1 00:00:01,865 --> 00:00:04,225 2 00:00:04,425 --> 00:00:05,405 - [laughs] - I hope we're rolling. 3 00:00:05,595 --> 00:00:07,405 Yeah. W-What was the question? 4 00:00:07,595 --> 00:00:10,365 Let's not overthink it. [laughs] 5 00:00:10,565 --> 00:00:12,645 - KEVIN FRAZIER: Tonight... - [imitates NCIS: Los Angeles theme music] 6 00:00:12,845 --> 00:00:15,295 ...the cast of NCIS: Los Angeles say goodbye. 7 00:00:15,495 --> 00:00:16,985 You guys just watched the finale. 8 00:00:17,185 --> 00:00:18,295 Lots of feels. 9 00:00:18,495 --> 00:00:20,985 My God. Pinch me. 10 00:00:21,185 --> 00:00:22,365 I wasn't expecting that ending. 11 00:00:22,565 --> 00:00:24,955 I-It's not the end of these characters. 12 00:00:25,155 --> 00:00:27,345 FRAZIER: ...sharing 14 seasons of behind-the-scenes secrets... 13 00:00:29,275 --> 00:00:30,685 Lot of pyro, lot of explosions. 14 00:00:32,445 --> 00:00:34,405 These are directly stolen from set. 15 00:00:34,595 --> 00:00:35,575 - Mark! - ...from the first day... 16 00:00:35,775 --> 00:00:36,985 - It's nice to meet you. - It's funny, 17 00:00:37,185 --> 00:00:37,985 I forget he's LL Cool J. 18 00:00:38,185 --> 00:00:39,675 ...to the final shot. 19 00:00:39,875 --> 00:00:41,915 [choked up]: This was beyond 20 00:00:42,115 --> 00:00:43,055 anything I could have imagined. 21 00:00:43,255 --> 00:00:44,575 You get overcome with emotions. 22 00:00:44,775 --> 00:00:46,745 I love you, I appreciate you. Thank you. 23 00:00:46,945 --> 00:00:48,675 - [cheering, applause] -FRAZIER: Favorite memories... 24 00:00:48,875 --> 00:00:50,295 I was like, "How did we get that?" 25 00:00:50,495 --> 00:00:52,295 That's not normal life. [laughs] 26 00:00:52,495 --> 00:00:55,295 ...that made them forever family. 27 00:00:55,495 --> 00:00:56,505 They're my brothers. [laughs] 28 00:00:56,705 --> 00:00:58,405 Daniela is-is that-that fun mom. 29 00:00:58,595 --> 00:01:00,265 LL Cool J always has 30 00:01:00,465 --> 00:01:02,055 - the music playing. - McRANEY: "Todd, 31 00:01:02,255 --> 00:01:03,535 we're-we're ready." 32 00:01:03,735 --> 00:01:05,405 "Oh, okay," you know? 33 00:01:05,595 --> 00:01:07,575 - Come on. It's NCIS: L.A. - It's NCIS: Los Angeles. 34 00:01:07,775 --> 00:01:09,365 FRAZIER: This isCBS Presents 35 00:01:09,565 --> 00:01:11,295 A Salute to NCIS: Los Angeles: 36 00:01:11,495 --> 00:01:14,775 An Entertainment Tonight Special. 37 00:01:14,975 --> 00:01:18,025 Hello and welcome, everybody, to a bittersweet tribute. 38 00:01:18,225 --> 00:01:20,225 We just witnessed the end of an era, 39 00:01:20,425 --> 00:01:22,955 the end of NCIS: Los Angeles. 40 00:01:23,155 --> 00:01:26,055 I'm here at the historic studios at Paramount, 41 00:01:26,255 --> 00:01:28,265 where all the sets once stood. 42 00:01:28,465 --> 00:01:30,575 The boatshed, the team's desks, 43 00:01:30,775 --> 00:01:33,715 the Ops center, even the gym. 44 00:01:33,915 --> 00:01:36,175 It was all right here just two months ago. 45 00:01:39,655 --> 00:01:41,745 - It was amazing. It was amazing. - Yeah. 46 00:01:41,945 --> 00:01:44,085 We-- You know, w-we called these stages home for 14 years. 47 00:01:44,285 --> 00:01:45,775 O'DONNELL: I'll probably be calling him, saying, 48 00:01:45,975 --> 00:01:46,915 "Hey, man, did that really happen?" 49 00:01:47,115 --> 00:01:48,125 [laughs] Probably. 50 00:01:48,325 --> 00:01:49,195 What-what are you, what are you doing? 51 00:01:49,395 --> 00:01:50,405 - You want to hang out? - Yeah. 52 00:01:50,595 --> 00:01:52,295 RUAH: It's a weird sensation 53 00:01:52,495 --> 00:01:55,265 because it doesn't hit you in, like, one big slap. 54 00:01:55,465 --> 00:01:57,815 I think it'll hit me 55 00:01:58,015 --> 00:02:01,085 when we don't come back in July to shoot another season. 56 00:02:01,285 --> 00:02:03,465 As I was driving home was the first, like, round 57 00:02:03,665 --> 00:02:05,295 that it really hit me, 58 00:02:05,495 --> 00:02:07,775 which is like, "I'm not gonna be driving to work 59 00:02:07,975 --> 00:02:10,365 on NCIS: Los Angelesanymore." 60 00:02:10,565 --> 00:02:13,535 And that's just a full cornucopia of emotions. 61 00:02:13,735 --> 00:02:15,885 We made a show that made so many people happy 62 00:02:16,085 --> 00:02:19,295 and that, uh, built up such a following around the world. 63 00:02:19,495 --> 00:02:20,415 It was pretty amazing. 64 00:02:22,585 --> 00:02:24,295 FRAZIER: Yep, after 14 years 65 00:02:24,495 --> 00:02:26,775 and 323 episodes, 66 00:02:26,975 --> 00:02:28,775 we're saying goodbye to these special agents. 67 00:02:28,975 --> 00:02:31,195 But first, let's talk about that finale. 68 00:02:31,395 --> 00:02:33,505 We got a long-awaited wedding, 69 00:02:33,705 --> 00:02:35,605 a baby on the way, surprise guests, 70 00:02:35,805 --> 00:02:38,715 and we finally got to hear Hetty's voice again. 71 00:02:38,915 --> 00:02:40,675 I think we all have a lot of feelings about 72 00:02:40,875 --> 00:02:43,295 how it went down, and so does the cast. 73 00:02:43,495 --> 00:02:46,125 I think that, uh, they did a nice job wrapping it up. 74 00:02:46,325 --> 00:02:48,775 LL COOL J: And I think the fans that, you know, 75 00:02:48,975 --> 00:02:51,295 had an opportunity to be with us from day one 76 00:02:51,495 --> 00:02:52,265 should feel really, really good 77 00:02:52,465 --> 00:02:53,465 about these characters. 