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NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Not your ordinary whodunit - clever, interesting and humorous
Virtually not a weak link in any character and episode.
Interesting plots, clever storyline and forensics and, above all, the dry humour reminds me of British humour, not the traditional pie-in-your-face style.
Mark Damon, as Jethro Gibbs, is a totally plausible leader.
The banter between DiNozzo (superbly acted by Michael Weatherly) and his female counterparts in Todd (Sasha Alexander) and then Ziva (Cote de Pablo) is funny and realistic.
Abby (Paulet Perrette) is superb as the weirdo technical wizz and is superbly offset by Ducky (David McCallum) the "doctor".
McGee (Sean Murray) is magical, despite the attempted put-downs and/or one-upmanship attempts by DiNozzo and (sometimes) Abby.
All in all, a remarkably watchable and interesting series - in some ways reminding me of MASH.
Bedtime Story (1964)
True comedy with Brando as an outstandingly funny actor
Forget "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"! That is a mere imitation and a poor one at that. This is the original and by far one of the most outstanding comedies on film.
There is no foul language, violence, gratuitous sex or any other artifice. Bedtime Story really relies on nothing more than a great script and outstanding actors. I have seen the movie many times since my childhood and I am happy to say that my children (both adults now) also share my views.
Just buy the DVD (freely available from the UK - why not the USA????? Shame, shame).