Bringing Orange to NCIS with Mark Horowitz
6/16/202645 min
Mark Horowitz joins Partners & Probies hosts Brian Dietzen and Diona Reasonover. The legendary producer describes the early days of crafting NCIS alongside Don Bellisario and Don McGill. Mark shares never before heard details about the decisions that lead NCIS to success... and the moments that lead to decisions like painting the bullpen orange. Mark also tells us about the many years when it wasn't clear NCIS would succeed and how the show's leaders steered the program to what it is today. NCIS: Partners & Probies is the only official CBS podcast for NCIS and is hosted by series stars Brian Dietzen and Diona Reasonover. Every Tuesday, enjoy the podcast wherever and everywhere you get your podcasts.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
Mom, can you tell me a story?
Speaker 20:01
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Speaker 10:04
[gasps] Was she brave?
Speaker 20:05
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Speaker 10:12
Did she have to fight a dragon?
Speaker 20:13
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Speaker 10:16
Was it scary?
Speaker 20:17
Honey, it was as un-scary as car buying could be.
Speaker 10:20
Did the car have a sunroof?
Speaker 20:21
It did, actually.
Speaker 10:22
Okay. Good story.
Speaker 20:24
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Speaker 10:30
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Speaker 30:56
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Mark Horowitz· Guest0:58
[upbeat music] I would have to do the same thing with the crew. We're looking at you saying, "How the hell are we gonna do this?"
Diona Reasonover· Host1:12
Yeah.
Mark Horowitz· Guest1:12
You know? And then we would, you know, day by day, we would pick it apart. We'd figure it out.
Diona Reasonover· Host1:17
Welcome to NCIS: Partners in Probies. I'm Deanna Reasonover.
Brian Dietzen· Host1:21
I can vouch for her. She is Deanna Reasonover. I'm Brian Dietzen.
Diona Reasonover· Host1:24
And I play Kasie Hines on NCIS.
Brian Dietzen· Host1:26
I play Jimmy Palmer, and you are about to take part