78 00:02:53,665 --> 00:02:54,725 OLSEN: I think that it's... 79 00:02:56,825 --> 00:02:59,025 ...really emotionally fulfilling for the characters 80 00:02:59,225 --> 00:03:00,535 and also, I think, for-- hopefully, 81 00:03:00,735 --> 00:03:03,155 for everybody that just, that just watched. 82 00:03:03,355 --> 00:03:06,025 With this ring, I thee wed. 83 00:03:06,225 --> 00:03:08,715 RUAH: The hard thing is that we took 84 00:03:08,915 --> 00:03:10,955 so many pictures that day, 85 00:03:11,155 --> 00:03:13,535 but we couldn't post them because we couldn't let it on 86 00:03:13,735 --> 00:03:16,085 to the audience that we were shooting a wedding scene. 87 00:03:16,285 --> 00:03:18,365 JUDGE: I pronounce you man and wife. 88 00:03:18,565 --> 00:03:20,575 You may share your first married kiss. 89 00:03:20,775 --> 00:03:22,265 - [applause] - [whoops] 90 00:03:22,465 --> 00:03:23,915 O'DONNELL: I wasn't expecting that ending, 91 00:03:24,115 --> 00:03:25,335 and I actually thought it was great-- I go, "God, they-- 92 00:03:25,535 --> 00:03:26,535 "this thing could end on us, you know, 93 00:03:26,735 --> 00:03:28,535 "me getting married and, you know, 94 00:03:28,735 --> 00:03:30,575 "saying goodbye, and that's kind of it," and then I was like, 95 00:03:30,775 --> 00:03:31,885 "Wait a second, they're going to Morocco." 96 00:03:32,085 --> 00:03:33,335 Thought it was very clever, 97 00:03:33,535 --> 00:03:35,845 and leaves the fans thinking, 98 00:03:36,045 --> 00:03:37,025 "So they're still doing stuff? 99 00:03:37,225 --> 00:03:39,025 What-- Do we get to see?" You know? 100 00:03:39,225 --> 00:03:40,845 [car door closes] 101 00:03:41,045 --> 00:03:43,195 - There's nothing here. - Well, maybe that's the point. 102 00:03:43,395 --> 00:03:44,775 The future is bright. It leaves the future open. 103 00:03:44,975 --> 00:03:46,715 - Mm-hmm. I like that. - They're off to new adventures. 104 00:03:46,915 --> 00:03:48,435 LL COOL J: You never know, there might be a-a whole movie 105 00:03:48,635 --> 00:03:50,775 for NCIS: Los Angelesone day. 106 00:03:50,975 --> 00:03:52,605 There could be many things that could happen. 107 00:03:52,805 --> 00:03:54,535 You never know what could happen, so... 108 00:03:54,735 --> 00:03:56,845 you know, there was no reason for us to just, like, 109 00:03:57,045 --> 00:03:58,715 drive off a cliff, like Thelma & Louise, 110 00:03:58,915 --> 00:04:00,245 - you know what I mean, like, we... - [laughs] 111 00:04:01,555 --> 00:04:03,055 FRAZIER: Another mission was the perfect way 112 00:04:03,255 --> 00:04:05,775 to bring Linda Hunt back as Hetty Lange. 113 00:04:05,975 --> 00:04:07,845 Fans got to hear her voice one last time 114 00:04:08,045 --> 00:04:10,295 in a letter to her surrogate son. 115 00:04:10,495 --> 00:04:13,335 HETTY: I have been blessed with the greatest family 116 00:04:13,535 --> 00:04:16,505 one could ever have wished for, 117 00:04:16,705 --> 00:04:18,435 and so have you. 118 00:04:18,635 --> 00:04:20,295 FRAZIER: Health concerns have kept everyone's favorite 119 00:04:20,495 --> 00:04:22,985 operations manager off set for the last two seasons, 120 00:04:23,185 --> 00:04:26,125 but she's never far from this cast's heart. 121 00:04:26,325 --> 00:04:28,375 HETTY: The one wish I have for you, Mr. Callen... 122 00:04:29,625 --> 00:04:31,815 ...is that by the time you leave here, 123 00:04:32,015 --> 00:04:35,265 you've learned the art of trusting others. 124 00:04:35,465 --> 00:04:37,085 OLSEN: I-- We needed that closure. 125 00:04:37,285 --> 00:04:39,265 Like, a-as a human being, I needed that closure. 126 00:04:39,465 --> 00:04:41,085 I'm so glad that she did it. 127 00:04:41,285 --> 00:04:42,405 And I miss her desperately. 128 00:04:42,595 --> 00:04:45,745 The body versus the mind. 129 00:04:45,945 --> 00:04:48,335 There's a fight indeed. 130 00:04:48,535 --> 00:04:50,955 RUAH: She's incredibly funny. Incredibly funny. 131 00:04:51,155 --> 00:04:53,675 But to be able to represent her when we talk about her, 132 00:04:53,875 --> 00:04:55,645 to be able to give her that final closure in the end, 133 00:04:55,845 --> 00:05:00,155 um, but also leaving that "dot, dot, dot" 134 00:05:00,355 --> 00:05:02,155 at the end of the show through her, 135 00:05:02,355 --> 00:05:04,575 which is so, uh, appropriate. 136 00:05:04,775 --> 00:05:06,885 - O'DONNELL: She was such a part of the show. - LL COOL J: Huge. 137 00:05:07,085 --> 00:05:08,575 And will always be such a big part of the show, and... 138 00:05:08,775 --> 00:05:10,935 and she's one of a kind. 139 00:05:12,315 --> 00:05:13,645 FRAZIER: Tonight's finale also 140 00:05:13,845 --> 00:05:14,505 brought back some old friends, 141 00:05:14,705 --> 00:05:16,885 like Erik Palladino, 142 00:05:17,085 --> 00:05:19,225 Peter Cambor and Renée Felice Smith. 143 00:05:19,425 --> 00:05:20,845 What do you say, gentlemen? 144 00:05:21,045 --> 00:05:22,225 You ready for your next adventure? 