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“#NCIS: Old vs. New — Which Cast Reigns Supreme?<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Can you believe that NCIS is going into season 18!<\/p>\n

As should be expected from such a long-running series<\/a>, there have been a lot of cast changes over the years.<\/p>\n

So our TV Fanatics Dale McGarrigle and Christine Orlando had a chat recently about original cast members versus newer ones, characters they wish weren’t dead, favorites, pet peeves, and more!<\/p>\n

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Christine: <\/em>NCIS has seen its share of cast turnover over 17 seasons. Have there been changes that you’ve really enjoyed, or ones you wish hadn’t changed at all?<\/p>\n

Dale:<\/em> First, let me start by griping that I never understand why actors leave shows. Are well-paying acting jobs really that plentiful?<\/p>\n

Did Cote de Pablo work again? Michael Weatherly had a landing spot on Bull, but was that an improvement to playing second banana to Mark Harmon?<\/p>\n

Christine:<\/em> I think, as actors, they can get bored with one character after a while. Or, as with Sasha Alexander, who played Kate during the first two seasons of NCIS, she didn’t realize how much work and time a regular series would take, and she wasn’t ready for it.<\/p>\n

But yeah, it seems like a significant risk to give up a steady paycheck on a hit show, especially on a major network. Getting that role in the first place is like winning the lottery!<\/p>\n

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Dale: <\/em>I understand Pauley Perrette left for personal reasons, which I never understood. (Something about Mark Harmon’s dog?). And she got a lousy sitcom as a consolation prize.<\/p>\n

Christine:<\/em> Yeah, the stories that came out when Perrette left were pretty wacky.<\/p>\n

I never had the chance to watch Broke, but its reviews were mixed until CBS pulled the plug.<\/p>\n

I liked Perrette’s character, Abby, for several seasons, but it felt like she never changed. Abby was always that quirky, overly naive, woman\/child, and that grew old for me.<\/p>\n

It got to the point that by Abby’s last season or so, I’d cringe when she was on screen, so I was happ<\/a>y when she left to make room for someone new. I think the show needed fresh blood to change things up a bit.<\/p>\n

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What do you think about Kasie, Abby’s replacement?<\/p>\n

Dale:<\/em> I like Kasie. She’s different enough from Abby, kind of a geeky fangirl. But she gets the job done.<\/p>\n

The problem I had with the new characters is the producers threw a bunch of them against the wall to see what stuck. Like, what was Clayton’s purpose?<\/p>\n

Christine:<\/em>\u00a0I liked Clayton Reeves and loved his British accent! I was upset when he was killed off.<\/p>\n

It did feel as though they killed Clayton solely to traumatize Abby and give her a motive for leaving NCIS, which was a waste of a great character.<\/p>\n

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But you’re right about the show throwing a bunch of new characters at us. After Ziva left, it felt like they wanted to give it some time before they made any new characters permanent, and it led to a bit of a revolving door for Gibbs’ team.<\/p>\n

Clayton lasted less than two seasons, while Jennifer Esposito’s Agent Alex Quinn was only on for a season. I feel like there were more agents in and out that I’m not recalling.<\/p>\n

Dale: <\/em>The only one that was new was Jack (Jacqueline Sloane), who has been underutilized. They gave the team a profiler, but even that was ripping off Criminal Minds.<\/p>\n

Christine:<\/em> I really like Jack, and I’d love to see more of her, either professionally as their profiler or more of her personal life.<\/p>\n

They explored the story about the daughter Jack put up for adoption, and she has some sort of a relationship with Gibbs, but it’s like they’re always hinting at it and never give them a solid storyline.<\/p>\n

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That’s a pet peeve of mine with NCIS. They hint at romances or tease them but never commit, and I don’t like being toyed with. Either have two characters dive into an affair, even if it fails, or leave that out of the story entirely.<\/p>\n

Dale: <\/em>Like Torres and Bishop. You have to care about the characters enough to have them get together. Torres has been a Latino Tony. Bishop is somewhat different, but being the lead female, she has to have all the failed relationships.<\/p>\n

Christine:<\/em> Bishop and Torres have grown on me more than I ever expected. I’ve grown to care about each of them separately, but I fear the show is going down the Tony\/Ziva road again, where we get teased about a romance that will never happen on screen.<\/p>\n

That gets boring and feels like lazy writing to me. Either commit to a personal storyline or let it go.<\/p>\n

Your turn, NCIS fans. Did NCIS do right by Tony and Ziva’s romance?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dale:<\/em> Bishop has developed over the years. Torres is still pretty one-note: the macho guy with a heart of gold.<\/p>\n

Christine:<\/em> I do think there is a lot more room to develop Torres. He’s a little more of a team player than when he first came on after being deep undercover.<\/p>\n

I would like to see a real relationship develop between Bishop and Torres, along with how that might complicate their work lives, but I hate when they tease us with it but do nothing because then I begin to care about the pairing and feel like I’m wasting my time!<\/p>\n

Bellisario’s show, JAG, did that all the way until the final episode. It ticked me off so much that I stopped watching two seasons before the show ended.<\/p>\n

