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(Per 6/24/04) Mary Kate O -- Evidently food isn't your drug of choice. (what is?)

GOOD TV

Caught the preview of a new CBS Fall show: Navy NCIS starring Mark Harmon. Although I never cared for military programs such as JAG (or hospital programs such as ER), I was very impressed with the two back-to-back episodes last night of Navy NCIS, and believe CBS may have snagged a potential audience by premiering this show on a night with very little competition in its path. (Good move in planning on someone's part - give that 'suit' a raise!)

The plots are well constructed with interesting trivial facts thrown in (such as: 9% of the world's population is left-handed and this statistic hasn't changed since the stone age (based on studies of cave paintings, except for a certain tribe, -- ah, nevermind, if you didn't see the show, you missed this fascinating piece of non-essential knowledge, so you'll just have to watch the show when it airs again.)

The personalities of its team members make this more than just a crime investigation show, especially with the addition of Abby, a 'Goth' forensics scientist who is smart, sassy and adds a glam sparkle to the cast. Of course, there's the token brillant, but a bit-daft-Brit pathologist, Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard,(David McCallum) Although this is supposed to be a tense, dramatic show - how punny can you get -- Dr. Donald Mallard, really!, but Mr. Former Man From U.N.C.L.E. McCallum somehow refreshes this tired stereotyped character and makes Dr. Mallard just ducky.

Looks like a winner to me, and I know I'll be tuning in on Tuesdays when the new Fall lineup gets in full swing. Check it out: Link
- posted by rosemary @ 7:00 AM