Is NCIS The Worst Television Show Ever Made?
October 9, 2009 by Stephenson Billings
Filed under Ask Amber, Faith Links, Featured, Movie and TV Review
It’s time America confront one of the biggest moral conundrums of modern television today: the wild popularity of the CBS crime series NCIS. This show is misleading, derogatory, anti-American, counterproductive and sets a bad example for our youth. The plot is confusing and lazy, its actors two-dimensional charlatans. It is the liberal media’s attempt to use the coveted national network “Prime Time” airwaves to promote leftwing propaganda under the guise of “drama.” In essence, NCIS presents a relentless attack on the integrity of our men and women in the armed forces. Watching it, you’d believe our Navy is staffed by murderers, embezzlers, spies and rapists. This is all the more astonishing when you consider that the NCIS show infects tens of millions of Americans each and every week with its subliminal anti-Military bias, ultimately discouraging our young men from enlisting to protect this country from global terror.
The series revolves around the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The real-life NCIS is the Navy’s primary source of security for the men, ships, planes, and resources of US seagoing expeditionary forces worldwide. In truth, this is a sleepy corner of our armed services. Its employees are akin to port inspectors, without the suntans and rich parents of those in the Coast Guard. But in the CBS-produced version, NCIS is staffed by fast-talking models and millionaires who deal with a constant flow of front-page crimes and intrigue like FBI agents. These sharp-dressed, sexually overactive charmers put no trust in American laws or faith, but rather in their array of government-purchased sidearms. The show frightens you into believing that the American military has been infiltrated at the very highest levels by corrupt villains and that only a ragtag group of self-indulgent outsiders can save us.
Maybe I’m a bit of a curmudgeon for attacking a fictional tv show made up of character actors stumbling through overwritten and hyped-up storylines. You shouldn’t watch it if it offends you, people will say. But that’s not the point. I don’t watch NCIS. The truth I’m getting at is that this show represents the fall of American creative television ethical greatness.
We once had tv shows like the Rockford Files to turn to each week. This was a fabulous educational experience, with James Garner pursuing thrilling, authentic-feeling adventures while living in a trailer on a gorgeous California beach. He was strong and tough and wise and got beaten down a bit. There was an inexpensive taco shack a short walk away. He fought thieves, dirty land developers, the “syndicate,” drug smugglers and corrupt politicians but always had time to rescue a beautiful lady. The police, hardworking and underpaid, were always heroes in the end, too. Rockford’s father Rocky, superbly brought to life by veteran actor Noah Beery Jr., was a fantastic parental figure and even though this show didn’t air on Sundays, I liked to imagine they all went to church on that day.
Conversely, NCIS lead star Mark Harmon is simply unpleasant. He has devolved since his Chicago Hope and St. Elsewhere days. The name “Leroy Jethro Gibbs” is supposed to convey a down home Southern boy, but Harmon’s uppity demeanor is tiring. Frankly, he is the most annoying character on Prime Time today. You just want to see him pick his ear or sing a Bee Gees song– anything to show that there’s actually a human being within that sickly yellow crust. His two-dimensional shtick is that of a stern adult, hardened by dangerous international adventures but never adventurous enough to fall into a lice-infested bed with a third-world prostitute. Despite this, something about Harmon seems wrong and unfinished. The show taunts you with the idea that Gibbs has more backstory, but it never delivers on that promise. Instead we’re left with the antithesis of James Rockford– a shell of a man whose puzzling performances are robotic, devoid of hope and irritating.
THE REST OF THE NCIS CAST
- Timothy McGee: The dorky author. Surely he is the alter ego of the show’s very own writers. Why else would they make him out to be an intelligent and strong lothario who earns millions from his typing skills when in actuality he looks like he should be stacking Hostess Cakes in a blue apron at Wal-Mart? It’s called fantasy projection.
- Ziva & Kate: These two bellicose women, always ready with a waistband handgun, are not physically enticing. Their aggressive lack of prettiness and their overbearing superiority complexes are huge turnoffs. Is this the sort of girl a man needs beside him? I think not.
- Anthony DiNozzo: Overcompensating for his homosexuality by being a lecherous young man. What an example he sets for today’s youth! No one would ever let this oaf be a police agent in real life.
- Abby: That goth computer geek woman. Why is she here? Is she meant to be alluring to video gamers, aging lesbians or awkward teen boys? Or all three? I don’t understand the appeal. The talking car KITT from the popular show Knight Rider would work just as well and would probably cost thousands less in S&M wardrobe expenses. Anyone have David Hasselhoff’s cell number?
- Ducky: An overeducated Brit doctor making a meager living as a US military morgue rat? How much more implausible can you get!
Story-wise, NCIS never seems to add up. The crimes the team faces each week don’t highlight any interesting aspects of modern society. They aren’t “Ripped From the Headlines,” nor are they morally redemptive. There are no teachable moments. Just a lot of bombs on boats, dead marines on leave and Navy men in tight blue uniforms who have something or other to do with some government office in Washington. At the end of each episode, the regular cast members slink back into their own corners of the office, maybe with a little banter. But any repeat viewer will quickly see their cute little phrases (“Ya think?”) are repeated verbatim and ad nauseum each week. This begs the question: are the NCIS writers this lazy or is America this braindead? Regardless, each episode seems exactly the same to me. I could watch the beginning of one, the middle of another and the ending of a third and it would seem just as coherent as any complete episode.
Like some slimy pregnant alien, NCIS has just spawned. Its new spinoff show “NCIS Los Angeles!” is the first step in a proposed CSI-style takeover of America’s Prime Time and syndicated airwaves. For the sake of America’s men and women serving so honorably in our military, I hope and pray that never happens. This show is a disservice to the service.
This post was submitted by Stephenson Billings.
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VERY MATURE OF YOU.
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Listen carefully. It’s a TV show. That means it’s not real. It’s make believe. Pretend. You getting the picture yet?
You want to go off on something truly obscene?
How about going after TV preachers who use the name of Christ to line their own pockets?
I’m sure you could find one or two if you channel surf for oh…maybe 35 to 40 seconds on any given Sunday.
Some of them even have their own networks.
That’s all the clues you get. Happy hunting.
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Please try reading my article again, you half wit. I specifically state that this is a fictional show. You are the one with comprehension problems. You can’t even absorb a straight-forward news article. I hope you are ashamed of yourself.
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I’m curious as to what this has to do with Jesus.
Oh yeah, NOTHING.
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Emily thank you for putting into words what i was about to say.
Mr Billings as someone who talks to Pagans atheists spiritualists and others on a regular biases i ask you to consider this with an open heart.
May I please bring something to your attention. the way in which you have replied to people or insulted parents of some of the younger people who took time to comment is at the heart of what I confront every time i talk about The love of God to people.
We preach Love peace hope faith acceptance forgiveness tolerance, life but treat others with contempt insults hate racism and acts as hypocrites and the like.
We are to be Christlike.
Jesus spent time with tax collectors drunkards prostitutes lepers and the lowest of the low of his day but he never looked down on them or treated them badly. He did the opposite showing them love compassion acceptance forgiveness.
These people who have posted have given you an opportunity to shows the grace of God and instead you have insults belittled and posted comments degrading parents and even other countries.
Mr Billings, i know as mush as i disagree with you evaluation of Ncis and its characters Id like to believe your heart is in the right place. Please take a moment to think about the damage you can do online by speaking as you have about and to people. God is Love he shows mercy and compassion.
You have an opportunity to show that here. Please as a Sister in Christ I ask that you apologise to those here and be a light in the dark instead of showing why people see us all under the banner of hypocrites.
Love conquers All.
God Bless
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I personally decided to take media studies and what i’ve learnt has made it easy to decipher the entire peice of text.
I am a 14 year old English boy (Which im sure you will be happy to go on about HAHAHA YOUR BRITISH YOU ALL SUCK HAHAHA!), and all I can see is a tabloid article, infact, this isn’t a tabloid article, it’s a reviewers peice…
Wait, nope, still not their am I? Oh yeah, your a desperate man who can’t get into a magazine because of his naive catholic bubble, so instead he finds it better to take reviews and hatred to christwire.
A site full of lovely facsism, racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, and looking at you, alot more phobias.
Before you go something along the lines of “Poor child, doesn’t the blood scare you?”
I don’t know about you, but I was raised with an open mind, i’ve seen people die infront of me, i’ve seen blood spurt across walls, i’ve seen alot, and at 14 i’ve seen horror movies which do worse, so maybe in your time you lived inside the church, suckling off the reverends Catholic propoganda, but I didn’t.
Before you call me a half-wit, or an idiot for that matter, or a stupid brit, I am the highest of the high, estimated to get A*-C (With the exception of Physical Education, and that? I couldn’t give a flying ****.)
You also have the guts to say the plotline is confusing? Haha, maybe if you actually had a brain, rather than a addled peice of meat inside your skull, you would understand it.
Infact…wait…how is this even slightly related to Jesus?
Oh, and only you can answer, is this a joke?
Moral alerts
Currently praying to decide who needs boycotting. Please check back soon.
On other so called articles you had the nuts to say that masturbation is terrible? Oh shut up, it’s proven to be natural, and if god did design us, then why did he put that in? It also releases sexual urges, so those sexual urges arn’t relieved on other people, but according to you, raping women who clearly arn’t people according to this article is fine and dandy.
Oh yeah, so your saying the two females should be running around in skimpy clothing with a hell-loada makeup? So your encouraging the whore of bable?
You sick bastard.
Oh, and don’t tell me to accept the warmth of Jesus, Jesus right now currently in a grave, ice cold.
Im ready to argue with you on practically everything imaginable, EVERYTHING, because at each corner, I will beat you, like it or not.
-Coin
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You say you are christian & are whining how ncis is “anti-american” but do you really think jesus would call someone a halfwit & insult and degrade them when YOU are the one who has the twisted confusing, completely untrue article posted for the world to see. “you should be ashamed” REALLY DUDE REALLY?!?!?!? YOU’RE the one who should be ashamed for acting like you are soooo perfect when really your just a b*^#%ing jacka$$ thank you very much…..whenever anyone who reads this wants to read some actually smart and logical articles, go to omgcookie.wordpress.com and blow this popsicle stand right off the map!!
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You sir, are a pompous blowhard. You admit up front that that you don’t watch it, but then you attack it. Looking for page views, are you?
It’s quite obvious that you don’t watch the show, but are relying on second or third-hand information, all of which is incorrect, because you got it WRONG, buddy.
Good job — not. Stick to writing articles on subjects you have some knowledge about — if anything that fits the description exists.
Buh-bye, now.
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You SUCK Billings! This show RULZ!!!
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It’s a TV show. It’s fiction. It’s a story. It’s meant to be vaguely resembling reality. I guess every one that watch the show KNOWS that it is FICTIONAL. I do watch it (even if we are 1 season behind US) and it is one of the best criminal series ever made in US. And I watched so many of them, from Quincy to Bones. The cast and the characters are well developed, with a round and complex personality, full of all those minor details that make them human. McGee is a geek, Tony used to be a playboy, he’s funny and handsome and a bit arrogant, Ziva might be bellicose, but she’s a woman, underneath all the Mossad training that made her full of resources. Abby is a genious with chemicals and scientific stuff, almost a goth twin of McGee without the dorkyness, Ducky is a well educated doctor that the US Military hired for his huge knowledge of forsensics and human anatomy. As every scottish man, he founds rather funny making erudite quotes, telling stories and episodes from his life that can actually explain in simple words all those medical terms that most of us won’t even understand their spelling.
For the “anti-american” part, well, being a Spin off of JAG, in the beginnig, until Ziva arrived, it was well pro-american, pro-Iraq war and all that stuff. After the second season, the view changed a bit, and it made a huge differense on the quality of the show, making it better and more interesting, because all the views are showed in the series. There is the pro-war soldier, the anti-war activist, the taliban terrorist and the simple Muslim guy that only wants to live his life in peace, meaning no harm to anyone, respectful of the US laws etc, there’s the catholic, the protestant, the mormon and the atheist, the muslimd and the jew, the soldier and the civil, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, priests and nuns (never heard of monks though). There’s a story of revenge behind Gibbs, a love story behind Di Nozzo, one of bullism behind McGee, one of concerts and bowling behind Abby, a huge story about being a military doctor behind Ducky, a story about protecting your country behind Ziva. All the characters have a background that makes them full and complete, I’ve never seen ony of them turning to the bad guys for money or ideology, and that makes their integrity safe and sound.
For the rest, well, you need to watch the show. Writing articles without really knowing what one is talking about is ethically wrong. At least from my view, since I’m an amatorial journalist too.
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You are astonishingly IGNORANT! To quote myself:
“You shouldn’t watch it if it offends you, people will say. But that’s not the point. I don’t watch NCIS. The truth I’m getting at is that this show represents the fall of American creative television ethical greatness.”
As for the rest of your poorly typed argument, you make zero sense and I disagree with everything you wrote. Actually, I proved all your points false in my article. I specifically stated why this show was Anti-American, why it’s bad for children and why it should be taken off the air.
Heck, I don’t know why I bother with fools like yourself. You don’t have a clue. But you’re Scottish…
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“But you’re Scottish…”
So by nature they must be a complete idiot with no clue as to how the world works. And they must do all this while drinking some Guinness and wearing a kilt.
Here’s a tip: next time try and not be such a racist pig, okay sunshine?
Also, if you think NCIS is going to ruin America, I sincerely hope you avoid just about every show on HBO. Between Dexter and Oz your poor christian heart wont be able to take the strain.
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JULIE YOU ROCK!!!
Also, I’m glad I am not the only one who thinks this guy is a homophobic douche-bag!
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Well done, you have just proved my point about being descriminatory! Not only did you imply that Ducky was a bad character because he’s english, you implied that Edge is an idiot because he/she is scottish! Well done for contradicting yourself!
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First off, this is a Christain website, correct? As a Catholic myself, who went to Catholic school from kingergarden to fifth grade, I was brought up being taught not to say bad things about others, including something along the lines of “You don’t have a clue. But you’re Scottish…” or “You are an immoral fool of the lowest order.”