145 00:05:22,425 --> 00:05:23,845 I mean, how are they gonna wrap it up without Nell? 146 00:05:24,045 --> 00:05:25,955 [laughs] 147 00:05:26,155 --> 00:05:27,535 It felt like I-I had lost 148 00:05:27,735 --> 00:05:30,225 no time in between. 149 00:05:30,425 --> 00:05:32,125 Um, we picked up right where we left off. 150 00:05:32,325 --> 00:05:34,225 And I think they were, 151 00:05:34,425 --> 00:05:37,025 you know, excited to have Nell back as well. 152 00:05:37,225 --> 00:05:38,465 Don't tell me Beale's here with you. 153 00:05:38,665 --> 00:05:42,055 No. Sadly, he is giving a TED Talk in Singapore. 154 00:05:42,255 --> 00:05:44,055 - Of course he is. - FRAZIER: Beale didn't factor 155 00:05:44,255 --> 00:05:46,125 into the final storyline, but for Barrett Foa, 156 00:05:46,325 --> 00:05:49,195 just like the rest of us, saying goodbye is tough. 157 00:05:49,395 --> 00:05:51,055 FOA: I'm really sad that the show is over. 158 00:05:51,255 --> 00:05:52,885 I mean, it's 12 years of my life, you know? 159 00:05:53,085 --> 00:05:55,915 14 years of-of, of our fans' lives. 160 00:05:56,115 --> 00:05:57,295 FRAZIER: And if this face in the final scene 161 00:05:57,495 --> 00:05:59,405 looks familiar, well, here's why. 162 00:05:59,595 --> 00:06:01,405 Uh, that's Chris's son Chip, playing Will, 163 00:06:01,595 --> 00:06:02,715 which is amazing. 164 00:06:02,915 --> 00:06:04,885 I'm the new guy. 165 00:06:05,085 --> 00:06:07,575 O'DONNELL: My son was in the last scene, as part of the, uh, 166 00:06:07,775 --> 00:06:09,885 the new team, which was kind of fun. 167 00:06:10,085 --> 00:06:11,265 We got a kick out of him. 168 00:06:11,465 --> 00:06:13,125 Over the course of the show, 169 00:06:13,325 --> 00:06:15,575 all of my kids had been on the show, and my wife. 170 00:06:15,775 --> 00:06:18,535 My oldest son had not been on for various reasons, 171 00:06:18,735 --> 00:06:20,085 and then-- partly during COVID-- 172 00:06:20,285 --> 00:06:21,645 and so at the end, I said, "Oh, my God, 173 00:06:21,845 --> 00:06:23,295 we should have, we should have done something." 174 00:06:23,495 --> 00:06:24,955 So, it was kind of fun. 175 00:06:25,155 --> 00:06:25,745 SMITH: It was really sweet to have 176 00:06:25,945 --> 00:06:26,815 that moment, I think. 177 00:06:27,015 --> 00:06:28,575 And I, and I saw Chris 178 00:06:28,775 --> 00:06:30,465 really absorbing sort of the gravity 179 00:06:30,665 --> 00:06:31,825 of that moment, too. 180 00:06:36,065 --> 00:06:37,535 RUAH: I was like, do you think the audience is not gonna notie 181 00:06:37,735 --> 00:06:39,085 that he is a straight photocopy of Chris? 182 00:06:39,285 --> 00:06:40,295 Do you think people are not 183 00:06:40,495 --> 00:06:42,815 gonna see that that's his son? 184 00:06:43,015 --> 00:06:44,225 And I was just like, "My goodness, Chris, 185 00:06:44,425 --> 00:06:47,085 you make good-looking children." [laughs] 186 00:06:47,285 --> 00:06:49,645 FRAZIER: Yeah. This cast has always been about family. 187 00:06:49,845 --> 00:06:51,605 It even resonates in the storylines. 188 00:06:51,805 --> 00:06:53,265 We're having a baby. 189 00:06:53,465 --> 00:06:55,005 We're having a baby? 190 00:06:56,865 --> 00:06:59,365 RUAH: I think Kensi and Deeks 191 00:06:59,565 --> 00:07:00,675 deserved this ending. 192 00:07:00,875 --> 00:07:02,125 I had hoped for this, to be honest. 193 00:07:02,325 --> 00:07:03,605 I had, like, been putting it out in the universe 194 00:07:03,805 --> 00:07:05,195 and making little jokes here and there with our writers 195 00:07:05,395 --> 00:07:06,955 and being like, "Wouldn't it be great if Kensi 196 00:07:07,155 --> 00:07:08,825 got pregnant in the last episode?" 197 00:07:10,315 --> 00:07:11,645 OLSEN: I think it's the only ending to that story. 198 00:07:11,845 --> 00:07:13,535 I think it's the best ending to that story. 199 00:07:13,735 --> 00:07:14,885 The end of Deeks's arc, 200 00:07:15,085 --> 00:07:17,885 finding love and-and a wife 201 00:07:18,085 --> 00:07:20,295 and-and potentially two kids, like, 202 00:07:20,495 --> 00:07:22,535 you can't ask for a better ending for that character. 203 00:07:22,735 --> 00:07:23,955 FRAZIER: The two-part series finale 204 00:07:24,155 --> 00:07:26,465 was actually shot 11 weeks ago. 205 00:07:26,665 --> 00:07:28,265 Production schedules varied for everyone, 206 00:07:28,465 --> 00:07:30,955 which means the cast didn't hae their final scenes together. 207 00:07:31,155 --> 00:07:32,775 RUAH: So I was out on a Friday and our show wrapped 208 00:07:32,975 --> 00:07:33,985 on a Wednesday, so I made a point 209 00:07:34,185 --> 00:07:36,435 of going to work those last three days. 210 00:07:36,635 --> 00:07:38,505 I went every day to make sure that I got to hug everybody 211 00:07:38,705 --> 00:07:40,435 on their last day. 212 00:07:40,635 --> 00:07:42,435 Anna, you look stunning. 213 00:07:42,635 --> 00:07:44,985 So do you. You're glowing. 214 00:07:45,185 --> 00:07:48,025 RUAH: The very last moment we shot was when Anna says, 215 00:07:48,225 --> 00:07:49,885 "Kensi, you look so lovely. You're glowing." 216 00:07:50,085 --> 00:07:51,535 And I say, "No, you look amazing." 