be fun . that what this show get right . do we remember what fun tv be like . remember the sheer ( albeit cheesy ) entertainment value of the 80 prime time show . airwolf and knight rider and a team and magnum etc which sacrifice strict adherence to the law ( judicial and physical . ) to entertain tv viewer . week after week the officer of ncis deal with murder and kidnapping and other threat to the life of naval officer across the globe ( well at least the u. s. ) but rather than adhere to the dark and overly serious tone of the law and order or csi this program offset the ( often heinous ) crime of the week with the banter between the central character . now i be not suggest that crime be a laughing matter but a lot of show on tv have substitute entertainment for large dos of shock value reality . detailed autopsy and simulation of how an icepick can crack open a skull be okay and but not at the expense of follow the whole investigation . while the csi follow a holmes like approach with regard to evidence and ncis distinguishes the forest from the tree a it be and by switch to and from the autopsy or evidence or forensics back to the large case . i guess i be a viewer who doesn not find the notion of meticulous attention to detail on an entertainment show that reward . truth be tell and i be not expect such a clichéd assortment of character to click as well a they do . we have the silent but strong type leader ( gibbs ) and his bos and former lover ( shepard ) and his old friend and mentor ( ducky ) and the hotshot womanizer ( dinozzo ) and the rookie agent or computer genius ( mcgee ) and the spunky female agent ( kate or ziva ) and the happiest and goth forensic examiner ( abby ) okay and well she an original . what impress me be how the writer breathe fresh life into what could have be just another ensemble . while the story of the week be interest enough and they have all be cover ad nauseum in many different show represent homicide while hostage take while blackmail while assassination threat etc credit must be give to the writer for the humor that be inject into this show whether it dinozzo crack on mcgee or gibbs admonish his junior agents the wonderful chemistry the cast seem to share come through every time 2 or more of them be on screen . pauley perrette be a delight to watch while the dialogue may not always crackle there be enough zip and some genuinely funny one liner that somehow develop these character beyond the 2d cardboard cutout they could have become . i continue to look forward to this show every week and season 4 seem to have lose none of the momentum of the past 2 season . one complaint i often hear about this show and be that it seem unrealistic how fast the case get solve . i will grant you that mcgee and abby seem to have superhuman ability to process data and crack code and but i submit to you that the 3 act structure that a typical episode of this show present and require a certain amount of time compression to fit into the 42 minute and change of every broadcast hour . see how 24 continue to entertain u despite the absence of traffic i. e. realism and i will continue to give this show leeway as long a it remain interesting .