I do not normally comment on these articles, knowing the chaos it can cause, as shown here. However, this article angered me enough to make me state MY opinion of NCIS. I am a 16 year old girl who loves crime dramas, including NCIS. Watching NCIS has not given me a bad view of the military or America. In fact, it has made me even more grateful for all the hard work our military does in Iraq and Afghanistan and everywhere else they are. One of my guy friends joined the Marines right out of high school last year, and he loves this show. Also, I have always wanted to be a criminal investigator, and this show made me realize my passion even more.
Whatever, that is your opinion. Nothing is going to change that. But this is my opinion, and if you can share your opinion, I can share mine also.
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“but your scottish”? what kind of racist son of a b**** are you? and we wonder how the spanish inquisition got started! oh and get a life! honestly who spends their time writing about how bad shows are? the only reason im reading this is because my friend WHO LOVES NCIS told me about how HILARIOUS AND STUPID this article was.
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Well, I find this oddly amusing — for the show to have raised such vitriol in you, it *must* have arrived!
The tone of your article is in keeping with the style of the conservative day: aggressive, smug, loud, faux-witty, based on a small bit of knowledge (after all, you “don’t watch the show”) and filled out with assumptions and inaccuracies. (of course, rants don’t need to be tied down with silly things like accuracies.)
This is much like talk radio’s discourse about people who and events that displease them — no intelligent debate on policies or even beliefs, but shoot-at-the-knees attacks on people’s weight, attractiveness, etc (e.g., Michael Savage’s recent rant not about Madeline Albright’s politics but her physical attributes.) While you take the position that real feds and military ought to be insulted, you ought to look at some of the quotes from actual NCIS agents and employees — there seems to be quite the love fest from the real folks about the show’s portrayal of them. Guess they hadn’t gotten wind of your wisdom yet.
I have to admit I am always a bit surprised with the energy of those who become so exercised about the world around them, imagining demon plots and the work of either Satan or socialists at every turn. OF course, a glance at this website’s headlines and story links tells the tale — this site is rather a National Inquirer for the haplessly religious, who believe the fire and brimstone thrown at them by those who should know better. WWJD?
So rant away. Your article is an interesting blend of factual inaccuracies, hyperbolic “anti-liberal-media” diatribe and middle school titillation designed to alternately excite your reader to your anger, and just excite your reader.
Bottom line: if I were connected with NCIS I’d be grinning. Sort of like making it in the big time, to be the butt of such righty dimentia.
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You are an immoral fool of the lowest order. I hope your parents monitor your web browsing, for surely you are in need of a stern talking to from your elders. Posting your contrived nonsense on this website is offensive and wrong. Where will you be when you’re an adult and you look back on the vile things you posted on the internet? Will you hang your head in shame? I truly pray so.
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You need help, man. I watch the show with my mom who goes to the church everyday and believe in every saint that exist I’m we’re blck and from another country so stop your racist and sexiest comments. You just need a good fuck, that’s all.
Get out of the closet and get a boyfriend.
And not, I’m not an inmoral person you’re just a stupid loser.
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Outstanding reply, sir! And so gracious of you to make my point for me:
To my comment, “This is much like talk radio’s discourse about people who and events that displease them — no intelligent debate on policies or even beliefs, but shoot-at-the-knees attacks on (people)…” you show respond with the thoughtful insight, “You are an immoral fool of the lowest order.”
Such a snappy retort! So what if it has nothing to do with the comment? If you can’t come up with an answer, just call ‘em names, eh? (Works for Colter, Limbaugh, Hannity & Beck — all the other “deep thinkers.”) And irrelevant names, too: while others might agree with your assessment I’m a fool, or low, or even immoral, it’s hard to determine what part of my response would reveal any of those three attributes — unless, of course, it’s merely having an opinion that is different from yours. (Ah, that must be it — so again I ask: WWJD?)
As for the rest: excellent. Your “insight” about the show is repeated in the assumptions you’ve made in your reply. I shudder to think what your “investigative reporting” must include. A tip: please actually investigate before you report. I have a hunch you consider the research and investigation part as optional.
(Oh, and if that’s really Must Watson out there: so very happy for all new Mike Franks we have coming! What a great addition to the show — thanks!)
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Okay, when I started to read this article I had to shake my head immediately… but in fact it’s just absolutely hilarious. I’ve rarely read something amusingly stupid like that. Thanks for cheering me up.
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You’re kidding, right? No? You’re not? Wow.
I really appreciate the author’s replies to other repliers – calling one a half-wit, calling another “astonishingly ignorant”and a fool, making fun of how that person types, and ultimately dismissing the person because he/she is Scottish. I can just picture Jesus at his keyboard typing these very words! After all, haven’t we all had enough of that liberal “turning the other cheek” nonsense??
I would LOVE to have such a person as a motivational entertainer at my children’s parties!
Rock on, Mr. Billings!!
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I meant my reply to be a reply to Mr. Billing’s comments, not to laughing-out-loud’s reply – which I guess shows how astonishingly ignorant I am because I can’t properly navigate this simple process!! Oh, well, I hope there is forgiveness and redemption for me somewhere!
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To me, it sounds like you are severely underestimating those that watch the show. Those that watch it know that the real NCIS isn’t the way it is portrayed on the television show, not full of, quote: “…you’d believe our Navy is staffed by murderers, embezzlers, spies and rapists.”. Shades, yes, but television is exaggerated as a rule, unless it’s a documentary or other educational viewing, and NCIS is very good at catching your attention and getting across issues that are happening in real life and not just within the Navy/Marines. Episodes such as Season 4’s “Once A Hero”, for example, showed the tough times that some veterans coming home from overseas face, as well had a focus on human trafficking. There are many others, but that one jumped to the forefront because it is one of my favorites.
People watch what appeals to them, and obviously it appeals to a lot other than you.
Also, due to the timing of this article (there are now seven seasons, you know) it makes me wonder if this article came about because of the popularity of NCIS. Perhaps you thought you could reap a bit of that attention?
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“…you’d believe our Navy is staffed by murderers, embezzlers, spies and rapists.”
…heh, not only is Sarah right that we can figure out TV from reality, it stands to reason that there wouldn’t *be* a real NCIS (and therefore the fictional show) if there wasn’t an occasional bad apple who needed investigating…
At least the author is accomplishing his purpose in writing something inflammatory-disguised-as-commentary as he did: he’s gotten some reaction!
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Oops, guess I’m as dumb as the writer implies — I should have said “Crystal’s right” rather than Sarah.
Of course, I have a good bit of Scots blood in me, too … must be the problem.
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I am surprise this comment is by a woman. this show is bad and not right for people with moral and god bless our troops despite what this junk on TV tries to tell us. Its sad you just find any excuse for the garbage on TV. dont you think people should stand up for whats wrong???
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So if you never watch the show how can you have such a strong opinion on hating it? Also if you never watch it how do you seem to know so much about it? And I’m pretty sure you are one of the few who thinks this considering the show is now in its seventh season and so many of the actors inculding Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly along with all the others are getting such high praise. Someone must like the show! And another thing the real NCIS loves it and says it’s extrememly true to what they do with the exception of how fast they solve the case. And the show is helping recruit people. It has made so many people aware of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
But o well I guess everyone has their own opinion no matter what and no matter how dumb it may sound.
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Dear Sarah I think the purpose of this article is that so many people watch the show. its bad that way. Thats how I read it at least. Stephenson will be mad when he reads what you wrote.
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Thank you Janice for being our little ray of light here today. Yes, indeed, Sarah is very quick to judge and is wrongly full of hate. I was very disheartened when I read this show receives such high ratings from good, old American viewers– that’s why I felt a responsibility to write this article.
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Quick to judge….?
Full of hatred….?
That would be you!!!
How you can sit down and write this article/hatchet-job without watching the show is beyond me…
“NCIS is one of the best shows on TV”
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Um, excuse me? I’m 16 and have gone to Catholic school since seventh grade. I watch NCIS and I don’t see any of what you wrote about on the show. Frankly, all I see in your article is a lot of fearmongering and veiled white-male supremacy, which definetly is not close to the equality and love that God teaches us.
Particularly bothersome are your comments on McGee, Kate and Ziva. If you’re trying to give a Christian opinion on this show, please enlighten us all to where in the Bible it says that a woman cannot be strong-willed and powerful in her own right. Doesn’t Jesus tell us that personality, not looks are what is ultimately matters? In fact, most women that work for the military orpolice force do not look like cover girls, and Ziva and Kate a breath of fresh air against the dolled-up women of other prime-time dramas.
You think that McGee should be stocking Hostess cakes at Wal-Mart? If you’re a Christian, why are you backing up an empty and moronic stereotype? Who is to say that just because someone writes books makes them soft and incapable of doing “man’s” work? I could take that from a four-year-old, but a (presumably) grown man? Come on.
Several episodes of NCIS do deal with important issues in a sensitive and considerably appropriate manner, and lessons laced into every episode include the importance of friendship and themes of trust, family, self-respect, and redemption.
The show doesn’t go out of it’s way to negatively portray religion at all. Ziva is Jewish and wears a Star of David, yet there are no objectionable comments or rude jokes made at her expense. Unlike many other television shows, the characters make no negative comments about anyone’s beliefs or worldveiws, nor try to make a statement on world issues as all.
For a crime drama, NCIS is comparatively clean. Murders do not get re-enacted over and over as they do on “CSI”, and lauguage is kept to the same level you might see in a PG-rated movie. Some of the crimes involve sex, but we’re not beaten over the head with it as we might be on “Law and Order”. The show’s humor may at times seem off-color, but it is mild for a TV-14 rated show and doesn’t depend on racism, stereotypes, or foul language to be funny.
All in all, NCIS is one of the BEST shows on the air today. I don’t know about you, but a light-hearted show about a team of misfits working together to solve crimes in the US Navy is watched by millions of people in and outside America, and overall, presents a postive picture of the Navy not as cold, hard, untouchables, but as relatable human beings.
It is fiction, but it is respectful fiction, and in a world where “entertainment” is the raunchy, sacreligious “Family Guy” and disgusting, sex-charged “Glee”, I’m happy that some TV shows still believe in SOLVING crime rather than ENCOURAGING it and in building healthy PERSONAL relationships rather than ones based in the BEDROOM. It’s good to see smart, strong WOMEN rather than 50’s HOUSEWIVES and stereotyped SLUTS, as well a DIVERSE mix of people rather than sqaure-jawed CUTOUTS.
I haven’t had a chance to tune in to NCIS:Los Angeles, but if it continiues in the tradition of NCIS, prime-time TV is lucky to have gained another dynamic and engaging show that celebrates America for having the brains to be entertained by TV that actually puts some effort into it instead of depending on immorality, political agendas, sensationalism, and attacks on the beleifs of the American people as a whole, like this blog seems to so enjoy doing.
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“Their aggressive lack of prettiness and their overbearing superiority complexes are huge turnoffs. Is this the sort of girl a man needs beside him? I think not.”
NEWSFLASH: Not every single female on the earth can be eye-candy for old perverts like you. Hate to break it to you, but not every woman can be Barbie. I’ve never seen the show, so I don’t know what these women look like, but if you’re telling the truth, and they’re not the “typical” female beauty, then I say more power to them. At least the producers aren’t afraid to show what women look like on this plane of existence, instead of what they look like in your little fantasy world.
And I noticed that you said “…sort of girl a man needs…” You clearly view women as subordinate to men, and you demonstrated that by using the word “girl” for a woman, but not using the word “boy” for a man. There is nothing wrong with a strong woman. In fact, I think I’m going to go lift some weights.
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Actually, Claire, there’s women in the Bible that were pretty kickass. Remember Judith? Also there was Hilengard of Bingen, who, although not in the Bible was so Holy and Powerful that even the Pope bowed down and called her God’s prophet.
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WOW! What a thread. Usually I would just smile and dismiss the whole thing because I don’t watch TV. I have seen NCIS a few time and found it mildly entertaining but I had no idea that it could create such a heated discussion.
I have to put my two cents in when you start talking about my idol and hero, the greatest actor ever born…JAMES GARNER. When was the last time you watched Rockford Files? I was stuck at home this year and watched all the shows again on Netflexs. You described Rockford Files as fabulous education experience! I love the show but wouldn’t want that show to be a mentor for my son. Jim was an ex-con(but pardoned); lazy because he clearly stated that if all his bills were paid he didn’t want to work he just wanted to fish. His eating habits were not something I would encourage my son to follow………Taco’s for breakfast??!! He specialized in Missing Persons because he didn’t want to work too hard and it was safer. Although every week his poor judgment got him involved with thieves, drug smugglers, corrupt politicians, and crooked cops. In the Rockford Files shows the cops were NOT hero’s they were stupid, lazier than him, vindictive and were damn lucky that Jim was there to save the day because without him the crime would have gone unsolved.
If you would have read anything about James Garner then you would know that he is very antiestablishment, and extremely left wing. In fact in one movie he would not take the role until they change the character from a Republican to a Democrat.
As far as your dream of Rockford/Garner going to church every Sunday, I rather doubt it. I don’t know but my guess would be that he might fall in Existentialist category. Existentialism finds it most objectionable that someone or society tries to impose or demand that their beliefs, values or rules be faithfully accepted and obeyed. Existentialist believes this destroys individualism and makes a person become whatever the people in power desire.
Therefore I don’t think Rockford was in church every Sunday because he exhibited a strong belief of not following the pack. He was his own man and lived life the way he wanted to live it without allowing the majority to dehumanize him.
Just My Opinion
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Nancy! My favorite comment of the day! With the exception of your crazy democrat bits… But it’s always joyful to find another James Garner fan! I have watched every episode and recently bought them on DVD!!!! I am an eBay powerseller, so I keep an eye out for these things.
First off, Jim was never guilty– he was framed.
