Anything is possible when it comes to season finales. They always make it look as dour as possible and then season premier time , everything works out okay except for some non essential characters who bite the dust.
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Dang, G. Great finale. Love how Hetty crossed out the date on her resignation and wrote it in pen.
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'NCIS' season 9 finale: Boss talks cliffhanger and how season 10 will (probably) begin!
Last night’s NCIS season finale was an explosive end to the season — because there was an actual explosion. And in the end, 18.7 million viewers were left wondering what would come of the team in season 10.EW hopped on the phone with executive producer Gary Glasberg to chat about the big season ender — including what might come as a result of that big cliffhanger with longtime medical examiner Ducky, who had a heart attack in the final minutes of the episode. Read on for more:
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I’m so glad that we spoke beforehand or else I would have been a wreck last night. Tell me about the decision to leave us off on this note.
GARY GLASBERG: NCIS has historically, we’ve done these end arcs or established a villain that carries through for a few episodes, and this one is really no different in that respect. The one difference in the approach in this season was we wanted to deliver a true cliffhanger. [It's] not the kind of thing you can do every year, but in this instance, we thought it was right and appropriate. We’ll pick things up with him at the beginning of season 10 and wrap it up pretty quickly — we’ve done that before as well. It’ll probably get wrapped up in the first episode. And then we’ll get into a series of self-contained story lines after that.
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I really liked the team and family feel of this episode, like when the team gave their gifts to Jimmy before taking off to the wedding. Tell me about that.
Having this team work together as a family is really important to us and it’s really important to the fans. And I wanted to make sure that that moment was there — I didn’t want to rob people of the chance to experience some of the wedding, even though we weren’t going to see our people attending it. So the thought was to create that little moment in the squad room where we could see them interact as family members. And I hope it was successful. It was a nice little moment for everybody and the gifts were hopefully indicative of who they are. So I’m glad it came through.
Moving on to Jamie Lee Curtis’ character, Dr. Ryan. I’ve enjoyed her arc, are we in for more?
We started playing around with this mysterious background of her ex-husband, from the get go in season 9. We’ll have to see where it takes us and how it unfolds. The beauty of NCIS is that we can step away from a character for a very long time and revisit it down the road. That was very much a goodbye that happened between Ryan and Gibbs, and we’ll have to see how things unfold when we might be able to see her again. But having her on the show has been just fantastic and she and Mark [Harmon] are good friends. And I think that really came through in their relationship and how they played off each other. I think we were really lucky to have her.
On to the cliffhanger. Next season, are we going to pick up not too far after that?
Yeah, I think so. I’ve been playing with this idea of picking up a few hours after we left off. And then somewhere around the middle of the episode of the season opener [jump ahead] and get us back into real time. This show has always sort of played itself in real time, so we’ll have to figure out a way for us to get us there, and I think I’ve come up with something.
What I enjoyed about that explosion was how it served as a great send-off to Scott Wolf as Jonathan Cole.
Wasn’t he great? I was really pleased with the way that character’s arc progressed, and it was done in a way that only someone like Scott could pull off. He started off as sort of the standard villain and just kind of developed all kinds of complexity as the season went on into this fantastic moment of redemption for himself. And I really think that Scott managed to deliver a terrific performance, and I was just thrilled to have him.
Now, let’s talk about Ducky. You warned me something would happen with him back in March, so I knew something was coming in regard to that character. But tell me what he’s facing next season.
Well, that’ll give you a sense about how long we’ve been talking about this. David [Mccallum] and I have been talking about it for months, and he’s been preparing for it. And he was absolutely 100 percent willing to play along, and we wanted to be very secretive about it and keep it under wraps, and it’s really going to give his character a new perspective on life coming back from what he experienced. I’m not going to play games with people. People know he signed a new contract and he is coming back to see us, so it’ll be more about the way the character evolves and the fact that he’s got Palmer there to help him when he comes back. And as a medical examiner who deals with the dead, and deals with death on a daily basis, to have an experience like that is significant. And we’ll play that throughout the season.
