NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Toxic - S6-E21

Visible crew/equipment: After Abby tells Gibbs that she's safe and staying at the hospital to help, when it cuts to the trio reading about Afghanistan War Syndrome on the monitor, as soon as McGee starts to speak the boom mic dips into view at the top of the screen. (00:22:40)

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Bounce - S6-E16

Visible crew/equipment: While Tony and Renny are alone in Interrogation, in the closeup Renny explains he and Grady were friends, and he just wanted to find out why Grady testified against him. In the next overhead wide shot, the camera pans a bit too far to the right, so we can see the incomplete set wall on the right side of the screen (wall with the monitor). (00:09:00)

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Knockout - S6-E18

Visible crew/equipment: While Ziva and Tara are in the Conference Room, when Director Vance walks in Ziva stands up to leave, and the two yellow tape marks are visible on the floor, where Tara will soon stand. (00:20:50)

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Silent Night - S6-E11

Visible crew/equipment: When Detective Kemp walks in and shows Quinn's sketch, Ziva says, "Looks like an older version of him," then as she points to the plasma screen, the boom mic dips into view at the top of the screen. (00:03:05)

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Collateral Damage - S6-E7

Visible crew/equipment: While McGee explains to Gibbs the problem with the security system, Ziva tells them the owner of the getaway car was 64 years old, and in this shot the white mat secured with blue gaffers tape is visible on the floor (non-existent in overhead wide shots). (00:09:30)

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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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Hiatus: Part 2 - S3-E24

Visible crew/equipment: When Mike tells Gibbs about the September 11 terrorist attacks, Gibbs needs to hurl the steak he just ate. Then just as Gibbs rushes toward the trash bin, in the shot from behind the bin, the camera and a crew member are visible on the right side of the screen. (00:30:05)

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Hiatus: Part 1 - S3-E23

Visible crew/equipment: When Director Shepard apologizes to Tony during their phone conversation, Tony begins to cite a Gibbs rule, "Never apologize," and in the wide shot as Jenny finishes, "it's a sign of weakness," the camera is visible at the right side of the screen. (00:14:45)

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Jeopardy - S3-E22

Visible crew/equipment: When Tony drives into the hangar with Brian taped to the steering wheel, just as Ziva gets out of the car the reflections of numerous crew members are visible on the rear of the car. (00:39:50)

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Jeopardy - S3-E22

Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs joins Abby and McGee in the Forensic Lab, in two shots facing McGee as he tells Gibbs about working a different angle and explains it, a crew member wearing a black short-sleeve shirt is visible on the right side of the screen. (00:16:55)

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Untouchable - S3-E20

Visible crew/equipment: After Abby has convinced Jimmy to begin the autopsy, Ducky soon applauds Jimmy's initiative. As this enjoyable scene continues, when Mrs. Mallard walks in, just as Ducky says, "We did go for a ride, Mother," the hand of a crew member is visible on the lab fridge, at the right side of the screen. (00:29:45)

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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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Yankee White - S1-E1

Gibbs: I heard you quit, Agent Todd.
Kate Todd: Happy news travels fast. Yes, I resigned. It was the right thing to do.
Gibbs: Yep. Pull that crap at NCIS, I won't give you a chance to resign.
Kate Todd: Is that a job offer?

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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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