Secondly, I would never, ever on my very own life say that Rockford was a coward! That was just a little ploy about the show, a joke to make him wrangle out of commitments when all the while you knew JUST KNEW that he would save the day! That’s why I truly deeply love the man! He was sort of coy and shy and humble– those were all teachable qualities! I could talk to you for hours on end… And not to begin on Rocky! ROCKY! ROCKY! Oh, he was just so much fun… I love the photo in the opening credits where he’s in the background grinning like a crazy man! I wanted to use that to illustrate the story but could only find low resolution imagery.
With so much love,
Stephenson Billings, Investigative Journalist
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“That’s why I truly deeply love the man! He was sort of coy and shy and humble– those were all teachable qualities! I could talk to you for hours on end… And not to begin on Rocky! ROCKY! ROCKY! Oh, he was just so much fun”
Jesus Christ, did you forget to take your Ritalin today or something?
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Here is the photo I mentioned. Claire, I am enthusiastic!!! Why does that scare you? I’m a lover, not a fighter.
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Did I just read that right?! “I’m a lover, not a fighter”! How can you say that, with the way you insult people and argue with them? You just keep proving yourself wrong, don’t you?
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Just a quick question: are you serious? Is this ‘article’ a real one? Or was this only made to make more people talk about NCIS and therefor give it more tv viewers?
If you really mean this and your rant is what you truly believe NCIS to be and by posting this on the internet you were hoping to get some people to agree with you (and maybe even get NCIS to get more bad reviews?). Then I hope you’re not too dissapointed by your failing.
Oh, thought you’d like to know this too: NCIS isn’t only extremely popular in the USA. Here in Belgium it’s the best viewed american crime serie. It makes most of us Europeans think that “Hey, you know what? Maybe not all those Americans are crazy religion Rednecks.”
Instead of looking for ‘problems’ in fictional TV-shows (of which the people watching it KNOW it’s fictional and can separate truth from fiction, thank you very much) look for real problems in the world. Rant about that. Or better yet, do something about it instead of just saying it.
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i recur as Mike Franks on NCIS. I have appeared in 10 episodes with the next being this month in “Outlaws and Inlaws”. I can only tell you that with the turn-over in writers and directors on the show, and the collaboration on the set ….. the theme is not an effort on anyone’s part to ruin America. It is meant as entertainment. The ideas discussed in it’s production are simply guesses as to what will entertain the most people.
Rockford in church? LOL America may be ruining itself by expecting too much from starring at it’s lit screens, including this one. Take a break. Find ways to learn and share the principles you hold with out being critical of how others may amuse themselves, unless of course, this is your amusement ….. in which case, i found your article mildly amusing ….. but not better than “Gibbs and Franks” together on screen.
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i hope you get arrested on that show, you deserve it.
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No need to give away my next plot to everyone, Lady.
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I am truly gratified someone from NCIS has finally stood up and testified about the show. It may be a long road to recovery, but I am pleased you have admitted this and taken the first step! Bravo, my friend.
With love and blessings on you!
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LOL …… not only can’t you write …… you can’t read either ! Read my post…. and know that i don’t let my children watch the show. Nor do i let them read your stuff, now.
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Hi Muse, just wanted to say you’re GREAT! I am very excited to watch you this season. I think you add a lot to the show particularly about the “backstory” of Gibbs that this guy Billings doesn’t seem to understand. It is strange encountering you here because I wanted to say I really enjoyed “Hiatus” and oh I wish I could retire to a house on a beach in Mexico. Its a dream for me. That was a very cool episode and I really didn’t know what was going to happen with Gibbs, if he was going to go off the wire or come back. But I think “Iceman” is my favorite episode of yours. Where are you from? The reason I ask is because your accent. I l know you’re from the south but I’m not sure exactly where you got your accent. Strange question I know!
Also I looked at your site and I had completely forgotten you were on Prison Break which is another first rate show. You seem to get on only the best ones. Congratulations and please, please Keep up the great work!
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Really looking forward to seeing Franks return this season!!!
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OMG, I can’t believe that someone from the show actually bothered to read this drivel! I also wanted to say that I love your character, and you
I’ve seen you in a few things; NCIS (obviously), Prison Break (but I didn’t really pay much attention…sorry), Criminal Minds, even though it was just a minor part but your lines were so funny 
You’re a great actor, and hope you return to NCIS soon (btw, I’m in England, so we don’t get the new series til…next year, I think **boohoo**) Hugs!
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While you are certainly entitled to you opinion, I think you are nuts!
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Ok, I seem to be late in saying this, but this article made me laugh. first off, the show’s “anti military” attitude has made me actually consider a carrer in the Navy when I graduate, and for similar reasons my friend plans on joining the Air Force. We’re the youth of America, and our patriotism has been increased and not decreased by this show.
And it shows some ignorance and ill will on your part, to bash those who air their honest opinions against your article in a (supposedly) polite forum.
But that’s just me.
(And Muse Watson: I love Franks.)
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But ultimately, you didn’t enlist? That proves something, doesn’t it?
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Mr. Billings, I am a minor and cannot legally enlist for another several years. If I could now, I would.
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Addition, did you notice I wrote “when I graduate”? Granted, I did not specify I meant high school, but still. Read a bit more carefully, please.
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Hey there sport! Please do me a favor and email this link to your parents or put them in touch with me via email– stephenson@christwire.org. I really think they should be paying better attention to your internet use and you seem to be lacking real guidance as you mature into adulthood. I know you’re young and these things can seem hard and confusing, but we’re really only interested in making you a better person.
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I have absolutely nothing to say to that, other than the fact that I doubt my mom would have anything nice to say to you. So have a nice life; I can’t take this junk anymore.
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wow Billings ! You are a moron and a pedophile !
This young man writes well, wants to join the Navy,
AND HAS NO USE FOR YOU ! ~ and you say he does not
have good guidance ???
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“But that’s not the point. I don’t watch NCIS. The truth I’m getting at is that this show represents the fall of American creative television ethical greatness.”
For someone who admitted he doesn’t watch the show you sure do pass a lot of judgement. Take it from someone who does watch every week: the characters have great depth, Mark Harmon is a terrific actor, the plotlines are well constructed (most of the time)and they potray our men and women in the service in a positive light.Have you seen the episode ‘Call of Silence?’?How about ‘Requiem’ or ‘Heartland’? Oh wait, of course you haven’t. You write reviews without bothering to watch what you’re reviewing about. If you want to go after horrible television go after reality tv shows.
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Wow! I don’t even know where to start. Mr. Billings, you’re the type of “Christian” that almost makes me ashamed to admit that I am a Christian. I wouldn’t want to be found ‘guilty’ by association. Then again, I at least try to follow Jesus’ teachings.
Your responses to your readers’ posts are just as revealing as your commentary. It’s very mature of you to immediately resort to name-calling and insults rather than discussing the points your readers bring up. And I noticed you had no response to the 16-year-old poster who responded from a Catholic background. She seems to have a better understanding of Christian values than you apparently do.
You should also go back and look up the definition of ‘news’. What you wrote is commentary, not news. I may not be a journalist, but I know the difference between an article that simply states the facts of something and one that spouts the writer’s personal opinions. Granted, it’s not easy to find unslanted news articles these days, but your article went way beyond slant. And for someone who never even watches the show, I have to wonder where you got your information. So, your article is derivative at best and we all know now what derivatives have done to this country. Can you say Wall Street Bailout? And you’re worried about a TV show you don’t even watch?
As for NCIS being unsuitable for children, my 11-year-old recently caught on to the show and while there is plenty on TV that I don’t let him watch (including “Family Guy” as well as a lot of ‘childrens’ shows and so-called reality shows, I have no problem watching NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles with him. Even he knows the difference between fiction and reality, and unlike you, I can find plenty of teachable moments in both shows. And we do talk about the themes and things we see in them. He knows a bad guy when he sees one and he understands that even heroes can be flawed and still do the right thing; that everyone makes mistakes, but the important thing is to learn from them.
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Dearest Skyscraper, I am disheartened that my analysis was so upsetting to you. Maybe in a few days time it will settle in. I believe in my heart that I am fighting the good fight, that America needs to know of the degenerate moral corruption happening each and every week on our national television stations. This show, frankly, is worse than the Colbert Report in how it tricks people away from traditional family values and certainly you should keep that poor little child of yours away. Why is he/she up so late anyway? In my day children that young were tucked in by 8pm.
Also, I am an Investigative Journalist, so please leave the journalism to the professionals. Just because you disagree, you shouldn’t go on a tirade against the glories of my faith.
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Who’s ‘Skyscraper’? Seriously, though, while I understand that you believe you’re ‘fighting the good fight,’ I believe you’re misinformed and misguided. You want to inform America of degenerate moral corruption on TV? Look no further than our nation’s capitol and the network and cable news stations. There’re plenty of ‘news’ shows you could turn your attention to, both liberal and conservative, that fit that description.
I, too, am a firm believer in traditional family values. That’s how I was raised and that’s how my husband and I are raising our son. As for him being up after 8, judge not, lest ye be judged. Then again, I suppose your kids don’t have any extracurricular activities during the week. My son doesn’t get home from his Boy Scout meetings on Tuesday nights until after 9 anyway. Besides, haven’t you ever heard of a DVR?
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Also, I am an Investigative Journalist, so please leave the journalism to the professionals. Just because you disagree, you shouldn’t go on a tirade against the glories of my faith.
An Investigative Journalist who doesn’t bother to watch the show he’s supposedly investigating? I’m sensing some contradiction here.
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By the way, in order to be an ‘investigative’ journalist, you need to investigate, which in this case means you would need to WATCH the show before you pan it. You’ve already admitted that you don’t watch the show, so, I guess I’ll just have to keep looking for a professional.
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Listen to you tongue-tied little manipulators! I am not a devoted regular viewer like many of the irritated posters here, but to perform my journalism, I did sit down and watch several episodes. In addition, I read many articles, reviews, interviews, statistical analyses, etc. etc. I really don’t need to legitimate myself in front of you people, your minds seem quite made up.
And of course this show isn’t the only one that is dangerous for our children today. We at Christwire are always turning the spotlight on the degenerates hiding among us. You will see some fabulous articles here about Family Guy, the Simpsons, Stephen Colbert, etc. etc. so please calm down your hormonal exertions. This are genuinely unbecoming.
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“so please calm down your hormonal exertions. This are genuinely unbecoming.”
This coming from the man who, at the beginning of the same post, said this:
“Listen to you tongue-tied little manipulators!”
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oh my god you are ridiculous! “leave the journalism to the professionals”????? wtf i am in junior high for crying out loud & can write in a way deeper than you and your one-sided tyrannical rant ever will be able to come close to accomplishing! if someone has an opinion & is on a MESSAGE BOARD (meant for posting comments) then they have freedom of speech & press letting them. if they are such as myself and happen to be able to construct a kick-ass argument then they sure as hell ought to be able to say so. just because you use alot of big words and twist everything people say to make them look stupid & make yourself look smart (which btw ISNT WORKING, just making you look like a lying, doublecrossing fool) & you SAY you are profeesional (though with so many self-contradictions as evidence you do not seem to be that good of a writer or else you’d know your points inside and out& stop making foolish mistakes) does not give you the right to put others down for not being as so called “smart”. You need to either get over yourself already or go think alone in a deep dark hole for a while and epiphanies shall flood your head & you can become the wonderful you think you are, but stepping back everyone but you can see that you are not who you are trying to appear to be. Now you have gone and pissed me off not just about dissing NCIS but trying to put on a very terrible act and now i’m not going to be able to stop writing until i think that anyone who reads this comment can look back and see you for what (not WHO, WHAT) you really are inside. it really is a sad, pitiful day when a ~13 YEAROLD GIRL!!!!!!!!!!~ can know your faults, your soul and who you really are better than you do just by reading what you have written to other more talented people than myself….if you were upset or disturbed by others comments then i just cannot wait to see what you will say to this wacky, insane little kid that has some valid points =) ciao, buddyboy, reply ASAP so i can go show all my NCIS obsessed friends ( to whom i’m forwarding this link so they too can read the insanity above) what the ‘big rude wolf’ said to the innocent smartass little twit who knows you’re probably rolling on the ground laughing right now! fyi, your little blog isn’t doing anything cause i’m still gong to be the bitch i always have been & there is nothing you can do to make my world a better place so suck it up & stop being a whiny baby, the world is sick & terrible and always will be…… peace out, SUCKA!!!! from your number 1 hater, KR!$$Y
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I find your article offensive. First because of your slam against the coast guard – sun tans and rich parents – isn’t that just a tad condenscending and colored by wide sweeping generalizations and prejudices. Then there is your expectations of women, which from what you write seems to imply that they should be caked in makeup and dressed in overly feminine outfits and high heels – rather small minded of you, not to mention outdated and misogynistic.
The fact you long for the days of Rockford Files only serves to point out your lack of understanding or acceptance of the world today, and your slams about homosexuality, both in your description of the Tony DiNozzo character and the Abby Sciuto character, paints you as a homophobic bigot. All in all, you should be ashamed of yourself.
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I stand by my characterizations which have been borne from many years living life to the fullest. The Coast Guards have always been known as the playboys of our military. They do a fine job, mind you, but they’re more blue blood than heartland America.
Homosexuality is very dangerous, I recommend you write my article: “Homosexuality, The Enemy Within.”
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I would love to ‘write’ your article, as I don’t much care for what you write.
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“Homosexuality is very dangerous”
Homosexuality is no more dangerous than heterosexuality.
“I recommend you write my article: “Homosexuality, The Enemy Within”"
Only if you’re willing to pay.