You also told me earlier this episode would see hints of personal progression between Tony and Ziva — that we’d get a sense of what they want from the future. What’s next?That was fun, I wanted to make sure there was at least one Tony/Ziva moment in the finale and I think that it provided that. The only other thing I’ll say is that it was no accident to put them in the elevator together in the end. So, we’ll have to see where that picks up with them in the season opener.
'NCIS' Season 10 Spoilers: When It Will Pick up, Tony and Ziva, Ducky's Fate
NCIS season 9 ended with a bang, leaving most of the characters' lives in danger. It's uncertain who's going to survive the explosion—and heart attack—and if anyone will, in fact, die because of it. So what's coming up in season 10?
Season 10 Spoilers
Executive producer Gary Glasberg told Entertainment Weekly, "We'll pick things up with [Dearing] at the beginning of season 10 and wrap it up pretty quickly. ... It'll probably get wrapped up in the first episode. And then we'll get into a series of self-contained story lines after that." Following on that, Glasberg also talked about where he sees season 10 beginning: "I've been playing with this idea of picking up a few hours after we left off. And then somewhere around the middle of the episode of the season opener [jump ahead] and get us back into real time." It does seem like there's no way they could pick it up anywhere but soon after that cliffhanger—fans want to see how that's resolved and as soon as possible in that premiere. After that strong finale, you can't help but expect a premiere that's just as good to finish up the storyline.
Meanwhile, Dr. Samantha Ryan took Parker and left when, because of Dearing, her ex-husband was freed from prison. But will she be back? Based on what Glasberg had to say, it may not happen anytime soon. He did say that they could always "revisit it down the road." The series has done that before with a character, and it seems likely that Jamie Lee Curtis may not be part of the beginning of NCIS season 10 at all. However, it doesn't seem likely that they'll never show her again. After all, there are still questions remaining there, including about what the future could be for her and Gibbs.
Of course fans who want to see Tony and Ziva together are hoping that there could be something coming up next year for them. They were together when the bomb went off, jolting their elevator and sending them to the ground. Glasberg did say "it was no accident to put them" there and "we'll have to see where that picks up with them in the season opener." Will almost losing one another in that cliffhanger put things in perspective and lead to something happening? They have been dancing around the issue for years now, and while it's good that romance tends to take a backseat to the cases, it is something that is addressed every so often. This situation seems to lend itself to the chance to do that.
Finally, there's the issue of Ducky, whose life is also hanging in the balance, despite the fact that he was not in the building when the bomb went off. Instead, he was on a nice, calm walk on the beach when he got the call and was ready to head home when he had a heart attack. Since it had been announced that David McCallum had signed on for another two years, it's no surprise that he's going to survive this.
Instead, as Glasberg revealed "it'll be more about the way the character evolves and the fact that he's got Palmer there to help him when he comes back. And as a medical examiner who deals with the dead, and deals with death on a daily basis, to have an experience like that is significant. And we'll play that throughout the season." This isn't something that's just going to go away, and the fact that the show is doing this is another reason why it's so good. When someone has a heart attack, they don't just forget about it and move on. Jimmy has gotten much better since he was first introduced, so autopsy wouldn't be completely abandoned if it came to that, but at the same time, you can't imagine the team solving a case without Ducky around and providing his anecdotes. CBS easily handled the competition, earning an average of 16.3 million viewers and a 3.2 18-49 rating. NCIS got off to a huge start with 18.7 million viewers and a 3.5 18-49 rating, the best on the night and a 13 percent jump from last week. NCIS: LA’s two-hour finale drew 15.1 million viewers and a 3.0 18-49 rating.
Last night’s NCIS season finale was an explosive end to the season — because there was an actual explosion. And in the end, 18.7 million viewers were left wondering what would come of the team in season 10.EW hopped on the phone with executive producer Gary Glasberg to chat about the big season ender — including what might come as a result of that big cliffhanger with longtime medical examiner Ducky, who had a heart attack in the final minutes of the episode. Read on for more:
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I’m so glad that we spoke beforehand or else I would have been a wreck last night. Tell me about the decision to leave us off on this note.
