When the characters of Jethro Gibbs and Tony DiNozzo reunite for the first time in a decade in Tuesday night’s episode of NCIS: Origins, there will be no head slaps — something that may disappoint a few original NCIS but will probably be a relief to most. After all, there’s been a lot of water […]
‘NCIS: Origins’ Producer on the Show’s Historic Mark Harmon/Michael Weatherly Reunion: ‘It Was a Special Day in My Life, Seeing That Happen After a Decade’

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