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Its insane to me how much belief can obscure a person’s point of view. Belief is very powerful and I hate to say it but you have either been mislead in your belief’s or you are using religion to fullfil your own propaganda or just need attention. Your mind set is very narrow and is no different then that of an terrorist. You have been bred to hate and I honestly feel bad for you. Your views on the USCG is pretty strange as well. For someone that is a ‘profesional journalist’ who ‘does his research’ you sure didn’t put any research into that. You obviously has no idea what the Coast Guard even does. This brings me to my next point. You also didn’t use those ‘keen journalisim skills’ to research the NCIS topic as well. NCIS is like the internal affairs for the Navy. They are Federal Agents much like FBI is a Federal Agent. They invstigate things like Rape, Murder, Homicide, ‘port inspections’, basically anything that falls under the UCMJ(uniform code of military justice). Military members have a totally different set of laws from US citizen’s. You my friend are a joke and I am embarresed to even admit that I responded to your rediculous article. The only reason I did was I thought I should fight the fight and try shed some light on why your poor point of view have been responded to almost 400 times. Don’t you think its funny that ever response here is basically telling you how terrible your thoughts are above? I guess its like they say, “A crazy person will never admit they are Crazy”, because they honestly don’t believe so. Trust me, your entire article is crazy and I think the 400 or more post prove that.
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Thank you for the fine critical review. As a former Navy man, I too had a man-crush on Jim Rockford.
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First, let me start with a little background about myself. My family has always been very involved with “helping” professions. One cousin is a life-long marine (currently in Iraq); the other cousin is an FBI agent. My sister is a firefighter, and I am a teacher. My family is quite religious, with my father serving as an elder of his church until his death, my sister serving as a deacon, and with me attending two separate faith-based groups at my church in an attempt to fully understand Christ’s teachings. I would like to think that I live a moral and reasonable life.
And, yet, I have to strongly disagree with your views on NCIS. I would agree that there are several objectionable programs on television today, especially in terms of excessive violence. Heck, there are some “kids” programs that I would never let a child of mine watch! I just don’t see NCIS as being that terrible a program, though.
First of all, I think the characters are much more layered than you give them credit for. I find your shallow descriptions of them much more offensive than the characters are. (And I cannot really fathom how you managed to pull those descriptions from what is shown on screen.) For the most part they are respectful, honest, moral people doing their best.
Secondly, I don’t think NCIS portrays the military in a bad light at all. Yes, there is a steady stream of “bad guys” (some who happen to be military, and some who are not, but rather civilians, terrorists, etc.), but overall the military is portrayed as being full of people for whom the bad guys are an anathema; people who deserve to be caught and punished and who do not represent the military whatsoever. There are also several stories that portray military people as heroes, such as the fourth season episode Grace Period (episode 4×19) in which an NCIS agent sacrifices herself to save six others.
You are obviously entitled to your opinion, but I completely disagree and think you are doing a great disservice not only to the show, but also to viewers and potential viewers, as this show is so much better (both content wise and morals wise) than 90% of the rest of the shows out there.
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NCIS is one of the best television series I’ve watched in a long, long time. Nor is it anti-American, far from it… it is most definitely pro-American values. It does not depict our military men and women in a bad light, again, far from it. The NCIS team exemplifies examples of good, decent, patriotic Americans who are willing to go toe to toe with corrupt politicians and government officials to take a stand to protect our service men and women as well as the American people. Leroy Jethro Gibbs believes in our constitution, and that character sacrificed much for his country. He is a man who believes in the promise our country makes to our brave service men and women, and God help those who would treat them as little more than chaff. There are examples of bad people who end up in the ranks of the navy on the series, just as there are in real life. On the program, when they commit a crime, their behaviors aren’t excused, in fact they are pursued and when caught subjected to the full extent of the law. I’m proud of that series, it doesn’t insult our intelligence. It’s an engaging hour of television, with drama and humor. The creator of the series, Donald Bellisario is a retired marine. He created warm, and human characters, and selected an inspiring ensemble cast who have done tremendous justice to the characters.
I don’t watch a lot of television, but when I find a series that entertains me, I am loyal to it. BTW, Mr. Bellisario is the creative force who brought us many other fine television programs, and if memory serves, he also wrote scripts for the Rockford Files, a program I likewise enjoyed very much.
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Mary, I think you’re projecting your own values– great values that they are!– on the fictional character of Gibbs. I find him much more disdainful of American law and traditions than your portrayal suggests and the endless scenarios of military crime accumulate in the mind over time to give the very worst impression of our men and women in service. And I find the show dull.
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It is people like you who make me feel ashamed to be a Christian. There is nothing wrong with NCIS, and it is only a TV show. There are much worse things out there that children could and probably are watching. Have you written a defamatory article on Gossip Girl, which contains more sex in one episode than NCIS has ever contained in it’s entire run on 7 seasons?
“Their aggressive lack of prettiness…” Have you not seen Cote De Pablo and Sasha Alexander? They are beautiful women who are wonderful role models for young girls. Better than the likes of Miley Cyrus anyway.
And by the way, I am deeply offended by your homphobic comments, considering I have a best friend and family member that are gay. And I’m not ashamed of that, nor do I believe I am going to hell. Doesn’t the Bible say that Jesus loves everyone?
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If you don’t watch NCIS…then how the hell would you know if it isn’t a good show? You getting all of your information from sources and just sources alone? Apparently so. I say if you don’t watch a show, don’t bash it. That makes no sense what-so-ever.
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okay, I am twelve, and I love this show. I do not think it has overt amounts of violence, and it tends not to swear all that much. heck, I hear more kids at my school swearing in one day than in a whole season of this show. I completely disagree with your statement that the characters are flat and the plotline unimaginative. And, I think it is amazingly rude of you to tell your commentors that they are half-wit idiots insteadof just further explaining your arguement. And again, you basically said that the one person wasn’t thinking straight because they were scottish. That’s racist. You should be ashamed of yourself. And yes, you did just get told by a seventh-grader.
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On her behalf, if you call her Sport, I will come out of the screen and get you. It’s degrading. Neither of us are infants.
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I have more hope for the world now when I see the youth (tomorrows future) able to analyze and recognize shallow, racist, phobic diatribe.
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Thankfully you are old Mr. Billings and with luck your dinosauric way of thinking will die with your generation (though to be fair, there are many of your generation who are probably wishing you’d shut up and not tar then with the same brush).
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And yes, not only are you getting told by seventh-graders but also University Lecturers.
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ps. I haven’t read all the bible but I heard that Jesus slept with a prostitute.. Can I deplore the moral example being set for our youth that a man who knowingly sleeps with wh*re and preachers against the established religion is held in such high reagrd?
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I’m sorry but it’s profoundly (that means “very much”) wrong that you watch this tv show. You are so young! Crime and all the blood is not good for someone your age. Doesn’t it scare you? Do you watch with your parents? I just think there are better things for little girls to do– play with dolls, call your friends on the telephone, anything.
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I find that your characterizations of modern human beings are anachronistic and archaic. (By the way, those mean old.) What self-respecting twelve year old plays with dolls, and why does it surprise you that modern teenagers enjoy crime shows?
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Billings, I know what profound means. I read a lot more than you would expect of my generation. And no, that doesn’t scare me. And yes, I watch it with my parents. And thanks, Foxtail-Padfoot, because I don’t play with dolls; those blank eyed, covered in make-up little pieces of plastic are CREEPY. And so are clowns. And most of my friends watch NCIS too.
Okay, you know what I said about NCIS not cussing as much as the kids in my school? Well the ones they use aren’t as bad either; NCIS says d*mn or h*ll, and the kids at my school flip each other off, say the f word, and call their teachers b*tches.
Also, Billings, the violence and blood isn’t that bad; I have seen Final Destinations 1,2, and 3.
You irk me (that means you annoy me, jerkface) and I have no more to say to you. Goodbye, have a nice life, and I hope you learn to pull your head out of that bubble you live in.
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She said 7th grader not 7years old and i don’t think she plays with dolls you moronic idiot! I would allow her to watch NCIS if she were my daughter and yes I’m old enough to be her mother. Anyways, there isn’t a whole lot of blood unless they’re in autopsy the entire time.
i don’t believe that you watch the show. I saw the movie The Untouchables when it first came out-now there’s violence and blood and I LOVED IT! Oh, did I mention I was 9 when it came out. Oh, and don’t dare say SHIT about my parents allowing me to see it because you don’t know shit from shinola!
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1. any 2 yearold knows what profound is
2. its about time someone pops ur little bubble- the only girls in junior high that plays with dolls are the ones like myself who rip off their heads, catch them on fire, then run them over with a motorbike!!!!
3. you are the insolent bigotist who needs to grow up
4. Why the hell would it scare us when we see it every day on the news, at school, throught gossip, etc
5. it IS good for the youth of today to know about violence because it isnt just a figment of everyone’s imagination, it is a true danger in life as of now & we are better off educated and aware rather than blind and ignorant (so much as you) & ending up dead and chopped up or raped & becoming a tween mom by not knowing its real
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Sweetie where do you live? How many people know you? How much do you earn? Are you gay? Just because you’re Christian it doesn’t mean you have a right to say what’s good and what’s not. And none good perfect Christian would think that an “ugly” woman shouldn’t be an actrees. If you don’t watch the sho, how do you know so much about it?
Do you want to save the world? Then talk about CSI and it’s silly procedures and lack of chemestry between Gil and Sara; go and bitch about the new 90210; talk about Nip/Tuck, true Blood, Sex and the City… go and open your eyes and realize that you’re a nobody who’s just pathetic and wants attention and call me stupid and whatever you want, you want a better world and you are acting like a little kid with envy.
Grow up, man. get a productive life. Just because you get to write in this crappy page doesn’t mean you’re better that someone else.
And I hope you feel better after this stupid rant…oh, and I’m sure you’re an ugly,bald and fat guy just doesn’t know what good sex is.
And God doesn’t want us to critize but to love and help.
LOSEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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ANd you’re the biggest probe thatt american guys are idiots. You must be Paris Hilton’s best friend LOL.
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Okay, I’m just curious as to why you picked NCIS? I mean you stated that you don’t watch it. So, what shows do you watch?
Oh, and if YOU think that a TV Show is bad for America; What about the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? Isn’t that suppose to be about peace? And being a christian guy yourself, tell me why Gore beat Mother Theresa?
What do you think about that and How about writing a rant the likes of this one for every TV show that is on CBS, ABC, NBC, USA, SpikeTV, MTV, VH1; Heck, Just pick everyone of them and do a rant on those too. Or do you just dislike NCIS because of it’s popularity. I’m leaving for BCT in a week and before you start bashing me; NO my parents don’t have a say. I’m a consenting adult. Because of that I can also choose (bc god did give us free-will) to watch what ever I want. I even go to church regularly. I don’t find this show or any others to be anything but entertainment. Just like it is suppose to be. I don’t watch UFC nor would I start a rant on how horrible it is either or even how great it is.
So, my question again. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS SHOW SPECIFICALLY? Just really curious as to what the thought process was for that one.
Thanks for the great laugh you gave me. It was pure imagery for my laughter.
Muse2Greats
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Yes, DiNozzo is a naughty homosexual with a complete crush on his boss, who seems to be charmed by him. How wonderful is that? I just wish they would take the flirting to the next level and show them sucking face or maybe even more than a rear end or headslap. We all know it is there, just boiling under the surface.
And Mark Harmon is amazing. You just can’t see his brilliance and for that…well, I’ll keep you in my heathen prayers, right alongside my images of Gibbs and DiNozzo in all sorts of fun carnal intimate positions. Together.
I do suggest that you check your facts. Gibbs is from Pennsylvania, so I’m not sure where you get the notion that he’s southern. Nothing about him has ever screamed southern, unless you count drinking bourbon. Check out the episode “Heartland” where the show returns to Gibbs’ hometown for more information.
And Ducky leads a far from meager lifestyle. To look at his home and car (featured in a half dozen episodes) one gets the immediate impression that he is quite well off and probably works more for the fun of it.
Peace…and naughty DiNozzo and Gibbs dreams.
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Well for someone who doesn’t think the show is any good you have certainly triumphed in increasing its popularity. Here in Australia we are not so blinded by the propaganda put out about you in “The Land of thou who is always right”. I am old enough to remember The Rockford Files and do like James Garner as an actor but you guys really are delusional if you think it is that memorable a show and yet you can’t find anything watch worthy in NCIS both fictional drama series, are you jealous because they never made that many episodes of your favourite or is it just shear stubbornism because he never got to be on one of the most popular show of our time. Here is something for you to ponder, we have to accept a lTot of crap TV from the US and it is by far one of the best to come our way. The best part of the show is the main characters the way they react together, we don’t care if you find them unbelievable NEWS FLASH who cares if it’s accurate its TV its not supposed to be. It’s called entertainment for a reason and I personally cannot stand shows that have all that realistic can’t tell if its fiction or a damn documentary crap content. Let’s get realistic about something here mate and that is the rest of the world has long ago worked out something about you in the US have not. The country maybe nice but you are too quick to point the finger at others and not look at what is happening in your own backyard. TV is for one reason and that is to inform and entertain, NCIS is not a news or current affairs program and is not a documentary it falls into the entertainment catergory and I think the actors do a damn fine job. It is not the only American Drama I watch but it is the best, by the way if you are allowed to fill the internet with such manure as your opinion and shoot down others for voicing their own who in their unright mind died and called you God. You have made derogatory conmments about anyone who has disagreed with your assessment and turned the words of others to make it sound like they agree with you. Grow the help up watching NCIS makes me actually think hey America isn’t so bad after all then you open your trap and I think huh does he even know how the rest of the world has viewed his country for decades. Hate to break it to you buster but you guys are not nor have you ever been this great saviour to the world that you think you are. You may be bigger then most of us but that doesn’t mean your better, take it from someone who has had to watch from a small country the big superpower and their actions from an objective view. Don’t get me wrong I have met many really nice Americans and I don’t have anything against them as a whole its just pockets of arseholes like yourself that make me want to puke. “Now Get A Life And Stop Trying To Shit On Everyone Elses.” Sorry my bad, I worked 13hours yesterday and to find this crap sent to me on my day off just puts me in a bad place for the rest of the day. And before you start making cracks about we Australian’s like that offhanded one you made about Scotland remember something my blinkers are off and I know what our country’s shortcomings are you obviously haven’t looked into any impartial view of your own so there is no need to get all school yard on the rest of us it doesn’t wash it just makes you pathetic and lets face it you don’t need any help in that department. Your articl proves one thing though, anyone can get something published on the Internet. Oh by the way you small minded piece of shit this is something personal when you start with your homophobic comments, I am a 49 year old Mother of 4 adult children the eldest is a lesbian a fact, a good person a fact, better than you a fact, the second is a goth a fact, a good person a fact, better than you a fact, and if you dispute that I’d like to point out my two grown sons who don’t mind in the least what their sisters do as they stand up for any one who tries to put them down. You see it doesn’t matter your sexual leanings or your lifestyle, you do not have to be a Christian to be a good person and your views have clearly shown you would not know the first thing about being a good person or a good Christian you certainly haven’t read any of the teachings of Jesus Christ and before you start in about Leviticus I’ll point out to you I said lesbian Leviticus says for a man not to lay with a man doesn’t say anything about women.
