their stupidity or simply marvel at their ability to form words."

-- Columnist Burt Prelutsky, Los Angeles Times.

 

    Although the congresscritter from the peoples republik of Colorado might come in second....the one that doesn't have a clue what a magazine is or how it relates to ammo.

Kinda Logical.......

In the coming New Year, 2013, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day. This is an ironic juxtaposition of events. One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication. The other involves a groundhog. .

Ribbons for the chairborne set.....

I ran across this and though of all the PX warriors out there...here is some more for their "fruit salad"

Muslim Humor

It is called a Barka...

   I got it from my Dad....what can I say...His humor is more warped than mine is.

Humor

It is a bit warped, after posting serious stuff, I figured that I would post some humor.

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Globemaster III

2 coffee in heaven

Two Coffees in Heaven!
Having arrived at the Gates of Heaven, Barrack Obama meets a man with a beard.

'Are you Mohamed?' he asks.

'No my son, I am St. Peter; Mohamed is higher up.' Peter then points to a ladder that rises into the clouds.

Delighted that Mohamed should be higher than St. Peter, Obama climbs the ladder in great strides, climbs up through the clouds and comes into a room where he meets another bearded man.

He asks again, 'Are you Mohamed?'

'Why no,' he answers, 'I am Moses; Mohamed is higher still.'

Exhausted, but with a heart full of joy he climbs the ladder yet again.

He discovers a larger room where he meets an angelic looking man
with a beard.  Full of hope, he asks again, 'Are you Mohamed?'

'No, I am Jesus, the Christ; you will find Mohamed higher up.'

Mohamed higher than Jesus!
Man, oh man!  Obama can hardly contain his delight and climbs and climbs ever higher.

Once again, he reaches an even larger room where he meets this truly magnificent looking man with a silver white beard and once again repeats his question:

'Are you Mohamed?' he gasps as he is by now, totally out of breath from all his climbing.

'No, my son, I am Almighty God, the Alpha and the Omega, but you look exhausted. Would you like a cup of coffee?'

Obama says, 'Yes please!'

As God looks behind him, he claps his hands and yells out:

'Hey, Mohamed, two coffees!'

Keep your trust in God;
your president is an idiot.

Early days of Mythbusters

This is an early days picture of Jamie and Adam from the "Mythbusters"   I love that show

Grenades

Now for some humor;)

The Gunfighter

A young cowboy sitting in a saloon one Saturday night recognized an elderly man standing at the bar who, in his day, had been the fastest gun in the West.


The cowboy took a place next to the old-timer, bought him a drink and told him of his great ambition to be a great shot...


‘Could you give me some tips?' he asked.


The old man said, 'Well, for one thing, you're wearing your gun too high - tie the holster a little lower down on your leg.'


'Will that make me a better gunfighter?'


'Sure will '


the young man did as he was told, stood up, whipped out his .44 and shot the bow tie off the piano player.


'That's terrific!' said the cowboy. 'Got any more tips?'


'Yep,' said the old man. 'Cut a notch out of your holster where the hammer hits it - that’ll give you a smoother draw'


'Will that make me a better gunfighter?' asked the young man.


'You bet it will,' said the old-timer.


The young man took out his knife, cut the notch, stood up, drew his gun in a blur, and then shot a cufflink off the piano player.


'Wow!' exclaimed the cowboy 'I'm learnin' somethin' here. Got any more tips?'


The old man pointed to a large can in a corner of the saloon. 'See that axle grease over there? Coat your gun with it.'


The young man smeared some of the grease on the barrel of his gun.


'No,' said the old-timer, 'I mean smear it all over the gun, handle and all..'


'Will that make me a better gunfighter?' asked the young man..


'No,' said the old-timer, 'but when Wyatt Earp gets done playing the piano, he's gonna shove that gun up your ass, and it won't hurt as much.

Get Prepared

GET PREPARED
This morning the Muslim Brotherhood warned the United States that if
the United States continued meddling in Egypt , Libya , and other
potential hot spots in the middle east, they to cut off America's
supply of 7-11 and Motel 6 managers.
... If this action does not yield sufficient results, cab drivers will
be next, followed by Dell, AT&T and AOL customer service reps.
Finally, if all else fails, they have threatened not to send us any
more presidents either.
It's gonna get ugly, people.

Which side of the fence you belong on.

Which side of the  fence? 

   If you ever wondered  which side of the fence you sit on, this is a great  test!
   If a  Republican doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one. 
If a Democrat doesn't  like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
   If a  Republican is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat. 
If a Democrat is a  vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone. 
   If a  Republican is homosexual, he quietly leads his life. 
If a Democrat is  homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
   If a  Republican is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his  situation.
A Democrat wonders who  is going to take care of him.
   If a  Republican doesn't like a talk show host, he switches  channels.
Democrats demand that  those they don't like be shut down.
   If a  Republican is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church. 
A Democrat non-believer  wants any mention of God and religion  silenced. 

   If a Republican decides  he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may  choose a job that provides it.
A Democrat demands that  the rest of us pay for his.
   If a  Republican reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have  a good laugh.
A Democrat will delete  it because he's "offended".

Star Trek Humor

What can I say, I also am a Star Trek fan;)

When you care to send the very best.

A Real women.....

A REAL WOMAN

A real woman is a man's best friend.
She will never stand him up and never let him down.
She will reassure him when he feels insecure and comfort him after a bad day.
She will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do;  to live without fear and forget regret.
She will enable him to express his deepest emotions, and give in to his most intimate desires.
She will make sure he always feels as though he's the most handsome man in the room and will enable him to be the most confident, sexy, seductive and invincible...


        No wait...

Sorry.


       I'm thinking of Budweiser.  It's Budweiser that does all that stuff Never mind.