{"id":359724,"date":"2021-10-29T16:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/missing-casey-on-fire-and-gibbs-on-ncis\/"},"modified":"2021-10-29T16:00:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T13:00:52","slug":"missing-casey-on-fire-and-gibbs-on-ncis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/missing-casey-on-fire-and-gibbs-on-ncis\/","title":{"rendered":"#Missing Casey on &#8216;Fire&#8217; and Gibbs on &#8216;NCIS&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373bd15c537\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373bd15c537\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/missing-casey-on-fire-and-gibbs-on-ncis\/#Carrying_a_Torch_for_Capt_Casey\" >Carrying a Torch for Capt. Casey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/missing-casey-on-fire-and-gibbs-on-ncis\/#Is_Parker_Likeable_Enough_to_Lead_the_NCIS_Team\" >Is Parker Likeable Enough to Lead the NCIS Team?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/missing-casey-on-fire-and-gibbs-on-ncis\/#Putting_Gibbs_Departure_in_Context\" >Putting Gibbs\u2019 Departure in Context<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/missing-casey-on-fire-and-gibbs-on-ncis\/#Why_So_Many_Farewells\" >Why So Many Farewells?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/missing-casey-on-fire-and-gibbs-on-ncis\/#Say_Boo\" >Say Boo!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/missing-casey-on-fire-and-gibbs-on-ncis\/#Steaming_Over_Streaming\" >Steaming Over Streaming<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/missing-casey-on-fire-and-gibbs-on-ncis\/#And_Finally_%E2%80%A6\" >And Finally \u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Missing Casey on &#8216;Fire&#8217; and Gibbs on &#8216;NCIS&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chicago-fire-jesse-spencer-ncis-mark-harmon.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div> <em>Welcome to the Q&amp;A with TV critic \u2014 also known to some TV fans as their \u201cTV therapist\u201d \u2014 Matt Roush, who\u2019ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today\u2019s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too loud, but there\u2019s always closed-captioning.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One caution: This is a spoiler-free zone, so we won\u2019t be addressing upcoming storylines here unless it\u2019s already common knowledge. Please send your questions and comments to <\/em><em><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"f39280989e928787b387859a9d809a979681dd909c9e\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/em><em> (or use the <\/em><em>form at the end of the column<\/em><em>) and follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> (@TVGMMattRoush). Look for Ask Matt columns on many Tuesdays and Fridays.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Carrying_a_Torch_for_Capt_Casey\"><\/span><strong>Carrying a Torch for Capt. Casey<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Comment: <\/strong>PLEASE tell me Jesse Spencer (Captain Matt Casey) has not left Station 51 and <em>Chicago Fire <\/em>forever. His character was such a major role and the storyline with Brett was just beginning. I am so saddened by this, to see my FAVORITE show losing a major character. I have watched since Day 1. \u2014 <em>Deborah B<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> Hang tough. As Jesse Spencer suggested in his exit interview, we probably haven\u2019t seen the last of Casey, but as a regular full-time member of the ensemble, his time has come. The best <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> about this \u2014 and the departure of Agent Gibbs on <em>NCIS<\/em>, which has once again dominated my mailbag (so bear with me this week) \u2014 is that when they honor a lead character by letting him or her leave without killing them off, the door is always open for their return.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Parker_Likeable_Enough_to_Lead_the_NCIS_Team\"><\/span><strong>Is Parker Likeable Enough to Lead the <em>NCIS<\/em> Team?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Comment: <\/strong>I have a problem with the Agent Parker character on <em>NCIS<\/em>. The introduction of the character was such that he was very, very unlikeable until the very end when he helps Gibbs avoid being arrested. His character was similar to Jason Beghe\u2019s Hank Voight, who was an awful character, a villain actually, on <em>Chicago Fire<\/em>, and then suddenly we are expected to stop disliking the character and accept him as the hero of a show. That just doesn\u2019t work for me with either of them. As far as <em>NCIS<\/em>, I am just considering the last episode with Gibbs as the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> finale. \u2014 <em>Andy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> <em>NCIS<\/em> certainly gave fans the option to go out with Gibbs, given the closure of his storyline and that arc basically allowing for a reset. But I\u2019ll take issue with your characterization of Special Agent Parker as villainous. He was obviously antagonistic initially, which seems reasonable given the tension that often exists among competing arms of law enforcement. But there\u2019s an underlying humor to his authority that fits nicely into the show\u2019s dynamic. I\u2019m with you, though, about the portrayal of the Voight character. Given how he was introduced on <em>Chicago Fire<\/em>, I never found him redeemable or credible as a series lead, which is among the main reasons I\u2019ve never connected to <em>Chicago PD<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Putting_Gibbs_Departure_in_Context\"><\/span><strong>Putting Gibbs\u2019 Departure in Context<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>I really hope that <em>NCIS<\/em> will survive Mark Harmon\u2019s departure. But why did they have to have back-to-back departures of Harmon\u2019s Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Emily Wickersham\u2019s Ellie Bishop? Also, why did they have to bring in an outsider to \u201clead\u201d the team when a very capable Tim McGee (Sean Murray) could have been promoted? Furthermore, why did they have to move the series from the 8\/7c Tuesday time slot it had occupied and ruled for 18 years? Having <em>NCIS<\/em> on at 8\/7c provided a lead-in for CBS\u2019s <em>FBI<\/em> and <em>FBI: Most Wanted<\/em>. Without <em>NCIS<\/em> as a lead-in, I have discovered that my viewing-loyalty to the CBS Tuesday lineup has vanished. \u2014 <em>MaryLee S<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> So many \u201cwhys,\u201d