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I really don’t have time to delve into the finer points of your “essay” but in Australia you have a different set of values than the United States. One fact that colors Australia’s worldview is that it has been given so many bounteous gifts of nature and yet has not had to partake in the last 150 years of global history. Your country has been on the sidelines for the major wars and events and it has given your people a false sense of entitlement. While I do find it maternal and kind of you to step up and defend your daughter, I really don’t see the point why you mentioned it here. It’s not relevant and I have never met, nor said anything negative about her.
Ultimately, I am saddened to hear that NCIS plays on the tv down there.
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Dear Mr Sir.
‘Australia has sat on thie sidelines for most major wars’? what the heck are you on about? Just a quick question: ever heard of Gallipoli? The ANZACs stayed behind, because they let all other troops leave before them, covering their boots with rags. then they went on to escape using a most ingenious plan.
Australia has followed mama Enland and big brother America into pretty much every war they’ve fought? Who’s in Iraq right now, having followed an idiot? Who is in Afghanistan AT THE SAME TIME? Hang on a sec – I think – could it be – No – Yep, it’s us.
You srtike me as the kind of guy who would have egged on the Crusaders, while staying safely at home. Heck, you’d probably be the one encouraging the Pope.\
Just because I’m not Catholic, doesn’t mean I’m stupid, and just because I’m not an adult doesn’t mean I don’t have a valid point. I am an Anglican girl, top of my class. I am younger than averyone else in my year, and i Love NCIS.
I go to 2 church services, Youth group, Bible study, i teach preschoolers in Sunday School, and i look after people’s kids while they go to Bible study, which, incidently, my parents also go to.
youth does not equal idiocy, and i would thank you to remember it.
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Dear Mr Billings
On Behalf of my fellow Australians may you allow me a moment to educate you on my countries war time involvement.
http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/conflict.asp
Please follow the link to learn about our war efforts since being colonised.
I refer to your comments and a quote. “One fact that colors Australia’s world-view is that it has been given so many bounteous gifts of nature and yet has not had to partake in the last 150 years of global history. Your country has been on the sidelines for the major wars and events and it has given your people a false sense of entitlement.”
I take this to heart as I’m a proud Aussie with service men and women in my family. We have never sat on the side lines. Our Diggers are amazing people and some are currently serving along side American service men and women overseas.
As for the show. I would like to take this time to quote from the Us Naval NewsStand dated October 24, 2005.
http://www.ncis.navy.mil/app/news/articles/175.pdf
“The TV show and the real NCIS have a great deal of admiration for each other. When NCIS employees praised the show, Perrette replied, “We’re just trying to do you guys proud.”"
The Real Ncis works closely with the TV show as to as said above “do you guys proud/” the real NCIS works to protect the Naval men and women and their families sometimes they are victims of a crime other times they have committed the crime. so I am alittle lost as to you conclusion that they are a “relentless attack on the integrity of our men and women in the armed forces” can you please clarify that for me?
I have watch this show for many years and am wondering where for got the character profiles from? As I am at a lost to understand them in conjuction with the shows characters.
Mr Billings i leave you know with this thought.
If what you say is true and pure then why do u belittle the work of God ie other people?
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You claim that this show is disrespectful towards the military and then you go on to slam an entire branch as well as the agency who is tasked with investigating crimes against them and their dependents? I realize that reading comprehension may not be your strong suit, but please at least look up what the agency you’re talking about does.
I understand that you have a huge man-crush on James Rockford and you’re worried that Tony DiNozzo is trying to steal him from you, but please understand that they’re both fictional characters and out of your league.
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You are arrogant and disrespectful. Where are you getting your false information from?
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I’d address the logical errors in your post but seeing the replies you have made to many indicates that would be a waste of time. So, I will acknowledge the fact that you appears to be a small minded bigot without an ounce of understanding or Christain compassion.
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To others that mitgh want to post here remember the adage:
Never Argue With A Fool – They Will Drag You Down To Their Level, Then Beat You With Experience!
I would say Mr. Billings must ne one of the most experienced on the planet and I’d rather not lose.
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Walk in Christ and learn from his teaching.
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Seconded. I appluad your analysis of Mr. Billings.
Personally though I think someone on this site should do an “investigative journalism article” on why Mr. Billings is bad for kids, and Christanity as a whole.
I can nearly guaranty that the article would get far more positive responses than the rest on here.
Good Day, Mr. Billings
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You don’t find Ziva or Kate pretty? Interesting.
On an unrelated note, what cues did you pick up from the character DiNozzo that make you feel that he is gay?
Lastly, as a “Motivational Children’s Party Entertainer,” do you use puppets?
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It would seem that Mr. Billings will never see any woman as beautiful. And the reason he suspects the character DiNozzo as a homosexual is because, secretly, he wishes it were so.
Add that to his slaving admiration of the character Jim Rockford, and we can only make what seems to be an accurate guess, that Mr. Billings is ashamed of his feelings and lashing out at anyone and anything that reminds him of them.
How sad.
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The only taste you have, Billings, is in your mouth. You certainly have no taste in entertainment. You sir are just another homophobic super freak Christian with a holier than thou attitude spouting your stupid “pie in the sky” values. I have to wonder…..have you bombed any abortion clinics lately. Please feel free to take your opinion and stick it someplace warm and dark (if you’re double jointed). Opinions are like a$$holes…..everybody has one (or in your case is one). Don’t bother to respond since I will NEVER return to this site again.
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I probably shouldn’t even bother replying to this but I’m bored so I would like to address some of the clams you make:
1.” Watching it, you’d believe our Navy is staffed by murderers, embezzlers, spies and rapists.” This comment insults the intelligence of its viewers. So far NCIS has aired 140 episodes. If you took an average of 2 “bad guys” per episode then that means that only 280 of the hundred thousands of enlisted are rotten. That is a very small percentage. Plus as you would know if you were a regular viewer not all of the “bad guys” are military. Often they are civilians whose victims are military thus causing the need of NCIS to investigate.
2.You say that the crimes shown are unrealistic. Producers and writers of the show have previously stated that many of the crimes shown have been based on actually cases by NCIS. Many former NCIS agents as well as other law enforcement officials have commented about how realistic NCIS portrays the investigation of crime. If you look at the real NCIS website you would find that what is shown on the show does fall under their jurisdiction.
3.Your attack on the characters.
Gibbs – if you were a regular watcher of the show you would know that there have been repeated episodes that dig into Gibbs’ past (Hiatus and Heartland are just two of them). This past shows why he is the way he is. You would also see a more caring side of him that comes out when it is actually needed.
McGee – so we have to pick our careers based on our looks? Most of us who are smart aren’t blessed with good looks but that doesn’t mean we aren’t multi talented.
Ziva and Kate – I think this is you worst generalisation. Why must prettiness be need? In a world where we are already bombarded with glamour models it is a refreshing relief to have main characters who aren’t physically perfect. You comment”Is this the sort of girl a man needs beside him?” is demeaning to women. In the bible it repeatedly shows that God views men and women as equal and he requires men to respect women. This comment does not show respect.
DiNozzo – Have you thought of other reasons for his behaviour? His comments about his childhood show trust and commitment issues. Therefore this behaviour could be interpreted as a way to stop people from getting to close to avoid being hurt again. And there are plenty of examples that show that behind this is a very mature hardwiring man who is committed to his job.
Abby – she is a unique happy individual who adds variety to the show. It is wonderful to have someone different to all the cardboard cut outs shown on other shows.
Ducky – As shown by his house and car Ducky lives quite well off. He loves his job and finds satisfaction from it. He also doesn’t have a family to keep him occupied so is it really such a surprise that he would want to work somewhere that he can make a difference?
4.There are teachable moments in the show. There have been episodes that show that not all Muslims are anti American, episodes that deal with the realistic problems of returning soldiers and recently there has been the issue of broken trust.
Even as a fan I can admit that recently there have been some flaws with over the top plots and incorrect characterisation of some of the main characters. But this doesn’t deserve the treatment you have given it. You don’t have to agree with me that it is a good show, just like I don’t have to agree with you that it is a bad show, but there is a way to do it respectfully and which will get your message across more effectively. And attacking a show you have barely watched and then your readers of the article is not the way to go about it.
As a christian who is very committed to living by bible principles I see nothing essential wrong with this show. It has little swaring, not a lot of graphic violence and little sex. It is far better than a lot of other shows on TV.
(BTW as a Christian you would know that the bible clearly shows that God is against war (Isaiah 2:4) so wouldn’t a show that discouraged people to fight be a good thing?)
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#1: Your math is ridiculous. I don’t count each criminal on tv to represent one criminal in real life. How about this math: 1 tv criminal X 20 million viewers = 20 million people thinking about criminals in the Navy EACH WEEK!
#2: You’re just repeating the show’s own marketing drivel.
#3: I stand by what I said about the characters. Women running around with guns and using their bodies for unwholesome purposes is indefensible.
#4: Nonsense.
Last point: a show that goes out of its way to promote the liberal agenda at the expense of your military is never a good thing, in my opinion.
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“Women running around with guns”
But men running around with guns is perfectly acceptable?
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I, like karababe_64, really shouldn’t bother posting a comment, since clearly nothing we say will change your mind, but like her am bored with nothing better to do, have this to say in response to your responses:
1) In many of the episodes, the “bad guy” is not, in fact, in the military, but is a civilian or foreigner committing crimes against those in uniform. How does that fit into your equation? There are also episodes that portray members of the armed services, either active, reserve, or retired, who go above and beyond the call of duty to look out for those who need it, which to me is the noblest reason one could have for joining the military.
2) There is not a single fictional television show that is accurate in its portrayal of anybody in that profession. As a physician, I roll my eyes at every medical show there is (which I am sure you are also against, across the board), for how unrealistically they depict hospital life. I think that if a requirement of a television show is complete accuracy, that people would be falling asleep in front of their TVs, because the day-to-day work of any profession is, well, boring.
3) I am a woman who serves in the armed forces. I wear a military uniform to work every day, and I am proud of my service to my country. I don’t think that me doing so makes me less desirable as a wife. As I previously stated, I am a physician, which means that I do not routinely carry a firearm. I am, however, qualified on both the Beretta M9 (9mm pistol) and M-16, and when I am deployed to a war zone, I will carry a weapon with me. I just pray to God (and yes, I am a Christian and do believe in God) that I will never have to use it, but I also pray that He makes my shot accurate in case I do.
4) Like karababe, I have found teachable moments, especially in strong moral values such as tolerance and justice. The fact that you have not makes me feel a little sorry for you.
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Mr Billings, you seem reasonably well educated in that your criticism of the show is indepth although misguided, however you are unable to carry out a debate without it becoming personal and you becoming rude and patronising to anyone who seems able to intellectually ‘threaten’ you.
Might I suggest that if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. I also strongly object to the derogatory comments you have made about the people in the show. Disliking the characters is one thing, but when you become personal about the people portraying them – that is unnecessary and unacceptable, especially when I doubt you have actually met Mark Harmon, for instance.
I believe that God loves all of us. Despite the fact that you seem to feel you know better then He does, I am sure his tolerance will also extend to you. Perhaps you could find some of your own for homosexuals and women who run around with guns.
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unwholesome purposes?
you idiot. you live in modern society, but you don’t want a woman to dress in a skirt suit, or carry a gun to defend themselves, from the bad guys who REALLY ARE OUT THERE?????
and it’s okay for MEN to use their bodies for unwholesome purposes?
Sexist pig… whoops i’m stooping to your level.
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Your article comes nowhere near the actual definition of investigative journalism. It is unconscionably biased, riddled with ad-hominem attacks that have no place in legitimate debate or discourse, and is the worst kind of presumption.
For the record, I am the proud daughter of a naval officer, niece of a United States Marine who fought in Vietnam and granddaughter of a WWII Air Force Bombardeer. I have never believed that NCIS made any branch of the military appear to be rife with the criminals portrayed any more than the various Law and Order series have convinced me that New York City is so dangerous that one dares not step within its boundaries for fear of their lives. House, MD has never made me believe that rare, life-threatening illnesses are as common as colds, and the CSI franchise has not convinced me that forensic science is foolproof, inexhaustible or inexpensive. To claim that this is the inevitable result of watching such dramatic procedurals is tantamount to saying that the American public at large have no common sense and are as realistic as a child to whom Grimms’ fairy tales have just been read and now believes that all stepmothers are witches.
You would be better served, sir, for your own sake and the betterment of those you hold dear, to use your current publication venue to speak out against legitimate threats to the nation’s health and security. Attacking the “unwholesome” nature of a television program or other fictional publication is the worst and most transparent means of pandering to those you wish to impress with your own piety while not exerting any effort to effect real change that can benefit others.
In short, your article has done nothing but convince me once again that were Christ to return, he would surely be shocked at the vanity, spitefulness, hypocrisy and uncharitable nature of those who claim to follow his teachings. Find a more suitable outlet for your energies, sir. ‘Tis better to be silent and believed intelligent than to speak and prove otherwise.
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Lady, I do respect your opinion and you clearly have a better grasp of reality than most of the nutjobs posting here but still, I cannot in a right conscience embrace this tv show. And of course, I do report on many different aspects of society and faith. I am not a NCIS specialist by any means! But yes, I do cover lifestyle news so tv often falls under my purview.
God bless your family!
