The 'N' in NCIS stands for Naval. In case you didn't know that, I thought I'd tell you upfront, so that maybe the rest of this news will make sense. TV Guide has reported that Ray Mabus, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy is appearing on NCIS. Yes, that's right, the real United States Secretary of the Navy is going to guest on America's most watched drama series. Oh, one more thing. He's not playing the Secretary of the Navy. He's playing an NCIS agent. So until we get more information, it seems that Secretary Mabus simply has a desire to act and CBS is giving him a chance to show his stuff. Or maybe he's a really big fan of NCIS (he wouldn't be alone).
On November 24, the Thanksgiving week NCIS episode, the Gibbs, DiNozzo, McGee, David and company will be talking turkey, i.e. Thanksgiving, only to be put on a case instead. In the episode called "Child's Play," the NCIS team become involved with a child who may be the target of a killer. You see, there's this dead Marine. The clues connect him to a 12-year-old prodigy played by Madeline Carroll.
I can somehow see that the end of the episode is going to involve a Thanksgiving dinner with the little girl. But the mystery is this: will Secretary Mabus' character be in on the festivities?
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11-09-2009 @ 11:50AM
Ryan said...
They had the real Director if NCIS on the show before in the background as an agent. So I wouldn't assume that the Secretary of the Navy would have more then one line in the episode.
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11-09-2009 @ 1:39PM
M-D said...
Also, if memory serves, the SecNav character appeared on screen in last year's "Lee is a traitor" two-parter ("Cloak" and "Dagger", if memory serves). Granted, SecNav is a political appointment, and the person in the role could change, but NCIS has a history of making their universe fit reality as much as possible (ie: Kate used to be on W's protection detail).
Also, this wouldn't be the first time a major military figure appeared in a fictional TV show. Senior Air Force officers have appeared as themselves on "Stargate SG1".
11-09-2009 @ 2:20PM
Trever said...
Sounds like a VERY silly stunt to me. Why sin't he playing himself? If his acting was that stellar, why didn't he become an actor?
Geez.....talk about a stunt for November sweeps..... =:o)
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11-09-2009 @ 3:16PM
johnjjsull said...
A wannabee playing on a wannabee show
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11-09-2009 @ 3:23PM
bapstko said...
That's Cool!
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11-09-2009 @ 3:25PM
janus1854 said...
During the series JAG (also a Bellisarius production), the 'real' Judge Advocate General of the Navy appeared as an admiral in an episode.
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11-09-2009 @ 3:58PM
ttlgrl7 said...
NCIS is a spin off from JAG
11-09-2009 @ 3:29PM
Saya said...
I agree - he ought to be playing the SecNav - that would just be too funny... (of course - when ever I think of the SecNav - I still think of the fictional one on JAG - "SecNav" would not even be part of my vocabulary if it were not for JAG (neither would "6" and "scuttlebutt" I caught myself using both in regular every day sentences the other day and went "yep...the influence of JAG lives on...)
I still want some crossovers from JAG though... Gunny really needs to make an appearance on NCIS... and Webb =D I miss them both =D
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11-09-2009 @ 5:23PM
Sean said...
Webb made an appearance in an episode called "Chimera" during season 5. Don't remember if he played Agent Webb, but he was with "The Company". He was in charge of a mission taking place on a secret CIA boat when a USN officer died mysteriously. Original airdate was 10-30-2007
11-09-2009 @ 3:39PM
Keith said...
I do not believe the Secretary of the Navy has any business being on television. If this is all he has to do, he needs to have someone review his "To Do" list. The sailors under his command need him more than NCIS. I hope Obama fires him! We have many more issues for our leaders to deal with. Bad choice by this Secretary of the Navy!
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11-09-2009 @ 5:31PM
LOL said...
Obama would have to fire himself first. How many times has he been on Letterman????
11-09-2009 @ 6:30PM
jteare said...
Trust me, the SecNAV can handle a small role on the tube AND be faithful to his command.
It is good PR to see him in this light.
11-09-2009 @ 4:02PM
katypug said...
I'd like to see them add Tom Selleck as a SecNav, after all he was a naval officer or maybe the Admiral from Jag Chedwidden older wiser lots of experience. They are both from Bellisaurius's Stable
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11-09-2009 @ 4:29PM
Addie said...
I don't care what it's a spin off of, it's the best show on TV. My advice is if you don't like it, don't watch-turn on one of those really great reality shows, your brain doesn't
have to function, and you won't have to worry about putting a blog on this site and taking up space best used by the true lovers of NICS.
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11-10-2009 @ 1:56AM
Rachel said...
Right! Who cares where the show comes from - NCIS is the best thing on TV. Cant believe the SecNav will be on the show - this is hysterical.
11-10-2009 @ 8:27AM
Garland said...
Opinions are like butt holes every body has one..so it's easy to spot the real buttholes by their infantile posts.
Yep, if you do not like it-- do not watch it!! & and by the way shut up and have a nicely nicely nice day...
NCIS is one of the best TV shows in a long time
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11-09-2009 @ 6:12PM
cannotbelievethis said...
I love NCIS, and while it does indulge in some creative license - it is a wonderful show. Yes it is a little gritty, but the world is gritty. As a cameo, let the SecNav have a little romp... he's getting minimum wage from the SAG ($486 a day, I think it is). If it adds a little realism, what's the harm? He's doing it on his time...
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11-09-2009 @ 6:50PM
Bob said...
They did not say if he was going to be a bad guy or a good guy. Maybe he is going to ship out with those other 40,000 soldiers to Afganistan on the show and give us a hint about what Bama'boy is thinking. Is Mabus a muslim name? maybe he will be double-agnt like that Nadel Hasan. Sometimes you have to do the dirty work to get your foot in the door. Not everybody can be a Fred Thompson.
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11-09-2009 @ 5:52PM
mel said...
Error Error!!
"the NCIS team become involved with a child "
this should be "team became"
ok, sorry...it annoys me.
some people on here need to chill too. serously if you dont like it you dont have to go telling everyone about it.
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11-09-2009 @ 7:05PM
Jacq said...
No it is not an error. They are writing about the fact that the team will "become involved with 'because it is a future episode. Your so called correction of "the team became involved " would imply referring to something in an episode that happened in the past tense. Read things properly for goodness sake. Grammar police you evidently are not.