217 00:07:51,735 --> 00:07:54,535 It's nice to have sort of, like, that female mutual empowerment 218 00:07:54,735 --> 00:07:57,845 as my very last line of the show. [laughs] 219 00:07:58,045 --> 00:08:01,055 OLSEN: My last scene was with Rosa right after the wedding. 220 00:08:01,255 --> 00:08:02,675 Or I say, "Did you hear that?" and she goes, "I did, 221 00:08:02,875 --> 00:08:04,885 I think they're cute," and I was like, "What?" 222 00:08:05,085 --> 00:08:06,025 What? 223 00:08:06,225 --> 00:08:08,025 You want that to be your grandpa? 224 00:08:08,225 --> 00:08:09,335 OLSEN: That was the last scene I shot 225 00:08:09,535 --> 00:08:11,265 of NCIS: Los Angeles. 226 00:08:11,465 --> 00:08:12,575 RAHIMI: I remember shooting the last scene very well. 227 00:08:12,775 --> 00:08:16,195 It was me, Caleb and, um, Gerald 228 00:08:16,395 --> 00:08:18,025 in Ops. 229 00:08:18,225 --> 00:08:19,605 There were lots of tears on the last day 230 00:08:19,805 --> 00:08:21,845 from-from everybody. 231 00:08:22,045 --> 00:08:24,195 CASTILLE: You know what was interesting, I-I didn't cry. 232 00:08:24,395 --> 00:08:27,405 Uh, a lot of our crew, uh, absolutely did. 233 00:08:27,595 --> 00:08:30,955 Medalion, sure, but, um, I didn't. 234 00:08:31,155 --> 00:08:33,085 I was just very proud of everyone, 235 00:08:33,285 --> 00:08:36,225 and the job that we had accomplished. 236 00:08:36,425 --> 00:08:40,445 Mine was, uh, it was just me working with a screen. 237 00:08:41,725 --> 00:08:43,405 Sir, Commander Collins 238 00:08:43,595 --> 00:08:46,195 with Navy Munitions Command Pac is online now. 239 00:08:46,395 --> 00:08:47,775 Got it. Put her through. 240 00:08:47,975 --> 00:08:49,885 McRANEY: You know, immediately after that scene 241 00:08:50,085 --> 00:08:52,055 was done, 242 00:08:52,255 --> 00:08:56,775 the, uh, first AD called a wrap on the episode, 243 00:08:56,975 --> 00:08:58,575 a wrap on the season, 244 00:08:58,775 --> 00:09:01,435 a wrap on NCIS: Los Angeles, 245 00:09:01,635 --> 00:09:04,605 and that was that. 246 00:09:04,805 --> 00:09:07,745 FRAZIER: We were on set with Chris and Todd for their last day, 247 00:09:07,945 --> 00:09:10,405 and as you'd expect, it was emotional. 248 00:09:10,595 --> 00:09:14,055 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Uh, guys, um, that is a thank you, good night. 249 00:09:14,255 --> 00:09:16,265 Done in episode, done in season 250 00:09:16,465 --> 00:09:18,465 and done in show to Chris. 251 00:09:18,665 --> 00:09:21,435 [cheering] 252 00:09:21,635 --> 00:09:23,815 O'DONNELL: You kind of know it's coming, and then all of a sudden, 253 00:09:24,015 --> 00:09:25,985 like, you know, then you know they're gonna say, 254 00:09:26,185 --> 00:09:29,055 "Oh, this is the last scene for, you know, Chris 255 00:09:29,255 --> 00:09:31,085 on the set," and it-- You're just like... 256 00:09:31,285 --> 00:09:33,505 - Mm-hmm. - "Wow," it's just, you get overcome with emotions. 257 00:09:33,705 --> 00:09:34,915 Thank you, everybody. 258 00:09:35,115 --> 00:09:36,275 [choked up]: That's amazing... 259 00:09:37,515 --> 00:09:39,265 ...to say the least. 260 00:09:39,465 --> 00:09:41,575 And it was because of all you guys. 261 00:09:41,775 --> 00:09:43,745 It's so hard to get these things to work. 262 00:09:43,945 --> 00:09:47,465 And this was beyond anything I could have imagined. 263 00:09:47,665 --> 00:09:50,915 So thank you, everybody. You've worked really hard. 264 00:09:51,115 --> 00:09:53,675 And, uh, I hope everybody finds another run like this 265 00:09:53,875 --> 00:09:55,915 'cause they don't come up very often. 266 00:09:56,115 --> 00:09:58,435 And take care, everybody. 267 00:09:58,635 --> 00:10:00,275 [cheering] 268 00:10:02,065 --> 00:10:03,775 LL COOL J: We did something great. I mean, you know, 269 00:10:03,975 --> 00:10:06,815 we're the 14th longest-running show in history 270 00:10:07,015 --> 00:10:08,125 and we're, you know, 271 00:10:08,325 --> 00:10:09,745 number five, I think, on-- for CBS. 272 00:10:09,945 --> 00:10:12,405 I mean, this was a-a huge accomplishment... 273 00:10:12,595 --> 00:10:14,775 - Mm-hmm. - ...and I want the crew to be proud of that. 274 00:10:14,975 --> 00:10:17,335 Never feel like you don't have access to me in that, 275 00:10:17,535 --> 00:10:19,745 now, if you see me on TV, I'm no longer your friend, 276 00:10:19,945 --> 00:10:21,815 or now if you see me on TV, 277 00:10:22,015 --> 00:10:23,745 you can no longer reach out to me. 278 00:10:23,945 --> 00:10:25,125 You can. You know what I'm saying? 279 00:10:25,325 --> 00:10:27,775 We have a relationship. That doesn't change. 280 00:10:27,975 --> 00:10:29,985 So I love you, I appreciate you. 281 00:10:30,185 --> 00:10:31,405 - Thank you. - [cheering, applause] 282 00:10:31,595 --> 00:10:34,155 I realize now that a lot of these things, 283 00:10:34,355 --> 00:10:35,405 how important they are. 284 00:10:35,595 --> 00:10:36,985 And there's more to this than just 285 00:10:37,185 --> 00:10:39,055 money and jobs and mortgages and people. 286 00:10:39,255 --> 00:10:41,435 Yes, that's all important, I know people want to take care 287 00:10:41,635 --> 00:10:43,505 of their families, but you also have to take a moment 288 00:10:43,705 --> 00:10:46,575 and just remember that you really did something major. 