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You have taken your opinion beyond dislike and into the realm of unwarranted antipathy. You have engaged in attacks against the persons involved with the show, both on and off screen, which do not belong in legitimate discourse or debate. This attack-mode “journalism” is found on both the liberal and conservative sides of the argument, and is lowering the entire journalism industry to guttersnipe status. To my knowledge, lifestyle commentary and investigative reporting are two spheres of journalism that are worlds apart from one another. If you wish to be taken seriously, I suggest you choose one, limit yourself to it, and write in a more objective manner.
In case you do not realize it, public figures far more well known and influential than yourself have taken on the “immoral” or “salacious” nature of popular culture vehicles and fictional publications: comic book censorship, music censorship, black lists in the film community, book bans. None of these vehicles have succeeded in their stated goals, and the persons spearheading the movements become little more than laughingstocks, exposing themselves to public ridicule for no real purpose. Learn from their mistakes. Exert yourself in a more productive fashion.
God have mercy upon you, sir, for you will surely need it when your judgment comes. Pride goeth before the fall.
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I know you upset some people but I just wanted to say thank you for this insightful article.
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I really don’t know what to say! NCIS IS NOT REAL! Of course they wouldn’t employ them in real life, they are actors! It’s called entertainment for a reason…
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NCIS is by far my favourite show and will always be and NCIS: Los Angeles is really good too, if you have not seen the show do not judge, period.
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“In essence, NCIS presents a relentless attack on the integrity of our men and women in the armed forces.”
Actually, NO. As others have pointed out, ALL episodes have a military victim, hence the NCIS’ involvement, but MOST episodes do not have a military perpetrator. Also, I have watched every season of the show and never have I connected it with the real-life military being made up of “murderers, embezzlers, spies and rapists,” but then, I do have more than half a brain and am quite capable of separating reality from fiction.
“Conversely, NCIS lead star Mark Harmon is simply unpleasant. He has devolved since his Chicago Hope and St. Elsewhere days.”
Sounds like you’re a bit jealous of all the attention, from females of all demographics, he gets. The man is a talented actor and his role as Gibbs is one of his best ever.
“Ziva & Kate: These two bellicose women, always ready with a waistband handgun, are not physically enticing. Their aggressive lack of prettiness and their overbearing superiority complexes are huge turnoffs. Is this the sort of girl a man needs beside him? I think not.”
So you also believe that strong, independent women are incapable of being wanted, needed, and/or loved by a man? What rock are you living under? You show me a REAL man (not one who hides behind an online persona of Righteous Christian Who Passes Judgment) of their age who wants a weak-willed, simpering, submissive woman who has no opinions and is unable to take care of herself.
“Abby: That goth computer geek woman. Why is she here?”
How about this reason: to prove that no matter what you may look like on the outside, it’s what’s inside, and what you work at, that matters. Her clothing style is different but she’s one of the smartest people (albeit fictional) you can find. She has MANY uses in the lab or in the garage checking out vehicles used in crimes.
I could go on and on and on but my point here is very simple, and very clear: SHUT UP.
I’m so very glad I don’t call myself a Christian. Sharing a religion with you would probably kill me.
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I find Abby preposterous and salacious because you would never see a woman like that working for the military, or in any real business office for that matter. The tramped up S&M look is surely done for shock value and I find this representative of the larger underhanded agenda of NCIS. This woman is surely not an appropriate role model for today’s girls– let alone our young boys!
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Actually, I have known a few people that have tattoos and black hair and would seem to most to be GOTH. They hold jobs in business offices and some have owned businesses. I know a few that are in law enforcement also. Heck, the actress herself has a degree in Forensic Science. Also, Abby isn’t employed by the military as a soldier; she is a civilian. Just because someone has tattoos and looks goth doesn’t always mean that they are ignorant. Infact, most of those that you assume to be that are actually highly intelligent and way smarter than you or I.
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I’m the mother of a son who is serving overseas and I have no interest in these shows which glorify violence and war. They are nothing like the reality which is sometimes much more dull or much more dangerous. It’s difficult knowing your own child is off somewhere in a very difficult situation and that you might not hear from him in weeks. It makes me very proud too knowing how special the job is hes doing and what it means for this country. There are so many people in the USA who truly appreciate what are armed forces do for us. These television shows never capture all that. They are more Hollywood and dramatic. I don’t know if it really does any harm or good for the military. People will enlist and people will watch shows either way. Byt when I see these things on TV it reminds me that very few of these people actually served and don’t have any awareness of the real responsibilities. These shows might get the terminology and uniforms correct but they are nothing like the reality.
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Thank you and God bless your son!
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what, no blessings for the kids of those who like NCIS??? It’s alright, I’ll do it for you:
Lord, I ask that you bless all men and women serving their countries in the military, protecting people and land, religion and freedom. Thank you for the chance to discuss our beliefs with Mr Billings, even though we don’t agree with him. And most of all, thank you for Don Belliasiro and CBS, the exeedingly gifted writers who work tirelessly on wonderful scripts, and for the actors who bring these amazing characters to life. This we ask in your Son’s name. Amen
See? That wasn’t hard, was it?
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No it’s not the worst show ever made. Not even close and why do you believe that religion (kill in the name of…) should have anything to do with this? You want to argue misleading and morally dangerous tv then look at evangelistic tv. Delusion teached to millions with little or no moral regard for the damage caused and that isn’t more dangerous than a ‘fictional’ tv show that anyone with half a brain…and uses it themselves should realise?
Or it that you feel Americans are obviously too stupid to work this out for themselves and therefore need to be warned . . . ‘preached’ by you so they can see the supposed error of their ways?
Well it’s obviously a good thing we have you to think for us. Heaven forbid I should use my brain to think for myself and decide this show is obviously just a TV SHOW.
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Think you need a cup of coffee. I can’t make heads nor tails from what you typed.
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We at Christwire are always turning the spotlight on the degenerates hiding among us.
I find that statement more than a little amusing. You’re turning the spotlight on degenerates, are you? Where were your when Eliot Spitzer was busted for paying prostitutes? How about when Mel Gibson went on his angry, drunken, anti-Semitic rant? Where was the Moral Right like you, sir, to combat that egregious sin that was Tom Delay on Dancing with the Stars?
I’m betting that last one is something you *also* won’t be “investigating.”
Do you read your bible like you “investigate” degenerate television shows? Because that’s kind of what it’s starting to sound like. You don’t *actually* read it… you just let other people sway you as to what lies inside. Because *that* seems to be how to be a part of the “good Christian minority” that you seem to be representing.
These actors work hard, and in conditions that would be more than uncomfortable for most people. Having done theatre for almost ten years, I have an enormous amount of respect for, if nothing else, their skills of memorization so they get their “heathen leftist” ideas out there. If you’ve never watched actors work (and why would you? You probably think they’re all going to Hell, anyway) it’s something you would never forget, the amount of concentration it takes… even your James Garner shared these traits with the cast of this show you dislike so much. I have to give all actors credit for the things they pull off so seemingly effortlessly.
I would give you more credit, if it weren’t painfully obvious that this entire article was thrown together last minute, written in some kind of a drunken stupor that wouldn’t pass my twelve-year-old cousin’s Intro to Journalism class. If you want to blast the cast/ writers/ 80% of normal Americans… that’s fine. You have the right to your opinion, no matter how silly it makes you look. But the next time you gripe about the Heathen Left on Prime Time television… at least have some respect for how much work these people do. You don’t have to like it, just show some respect.
I mean, really… what would Jesus do?
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You are a douche-nozzle! The END…no explanation or clarification required. BTW if you watch The Real NCIS on the Investigation Channel you will see that Bellisario’s version of NCIS is very much the same, except this being entertainment TV is has additional plot and additives that let’s the viewer follow the lives of the characters. Besides if the real NCIS thinks the actors are doing a good job, who are you to comment when you don’t even watch the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-W_MWdVXX0
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I pondered for the last few hours if I should leave a message or not. On the one, you clearly don’t deserve the time of day. On the other hand, what you wrote is so stupid and uncalled for that I think it is my duty as a Christian to set you straight.
I love the US, I’ve been there multiples times on vacation and I even studied there for a few months. I am French, I’m Catholic and I have many American friends. That was just to let you know who’s talking.
NCIS is the # 1 watched show in our country. I used to love JAG and now enjoy watching NCIS. The show is funny, even in hard or sad situations (like for instance Kate’s ghosts in Kill Ari), there are also good stories about the crimes and the character’s lives. It is well written and well acted.
The purpose of the show is to ENTERTAIN! It is to spend a good time! It is TV. Next, you’ll say that The Simple Life or American Idole are the best shows from the last 5 or so years! If you want to talk about “bad exemples”, watch Dexter! It is about a guy who enjoys killing. I don’t see you saying that Satan possessed the US TV when it aired. I think people are intelligent enough to know what’s right or wrong and to realize that a fiction is that, fiction. It is not to push people to do this or that, its only purpose is to entertain.
I realize this post is way longer than what I wanted to write and I haven’t covered the half of it.
I just don’t understand how you can talk about somethink when you don’t know anything about it. A friend of mine says he doesn’t like the US from what he sees but because he’s ever been there (and doesn’t want to), he can’t judge. I think you should do the same, not judge when you don’t know what you’re talking about.
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I’m sorry but I must say that I found your response unrelentingly vapid. The Simple Life and American Idol? What could possibly make you think I would ever watch, let alone enjoy these shows? You attempts at mocking me are childish.
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“Frankly, he is the most annoying character on Prime Time today”
said by the man who does not like to watch the show, there’s like i dont know 20 million people that will disagree with you
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You don’t watch this show and know nothing about it outside the basic premise. Yet you sit here and blather on about how horrible it is?
20 million people seem to agree and many more who can’t watch it live.
Maybe you should remembered the golden rule.
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20 millions in the US Heather, you can add about 5.5 millions in France and many more in other coutries! NCIS rocks!
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As I have stated previously, I did extensive research on this show. I do not need to be a devoted “fan” like you people, I am an Investigative Journalist. Looking at cultural issues like this is my job. And I do understand that millions of people (too many) watch this show. That is why I felt it was my responsibility to write this article and highlight its deep moral flaws.
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I just want to state for the record that THIS IS NOT AN NCIS FAN SITE! I do not need to hear about your favorite episodes and favorite characters and how you people are all sharing so many wonderful moments with Gibbs and Muse Franks and whatnot. It is truly INAPPROPRIATE and annoying. I don’t know where all you people came from, but you have severely misunderstood my article and twisted my words!
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Oh, poor baby. Are we spoiling your fun in saying what we think? Go ahead and have your tantrum, may be you’ll feel better afterwards.
Btw, what you wrote was NOT an article. It was your rubbish POV on something you never watched (so I don’t know how you can “investigate” about it) posted on your website. Now go cry to mommy or pray for our satanic souls.
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Well Stevie, since you asked! My top 5 favorite characters are:
1) Gibbs, of course!
2) McGee
3) Abby, I miss her!
4) Ziva
5) TIE between Ducky and Mike Franks
I do like DiNozzo a lot, but he doesn’t pop as much as the others.
Favorite season: 5
Favorite episode: too many!
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Correction, 3 should be Kate. But I do love Abby, maybe she’s my 3.5.
Rrrrrrr…. Stevie, you got me so mad I’m getting my NCIS characters mixed up! I will never forgive you for that.
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1 Gibbs
2 Abby
3 Ziva
4 DiNozzo/McGee
5 Ducky
Derek, 22yo college student, San Diego
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I like Abby the best and DiNozzo is cute in a jerky kinda way (so 2 for him). I like Jethro b/c he’s the steady force so he’d def. be my number 3.
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“I just want to state for the record that THIS IS NOT AN NCIS FAN SITE! I do not need to hear about your favorite episodes and favorite characters and how you people are all sharing so many wonderful moments with Gibbs and Muse Franks and whatnot. It is truly INAPPROPRIATE and annoying.”
Need I remind you that in this same thread you practically had an orgasm while gushing over The Rockford Files?
“I have watched every episode and recently bought them on DVD!!!! I am an eBay powerseller, so I keep an eye out for these things.
First off, Jim was never guilty– he was framed.
Secondly, I would never, ever on my very own life say that Rockford was a coward! That was just a little ploy about the show, a joke to make him wrangle out of commitments when all the while you knew JUST KNEW that he would save the day! That’s why I truly deeply love the man! He was sort of coy and shy and humble– those were all teachable qualities! I could talk to you for hours on end… And not to begin on Rocky! ROCKY! ROCKY! Oh, he was just so much fun… I love the photo in the opening credits where he’s in the background grinning like a crazy man! I wanted to use that to illustrate the story but could only find low resolution imagery.”
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Mr. Billings: calm yourself. Such a reaction is unseemly in a person of your years.
Let us be honest with one another, sir: did you really expect that, in this day and age, the article you have posted would not generate such a fervent response from even a fraction of a percentage of the NCIS fan base? ::chuckle:: I highly doubt that. Your words, your choice of flaws to attack and manner of doing so, and even your article’s title seem calculated to incite. You could have tempered your words and couched the entire matter as a subject for discourse and persuasion; you could have provided statistics and examples for review. You chose the path of generalizations, rhetoric, personal assaults, conspiracy and bias, all venues suited only to inflame others to make similarly uncivil statements and leap to the defense of what they hold dear. Your article was never intended to *convince* anyone of anything. An adult of even moderate intelligence can discern that much.
Shame has never worked, Mr. Billings. It did not work in Puritan society, it has not worked for the Church since the first Reformation, and it will not work now. Witch-hunts do not work either. As stated in my earlier comment, others even in our modern era have tried and in the end have only exposed themselves to ridicule. They have convinced no one. Why? Because people must be reasoned with, not hammered into submission to someone who “knows better”.
I could list a dozen television programs or more that, over the years, have been offensive, poorly written, one-sided or any combination thereof. You and I could debate their legitimacy ad infinitum, in light of Christian teachings, or patriotism, or simply in light of their quality versus the quality of those programs that have gone underappreciated. That is not the point here. You are attempting to shine a light on moral decay in this country, to “fight the good fight”, as you put it. There are better ways to do it. There are more important issues to use as illustration. Much as I disagree with everything you have said and your manner of saying it, you must know that, because I do not believe you are a fool.
