Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6283 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-10-16
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Box set, Colour, Digital Sound, Dolby, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Running time: 968 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Equal parts JAG and C.S.I. , NCIS does a formidable job of blending relevant military headlines with quirky characters who are tenaciously determined to solve a crime--even if it means having to sleep in the morgue to get a few minutes of shut eye. Created by Donald P. Bellisario (JAG, Quantum Leap), NCIS actually began as a two-part episode of JAG in 2003. Later that year, the drama made its full-season debut on CBS in the States. On this six-disc set, which includes all 23 non-JAG episodes plus optional commentary by Bellisario on the first episode, viewers are introduced to an elite squad of special agents, led by Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon). Gibbs is a hard-nosed investigator who doesn't say much. But when he does, an insult usually comes out of his mouth. He's brilliant when it comes to ferreting out the truth, but he's not savvy enough to figure out how to block his ex-wife's nagging phone calls. Instead, he makes do by destroying his cell phone. Gibbs' team is fleshed out by an eclectic and somewhat eccentric set of colleagues, including medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ), wannabe playboy and former homicide detective Anthony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), forensics expert and resident Goth chick Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette), and former Secret Service agent Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander).

The murder of a peripheral NCIS agent halfway through the season is a taste of what's to come in future seasons when core characters leave the show (voluntarily or not). But in its first year, the show sets up a strong premise that (while not wholly original) is well executed. One of the more stickling aspects of the show is its reluctance to allow Tony to show signs of maturity. At times, he behaves more like a rambunctious puppy than an ace investigator. --Jae-Ha Kim

Synopsis
Produced by Donald Bellisario (JAG), NCIS follows the workings of investigators at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Led by the wise Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), a crack investigator with no qualms about bending the rules to find his answers, the team takes on cases involving terrorism, murder, espionage, and international arms smuggling. Gibbs is aided by homicide detective Anthony Dinozzo (Michael Weatherly), forensic scientist Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette), medical examiner Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard (David McCallum), and computer expert Timothy McGee (Sean Murray). This collection presents the series' debut season in its entirety.

Customer Reviews

NCIS season 1
I started watching NCIS midway through season 3. I really enjoyed it so decided to get the season 1 box set. I'm glad I did. It is filled with action, excellent storylines and a wonderful cast. I have heard people compare this to CSI, this is nothing like CSI, it stands on it's own and shouldn't be put together with other crime shows. Highly recommended.

Unoriginal but with an appeal of its own
When this first started on Channel 5 I decided to just skip it. It looked like a second rate CSI clone, and at the time I wasn't finding CSI to be that great. Anyway, why bother watching hours and hours of it for weeks and weeks when you could watch the real programme?

Years later and my Dad bought the box sets. So I decided to give it a try. The pilot episode was decent so I continued with it. After two or three poor early episodes, it got into its stride and was very entertaining.

The one thing my Mum complains about is the constant "unprofessional" digging at each other between the characters. I think she's missing the point as that's what makes it good. This constant funny dialogue also makes the lead characters a bit more interesting, appealing and entertaining than the CSI cast (the Miami cast is in the stupidest programme ever made and yet they're the most serious and dullest of the lot!).

Apart from a few silly storylines (such as the episodes with the sewer prison and the online computer game), I've enjoyed most of it. And it's sometimes very funny (the opening pre-credit sequence of the army recruiter killing episode).

If you're tempted then I recommend you give it a shot as it is better than it looks. Also the Navy setting isn't anywhere near as restrictive and boring as it sounds.

YAAAAAAAAAAWWWWNNNNNNNNNN!
After owning this on dvd for a couple of months following the purchase on the strength the above reviews - all I can say is that they must have been watching a different show!

I'm a fan of shows like this usually but this has been such hard work to watch - and i'm only up to episode 16. - i think it will be traded in before the last episodes are watched.

To describe the show it is trying to be yet another version of CSI - and fails miserably. you have all your typical stereotypes - smart alec guy in charge, over-glamourous woman sidekick, old english guy - with over emphasis on the english accent. and to top it all some annoying know-it- all crazy chick who works in the lab .

this has been seen before many times - much better in other shows.
I found this boring clap-trap no entertainment whatsoever , Instead of buying this buy any of the CSI series starting with the original vegas series - they are much better than this.