FEELS LIKE JUST yesterday we were learning what the acronym stood for (Naval Criminal Investigative Service, of course!). Now we can't imagine our viewing lives without NCIS, which spun off from two 2003 episodes of JAG into its own juggernaut of twisty mysteries and beloved characters. To mark the series' 450th episode, airing February 27, we solicited fan questions for the actors and creative team. A fun tidbit we learned: At one point, producers hoped to have all the living presidents make cameo appearances. "I thought I could get them in a card game," says executive producer Steven D. Binder. He had a connection who could ask one POTUS directly, but it didn't work out. "And if you can't get the one, then you get none." But wouldn't that have been amazing! Read on for more fascinating info.
GETTING INTO CHARACTER
Was there something in the waters at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago that prepared you, Billy Petersen (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and Gary Sinise (CSI: NY) to play different but equally memorable crime-fighting leaders? -polleny GARY COLE (SPECIAL AGENT ALDI PARKER) Ha! I know, that seems to be quite a coincidence. You can add Joe Mantegna, another Chicago guy, who does Criminal Minds, to that list. Not sure, but we all did a lot of different kinds of characters on stage back in Chicago. Maybe it helped us with simply making scenes work.
What do you like most about Jess? -Jhos
KATRINA LAW (SPECIAL AGENT JESSICA KNIGHT) I love how Knight's badass work persona dissolves into awkward quirkiness when she gets nervous. It's so much fun to play an agent with a soft, goofy side to her.
CLOCKING IN
What was the best day on set for you?
-Jess From Oz
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THE CHOSEN
It's a bumpy start for Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) and His followers in the fourth season of the Bible-based historical drama. They're about to face rougher terrain-and we're not talking about sleeping arrangements on the road. Jesus' cousin, preacher John the Baptizer (David Amito), has been executed by King Herod (Paul Ben-Victor), and the group is reeling from that loss. In September 8's episode, Jesus declared apostle Simon (Shahar Isaac) is now \"Peter,\" the rock of the group. They're going to need him for what's to come.
FOUND
The chains are now off in the cat-andmouse game at the center of this perpetually taut NBC thriller. In Season 1, public relations specialist Gabi (Shanola Hampton) held her former kidnapper, Hugh Evans, aka Sir (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), captive in her basement and used him to help her team find missing people.
ELSBETH
Carrie Preston has played quirky, brilliant Elsbeth Tascioni for 14 years, through memorable appearances on The Good Wife, The Good Fight and now this warmhearted mystery. Viewers can't seem to get enough of this over-the-top Chicago defense attorney turned NYPD police consultant-and unofficial detective.
FBI
Last season ended with Special Agent Tiffany Wallace (Katherine Renee Kane) completely spent after a harrowing struggle to track down and finally kill the terrorist who murdered fellow agent and friend Hobbs (Roshawn Franklin).
RETURNING FAVORITES
Everything's coming up roses for Joan Vassos, whose search for a new romance begins our annual look at all the shows you love
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
As the third young woman hired to play The Young and the Restless' Sharon Collins in 1994, Sharon Case didn't really know if her new gig would last. \"Soaps tend to be a revolving door,\" says the actress, who had previously appeared as Dawn Winthrop on General Hospital and Debbie Simon on As the World Turns. \"I didn't have super-high expectations.\"
Only Murders in the Building
This season's investigation introduces a set of West Tower oddballs harboring secrets across the courtyard
BOLD'S KARATE KID
The Bold and the Beautiful's Sean Kanan is thrilled that he is once again playing Mike Barnes in the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai, streaming now on Netflix.
Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal Engagement
LEE AND ROSEMARY COULTER, is that you? When Calls the Heart stars Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith (above) may be reuniting for this new Hallmark Mystery movie, but their roles are a far cry from the Hope Valley power couple they play on the Western romance series.
WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING
Your day-by-day guide to the week's best television