Lastly: I couched my criticism of your article in respectful terms, and your response to me was respectful. Imagine the difference in the discourse on this page had your article been respectfully critical of the show. If some of the responses that have been posted are so distressing to you, perhaps you should have considered the possibility before posting you article. If a legitimate debate on the show’s merits was your true purport and intent, you have, frankly, lost the opportunity for one in favor of indulging your pique. I doubt that such debate or persuasion was your intent at all, but I have been surprised before.
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I just have so much passion for what I believe in! I am not interested in inciting anyone, except if it’s inciting people to love American and their Lord!
Some people find me abrasive, but that’s just who I am.
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I haven’t told you this, but I am an America-loving person (so, much so that I’m enlisted in the Army u.s.) and I am also a church going christian that HATES hypocrits. I love my lord and yet I still watch this show and others on TV. I guess that’s why god gave me a brain, a conscience, and free-will. I’m an adult like most of the viewers and I’m not going to go kill someone because I suddenly saw it on a tv show. I don’t think they are going to be putting subliminal messages like that in them.
Also, I have to agree with the above poster. If your intent was to persuade others to stop watching this show and many others. There is a much better way at doing that than shoving your opinions down our throats. That usually makes people not like you and run the otherway really fast. Pushy religious freaks just freak people out. It does me and I actually believe and worship GOD, Jesus, and the HOLY GHOST. Think about how god would do it before you do the same thing next time.
Also, the reason that you are getting so upset and aggrevated over others posts is because you are allowing their opinions to affect you. That is why the country/world is so fcukd up. Because we get offended TOOO easily. I guess I don’t get it. I actually laughed at your article, but again I don’t offend easily nor get aggrevated by others. I guess I have god on my side and he helps me with that. Maybe you should pray about the comments of others affecting you so severly. It isn’t good to take these things so seriously. All it does is allow satan to win your soul, and gives you another thing to do. Which you probably don’t need anyways. Just think the next time you write an “Investigative” article on a popular Show.
god bless you and your soul
NAMASTE
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O.O I’m speechless. Do you get pay by how many hits your page get to write an article like this?
If you won’t watch the show, how can you write about it and give a review/opinion? Journalism 101: RESEARCH!! “Don’t believe what you’re told, double check” (BTW, that said it, Gibbs himself) Otherwise, you’ll look like the moron/idiot/pompous ***..(you get my meaning) you seem to be.
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This is a joke right? It has to be. There are too many errors, grammar mistakes and other kinds of what the fuck bullshit, to be taken as a serious article. I doubt the writer has seen the inside of a English or Journalism classroom. Doubt he made it past the God Hates Fags day at his local cult…I mean Church.
Then again I am not surprised, I mean this is on a blog called Christwire, a blog full of hatred. Stephenson’s comment about Anthony DiNozzo and homosexuality just proves my point. It is bigotry at its best. A little corner on the internet filled with the closed minded thoughts of someone who cannot and will not open their eyes and see it’s 2009, and that kind of thinking is disgusting.
The author is a poster child for abortion and if this article wasn’t filled with bullshit and LOL grammar mistakes, also written by a fucking idiot I might…just might take it seriously.
It is people like the writer why the world is so filled of hate, why children and hitting children with railroad ties on the south side of Chicago. Closed-minded individuals such at Billings are the ones who are Anti-American. Not a TV show, or it’s millions and millions of fans world wide, whom for one hour a week find joy in a scripted show, and watching is talented cast perform week in and week out.
Maybe instead of bashing a TV show in which your clearly have not really watched, maybe you should look in the mirror and see the disgusting piece of shit you have become. You sir, are a disgrace to the human race and mankind.
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Please point out what you perceive as the grammatical mistakes and errors in my article, if you really can find any. Otherwise, sling your slander elswhere. My piece was tightly written, unlike your silly little diatribe.
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“sharp-dressed” Doesn’t need to be hyphened and shouldn’t be.
“real-life” what is it with you and hyphens? Seriously?
“US seagoing expeditionary” Do you mean U.S? Or Us? Pick one please and let –us- know. Thanks.
“James Rockford– a shell of a man whose puzzling performances” you and hyphens, this time at least use a space where need. Don’t just let it hang off of some name. Either you are really this stupid, or just can’t type. I think it’s the former.
“Overcompensating for his homosexuality” not a grammar mistake, more of a mistake of stupidity. One that phrase is not only ignorant, but rude and two, it’s 2009 sexuality shouldn’t matter. But if you spent less time praying to an imaginary person and praising a show that hasn’t been on the air in decades, you would see this. Doubtful though…redneck trailer trash, republican’s such as yourself fail to see the big picture. Let me guess you didn’t vote for Obama because he’s black?
“Just a lot of bombs on boats, dead marines on leave and Navy men in tight blue uniforms who have something or other to do with some government office in Washington.” Run sentence run!
Your blog post is a bit like the Special Olympics, even if you win, in the end you’re still retarded.
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I like you.
While, I may not agree with the “praying to an imaginary person” comment, because I do believe in God. But I am nowhere near the raving nutjob “super christian” that Mr. Billings is.
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Well I hope you will not hold that one comment against me.
Just keep in mind earthmother that not everyone is lucky enough to have been raised in a Whiskey Tango trailer park by a bow-legged female whose sole qualification for motherhood; is a womb that catches the sperm of a passing truck driver, like Mr. Billings
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Thankfully, earthmother, Mr. Billings and the rest of his fellow Christian jihadists remain in the minority.
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While I don’t agree with most everything you said, I do believe in your Constitutional right to say it.
That being said: I’m a bit disappointed that, since you say you did watch a few eipsodes for research purposes, that you did not provide examples from them. People might be more willing to consider your point if you had. I’m curious as to which episodes you watched to form your opinion; because admittedly, the sixth season was not the best. As with all television shows, however, there are bound to be some flaws. After all, it was created by human beings, and as it has been said: “to err is human.”
I’m not trying to attack or slander, but trying to understand.
I don’t think NCIS is the worst show ever made (there are much worse out there), but I respectfully agree to disagree.
X Katt
P.S. My friend, who is one of the kindest young Christian women I know, joined the Navy after she graduated highschool because of NCIS, so she must have seen some good in it.
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Wow. Just wow. I can’t believe this article at all.
NCIS is not anti-American at all. I have no clue where you’re getting that from.
Newsflash: It is a fictional show!
Other things:
Mark Harmon’s character Leroy Jethro Gibbs is not Southern. If you had actually watched the show, you’d know he’s from Stillwater, Pennsylvania. Fail!
Why should McGee be working at Wal-Mart? He’s a very good agent.
Kate and Ziva: They’re pretty. I have no clue what you’re thinking here, but they are. And I’m a straight female.
DiNozzo: I don’t know what show you’re talking about, but he’s not gay. He’s actually in love with Ziva, and has fallen in love with a woman before.
Abby: She’s a great character, and helps out a lot.
Ducky: He works there because he wants to. And besides, Gibbs is his friend. He loves his job. What’s so wrong about that?
Their catchphrases are pretty nice. I like them.
And another newsflash: NCIS is a spin-off of JAG. So nice try there.
And again, it’s fictional! It’s not a diservice to anybody.
Get a life.
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This speech makes no sense. You should find something more useful to do than saying that kind of things about a show you don’t even watch. You don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re so wrong about the show that it’s becoming ridiculous. This is just a TV show !
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This speech makes no sense. You should find something more useful to do than saying that kind of things about a show you don’t even watch. You don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re so wrong about the show that it’s becoming ridiculous !
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WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!?! U CANT CRITIZISE NCIS WHEN UVE NEVER SEEN IT!!!!!! NCIS IS THE BEST FRIKIN SHOW IN THE HISTORY OF SHOWS AND U ARE AN IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!! UR THE BIGGEST FRIKIN RETARD ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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you mention about ncis being anti-american/and shows the military in a bad light, the real ncis gained new recruits because of the show.
don’t need a tv show to make the some of the military look bad, some of them did it themselves abu ghraib/guantanamo bay ring a bell?
half the world were anti american before ncis started on our tv screens.
and womens bodies are used for procreating in real life not just a tv show…
typical gutter journalism at its best.
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To those who have posted since me…there is no use arguing with him. People like this man have no common sense and think they own the world.
Ten to one he probably never actually saw the show he just claimed to have seen it.
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Holy fucking shit, you are completely bat shit insane.
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Dear Jesus,
Are you referring the ever talented author of this article? If you are, AMEN!!! people, Jesus has spoken.
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Okay, listen very closely sir: I am attempting to be very . . . understanding on the subject – but now I am thinking forget that and just understand what I am saying. First off, I am a conservative – been going to church since I’ve been two years old, and even I know this is crap. I watch Glenn Beck, I am not a fan of Obama, and I do love Jesus and God very much. My whole family goes to church and so I KNOW what I am talking about.
Now good sir I quote ” This show is misleading, derogatory, anti-American, counterproductive and sets a bad example for our youth. The plot is confusing and lazy, its actors two-dimensional charlatans. It is the liberal media’s attempt to use the coveted national network “Prime Time” airwaves to promote leftwing propaganda under the guise of “drama.” ”
For what you said about “confusing and lazy” – I don’t know how old you are, but I can pretty much guess you are over 35. Now, if my seven year old cousin can watch this and understand what is going on – then you need to go back to school. I may think she is too young to watch it, but it fits her taste.
Number two – how can you blame a television show on the liberal media? Yes there are some idiotic shows like MTV shows and VH1 shows – hell even Oprah and Tyra are a bit on the coco side and you can blame them – but not a FICTIONAL TELEVISION SHOW! Yes, I know you have already stated this – but grow up you idiotic person named Stephen or whatever.
“Conversely, NCIS lead star Mark Harmon is simply unpleasant. He has devolved since his Chicago Hope and St. Elsewhere days. The name “Leroy Jethro Gibbs” is supposed to convey a down home Southern boy, but Harmon’s uppity demeanor is tiring. Frankly, he is the most annoying character on Prime Time today. You just want to see him pick his ear or sing a Bee Gees song– anything to show that there’s actually a human being within that sickly yellow crust.”
Now, I may make a lot of jokes about Mark Harmon, but that is just mean. He is a great actor with good morals. Do you even know how to act – I do acting and it takes a while to nail the part and since NCIS is cliche – Mark Harmon does a damn good job at what he does!
For what you said about the rest of the cast – and about them being homosexual or stuff like that- that is messed up! It is called personality and WHY – why would you make homosexual jokes. You are very offense man! You say they are, but no it is you. You are also sexist about what you said with Kate and Ziva – like they are supposed to be stay at home women! I can probably kick any mans butt and I would never ever be a stay at home mom. If thats the point you weren’t trying to make, I am sorry – but it is the way you used he words.
Also, the show does use headline stuff – my mother and I catch that stuff all the time.
” Like some slimy pregnant alien, NCIS has just spawned. Its new spinoff show “NCIS Los Angeles!” is the first step in a proposed CSI-style takeover of America’s Prime Time and syndicated airwaves. For the sake of America’s men and women serving so honorably in our military, I hope and pray that never happens. This show is a disservice to the service.”
LEARN NEW WORDS! It doesn’t disservice the service! My Uncle and Grandpa were Marines and they love this show! Just because of this show, I am considering joining the Navy!
Look Stephenson – to me it seems like you claim to be all Christian and God wise – but its people like you who make me the most angry. Everything you say has to bash the Liberals or Homosexuals. The thing I like most about me is that I am more open to people like that. I may not like it, but you don’t see me bashing people left and right (other than Obama of course). NCIS is a good show and if you can’t except it, just who cares. I know plenty of people who hate the show – you just FOUND a way to blame Liberals and Homosexuals.
I will be ‘ sorta sorry ‘ (but not all the way) if this has offended you in anyway – if we have misinterpreted anything you meant – and if we have find better wording because even though you say “I am a lover” you sound like a very biased man who is NOT open to anything you may hate.
I hated it and I gave it one chance and now I love it.
Please, I will be glad to read a new article if you put more of an argument than Liberal Brainwashing – because, NONE of my family found anything liberal about it.
Later
BillyJoel
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Billy, god bless you your passion, but there are just too many points in there that I find distasteful. First off, of course I’m over 35. A bit beyond that, in fact. And those years have given me the wisdom of perspective. Despite this experience, I do find this show confusing. The plot jumps all over the place and there never seems to be any consistency from episode to episode.
Despite what all these hateful people are saying, I have watched this show many times in the pursuit of my research and yes, there are times when I am flipping through the channels and have caught snippets of the show here and there, though I prefer sports or Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader which airs at the same time. Or sometimes “The First 48″.
My larger point about the liberal media– and it does take an experienced analyst like myself to spot these types of things– is that it infuses so much of the junk on tv today. Show writers are stuffing it down our throats, whether its supposedly socially acceptable “homosexuals” to marriage out of wedlock, to jokes about drug use– from NCIS to Tyra to 30 Rock, it’s everywhere and truly a sad sight to behold for a great nation such as ours.
Don’t worry about offending me. I’m a tough old bugger and these crazy democrat activists have been throwing their libel and conspiracy theories at me for years. Well, bless you and hopefully you’ll come around to see things my way some day!
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“Show writers are stuffing it down our throats, whether its supposedly socially acceptable “homosexuals” to marriage out of wedlock, to jokes about drug use”
Is there a man in a mask standing behind you, pointing a gun to your head, forcing you to watch the show? If the answer to that is “yes”, then I’m just going to assume that it’s part of your nightly S&M ritual and then try to get the image out of my head. You may not agree with homosexuality, marriage out of wedlock (what the fuck does that mean, anyway?) and drug use, but wake up and smell the coffee, Billings! It’s called reality! This stuff happens in real life! Sorry that not every show on TV can be about a utopian suburb where the toilets never clog and where everyone worships at the Monument of Billings. And your comment about “socially acceptable ‘homosexuals’” is just sickening. I’ve never met a homosexual who was not an awesome human being.