and you surely know there\u2019s never going to be a satisfying answer. Bishop\u2019s departure just h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened to precede the long arc of Gibbs\u2019 farewell, and I bet even as they were developing Mark Harmon\u2019s exit strategy, they were harboring a slim hope he\u2019d change his mind. (But the writing was already on the wall, or the page.) To your interesting scheduling question, the move of <em>NCIS<\/em> was absolutely a calculated risk. CBS is trying to copy NBC\u2019s success with its \u201cOne Chicago\u201d Wednesday lineup by stringing together a full night of <em>FBI<\/em> shows \u2014 which to me is overkill, but that\u2019s how broadcast networks operate nowadays, exploiting what few successes they have anymore. Also, moving <em>NCIS<\/em> to Monday at this critical time for the show is a test of its staying power on a new night and later time, plus CBS needed something to try to feed an audience into the new <em>NCIS Hawai\u2019i <\/em>spinoff. [Please don\u2019t ask me if CBS is trying to \u201ckill\u201d <em>NCIS<\/em> with this move. It\u2019s still an asset for the network, even without its leading man, and whether this works or not, it\u2019s a valid scheduling strategy.]<\/p>\n<p>And for the final word for now, some supportive comments from Diane H: \u201cI thought the farewell to Gibbs was well done and well deserved. Gibbs deserves some peace and happiness. I think it leaves the door open for him to make guest appearances. Gary Cole\u2019s Parker also gives McGee a rest since being in charge wasn\u2019t something he really wanted. I\u2019d like to see McGee\u2019s wife and twins at some point.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_So_Many_Farewells\"><\/span><strong>Why So Many Farewells?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>One thing I\u2019ve noticed this broadcast season is that almost every show seemed to have lost a cast member or two, way more so than in previous years. Is it just me? If not, is Covid partly to blame for the turnovers? Shows like <em>NCIS, The Rookie, FBI: Most Wanted, A Million Little Things, The Resident, Chicago Med<\/em> [and most recently <em>Billions <\/em>and <em>Chicago Fire<\/em>-ed.] all lost main cast members. \u2014 <em>Marc<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> There really has been an unusual amount of turnover this fall, including with some very high-profile characters and actors, and each has their own personal or professional reason for moving on. (In a handful of cases, it might also be a creative or financial decision.) I\u2019m only aware of one instance where Covid was the primary motivator \u2014 for <em>Million<\/em>\u2019s Stephanie Szostak, who went from regular to recurring because of the difficulty of going back and forth from Connecticut (where her family is based) to production in Canada. Another element in play here is that successful shows tend to run much longer than they used to because networks are loathe to let go of anything that has audience awareness. (See: <em>The Blacklist<\/em>.) And at a certain point, many actors want to try something new or their priorities change, and the weekly grind of playing the same person indefinitely isn\u2019t so appealing.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Say_Boo\"><\/span><strong>Say Boo!<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>As a huge fan of the original British version of <em>Ghosts<\/em>, I\u2019m ridiculously happy that the American version is doing so well. I wonder what\u2019s become of the headless character, though? I know he\u2019s not a frequent character in the British version, but we haven\u2019t seen the headless American at all outside of the first episode. Do you know if they\u2019ve dropped him from the story? \u2014 <em>Mark<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> I\u2019ve seen through the Nov. 4 episode, and I could swear I spotted the headless ghost in one of these episodes in the background. It seems clear he\u2019s not part of the core ensemble of hilarious spirits, but I love the idea that there are ghosts wandering around the house \u2014 and not just stuck in the basement \u2014 who no one pays much attention to.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steaming_Over_Streaming\"><\/span><strong>Steaming Over Streaming<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Comment: <\/strong>It\u2019s just not fair for <em>SEAL Team<\/em> to leave regular TV channels and go to Paramount+! I am the daughter and wife of men that were career servicemen, and <em>SEAL Team<\/em> has appealed to me since it first began. I have read that they want to appeal to a younger generation by moving to streaming (as one reason). I\u2019m in my 80s and don\u2019t want anything to do with streaming, changing my TV programming and paying for more TV than what I have now. I\u2019m so disappointed that the producers and Jason (David Boreanaz) want to leave loyal followers behind with this move!! It\u2019ll be interesting to see if it works out well for them or not. I\u2019m not following though it has been one of my top five shows I\u2019ve faithfully watched every week. \u2014 <em>Mrs. Mac<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> I\u2019m not surprised to be getting anguished mail about this again now that the transition is happening this Sunday. And seriously, CBS, you\u2019re moving the show in the middle of a three-episode arc? That\u2019s just sadistic, knowing how many core viewers (at least according to my mailbag) are unwilling to follow <em>SEAL Team<\/em> to streaming. Yet. There\u2019s nothing I can say here to console viewers who don\u2019t want to or can\u2019t face the reality that in 2021, streaming is to TV what cable was back in the 1980s, only more so. At least with <em>Evil<\/em> moving to Paramount+ for its second season, they didn\u2019t tease its fans like this.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_Finally_%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><strong>And Finally \u2026 <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong> I\u2019m wondering about <em>9-1-1: Lone Star<\/em>. Is it returning? I really like the characters on that show. \u2014 <em>Kathy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> Yes, the <em>9-1-1<\/em> spinoff was renewed for a third year, and it will be back at midseason. I\u2019d presume early 2022 and most likely back on Mondays, but none of that has been confirmed or announced yet.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now. 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