GARY GLASBERG: NCIS has historically, we’ve done these end arcs or established a villain that carries through for a few episodes, and this one is really no different in that respect. The one difference in the approach in this season was we wanted to deliver a true cliffhanger. [It's] not the kind of thing you can do every year, but in this instance, we thought it was right and appropriate. We’ll pick things up with him at the beginning of season 10 and wrap it up pretty quickly — we’ve done that before as well. It’ll probably get wrapped up in the first episode. And then we’ll get into a series of self-contained story lines after that.
Get more EW: Subscribe to the magazine for only 33¢ an issue!
I really liked the team and family feel of this episode, like when the team gave their gifts to Jimmy before taking off to the wedding. Tell me about that.
Having this team work together as a family is really important to us and it’s really important to the fans. And I wanted to make sure that that moment was there — I didn’t want to rob people of the chance to experience some of the wedding, even though we weren’t going to see our people attending it. So the thought was to create that little moment in the squad room where we could see them interact as family members. And I hope it was successful. It was a nice little moment for everybody and the gifts were hopefully indicative of who they are. So I’m glad it came through.
Moving on to Jamie Lee Curtis’ character, Dr. Ryan. I’ve enjoyed her arc, are we in for more?
We started playing around with this mysterious background of her ex-husband, from the get go in season 9. We’ll have to see where it takes us and how it unfolds. The beauty of NCIS is that we can step away from a character for a very long time and revisit it down the road. That was very much a goodbye that happened between Ryan and Gibbs, and we’ll have to see how things unfold when we might be able to see her again. But having her on the show has been just fantastic and she and Mark [Harmon] are good friends. And I think that really came through in their relationship and how they played off each other. I think we were really lucky to have her.
On to the cliffhanger. Next season, are we going to pick up not too far after that?
Yeah, I think so. I’ve been playing with this idea of picking up a few hours after we left off. And then somewhere around the middle of the episode of the season opener [jump ahead] and get us back into real time. This show has always sort of played itself in real time, so we’ll have to figure out a way for us to get us there, and I think I’ve come up with something.
What I enjoyed about that explosion was how it served as a great send-off to Scott Wolf as Jonathan Cole.
Wasn’t he great? I was really pleased with the way that character’s arc progressed, and it was done in a way that only someone like Scott could pull off. He started off as sort of the standard villain and just kind of developed all kinds of complexity as the season went on into this fantastic moment of redemption for himself. And I really think that Scott managed to deliver a terrific performance, and I was just thrilled to have him.
Now, let’s talk about Ducky. You warned me something would happen with him back in March, so I knew something was coming in regard to that character. But tell me what he’s facing next season.
Well, that’ll give you a sense about how long we’ve been talking about this. David [Mccallum] and I have been talking about it for months, and he’s been preparing for it. And he was absolutely 100 percent willing to play along, and we wanted to be very secretive about it and keep it under wraps, and it’s really going to give his character a new perspective on life coming back from what he experienced. I’m not going to play games with people. People know he signed a new contract and he is coming back to see us, so it’ll be more about the way the character evolves and the fact that he’s got Palmer there to help him when he comes back. And as a medical examiner who deals with the dead, and deals with death on a daily basis, to have an experience like that is significant. And we’ll play that throughout the season.
You also told me earlier this episode would see hints of personal progression between Tony and Ziva — that we’d get a sense of what they want from the future. What’s next?That was fun, I wanted to make sure there was at least one Tony/Ziva moment in the finale and I think that it provided that. The only other thing I’ll say is that it was no accident to put them in the elevator together in the end. So, we’ll have to see where that picks up with them in the season opener.
