So the fine men & women of the US Navy rule the 7 seas of planet Earth uncontested, no? (she says knowing full well most of her subscribers are non-USAers…. NOH8! non-USAers…) And of the US sailors that sail the 7 seas, the US Navy SEALs, the elite forces, are the cream of that crop (sorry, couldn’t think of a water/ship-based metaphor, though I’m sure one exists…). And those SEALs, man, they have seen just about everything, haven’t they?
Even zombies, if you believe McG. But that’s not the point of this entry. The point of this entry is to say: WHY ARE YOU NOT WATCHING NCIS:LA? And if you are: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR EXCELLENT LIFE CHOICES.
NCIS:LA is a show that’s a lot like H50 — easy on the eyes, funny, loveable, packs a serious action punch, drama that can pull at your heartstrings & all the while it keeps you guessing & smiling & coming back for more every week, plus BROMANCE OUT THE WAZOO. This is not your Grandma’s JAG or NCIS (regular flavor).
This is a MOST EXCELLENT show for us fans of H50 to learn to love — and the producers & studios think so too — because there has been one crossover already (when NCIS:LA agent Kensi Blye appeared on H50 S2e5 “The Good Fight” last year) & there will be another in May 2012 when NCIS:LA agents G. Callen & Sam Hanna cross over to H50 & Danno & McG return the favor, crossing over to NCIS:LA in what sounds like will be a two-parter of EPIC proportions.
My goal, before that May crossover airs, is to get all y’all who are NOT viewers of NCIS:LA up to speed on the characters of that show, in order to give you a better appreciation of it when the crossover happens. And the first thing you need to know, or the first thing you may care about, is that Sam Hanna (played by LL Cool J) is a Navy SEAL (like McG!), now based in Los Angeles, California & working for NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) a federal agency tasked with solving crimes involving military personnel or related to national security.
His partner, G. Callen, (played by Chris O’Donnell) is a bit of a loner, a real low-key, repressed guy. He often clashes with Sam over their different approaches to teamwork — Sam, being a SEAL, is ALL about the team & togetherness, where Callen has a tendency to go off on his own, international man of mystery, secret-agent style.
In this clip, Sam & G are approaching a dive bar where a suspect may be hiding out. Sam begins by provoking G and in response, G does a classic course change in the conversation, bringing up Sam’s upcoming vacation on a sailboat. G’s tease brings out Sam’s SEAL machismo, never far from the surface.
Ugh, flawless banter. They swagger in unison, I swear, I love it (and after clicking through this scene frame by frame, I can tell you that they blink at opposite times…. which is interesting, but not so great when trying to get a good screen cap)!
This show really has it all. It has Chris O’Donnell & LL Cool J! The rest of the cast is also amazing & perfect, I will not be skipping over them! This Show has never disappointed me… never made a bad decision… is unafraid to make the right decisions… and has made some difficult decisions… These are all things I hope to discuss.
So: You have been warned, this is not the last you will see or hear from me on NCIS:LA! Any questions, put them in the comments, I will be sure to address! With pics & vids! Promise!
Re: the vid clips, all rights reserved by CBS, no copyright infringement intended, clips used only out of love for Shows, no profit made by me. Free love baby.
Junk Kicker's #H50 Junk Drawer 
Ummmm, you forgot the number one important fact!!!
Both G & Sam wear tight T-Shirts!!!!
Squeeeeeeeeee! 🙂
Posted by Wee Jayne | February 27, 2012, 3:07 amOh my gosh, everyone listen to Crumpet, ok? LLCJ’s arms are RIDICULOUS. His tattoos are RIDICULOUS. He speaks foreign languages often & well. He kicks a$$ in fistfights. IS THIS SOUNDING FAMILIAR TO ANYONE???
And of course, being me, I get all swoony over Chris O’Donnell, and his poetic acting & dreamy blue eyes, just like I did when I was a teenager.
So I have to stop now before this comment just turns into another blog post. 😀
Posted by stephaniejane2 (The Junk Kicker) | February 27, 2012, 9:30 amSee ^ ^ ^ ^
As I’ve always said, I may not always be right, but I’m never wrong!!! 🙂
Posted by Wee Jayne | February 27, 2012, 2:04 pmLL Cool J’s tops make me laugh….I don’t think that is meant to happen.
Posted by Infant_Sardonic | March 5, 2012, 12:33 amWhen you say laugh Gracie, I assume you are just too polite to say what you actually mean, which is, “my panties giggle & once more try to fling themselves out the window & fly to LA” It’s alright you’re amongst friends here. You can totes admit he’s a hottie!
Posted by Wee Jayne | March 5, 2012, 10:01 amI think she really needs to admit he is a hottie.
Also, don’t judge his tops just by that one jacket he’s wearing in my clip. That jacket is a little more ornate than his normal wardrobe.
Posted by stephaniejane2 (The Junk Kicker) | March 5, 2012, 3:19 pmLLCJ is a tier 1 hottie in my book!
Posted by KimmerNY | March 9, 2012, 5:12 pmNo I mean laugh….I mean come on they are so ridiculously tight. No??? He’s buff dude, don’t get me wrong but it just looks like he went into Gap and they didn’t have his size but he really loved that same shirt in all the different colours so he went and bought it anyway. 😛
Posted by Infant_Sardonic | March 5, 2012, 10:14 pmThere is no t-shirt that can contain his awesomeness! 😉 also you are right that is probably exactly what happened.
Posted by stephaniejane2 (The Junk Kicker) | March 6, 2012, 8:44 amI admit that I have never watched an episode of NCIS. The original, LA, Bang. C/ck. or any other place. But I am all about due diligence and I will start watching aforementioned show so that I will have, at minimum, some basic character knowledge in place for epic crossover.
Posted by spurschick | February 28, 2012, 7:56 amDue diligence is why I started watching and I have NEVER regretted it.
Posted by stephaniejane2 (The Junk Kicker) | February 28, 2012, 5:05 pmYeah I’ve started watching a couple. Saw a good one this week where Callen goes to help Sam who gets into trouble undercover. Seemed good.
Posted by Mary Jane | March 1, 2012, 2:29 pmWas it the one where Sam went to Sudan, to find his friend & convinced the bad guys sister to give evidence in return for asylum? That was a good episode.
Posted by Wee Jayne | March 1, 2012, 2:39 pmThink so, didn’t see the beginning. It was on last Sunday in the UK. Sam had been building up a relationship with the woman and she was v upset in the end (as you would be).
Posted by Mary Jane | March 1, 2012, 2:50 pmThat’s the one. Sam looked totes upset like he loved her, & then went home to his wife & kid – trickster! I for one shall never play poker with that man. Maybe hide the sausage, but not poker!
Can Sunday nights get any better? H50 followed by NCISLA! It almost makes up for Sky being so useless & late at showing shows. 🙂
Posted by Wee Jayne | March 1, 2012, 3:03 pmEverything good is on Sunday night at the moment. I can’t even record it all. I like Being Human and Homeland too.
Posted by Mary Jane | March 1, 2012, 4:08 pmHomeland is going to totes confoooze me & make my head hurt!
Posted by Wee Jayne | March 2, 2012, 5:52 amI also found Homeland confusing…probably because I only half paid attention to it…
Posted by Infant_Sardonic | March 5, 2012, 12:35 amTo be fair to show, I was actually talking to y’all at the time of watching, discussing Giraffes at Mardi Grad or some such nonscence.
Posted by Wee Jayne | March 5, 2012, 10:02 am