‘Are You Kidding?’: NCIS Writer Reflects On Being Told To Kill Off One Of The Show’s Biggest Recurring Characters Before Leaving The Series

In its 22nd season on the 2024 TV schedule, NCIS has been a long-running series with many of its significant characters, both main and recurring, no longer appearing. One such character is Muse Watson, who portrayed Mike Franks, Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ mentor. Watson appeared in 20 episodes from the third to the fifteenth seasons on CBS. However, his later appearances were as a ghostly Franks, as his character was killed off near the end of Season 8. The writer who ended Franks’ life, Jesse Stern, commented that he was instructed to write the character out just before he himself departed from NCIS.

Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘Red Sparrow’ is Streaming Success on Netflix after 45% Rotten Tomatoes Score

The film ‘Red Sparrow’, which introduced a ballerina to an action-packed thriller long before the John Wick spinoff was announced, initially received mixed reviews when it was released in 2018. However, it has since found a new audience on streaming platforms, joining Lawrence’s other older films that have seen resurgence in popularity. For instance, her controversial sci-fi movie ‘Passengers’ has been consistently ranked high on various platforms for the past few months. Currently, ‘Red Sparrow’ is climbing the charts and peaked at 7th position in Netflix’s global rankings.

Saylor’s MicroStrategy added $2.1b in Bitcoin

As a seasoned researcher with years of experience under my belt, I must admit that I am both intrigued and impressed by the strategic moves of Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of MicroStrategy. His bold decision to invest heavily in Bitcoin back in 2020 seems to have paid off handsomely, with an estimated $16 billion … Read more

Standard Chartered, Virtu Financial join new U.K. crypto derivatives platform

As a seasoned financial analyst with over two decades of experience under my belt, I find the partnership between Standard Chartered, Virtu Financial, ABN AMRO Clearing, and Global Futures and Options Ltd. (GFO-X) an intriguing development in the rapidly evolving crypto market. The fact that these established players are joining forces with a U.K.-based crypto … Read more