I feel like lately they've had to amend that to "NCIS! Federal agents!" because...yeah, people aren't going to know WTF NCIS is. I mean, if someone shouted "USPIS!" at me, I wouldn't know they're the Postal Inspection Service until AFTER they arrested me. :)
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. 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