289 00:10:46,775 --> 00:10:47,985 - -And-and that means something. - O'DONNELL: Yeah, and it was nice 290 00:10:48,185 --> 00:10:50,125 that you singled out how everyone contributed, you know? 291 00:10:50,325 --> 00:10:51,605 - LL COOL J: Yeah. - 'Cause there's a lot of people that, 292 00:10:51,805 --> 00:10:53,225 if you're in front of the camera, 293 00:10:53,425 --> 00:10:54,955 if you're in the vicinity of the camera, you... 294 00:10:55,155 --> 00:10:56,335 you know, everyone knows who you are and sees you, 295 00:10:56,535 --> 00:10:58,055 but there's so many people that... 296 00:10:58,255 --> 00:10:59,915 work just as hard that nobody really knows, 297 00:11:00,115 --> 00:11:02,155 and they're kind of in the background doing stuff, so... 298 00:11:02,355 --> 00:11:04,005 It's a r-- It-it is absolutely a team effort. 299 00:11:05,825 --> 00:11:08,745 RAHIMI: LL Cool J always has the music playing, 300 00:11:08,945 --> 00:11:10,675 and he doesn't just listen to hip-hop and rap. 301 00:11:10,875 --> 00:11:12,915 FRAZIER: Secrets from theNCIS: L.A. set. 302 00:11:13,115 --> 00:11:14,885 Dani's a professional dancer. 303 00:11:15,085 --> 00:11:17,155 FRAZIER: Plus, what happens when you bring your mom to work. 304 00:11:17,355 --> 00:11:18,645 I was nervous, I thought she was gonna be... 305 00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:20,005 - [babbling] - [laughs] 306 00:11:24,895 --> 00:11:26,415 307 00:11:29,865 --> 00:11:31,405 PRODUCER: We are rolling now. 308 00:11:31,595 --> 00:11:34,155 - Well, there's no hope for me. - [laughs softly] 309 00:11:34,355 --> 00:11:35,795 What's up? [laughs] 310 00:11:37,895 --> 00:11:39,335 - Kind of looks like him, right? - Thanks. 311 00:11:39,535 --> 00:11:40,745 Thanks a lot. Thank you. 312 00:11:40,945 --> 00:11:42,605 Look at this. 313 00:11:42,805 --> 00:11:44,745 Get in the middle, get in the middle. 314 00:11:44,945 --> 00:11:47,885 You know who's the fastest lip balm putter-oner? 315 00:11:48,085 --> 00:11:49,375 BOTH: LL Cool J. 316 00:11:50,515 --> 00:11:52,275 We doing it. Enjoy. 317 00:11:54,625 --> 00:11:56,365 - Hello. - [laughter] 318 00:11:56,565 --> 00:11:58,725 Welcome to NCIS: Los Angeles. 319 00:12:05,275 --> 00:12:06,435 - Ah. - What's your favorite part of the set? 320 00:12:06,635 --> 00:12:07,465 RUAH: I think the Ops center 321 00:12:07,665 --> 00:12:08,465 is really, really cool. 322 00:12:08,665 --> 00:12:09,445 We have a bunch of technology. 323 00:12:11,375 --> 00:12:12,745 O'DONNELL: This is kind of our little 324 00:12:12,945 --> 00:12:14,055 bullpen area where we all hang out. 325 00:12:14,255 --> 00:12:15,335 This is the gadget room. 326 00:12:15,535 --> 00:12:16,965 I don't know what the hell they do in there. 327 00:12:19,445 --> 00:12:21,675 It's nice to meet you. I'm LL Cool J. 328 00:12:21,875 --> 00:12:23,575 - Nice to meet you. - [laughs] 329 00:12:23,775 --> 00:12:24,955 I-I forget he's LL Cool J, 330 00:12:25,155 --> 00:12:26,155 but then when we get out in public 331 00:12:26,355 --> 00:12:27,985 and people are, you know, yelling for him 332 00:12:28,185 --> 00:12:29,225 and the whole thing, it-it reminds you. 333 00:12:29,425 --> 00:12:30,895 [people screaming] 334 00:12:33,935 --> 00:12:35,155 FRAZIER: People always used to wonder, 335 00:12:35,355 --> 00:12:38,085 what are rappers gonna do when they grow up? 336 00:12:38,285 --> 00:12:39,435 NCIS: Los Angeles. 337 00:12:39,635 --> 00:12:41,795 [both laugh] 338 00:12:43,065 --> 00:12:44,645 FRAZIER: When the show started in 2009, 339 00:12:44,845 --> 00:12:47,845 LL Cool J was a Grammy-winning rapper and superstar. 340 00:12:48,045 --> 00:12:50,265 But to theNCIS: L.A. cast and crew, 341 00:12:50,465 --> 00:12:53,085 he just wanted to be Todd Smit. 342 00:12:53,285 --> 00:12:55,575 I just didn't want to bring that part of my life to the set. 343 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:57,155 That's a big name, it's a big persona, 344 00:12:57,355 --> 00:12:58,745 and there's a lot that comes with that. 345 00:12:58,945 --> 00:13:00,915 - And I think it was the right decision. - And you did that. 346 00:13:01,115 --> 00:13:02,505 I was watching the-the Grammys, 347 00:13:02,705 --> 00:13:03,745 did this, you know, massive performance 348 00:13:03,945 --> 00:13:05,055 with the whole thing-- I was like, 349 00:13:05,255 --> 00:13:06,915 "I can't believe that's the same guy... 350 00:13:07,115 --> 00:13:08,955 [both laugh] 351 00:13:09,155 --> 00:13:10,465 "...that I sit and screw around with all day long, 352 00:13:10,665 --> 00:13:12,025 that that's him up there." 353 00:13:12,225 --> 00:13:14,675 That's the bigger act, let me tell you. 354 00:13:14,875 --> 00:13:16,675 I think Sam Hanna's a lot closer to who you are 355 00:13:16,875 --> 00:13:19,335 - than-than that. - [laughs] Okay. 356 00:13:19,535 --> 00:13:20,845 RUAH: And in his own words, 357 00:13:21,045 --> 00:13:23,225 he's an introvert by nature. 