Wow the Ken Levine article is just perfect. Really perfect.
/Doug [email protected] On Wed., Feb. 16, 2022, 5:08 p.m. Diner, <[email protected]> wrote: > Ken Levine wrote on his blog about how on the "Hawaii Five-O" reboot, even > tourists from the mainland seem to know what "Five-O" means... > https://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-create-hit-network-drama.html > > On "Law & Order: Organized Crime," Elliot Stabler works for the "Organized > Crime Control Bureau." > Every time I hear that in the intro, I think of the OCB (Organized Crime > Bureau) which Vinny Terranova worked for on "Wiseguy." > > On Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 2:01:52 PM UTC-5 Tom Wolper wrote: > >> My mother loved NCIS and I used to catch snippets of it while visiting >> her. I used to laugh when they would approach a suspect, show their badges, >> and shout “NCIS!” and the suspect would know what that meant. >> >> On Feb 16, 2022, at 12:59 PM, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Apparently even CBS wasn't confident in the name when NCIS got spun off >> from JAG, as when the show premiered, it was titled "Navy NCIS"; the "Navy" >> got dropped because...well, it's redundant and stupid. >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 10:46:26 AM UTC-5 Jim Ellwanger wrote: >> >>> I would bet that the VAST majority of Americans also had no idea what >>> "NCIS" stood for (or even that it existed) until the original TV series >>> debuted. >>> >>> >>> On Feb 16, 2022, at 7:44 AM, Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Canadian here..... I had no idea what NCIS stood for until recently. >>> I then learned it was something to do with military law enforcement. >>> Which then made me wonder "how much crime can there be WITHIN the military >>> that they can cover so many stories". I know the latter half of that >>> question is irrelevant because it's television, but the first question >>> still drove me to google and other searching to learn about the scope of >>> NCIS is larger than just within the military. >>> >>> Naval Criminal Investigative Service - Wikipedia >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Criminal_Investigative_Service> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 16, 2022 at 9:58 AM Paul Murray <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Yet another NCIS spinoff to ignore. My only idle curiosity is what >>>> accents the actors will have. By logic, they should be American, except for >>>> any locals they work with. >>>> >>>> As one who has regularly watched the original, I tried the LA and NO >>>> spinoffs and quickly abandoned them. LA in particular seemed so tenuously >>>> connected to the navy as to be laughable; it's just another "unconventional >>>> law enforcement team" show. >>>> >>>> I still watch the original, although I'm currently weeks behind in >>>> streaming it. I think it's the TV equivalent of comfort food for me at this >>>> point. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 10:51:15 PM UTC-5 Doug Fields wrote: >>>> >>>>> The show *is* based inside the Dept. of Defense (and inside the >>>>> Navy). But that shouldn't prohibit shows set outside the US, in the same >>>>> manner that the Navy has bases located in foreign countries all around the >>>>> world. Anywhere there is a concentration of Navy or Marine Corps >>>>> personnel, there will also be field offices of most of the support >>>>> organizations that serve those branches of the military, definitely >>>>> including the NCIS. >>>>> >>>>> Doug Fields >>>>> Tampa, FL >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> *From:* 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV <[email protected]> >>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 15, 2022 5:41 PM >>>>> *To:* TVorNotTV <[email protected]> >>>>> *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] NCIS branching outside the US >>>>> >>>>> I always took this show to be based inside the Defense Dept, if not >>>>> the Navy specifically... and yet Shane Brennan, Aussie by birth, is >>>>> working >>>>> on a Sydney-based entry in the franchise, which he intends to film there >>>>> with actors therefrom, but also show on Paramount+... the streamer also >>>>> announced a "SEAL Team" feature film... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ncis-sydney-seal-team-movie-coming-to-paramount-1235093708/ >>>>> (link) >>>>> >>>>> B >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/71dc1e59-84b6-4976-8b9e-916921a83b78n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/71dc1e59-84b6-4976-8b9e-916921a83b78n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/b239be8e-578b-46d9-97fd-3ced88f2d9d1n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/b239be8e-578b-46d9-97fd-3ced88f2d9d1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BpxzeqLqoeAO%3DGRw83s97_SNLTx_wcgEWnbgELx2Qe3CQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BpxzeqLqoeAO%3DGRw83s97_SNLTx_wcgEWnbgELx2Qe3CQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/524a799a-97a5-47fe-830b-8a4cd22fe2a7n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/524a799a-97a5-47fe-830b-8a4cd22fe2a7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/bb800d92-9f2f-40bf-8190-ae7951cfac85n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/bb800d92-9f2f-40bf-8190-ae7951cfac85n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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