NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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Hung Out to Dry - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: At the end the little boy tells Gibbs the password he has chosen for his tree house. As he does, Gibbs is working on the railing at the opposite end to the ladder. Gibbs says it's a good password and to come up. However he is now at the end of the railing by the ladder. (00:39:50)

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Seadog - S1-E3

Revealing mistake: When agent Todd is seen on the bench doing a sketch, watch closely and you will see she is just going over lines already drawn and not leaving any new pen marks despite the sound of the pen scratching on the paper. (00:25:25)

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Seadog - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: Towards the end, the news reporter's microphone is held with the WXEK facing forwards, then switches to have 19 at the front. (00:41:14)

The Immortals - S1-E4

Factual error: The episode takes place on the Destroyer DD 964 U.S.S. Paul F. Foster, but every time the ship is shown sailing past the camera you see the number 51 on the side. This is the number of the U.S.S. Arleigh Burke, a DDG not even the same class of ship. (00:11:15)

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The Immortals - S1-E4

Revealing mistake: Just after Agent Todd is seen going through the diary, there is a shot of the ship sailing past the camera. However the number 51 on the side of the ship is backwards, showing the shot is flipped. (00:30:20)

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The Immortals - S1-E4

Revealing mistake: When the team run from the Captain's office at sunset, Gibbs closes the door as the last man out. However, a shadow can still be seen to move over the door. We know there is no-one else in the office. (00:38:05)

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The Curse - S1-E5

Audio problem: When Gibbs, Tony and the other Agent are walking through the ship, Gibbs makes a comment about the 3rd agent "taking her word." When he says this, his mouth doesn't move. (00:24:30)

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The Curse - S1-E5

Character mistake: When Gibbs first looks at the victim's body and sees his rank, he incorrectly refers to him as a Lieutenant when the rank is for a Captain.

High Seas - S1-E6

Audio problem: When Tony is speaking with the commander on deck, he says he is waiting for "the next aircraft." But his lips don't match the words. (00:11:46)

High Seas - S1-E6

Factual error: In the yacht rescue scene the "American" crewed helicopter is actually an Australian crew. The rank on his shoulder shows an Australian Lieutenant Commander. (00:34:30)

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Sub Rosa - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: When the tubs of acid are tipped up at the start we see a quick shot of both drums falling over. The angle changes and now the one drum is stood up again. (00:00:25)

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See No Evil - S2-E1

[Gibbs is drinking a cup of coffee.]
Kate Todd: Gibbs, it's like one hundred degrees in here. How can you drink that stuff?
Leroy Gibbs: It keeps me cool.

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Show generally

Question: I finally saw the 2-part episode from the show JAG. Does anyone know what happened to Viv Blackadder? I don't recall hearing anyone ever mention the name on NCIS.

Answer: I hadn't seen the backdoor pilots yet but while it wasn't explicitly stated, at least onscreen, I heard somewhere Vivian got either fired from NCIS due to jeopardizing a case, got resigned from the agency, or transferred to the FBI.

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Answer: I dont believe it is ever mentioned, but like most pilot episodes the characters are often changed, replaced or even removed in this case.

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