358 00:13:23,425 --> 00:13:25,505 O'DONNELL: He's a little nerdy guy that reads stuff all the time. 359 00:13:25,705 --> 00:13:27,025 He'll make comments on stuff, and I'm like, 360 00:13:27,225 --> 00:13:28,715 - "Where are you coming up with this?" - [laughs] 361 00:13:28,915 --> 00:13:30,845 And then I'll kind of look it up, I go, 362 00:13:31,045 --> 00:13:32,405 - "He's actually right." - [laughs] 363 00:13:32,595 --> 00:13:35,155 And I go, "I don't... I wasn't expecting that." 364 00:13:35,355 --> 00:13:37,365 McRANEY: He's got a vast amount of knowledge. 365 00:13:37,565 --> 00:13:38,845 He's highly intelligent. 366 00:13:39,045 --> 00:13:40,745 I enjoyed the conversations 367 00:13:40,945 --> 00:13:43,645 that I would have with him between shots. 368 00:13:43,845 --> 00:13:46,225 But he does bring the good energy. 369 00:13:46,425 --> 00:13:48,365 LL COOL J: It's just like, "Let's play music, let's have fun. 370 00:13:48,565 --> 00:13:50,575 O'DONNELL: He brought more of the music than I did. 371 00:13:50,775 --> 00:13:52,335 - You knew when Todd was coming onto set. - Thankfully. 372 00:13:52,535 --> 00:13:54,335 - Thankfully. You know what I mean? - [laughs] 373 00:13:54,535 --> 00:13:56,055 Brothers and sisters... 374 00:13:56,255 --> 00:13:58,505 SMITH: Oh, yeah. When Todd walks in, 375 00:13:58,705 --> 00:13:59,915 he'll be playing some sort of music. 376 00:14:00,115 --> 00:14:01,195 We're like, "What genre 377 00:14:01,395 --> 00:14:02,375 are we playing today?" 378 00:14:04,315 --> 00:14:06,225 And there were a few times when they would have 379 00:14:06,425 --> 00:14:07,295 to get his attention. 380 00:14:07,495 --> 00:14:10,435 "Todd, we're-we're ready." 381 00:14:10,635 --> 00:14:11,885 "Oh, okay." 382 00:14:12,085 --> 00:14:13,575 And he'd turn the music off, go to work. 383 00:14:13,775 --> 00:14:15,085 [hip-hop music playing] 384 00:14:15,285 --> 00:14:16,295 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Let's roll. 385 00:14:16,495 --> 00:14:17,775 Let's roll sound, everybody, here we go. 386 00:14:17,975 --> 00:14:20,885 It's funny, 'cause Chris O'Donnell likes a quiet set 387 00:14:21,085 --> 00:14:22,815 and Todd likes the music. 388 00:14:23,015 --> 00:14:24,575 And so when they're working together, 389 00:14:24,775 --> 00:14:26,405 they're always kind of bickerig 390 00:14:26,595 --> 00:14:28,055 and joking with each other, and... 391 00:14:28,255 --> 00:14:30,535 It's just, their dynamic is so good. 392 00:14:30,735 --> 00:14:33,365 Keep it up. I'm-a bounce you off a rock. 393 00:14:33,565 --> 00:14:35,955 From day one, the thing that's been the most enjoyable for me 394 00:14:36,155 --> 00:14:37,535 are my scenes with-with Todd, 395 00:14:37,735 --> 00:14:40,085 and just the-the banter back and forth 396 00:14:40,285 --> 00:14:42,645 and needling each other on the show, and... 397 00:14:42,845 --> 00:14:44,295 and we do that off camera as well. 398 00:14:44,495 --> 00:14:45,605 Well, he's got a fan on him right now. 399 00:14:45,805 --> 00:14:47,085 Seriously. Do you want to-- 400 00:14:47,285 --> 00:14:48,085 Take your picture with her, would you? 401 00:14:48,285 --> 00:14:49,715 Come on. She's dying. 402 00:14:49,915 --> 00:14:51,295 - We already did. - Okay. 403 00:14:51,495 --> 00:14:53,955 PRODUCER: You guys are like the odd couple. I love it. 404 00:14:54,155 --> 00:14:55,715 I remember my first scene with them together. 405 00:14:55,915 --> 00:14:58,815 We're in the boatshed, and I think I improv, 406 00:14:59,015 --> 00:15:00,505 "You two are adorable"? 407 00:15:00,705 --> 00:15:01,845 That is adorable. 408 00:15:02,045 --> 00:15:04,715 And the look on, the look on their face. 409 00:15:04,915 --> 00:15:06,645 And I remember just them being like, "What the..." 410 00:15:06,845 --> 00:15:09,125 Cuckoo. You're crazy. 411 00:15:09,325 --> 00:15:10,955 He gives me a thousand paper cuts. 412 00:15:11,155 --> 00:15:12,465 - I give him one big stab wound... - [laughs] 413 00:15:12,665 --> 00:15:14,885 ...you know, like a-- like, three months later. 414 00:15:15,085 --> 00:15:16,295 Then we go three months with the paper cuts, 415 00:15:16,495 --> 00:15:18,265 and then I give him a stab wound. 416 00:15:18,465 --> 00:15:19,815 - It's-it's perfect. [laughs] - That's so true. 417 00:15:20,015 --> 00:15:21,645 It's perfect. 418 00:15:21,845 --> 00:15:22,775 I don't even know why I try. 419 00:15:22,975 --> 00:15:25,335 I don't, either, but it's fun. 420 00:15:25,535 --> 00:15:26,535 FRAZIER: Yep. And when Chris, 421 00:15:26,735 --> 00:15:28,645 who the cast calls C.O.D., 422 00:15:28,845 --> 00:15:31,955 directed his first of three episodes back in 2013, 423 00:15:32,155 --> 00:15:33,535 Todd thought it was about time. 424 00:15:33,735 --> 00:15:35,505 Set and action. 425 00:15:35,705 --> 00:15:38,125 And he's always in my ear with a-- It's something, anyway, 426 00:15:38,325 --> 00:15:40,645 so it didn't really make a difference. [laughs] 427 00:15:40,845 --> 00:15:44,505 Gonna have to have pep talks with my actors today here. 428 00:15:44,705 --> 00:15:45,885 [laughs]: I mean, I was like, 429 00:15:46,085 --> 00:15:47,265 it was-- He's running around here 430 00:15:47,465 --> 00:15:49,295 like a soda bottle that got shook up. 431 00:15:49,495 --> 00:15:51,645 He needed to, he needed to direct, so it was great. 