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NCIS: Partners & Probies

Bringing NCIS to Life with Director James Whitmore Jr.

3/31/202646 min

NCIS director James Whitmore Jr. joins Partners & Probies hosts Brian Dietzen and Diona Reasonover. The outspoken television director describes his mulitple decades of friendship with NCIS creator Don Bellisario and how he helped bring NCIS to life. Whitmore provides intimate and hilarious details about his personal life and how he found himself acting in and directing some of the most legendary television shows. Whitmore peels back the curtain of what it's like to craft an episode of NCIS and how he tries to coax the best performances from actors. NCIS: Partners & Probies is the only official CBS podcast for...

Clips

Take The Leap, Pal
Thrown Onstage, Transformed
Accidental Director Origin
Crying In The Edit Bay
Inside Bellisario’s Process
How NCIS Found Its Heart
Friedkin’s 24-Burger Lesson
Learn To Pick Your Shots
Don’t Act—Just Be
Ziva’s Farewell, Director’s Pride

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

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  3. James Whitmore Jr.· Guest1:02

    [upbeat music] She said, "Pal, if you don't do this, you're gonna regret it for the rest of your life."

  4. Diona Reasonover· Host1:16

    Yeah.

  5. James Whitmore Jr.· Guest1:16

    "You gotta do it and prove your... One way or the other- Right.

  6. Brian Dietzen· Host1:19

    Nice ...

  7. James Whitmore Jr.· Guest1:19

    that you could do it."

  8. Diona Reasonover· Host1:20

    [drumbeat] Hello, it's Deanna Reasonover.

  9. Brian Dietzen· Host1:23

    And I am Brian Dietzen.

  10. Diona Reasonover· Host1:24

    And this is NCIS: Partners and Probies.

  11. Brian Dietzen· Host1:27

    And today we are very excited because we have one of

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