“Don’t worry about offending me. I’m a tough old bugger and these crazy democrat activists have been throwing their libel and conspiracy theories at me for years.”
You’re a tough old bugger? Not according to this:
“Honestly, I find all this ganging up on me terribly unfair. You people should be ashamed of your actions. You have no sense of what is right and wrong. You are bullying me. And that is something you all claim to abhor. Well, I am very upset. I just don’t think you’re the sort of people I want around me. The truth is, your posts here clearly prove my point that gaming corrupts the brain of the young. Please forward this article to your parents. They clearly are not raising you right.
Calling me fat, elderly, homosexual, pedophiliac, stupid, hateful, etc. is just plain childish. I happen to be an established Christian journalist! And I am professionally certified.
Since you people seem to be insanely curious, YES! I did play football in high school. So what? You seem angry that I myself was a jock once. It was a glorious time of my life and it still means a great deal to me. I remember those hard practices and the camaraderie of the locker room.
So, is this your revenge? Teaming up to harass the old jock? You should be ashamed of your selves.”
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crazy democrat activists? when I read that article I thought that was what you were!
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Hang on a sec – you said that you haven’t watched the show. Now you change tack and say you watched it many times for research???
What is wrong with you. Pick a stroy, and stick with it!
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I find your ignorance about NCIS appalling. By your own admission, you say that you’ve never watched the show, yet you are such a harsh critic?
One of your biggest gripes with the show, it seems, is that it puts the military, and it’s personnel in a bad light. I disagree. Not only does it make me so thankful for what the military does for us, both at home and abroad, but NCIS, and it’s parent show JAG, have inspired me to join the Navy, and I will be enlisting as soon as I possibly can. Furthermore, my father has been in the police force for over 30 years, and has never, ever missed an episode of NCIS, which is one of the only shows on TV he will watch, and it is one of the things that he and I share and bond over. If NCIS was so offensive to police, why is he telling me that on Wednesday mornings in the coffee room, he and his colleagues talk and laugh about the previous nights episode?
As an Australian, I am aware that we have different values to those of the United States, but as far as I can tell, the difference between reality and fantasy remains the same. I find your opinion of Kate and Ziva to be highly offensive – my parents have raised me to be a strong, confident, independent woman – something many of my male friends tell me they want in a woman, instead of a weak, submissive woman who bends to their every need.
NCIS is one of the higest rating shows, not just in the US, but world wide. It’s second episode this season had 21.4 million viewers, and is going against what should statistically be happening to a show in it’s seventh season. Instead of losing viewers with each season, NCIS gains viewers and gets better and better.
Before you sit down to write your next article, I suggest you do a bit more research, and choose a topic that you have some kind of knowledge on.
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yeah his topic should be how to raise a racist and bigot child, without even trying. Start by voting republican…
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Like all crime shows, NCIS is pretty boring and unrealistic.
That said, I don’t believe it actually corrupts anyone morally speaking.
Stop publishing conspiracy theories as if it were objective fact or gospel truth.
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umm. My dad is in the Military and he loves this show. Hes been watching it since the very beginning.
Plus, I love the show, and I think its wonderful.
I agree with catherinegreen.
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Like your statement about finding NCIS’s plot confusing & lazy, so, too, do I find this article you’ve written.
The point that you appear to be making is that the Liberals are trying to brainwash the American public (not to mention The Rest Of The World!!) through television, using the show NCIS as the vehicle for their plan to cause chaos & destruction among the good citizens of the U.S.A., whom have shown a disturbing tendency to want to watch a crime show that focuses on our military, and shows good Navy & Marine soldiers being killed left & right by means that are not actual war with those heathens that are trying to besmirch the honor of all Christians by just breathing this planet’s air – and let’s not forget those poor soldiers painted in the light of killers, thieves, rapists, and just general blackguards because the men & women that serve in America’s military are not human & can, thus, not make mistakes as humans do, which means that everyone serving in America’s military branches must be androids / robots so as to avoid that most horrible bout of human fallibility known as free will. Yeah….
I find it somewhat humorous that the underlying link for “confusing and lazy” went to someone’s commentary on the series, where they stated that they started watching the series with Season 5 & going on to Season 6, and then starting from the beginning, and then said that they were too lazy to find someone’s LiveJournal account that substantiates rumors of an affair between Abby & McGee in Seasons 1 & 2. If I had no knowledge of a show, and read that commentary, I, too, might find myself a little confused – and given that, in all probability, that site is the main source of your investigations, no wonder the confusion, but doesn’t excuse the laziness of your research. Of course, I’ll admit to a state of confusion the first time I watched an NCIS afternoon marathon on channel USA, since they were playing 2 or 3 consecutive episodes per Season of 3 different Seasons, and I had just started watching the show. Thank God for http://us.imdb.com/ so my confusion was cleared right up – after I got off my tired & lazy bum to research what episodes had actually played.
So, in the words of Wayne Newton’s character, Professor Joe Butcher, from the Bond flick “License to Kill” – Bless Your Heart.
I’ll pray that those Liberals don’t roust you from bed one day, and impress you into military service while brainwashing you to service their sneaky, sinful, salacious regíme. On the bright side, with androids / robots protecting America, at least you won’t have to worry about dropping the soap. What’s that you say? They’re human? And all that comes with being human? Hmmm… well, dropping the soap’s going to be the least of your worries then – especially since you think that the Liberals are using NCIS to show those in the military to only (or just mostly) be some of the worst dregs of society. Brainwashed into that thought is just worrisome all around. Can you say anarchy? Or maybe brain implants with defective directives….in the words of the good Det. John Kimble, “It’s not a tumor!”
And one more quote for the road: “Hasta la vista, baby.”
Or for a more ‘wholesome’ reference, if you prefer: “So long. Farewell. I bid you fair adieu to you and you and you and you and you.”
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See, I just can’t take this seriously.
It’s like one of those parody articles you see on uncyclopedia.com
1. Everyone knows that T.V. is not realistic. Have you seen CSI: MIami? It’s a bunch of models who run around in high-heels on the orders of a muppet with red hair and bad one-liners. Clearly not life mimicking. No one expects NCIS to be correct, if it was no one would watch it. Same with any type of T.V. show.
2. The whole thing about the show putting the military in a bad light is also false. This show shows some really great military personnel who make outstanding citizens. Honestly, how many people would go to the ends of the earth to save one of their strays? Yes, some people on this show are bad people, but that is the case with every career in America. Plus, not every military person is shown in a bad life.
3. L.J. Gibbs is a pretty amazing person. He has great values, if you would only open your eyes to him. Same with Harmon. You don’t find many men like them in America.
4. McGee is not some alter-ego of the authors. And the Walmart comment is pretty tacky and unnecessary. So what if one must work at Wal-mart? They are working, instead of relying upon social security to live, and probably doing the only work they know how to do.
5. “Aggressive lack of prettiness?” eek. That’s a little homosexual. The comment after that is very anti-feminist. So what if they are confident and strong? They don’t take crap from men like you, who have not realized that long gone is the time of the wife who bows to the husband’s every whim. Either get with the times, or go back to the 18th century.
6. Tony a homosexual? That’s a laugh. Maybe he is your alter-ego; a man who gets lots of women in order to cover up his sexuality. Plus, he’s starting to change.
7. Don’t. Insult. Abby. She is one of the most unique characters on TV today, and yet you find her too liberal. So what if she is not your cup of tea? Automatically she belongs to the lesbians, gamers, and teenaged boys? Gosh, you need to think of some better insults.
8. Sorry that Ducky was just not believable enough for you. I mean, what could possibly be plausible about a medical examiner from England who has compassion? Goodness, those silly writers! (just in case you lack translation skills, I was using sarcasm).
9. Your stubbornness about anything that is not Biblical disgusts me. I feel that all people need to be more understanding about other cultures. Maybe this is why you do not like Ziva? Is she not Christian enough for you? I am Catholic, and I find sympathy for those who are so radical about their beliefs that they fear others will ruin the world by bringing diversity. You are just like those who believe that Obama is the next Hitler. Grow up! Open your eyes! Maybe that is what is wrong with the majority of the Baby-boomer generation- they fail to understand that people are different.
I am so very saddened by your lack of knowledge about what you write.
BTW- I am 17, a student at a gifted and talented high school. I showed this to my mother (as you so kindly suggested to other minors) and she laughed. I do believe she called you an “ignorant dupayash” (That’s Polski for “pain in the buttocks”) It made my day. Hope yours is as good.
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This is satirical, right?
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Screw you and your homophobic thinking!
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I’ve been in the military for 5 years now and I think your article is a load of shit. You need to stop putting out your ridiculous views that 1% of the world will agree with and stop being a douche.
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It’s my experience that truly indoctrinated people such as yourself can’t be argued with, but seem to find enjoyment in telling the rest of us we’re wrong. When you’re ready to open a fair debate, please be unbiased enough to accept that what you believe is OPINION, not fact, and that while it deserves the same respect as my opinions or anyone else’s, it certainly does not deserve more. I hope you will take this under advisement when writing your next article – which no doubt will have been as throughly researched as this one.
Oh, and please don’t bother with a blessing, Mr. Billings. I don’t require one.
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Ha. Oh man, it’s amazing what you’ll stumble upon while searching the Internet. This definately caught my attention. Stephenson Billings, my thanks to you. I needed a good laugh today.
Oh, and by the way, if you’re talking about a TV show that’s a joke, let’s try watching something on MTV. No? Vh1, Lifetime, or even Comedy Central perhaps? Trust me, you can find worse.
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Are you fucking kidding me? haha. this is hilarious. I’m fifteen and I’ll tell you, this show SURE has fucked me up. Want some examples?
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Is this really what thinking has come to? Are you being legitimate? You are one of the biggest dumbcunts I have EVER seen. You must be a pretty damn shallow person to be judging everyone and everything. Judge not lest you be judged? Burn in hell.
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this is hilarious!!!!! when i first read it i thought it was some form of a poorly written satire, but this guy is actually serious?????
he must be really ignorant of the problems in the world today if he wastes cyberspace criticizing the most popular show on TV by dimnishing its actors and twisting the message of the show.
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I think this guy wishes he WAS McGee.
I got incoming because people are searching for this. I did write a review of NCIS-Los Angeles, which, at least from the episode I saw, has some problems as a TV show.
http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/10/is-ncis-the-worst-television-show-ever-no.html
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Hi Amy, I posted a response on your site but it didn’t appear so I guess I’ll post it here. Everyone else, I would encourage you visit Amy’s site for a contrary essay about NCIS and Christianity. I don’t agree but it’s well-written nonetheless: http://asterling.typepad.com/incipit_vita_nova/2009/10/is-ncis-the-worst-television-show-ever-no.html
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Dear Amy, I did find your retort to my recent article interesting and well-crafted but sadly far off base. I know that you have a great passion for Mark Harmon, but maybe it is blinding you to the larger truth here. Losing yourself in America’s nightly network fantasies is counterproductive to your mental health and your soul. The imagery and false characters will imbue your life with far too many false expectations. The end result, I fear, is something cold and empty inside your soul.
You are correct in saying that I do not like Mark Harmon. As an actor, and I don’t mean this as a Christian, I find him robotic and dull. He plays the same two-dimensional thickskinned man in everything. He lacks depth and humanity. His dialogue on the show is small, and when he does speak it adds little to the plot. I find him a poor artistic creation and all that arrogance rubs me the wrong way. I think NCIS works very hard to glorify him as a man, to make him out to be some sort of genius superhero, but I don’t buy it. I think it’s wrong. He is not superhuman, a solid emotionless rock who can solve any crime with his superior intellect. No, this is shallow and simplistic.
My reference to Jim Rockford was intended to show the great difference James Garner’s character presented. He is rounded, imperfect, flounders, runs, fails, but he has the strength and true depth of character to persevere. I always felt Jim was a good person whereas Gibbs could possibly be a secret serial killer or mobster and no one would know. That’s how much room the series leaves empty in the canvas of Jethro.
Well my friend, keep up the good fight and I guess we will have to agree to disagree. Maybe of my friends have privately expressed happiness with my article and were surprised to see the shameful and mean responses by the NCIS fanatics.
With my love,
Stephenson Billings, Investigative Journalist
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Hi Stephenson – your comment is appearing now. I have to approve comments – I have a “PG” rated (mostly G) rated blog and I review things to make sure they are PG or G ahead of time.
First off, Jim Rockford is great, and everybody that watched the show should have fond memories of a wonderful actor in James Garner and a really good TV detective character with a heart. During this same time, I think I was a little bigger fan of Magnum PI, though – and maybe Crockett and Tubbs (though Miami Vice does NOT hold up well . . . gosh, it seemed great back then).
Second, I just don’t think you’ve watched but a show or two of NCIS. They’ve had many shows with Gibbs’ old friends, old flames, his father, and others with memories of his youth. His character is the “strong, silent type.” You might not respond to that, or feel suspicious, but there’s nothing suspicious or wrong about him. He’s never done anything on the show to warrant being called a suspected serial killer and even with the writer changes and ups and downs, I can’t imagine the show going there. Gibbs, retired or not, is a “rock” and he anchors the whole show. Maybe he doesn’t emote a lot about it, but regular viewers can tell what he thinks – and about criminals, it’s nothing good. And that’s the point of a crime show! Catching the criminals and bringing them to justice.
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1) Please go back and reread the New Testament. Remember that as Christians, we are no longer a people under Old Testament law, but under Christ’s Grace.
2) Remove the log from your eye before you attempt to remove the mote in your brother’s.
3) Woman was made from man’s side so that she could stand beside him as an equal, not from his foot that he should stand on her head.
4) Remember that Paul was still affected by his upbringing as a Pharisee, and so his letters and writing are not as influenced by Christ’s Grace as other writers.
5) I will pray that you will be lifted from your terrible hatred and brought into the light of Christ’s acceptance, joy, and love.
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