432 00:15:51,845 --> 00:15:52,985 I think it's-- I'm happy for him. 433 00:15:53,185 --> 00:15:54,335 - And cut. - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Cutting. 434 00:15:54,535 --> 00:15:55,955 Thing of beauty. 435 00:15:56,155 --> 00:15:57,365 I am gonna be directing again this season, 436 00:15:57,565 --> 00:15:58,955 so I'm looking forward to that. 437 00:15:59,155 --> 00:16:00,155 That's always kind of fun, to get behind the camera 438 00:16:00,355 --> 00:16:03,435 and get to tell LL what he has to do. 439 00:16:03,635 --> 00:16:05,265 You get up quickly because I'm like, "Sam," and then 440 00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:06,715 you get up, you're like, "I'm good, I'm going after him." 441 00:16:06,915 --> 00:16:08,195 FRAZIER: Chris wasn't the only cast member 442 00:16:08,395 --> 00:16:09,845 to sit in the director's chair. 443 00:16:10,045 --> 00:16:11,435 Daniela directed six episodes, 444 00:16:11,635 --> 00:16:14,505 including a very special one in 2022, 445 00:16:14,705 --> 00:16:16,225 which was written by Eric. 446 00:16:16,425 --> 00:16:17,775 I fell in love with it. 447 00:16:17,975 --> 00:16:18,915 And it's something that was not a-- 448 00:16:19,115 --> 00:16:20,605 it's not to replace acting, 449 00:16:20,805 --> 00:16:23,435 but it's a lateral step that I fully intend 450 00:16:23,635 --> 00:16:25,365 on continuing to pursue. 451 00:16:25,565 --> 00:16:27,985 CASTILLE: Daniela communicates in a way, as a director, 452 00:16:28,185 --> 00:16:31,365 that is so conducive, uh, 453 00:16:31,565 --> 00:16:34,955 to just pulling the performance you want as an actor. 454 00:16:35,155 --> 00:16:39,675 She has evolved into the kind of mother on the set. 455 00:16:39,875 --> 00:16:42,365 CASTILLE: Daniela is-is that-that fun mom on set. 456 00:16:42,565 --> 00:16:45,365 You know? She lets us joke around, but it's-- 457 00:16:45,565 --> 00:16:47,365 when it's time to work and it's time to get down to business, 458 00:16:47,565 --> 00:16:49,985 she's able to-to, you know, bring it in. 459 00:16:50,185 --> 00:16:52,335 FRAZIER: And speaking of moms, in 2012, 460 00:16:52,535 --> 00:16:54,335 the cast's real-life mamas made cameos 461 00:16:54,535 --> 00:16:55,955 alongside their famous kids. 462 00:16:56,155 --> 00:17:00,465 Now, that's what I call two well-mannered young men. 463 00:17:00,665 --> 00:17:02,055 LL COOL J: She did excellent. She did better 464 00:17:02,255 --> 00:17:03,335 than I thought she would do. I was nervous. 465 00:17:03,535 --> 00:17:05,505 I thought she was gonna be... [babbling] 466 00:17:05,705 --> 00:17:07,575 O'DONNELL: She was rehearsing at home, though, yesterday. 467 00:17:07,775 --> 00:17:09,335 Well, yeah, 'cause I have one line. 468 00:17:09,535 --> 00:17:11,085 It was like Peter Brady running around the house saying, 469 00:17:11,285 --> 00:17:12,505 "Hark. Who goes there?" 470 00:17:12,705 --> 00:17:14,815 Hark. Who goes there? 471 00:17:15,015 --> 00:17:17,335 She was doing it all the different ways possible. 472 00:17:17,535 --> 00:17:20,435 Someone certainly taught them well. 473 00:17:20,635 --> 00:17:21,915 It was really fun to see the moms, especially when they, 474 00:17:22,115 --> 00:17:23,265 you know, they call cut, and then all the moms 475 00:17:23,465 --> 00:17:24,465 kind of turn to each other and kind of go... 476 00:17:24,665 --> 00:17:25,985 [babbling] "Oh, my God, oh, my God." 477 00:17:26,185 --> 00:17:28,225 JEANNE OLSEN: It was a once-in-a-lifetime experienc, 478 00:17:28,425 --> 00:17:30,505 and I wouldn't give it up for anything. 479 00:17:30,705 --> 00:17:32,265 480 00:17:32,465 --> 00:17:33,585 [cheering, applause] 481 00:17:35,935 --> 00:17:37,955 Just catching bad guys in my frills. 482 00:17:38,155 --> 00:17:40,505 OLSEN: I'm not exactly sure how we end up undercover 483 00:17:40,705 --> 00:17:42,125 at this dance club. 484 00:17:42,325 --> 00:17:44,465 All I know is that, uh, Dani's doing 485 00:17:44,665 --> 00:17:46,955 a lot of fantastic dancing, and I am, uh, 486 00:17:47,155 --> 00:17:49,055 I am running the men's room attendant. 487 00:17:49,255 --> 00:17:52,845 RUAH: I forgot how happy dance makes me. 488 00:17:53,045 --> 00:17:55,125 There's, like, this "zing" that comes up in your body. 489 00:17:55,325 --> 00:17:57,575 OLSEN: She won't talk about this, but she was on 490 00:17:57,775 --> 00:17:59,335 Dancing with the Stars in Portugal, 491 00:17:59,535 --> 00:18:01,025 and I think she won. 492 00:18:01,225 --> 00:18:02,535 FRAZIER: Yeah, she did. 493 00:18:02,735 --> 00:18:04,885 And another thing Dani always gets asked about: 494 00:18:05,085 --> 00:18:07,335 - her different-colored eyes. - RUAH: I have a birthmark 495 00:18:07,535 --> 00:18:10,405 in my black eye, which makes it black. 496 00:18:10,595 --> 00:18:12,055 Otherwise, they would both be hazel. 497 00:18:12,255 --> 00:18:14,125 I was born with it. [laughs] 498 00:18:14,325 --> 00:18:15,955 It doesn't affect my vision. 