TV Nonsense

[rob_donoghue]

As far as I can tell, NCIS: Los Angeles exists to suck all that is good out of the franchise. Which is a shame, because the buddy moments between Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J have some potential.

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[tcmneedler]

I hate that show. Despise it.

[drivingblind]

It's really pretty godawful.

[crothian]

I've been enjoying it. It's nothing clever or original but I find it entertaining.

[debela]

The very early days of NCIS were missing their stride, too, but they had the pieces and they figured out how to put them back together. I can't help feeling that NCIS:LA is trying to hook onto the pieces that worked for NCIS as if it were a formula - but missing that the dynamics between the actors and characters were what made that work.

Hettie could be cool - but would be much more so if she were forced to organize this mess in a dump. I'm not sure what the brunette is for, but she lacks the quirk of the other women, so she's just 'hot brunette'. And it feels like they lean on the other show - Abby, Leon - but, how to say this? I do not know *how*, but Abby was rather uninspiring last night. ABBY. It takes *work* to make her dull and flat.

[drivingblind]

Watch (if you can bear it) Abby on NCIS:LA again, and then immediately afterwards watch her on NCIS. You'll notice something: they gave her half the dialogue but the same length of time to fill with it. As a result, she spoke at a subdued, normal speed. No caffeinated speed. There were other problems with how they presented her, but I've zeroed in on that as the critical failing.

[snidegrrl]

I can't buy Chris O'Donnell as the manly man. Sorry.

Add the SUPER MAGIC TOUCH SCREEN THINGIES that no one believes government agencies such as this can afford, and a very CSI-Miami stylized Office of Ridiculousness, and you have dumb.

They have been adding the SUPER MAGIC TOUCH SCREEN THINGIES to many shows now and every time, they look dumb, dumb, dumb. DUMB. Watch that new medical drama Three Rivers and prepare to laugh your ass off.

[rob_donoghue]

When Chris O'Donnell showed up in the teaser, the implication was that he was the ultimate undercover guy, which would have been a good schtick, but it didn't hold up. As is, I have no idea what he's supposed to bring to the table.