McGee and Gibbs don’t get all the good writing at Tony’s expense! But you’re one of those people that are like “what I think is right and everyone else’s wrong”. That’s how you seem to me. Can’t tell if that’s true or not but that’s how you seem to be because whenever someone tried to have a conversation with you about, you blocked it by repeating the same things over and over again. And in all honesty, if you see them portraying Gibbs as some sort of hero then there’s nothing I can say anymore. He’s so far away from being a hero. Hell, that man is broken and just does his job. If that makes him a hero then I guess we’re all heroes.

I have to agree with Liz that I think it’s at least a possibility that Tony/MW could join the LA cast. I also have to agree that there is an across the board decline in the quality of the show over the past few seasons. In addition to Gibbs being the focus of every single major story arc now, the pattern of the arcs are more predictable and boring than ever. The dynamic between the team members has changed, and the dialogue is dumbed down and slower paced than in earlier seasons. It wouldn’t shock me if someone decided the show needed a shake-up, if MW just isn’t as happy at the mother ship over the past few seasons (who could blame him), or if there are things we don’t know about happening offscreen. MW’s contract is through 2016 – but wouldn’t the contract be with CBS? Would he be able to fulfill the rest of the contract as a cast member of a different CBS show? I have to admit that I would probably jump ship and follow Tony to LA. I’ve been greatly dissatisfied with NCIS of late, and I actually think in some ways that the LA version is benefitting from better writing and at the very least a higher degree of creativity.

Hmm…..I never heard that Harmon stated that he never wanted to appear as a guest on NCIS-LA. Maybe it wasn’t just DPB with whom he had problems. Maybe it was also Shane Brennan.

Also, it’s not just that Weatherly gets “crappy writing,” the show in general has writing problems. I’m convinced that NCIS has a diehard fan base, who will watch no matter what. Even if all of the characters just stood there and recited nursery rhymes, they would still watch. How big that fan base is, I don’t know. Last season I thought that it was bout 17 million but this year it looks like about 16 million. Episode 22 of this season hit a low of 14.9 million. You can’t find a lower episode unless you go back to season 5. Season 13 will tell.
Will they drop another million viewers per episode?

Actually the picture shows Abby about the same size as Gibbs and everyone else including Tony looks smaller. I think that this represents how TPTB see things now. Because of results of q scores, Pauley Perrette/Abby is now seen as the most popular character on television but even if that’s true, she can’t upstage Gibbs.

I hope not. I’ve had more than enough McGee angst to last me a good long while. It’s just not entertaining.

Whoops! Your right. I remember Tony calling her DOD Delilah. Thanks. I forgot Bishop came from NSA.

Whoops! Your right. I remember Tony calling her DOD Delilah. Thanks. I forgot Bishop came from NSA.

Delilah does not work for NSA. She works for DoD.