NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Hung Out to Dry - S1-E2

Visible crew/equipment: While Gibbs and Caitlin are alone with Lt. Roberts trying to gain access to the Armed Forces Registry, just as Roberts acknowledges the critical 48 hours, the reflection of a crew member (presumably camera operator) is visible in the mirror, on the right side of the screen. (00:22:20)

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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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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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Enigma - S1-E15

Visible crew/equipment: When Agent Fornell follows Gibbs for a private chat (in the elevator) there's an overhead long shot of Caitlin, Tony, and Fornell's two agents. It then cuts to a shot facing Caitlin, and we can see the white mat taped to the floor with black tape (which was not in the previous shot), at the bottom of the screen. (00:22:50)

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Shalom - S4-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs and Ziva are in the "safehouse" Ziva set up for Ari, a crew member and his boom microphone are seen on the left of the screen, right before Gibbs climbs the ladder to remove the hidden camera spying on them. (00:30:10)

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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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