Originally Posted by NoEntry2k:
“I don’t watch NCIS, but I do watch NCIS:LA, and also classify it in the same ‘procedurals drama’ group.
Much like you I think Hawaii Five-O does it much better and the Sky ratings reflect that. However if you look at the US ratings it’s amazing how many more people watch NCIS and NCIS:LA compared to Hawaii Five-O.”
There was an episode of NCIS last year that I remember watching that was really quite tedious. It ended with some kind of tribute to some army company of some description. I think it got something like 30 million viewers in the states !
Originally Posted by Yvie123:
“I agree with you on this. Actually I have given up on NCIS after watching from the start because the characters are no longer strong enough to keep me watching when the plots have worn thin - I just don't feel the team bond, and for me, most of them have become caricatures of themselves.
With H5O, even when the case is a weak one, and for all that I sometimes find the writing a little flawed, I love all the characters in the team, and I believe in them having each others' backs, if that makes sense?
Whoever did the casting for this show got it spot on, imo.”
I think that's one thing that puts H5O above NCIS - you definitely
do get the feeling they would all look out for each other. And the interaction and humour between them as well also feels very natural. With NCIS, it's invariably just DiNozzo making yet another stupid joke about movies, or something Ziva has said or about the eighteen millionth variation on McGee's name ..