'NCIS' Season 10 Spoilers: When It Will Pick up, Tony and Ziva, Ducky's Fate
NCIS season 9 ended with a bang, leaving most of the characters' lives in danger. It's uncertain who's going to survive the explosion—and heart attack—and if anyone will, in fact, die because of it. So what's coming up in season 10?
Season 10 Spoilers
Executive producer Gary Glasberg told Entertainment Weekly, "We'll pick things up with [Dearing] at the beginning of season 10 and wrap it up pretty quickly. ... It'll probably get wrapped up in the first episode. And then we'll get into a series of self-contained story lines after that." Following on that, Glasberg also talked about where he sees season 10 beginning: "I've been playing with this idea of picking up a few hours after we left off. And then somewhere around the middle of the episode of the season opener [jump ahead] and get us back into real time." It does seem like there's no way they could pick it up anywhere but soon after that cliffhanger—fans want to see how that's resolved and as soon as possible in that premiere. After that strong finale, you can't help but expect a premiere that's just as good to finish up the storyline.
Meanwhile, Dr. Samantha Ryan took Parker and left when, because of Dearing, her ex-husband was freed from prison. But will she be back? Based on what Glasberg had to say, it may not happen anytime soon. He did say that they could always "revisit it down the road." The series has done that before with a character, and it seems likely that Jamie Lee Curtis may not be part of the beginning of NCIS season 10 at all. However, it doesn't seem likely that they'll never show her again. After all, there are still questions remaining there, including about what the future could be for her and Gibbs.
Of course fans who want to see Tony and Ziva together are hoping that there could be something coming up next year for them. They were together when the bomb went off, jolting their elevator and sending them to the ground. Glasberg did say "it was no accident to put them" there and "we'll have to see where that picks up with them in the season opener." Will almost losing one another in that cliffhanger put things in perspective and lead to something happening? They have been dancing around the issue for years now, and while it's good that romance tends to take a backseat to the cases, it is something that is addressed every so often. This situation seems to lend itself to the chance to do that.
Finally, there's the issue of Ducky, whose life is also hanging in the balance, despite the fact that he was not in the building when the bomb went off. Instead, he was on a nice, calm walk on the beach when he got the call and was ready to head home when he had a heart attack. Since it had been announced that David McCallum had signed on for another two years, it's no surprise that he's going to survive this.
Instead, as Glasberg revealed "it'll be more about the way the character evolves and the fact that he's got Palmer there to help him when he comes back. And as a medical examiner who deals with the dead, and deals with death on a daily basis, to have an experience like that is significant. And we'll play that throughout the season." This isn't something that's just going to go away, and the fact that the show is doing this is another reason why it's so good. When someone has a heart attack, they don't just forget about it and move on. Jimmy has gotten much better since he was first introduced, so autopsy wouldn't be completely abandoned if it came to that, but at the same time, you can't imagine the team solving a case without Ducky around and providing his anecdotes. CBS easily handled the competition, earning an average of 16.3 million viewers and a 3.2 18-49 rating. NCIS got off to a huge start with 18.7 million viewers and a 3.5 18-49 rating, the best on the night and a 13 percent jump from last week. NCIS: LA’s two-hour finale drew 15.1 million viewers and a 3.0 18-49 rating.
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Ramy said:
A dead duck or, in this case, a Dead Ducky.
Seriously, we'll see Ducky back in the fall...he's just being taken hostage.Sent from my HTC EVO using SatelliteGuys App
thats going to be an interesting and plausible way to bring callen back into the story
i was like wtf also A dead duck or, in this case, a Dead Ducky.
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Wrong show.
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THIS JUST IN: Season 10 of #NCIS will premiere Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at 8/7c on #CBS! ..................Mark your calendars: Season 4 of NCIS: Los Angeles will premiere Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at 9/8c only CBS! I Can't wait for both shows seasons to start
THIS JUST IN: Season 10 of #NCIS will premiere Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at 8/7c on #CBS! ..................Mark your calendars: Season 4 of NCIS: Los Angeles will premiere Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at 9/8c only CBS! I Can't wait for both shows seasons to start
You just did, right here !!!!
