Can The Magic Be Recaptured?

So,

I've watched the first two episodes of NCIS Los Angeles. I'll admit that it is a decent show.

The show's lead characters "G" Callen (Chris O'Donnell) and Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) are the shows principal characters. They are the two that do the majority of the field work when investigating a case. I love the chemistry between the two. The following clip shows that chemistry.


The other characters on the show are just background to me. There doesn't seem to be much chemistry between them.

That lack of chemistry between the other characters is why I am not yet convinced that it is going to be as big as the original. I mean how can it be?

It doesn't have the characters that make the original NCIS the hit that it is.

The fact that it is a crime investigation show is not what makes NCIS such a great show, it is the dynamic of the characters and how they relate to one another that makes the show what it is.

Without the timely slaps on the back of the head that Tony gets from Gibbs and the comedic interactions that McGee and Tony have the show just wouldn't be the same.



Not to mention if there were no Abby, with her quirky antics and lovable nature it just wouldn't have the same appeal. I mean, we've already experienced NCIS without Ziva and quite frankly I didn't like it.

So can the magic of the original NCIS be recaptured in the spinoff? I am very skeptical.

If you take a show with a cast of characters that people love and adore, then why try to mess with that by making a new show and saying or hoping that it can be as good as the original?

This reminds me of the old saying: "if it's not broken don't try to fix it" so if you have a show like NCIS, that you know works, why mess with it?

NCIS Los Angeles is a good show and I'll watch it. There are good actors, a couple of good characters but i am not sure about it's being as big as NCIS.



Well lets wait and see.