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Slightly OT: New NCIS Character


With NCIS renewed for two more seasons, they're adding two female characters to replace Michael Weatherly. This article gives the description for one of them.

http://tvline.com/2016/01/27/ncis-season-14-tess-new-agent-character-spoilers/

Here is the description.

To be introduced in time for the Season 13 finale, the CBS drama is seeking a “name” actress to play “Tess,” an FBI Special Agent in her late 30s who has recently transferred to D.C. from New York City’s Counter-Terrorism Unit.

Described in the tentative casting breakdown as “quick-witted, sarcastic, shrewd” and “two parts bulldog, one part sweet kitten,” the G-woman can just as easily keep up with a group of politicians talking at a black-tie fundraiser as she can truck drivers at a roadside diner. In her mind, sleep and sex are “overrated” while a good martini and a rare bacon cheeseburger aren’t.

A three-time divorcée (because the husbands apparently “can’t keep up with her”) who has no children, Tess is content acting as “Mamma Bear” to any co-worker who needs a shoulder to lean on. Just don’t make her angry, because that’s when she tends to ruffle even her superiors’ feathers.


Sound like this role was tailor-made for anyone we know? 

I'm sure Yvonne would not want to take yet another role of "hot ass-kicking female" (and who could blame her), but given her current status (only a couple of movies and Netflix passed on Edge), will she be able to resist an almost-guaranteed two-year deal north of $200K per episode? Especially if CBS gives her an out clause should she get the role of Carol Danvers? To CBS, it's a big shot in the arm for the series. And for Yvonne, she'd be financially set for life.

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a female version of....Gibbs...oy. lol

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Doesn't matter. They retooled the character to be ten years older and gave the role to Sarah Clarke, who ironically was also on 24.

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"A real friend or mentor is not on your payroll."---Prince, 1958-2016

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Everybody's rooting for her to get Captain Marvel, but I get the feeling she'll have one of those three roles one way or another.

Just hope they like her in that Manhattan Night film coming out soon. She plays a Glenn Close-like psychopath. I think a lot of people will keep an eye on her playing that role.

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May 20th. That's a very crowded Friday, so I'm not holding out hope.

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"A real friend or mentor is not on your payroll."---Prince, 1958-2016

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