{"id":15978,"date":"2017-08-20T13:24:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T20:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=15978"},"modified":"2017-08-20T13:25:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T20:25:19","slug":"review-ncis-neworleans-s3-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/08\/review-ncis-neworleans-s3-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: NCIS: New Orleans: The Third Season DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>NCIS: New Orleans<\/em>: The Third Season<\/strong> isn\u2019t much of, if any, improvement of its previous two years as the writing is still subpar and acting not much better. On the plus side, and only because I\u2019m a fan, I did like the inclusion of Vanessa Ferlito and will at least give the fourth season a chance.<\/p>\n

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NCIS: New Orleans: The Third Season<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Crime
\nParamount | NR \u2013 1016 min. \u2013 $49.99 | August 15, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/20\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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SEASON INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Gary Glasberg (created by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Vanessa Ferlito, Rob Kerkovich, Daryl Mitchell, Shalita Grant, CCH Pounder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Episode Commentaries, Featurettes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE SEASON \u2014 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Season Synopsis: <\/strong>Protecting America\u2019s wildest party town is a full-time job for this elite crime-fighting unit. Nothing will stop special agent-in-charge Dwayne Cassius \u201cKing\u201d Pride (SCOTT BAKULA) from defending his beloved city, with the help of reliable right-hand man Christopher Lasalle (LUCAS BLACK) and unstoppable undercover expert Sonja Percy (SHALITA GRANT). As the field agents hit the streets, their evidence is analyzed back at bas by digital security expert Patton Plame (DARYL \u201cCHILL\u201d MITCHELL), skilled medical examiner Dr. Loretta Wade (CCH POUNDER), and idiosyncratic forensics specialist Sebastian Lund (ROB KERKOVICH).<\/p>\n

As the team copes with a rogue sniper, a cartel\u2019s conspiracies, and a deep sea oil rig primed to explode, they face a new crisis that hits closer to home. In the wake of betrayal compromising agent Tammy Gregorio (VANESSA FERLITO), a hard-charging New Yorker who makes a fierce friend and a tireless foe. The team will never be the same.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>When it comes to procedural dramas, and the NCIS<\/em> franchise in particular, I\u2019m usually forgiving of convoluted stories but with this third incarnation, NCIS: New Orleans<\/em><\/strong> now entering its third season, still hasn\u2019t really found a foothold for me. Part of it is just lousy writing and another is the performances basically all around, even the venerable Scott Bakula doesn\u2019t seem at ease in the lead, not to mention a thick New Orleans\u2019 accent that feels unnatural for some reason.<\/p>\n

This season also sees a change with the main cast as Zoe McLellan\u2019s Meredith Brody character exits (the actress apparently wanted to spend more time with her family back in Los Angeles) and to the writer\u2019s credit in this instance, they at least make her absence a key point for the plot as D.C. has the New Orleans office under review. Replacing McLellan is Vanessa Ferlito, a name and face familiar to fans of CSI: NY<\/em> as well as USA\u2019s Graceland<\/em>, a show I never bothered with. Not really sure what to make of the character but as I said before, it\u2019s not as if the dialogue or writing in general is top notch, but being a fan of hers, she at least brings an extra punch, not to mention she\u2019s not carrying a fake New Orleans accent.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The 6-disc set is housed in a standard DVD case and slides into a matted slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Episode Commentaries<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n