And NCIS didn’t commit to Tony and Ziva as a real couple until she was presumed dead. At some point, if you keep teasing a romance and stringing shippers along but never giving them a payoff, you’re cheating your fans.<\/p>\n

You tell us, NCIS fans. Do you want to see Bishop and Torres begin a romantic relationship?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dale:<\/em> How about McGee? Do you prefer the quirky probie or the stodgy married man?<\/p>\n

Christine: <\/em>I like that he’s married with kids now because that’s realistic, but it’s also made him dull and one-note.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Palmer has been down a similar road, but I now like him better, whereas he bugged the heck out of me during the earlier seasons.<\/p>\n

Dale: <\/em>We’re supposed to be living vicariously through these characters, and I get enough of tired married guy.<\/p>\n

Christine: <\/em>LOL! They could do more with McGee than they’ve been the last couple of seasons. There should be more sides to him by this point.<\/p>\n

Speaking of character growth, do you think Gibbs has grown enough as a character over 17 seasons?<\/p>\n

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Dale: <\/em>Gibbs is what he is: a father figure for his unit since his real family was taken away from him. He’s been hurt too many times to put himself out there again.<\/p>\n

Christine:<\/em> I hate that he seems destined to be alone for the rest of his life. I’d love to see him approach a relationship with Jack, if only because it would be something different, and I think it’s time that he finds a way to heal.<\/p>\n

Dale:<\/em> They’re both damaged goods so they could be good for each other, but she wouldn’t be able to turn off the psychoanalysis, which would drive him crazy.<\/p>\n

Christine:<\/em> Yeah, but that could be part of the fun!<\/p>\n

I’ve read some fans complain that the show kills off more female characters (not including the murder of the week). Examples are Kate, Shannon Gibbs (pre-show), Jackie Vance, Diana (Fornell’s wife) Ziva (sort of), Dir. Jenny Shepherd, etc.<\/p>\n

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Do you feel that pet peeve has any merit?<\/p>\n

Dale: <\/em>Other than Kate (as the actress wanted out) and Shepherd, the rest were tangential characters, and they’ve killed off tangential males as well, like Dornegat. I think it comes down to viewers caring less if males are killed off.<\/p>\n

Christine: <\/em>Gosh, I didn’t even remember Dornegat!<\/p>\n

Maybe it comes down to how much the audience cares about a particular character. These female characters seem to have connected with viewers, whereas others may not have, and therefore fans didn’t take it as hard.<\/p>\n

Have you had a favorite character throughout the series?<\/p>\n

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Dale: <\/em>Gibbs. Here’s my theory on cop-show lead characters: They’re all descended from Joe Friday. They get surrounded by colorful, supporting characters.<\/p>\n

Christine:<\/em> That’s a good theory. My favorite male lead character has changed over time. It started out being Gibbs, then changed to Tony, then back to Gibbs.<\/p>\n

Dale:<\/em> I keep watching to see if Gibbs is ever going to catch a break.<\/p>\n

Christine: <\/em>Have you had a favorite female character?<\/p>\n

Dale: <\/em>Probably Abby, although Pauley’s exit kind of soured that for me.<\/p>\n

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Christine:<\/em> I’ve enjoyed most of the female characters for different reasons. I liked Kate a lot and wish she could have stuck around longer.<\/p>\n

Ziva had a lot of hard edges, but I always enjoyed her special relationship with Gibbs. Bishop has grown a lot since her arrival, and I like her character arc.<\/p>\n

Has there been a character that’s left that you wish hadn’t?<\/p>\n

Dale:<\/em> Ducky, but I understand that David McCallum needs a less-demanding schedule. Palmer doesn’t cut it as the office eccentric.<\/p>\n

Same with Linda Hunt on NCIS: LA. I’m much younger, and I don’t want to work every day.<\/p>\n

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Christine:<\/em> I love Ducky, but like you, I understand the need for the actor to slow down at age 86! And at least he pops back in from time to time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Clayton Reeves is the first one that comes to mind that I wish hadn’t been killed off.<\/p>\n

And the flip side, has there been a character that’s left that you thought you’d miss more than you actually do?<\/p>\n

Dale: <\/em>Probably Director Jenny Shepherd. She had done her time, and Vance took over fine.<\/p>\n

Christine: <\/em>I really thought I’d miss Tony DiNozzo terribly, but it hasn’t happened. Surprisingly, I’m enjoying the new cast as much as I have the previous regulars, but I know other fans disagree.<\/p>\n

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Now it’s your turn, TV Fanatics. Who’s your favorite character? Who do you wish hadn’t been killed off?<\/p>\n

And do you enjoy the new cast as much as you did the old, or do you prefer one of the groupings in between? Which one reigns supreme?<\/p>\n

Hit that BIG, BLUE, SHOW COMMENTS<\/strong> BUTTON down below to chime in and be a part of the NCIS conversation.<\/p>\n

C. Orlando<\/b> is a TV Fanatic Staff Writer. Follow her on Twitter<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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