NCIS spawned one of many spin-offs when it inspired the creation of NCIS Los Angeles . But Michael Weatherly initially felt it was a bad idea to overlap with the second series. Michael Weatherly didn’t want an ‘NCIS’ crossover with ‘Los Angeles’ NCIS had a successful experiment with spin-offs that started with NCIS Los Angeles .
As its title implies, Los Angeles followed a group of federal agents hunting down dangerous criminals in the city. Starring LL Cool J and Chris O’Donnell, the show was a success from the start. Its debut episode was the second most watched show at the time, only behind NCIS ‘ season seven premiere.
Although he seemed excited about the prospect of an NCIS spin-off, Weatherly felt it was a bad idea for Tony DiNozzo to crossover with the other show. He believed he worked best alongside his familiar crew. “I won’t do a crossover, unless they put a gun to my head,” Weatherly once told TV Fanatic .
“It won’t help them, and my character is really only valuable in the context of Ziva, Gibbs and McGee. Robbed of his context, that guy might really be inappropriate.” However, Weatherly seemed to change his tune years later.
He did a crossover episode with Los Angeles in the 2015 episode “Blame It on Rio.” This time, a Weatherly who was a bit older seemed to embrace being in another different environment on the show. “They’re a peak experience for someone like me.
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