NCIS The Fourth Season
DVD Review by David Blackwell
DETAILS: 1075 minutes (24 episodes on six discs), six audio commentaries, 8 featurettes
VIDEO: 1.78:1 (Anamorphic Widescreen)
AUDIO: English 5.1, 2.0 Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English close captioning
STUDIO: CBS DVD/ Paramount/ CBS Paramount
RELEASE DATE: 10-23-2007
DISC 1- SHALOM/ ESCAPED/ SINGLED OUT/ FAKING IT
DISC 2- DEAD AND UNBURIED/ WITCH HUNT/ SANDBLAST/ ONCE A HERO
DISC 3- TWISTED SISTER/ SMOKED/ DRIVEN/ SUSPICION
DISC 4- SHARIF RETURNS/ BLOWBACK/ FRIENDS & LOVERS/ DEAD MAN WALKING
DISC 5- SKELETONS/ ICEMAN/ GRACE PERIOD/ COVER STORY
DISC 6- BROTHERS IN ARMS/ IN THE DARK/ TROJAN HORSE/ ANGEL OF DEATH
The review now will mainly focus on a review of the special features, but I will come back in a couple of weeks with an analysis
of the entire season.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Audio commentaries were recorded for TWISTED SISTER, DEAD MAN WALKING, SKELETONS, GRACE PERIOD, COVER STORY, and ANGEL OF
DEATH.
8 featurettes are spread over the six discs. These featurettes are of more interest than the audio commentaries. I still
hold out for deleted scenes or even a gag reel. Many of them cover the behind-the-scenes work in making episodes of NCIS:
Disc 4-
DUCKY'S WORLD has a tour of the autopsy lab set by David McCallum and he also tells what are the differences between a show
autopsy and a real one.
BEHIND THE SET: THE PRODUCTION DESIGN OF N.C.I.S. show all the work that goes into making the show and all the various departments
involved.
Disc 5-
DRESSED TO KILL: DRESSING THE SETS OF N.C.I.S.- a tour of the N.C.I.S. warehouse of furniture, electronics, and more used
to dress each of the show.
PROP MASTER- the prop master goes through the various props used by actors and to help bring details to the costumes of the
characters.
Disc 6-
PICTURE PERFECT: THE LOOKS OF N.C.I.S.- a behind-the-scene look at how the show is shot including the inventive camera work.
SEASON OF SECRETS- a look at the various relationships that were developed (and one that had to be changed) during the course
of season 4.
Also on Disc 2 and 3 is a two part CAST ROUNDTABLE featurette as the entire cast answer fan questions while having dinner.
FINAL ANALYSIS: The set is packed with many great extras. I still miss the fantastic menus of the first two season sets
and the show continues to packed with a few strong episodes.
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