NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Sub Rosa - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: We see the forklift truck driver climb down at the very start on to the floor. Camera does an instant cut and now he is on the bed of the lorry with no time to get there. (00:00:40)

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Sub Rosa - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: At the start we see a security checkpoint searching a black car with a silver one waiting. A few seconds later a red one has appeared with no time to do so. (00:04:15)

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Sub Rosa - S1-E7

Visible crew/equipment: After Gibbs has Caitlin hydrate herself Caitlin asks the COB to show her to the Commander's facilities, and as Gibbs exits the Wardroom, the two T-marks are visible on the floor where Caitlin and the COB had been standing. (00:27:10)

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Sub Rosa - S1-E7

Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs works out how Drew was going to set off the gas, his mask is visible to the right of the screen. As he puts his spoon down you can see a bit of film equipment moving just above his mask. (00:38:45)

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Minimum Security - S1-E8

Visible crew/equipment: When Nasser is brought to the interrogation room he raises his handcuffed arms and Gibbs nods no to removing them. In the next closeup of Nasser's handcuffs we can see the black taped mat on the floor (also visible in a following shot) which doesn't exist in overhead shots, then as the camera tilts up the reflection of the camera operator (wearing shorts) and camera are visible in the mirror. (00:16:30)

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Minimum Security - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: When Nasser is brought to the interrogation room to meet with Agent Cassidy, at first the handcuff is around Nasser's left wrist with its single metal bar facing out, but when Cassidy says, "Now please," Nasser's handcuff is on the opposite way, with its double bar facing out. (00:35:50)

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Marine Down - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: After speaking with the colonel about the incident, we see an aerial shot of the colonel and a marine walking off, leaving the 3 NCIS agents on their own with no-one behind them. As the agents start walking a marine appears behind them. (00:09:00)

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Marine Down - S1-E9

Visible crew/equipment: After Gibbs meets with the real Colonel Walsh, when he's back at NCIS Gibbs asks for Morrow's help to gain access to records, and in the overhead shot a crew member's leg (wearing jeans and a sneaker) is visible on the left side of the screen, directly behind Morrow. (00:11:50)

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Left for Dead - S1-E10

Factual error: While the NCIS crew are working a crime scene, Ducky starts yet another parable about his past experiences, referring to the dating of an Indian skeleton by the caliber of the bullet, "a 40-75". He states that since he knew the year that the US Army used that caliber, he could accurately date the remains. Unfortunately for Ducky, the US Army never used a 40-75. It did, however authorize a contract for a 45-70 cartridge in 1873. (00:09:20)

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One Shot, One Kill - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: When talking to the warehouse manager, the manager has a clipboard with pink post it notes on. Watch closely and you will see the clipboard is constantly facing different directions as indicated by the pink post it notes. It some shots it's facing away from the manager, and in others it's facing the manager. (00:05:05)

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Agent Afloat - S6-E2

Trivia: Season 6, "Agent Afloat": Maybe real aircraft carriers posing as fictional ones shouldn't let viewers see their registration numbers. When this episode aired, producers heard from several "carrier purists" complaining that CVN74 is the U.S.S. John C. Stennis, not the (non-existent) Seahawk.

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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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