499 00:18:16,155 --> 00:18:17,815 FRAZIER: And as we look back on some of the show's 500 00:18:18,015 --> 00:18:19,535 most memorable moments, 501 00:18:19,735 --> 00:18:22,335 it wasn't until season seven that G. Callen 502 00:18:22,535 --> 00:18:23,845 finally found out his name. 503 00:18:24,045 --> 00:18:25,675 I was excited myself. 504 00:18:25,875 --> 00:18:26,915 [both laugh] 505 00:18:27,115 --> 00:18:28,335 It took a little while. 506 00:18:28,535 --> 00:18:30,055 We started out, I didn't even know my name. 507 00:18:30,255 --> 00:18:32,055 - [both laugh] - Oh, my God. 508 00:18:32,255 --> 00:18:33,365 Tell them what it stands for. 509 00:18:33,565 --> 00:18:35,575 - Grisha. - Oh, yeah. [laughs] 510 00:18:35,775 --> 00:18:37,335 Grisha? 511 00:18:37,535 --> 00:18:42,055 Grisha Aleksandrovich Nikolaev Callen. 512 00:18:42,255 --> 00:18:44,125 - [laughs] - I love it. I love it. 513 00:18:44,325 --> 00:18:45,985 O'DONNELL: I didn't want to know. I-I... 514 00:18:46,185 --> 00:18:47,985 I just thought it was fun to let the writers go 515 00:18:48,185 --> 00:18:49,365 and-and take the ride with them. 516 00:18:49,565 --> 00:18:50,715 FRAZIER: Kensi and Deeks' relationship 517 00:18:50,915 --> 00:18:53,295 was also quite the ride. 518 00:18:53,495 --> 00:18:54,575 After four proposals, 519 00:18:54,775 --> 00:18:57,675 Densi said "I do" in season te. 520 00:18:57,875 --> 00:18:58,625 The wedding is here. 521 00:19:01,135 --> 00:19:02,465 O'DONNELL: They're getting married overlooking the ocean, 522 00:19:02,665 --> 00:19:04,265 in a beautiful setting here. 523 00:19:04,465 --> 00:19:06,955 Callen and I are giving Kensi away. 524 00:19:07,155 --> 00:19:10,195 [cheering, applause] 525 00:19:10,395 --> 00:19:11,955 The fans are finally getting what they've been hoping for 526 00:19:12,155 --> 00:19:13,195 all these years. 527 00:19:13,395 --> 00:19:14,605 [cheering] 528 00:19:14,805 --> 00:19:15,815 FOA: But it was really fun 529 00:19:16,015 --> 00:19:18,645 to see... [laughs] 530 00:19:18,845 --> 00:19:20,295 Barrett fail. 531 00:19:20,495 --> 00:19:22,775 FRAZIER: But one thing fans didn't get.. 532 00:19:22,975 --> 00:19:25,605 Barrett and I were always pulling for a musical episode. 533 00:19:25,805 --> 00:19:27,025 [laughs] 534 00:19:27,225 --> 00:19:28,885 FOA: We did have 535 00:19:29,085 --> 00:19:30,465 our-our candy cane dance moment. 536 00:19:30,665 --> 00:19:32,125 - Wow. - ♪ Toys 537 00:19:32,325 --> 00:19:34,775 Toys, toys for tots. 538 00:19:34,975 --> 00:19:36,485 FOA: Renée and I choreographed that ourself. 539 00:19:39,345 --> 00:19:40,715 Yo, a lot of pyro, lot of explosions. 540 00:19:40,915 --> 00:19:42,205 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Fire in the hole. 541 00:19:44,485 --> 00:19:46,125 FRAZIER: From fires to fistfights, 542 00:19:46,325 --> 00:19:47,885 the intense action. 543 00:19:48,085 --> 00:19:49,815 You wake up the next day. "What happened to me?" 544 00:19:50,015 --> 00:19:52,745 FRAZIER: Plus, set life on location. 545 00:19:52,945 --> 00:19:55,405 We shot at every L.A. sort of monument. 546 00:19:55,595 --> 00:19:57,405 OLSEN: These sea lions would come up 547 00:19:57,595 --> 00:19:59,175 and they'd be like... [imitates barking] 548 00:20:04,135 --> 00:20:06,625 549 00:20:08,825 --> 00:20:10,965 DIRECTOR: Three, two, one, action! 550 00:20:13,445 --> 00:20:15,815 - I could use some help here! - [gunshots] 551 00:20:16,015 --> 00:20:18,935 LL COOL J: The coolest thing about the show to me is that... 552 00:20:19,965 --> 00:20:21,445 ...when you're doing it, everything is so real. 553 00:20:22,245 --> 00:20:23,535 Get down! 554 00:20:23,735 --> 00:20:24,575 When you're running from, 555 00:20:24,775 --> 00:20:25,795 you know, these explosions... 556 00:20:28,415 --> 00:20:29,195 ...when I'm jumping over cars... 557 00:20:29,395 --> 00:20:30,645 [tires screech] 558 00:20:30,845 --> 00:20:32,055 ...like, I'm really doing it. 559 00:20:32,255 --> 00:20:33,405 Where else in the world do you get paid 560 00:20:33,595 --> 00:20:35,515 to run around firing guns and driving cars? 561 00:20:39,135 --> 00:20:41,405 I've lived ten lives, you know, doing this, 562 00:20:41,595 --> 00:20:45,025 because every week is, like, a huge adventure. 563 00:20:45,225 --> 00:20:47,505 So many fights, so many shoot-outs, 564 00:20:47,705 --> 00:20:49,335 so many crazy stunts. 565 00:20:49,535 --> 00:20:50,915 Up steps, down steps, 566 00:20:51,115 --> 00:20:52,155 jumping off a balcony, 567 00:20:52,355 --> 00:20:53,675 shooting backwards, looking up. 568 00:20:53,875 --> 00:20:54,985 I still think back to that, like-- 569 00:20:55,185 --> 00:20:56,645 I think this was season one or two. 570 00:20:56,845 --> 00:20:58,675 I had one thing, I ran out of this building, 571 00:20:58,875 --> 00:21:01,035 and every ten feet, another bomb would go off. 572 00:21:03,825 --> 00:21:04,745 The explosions we had in this show, 573 00:21:04,945 --> 00:21:06,055 it was just unbelievable, 574 00:21:06,255 --> 00:21:07,055 some of the things they did. 575 00:21:07,255 --> 00:21:08,365 But it was incredible, 576 00:21:08,565 --> 00:21:09,645 because they would get it all set, 577 00:21:09,845 --> 00:21:10,885 there'd be a big safety meeting. 578 00:21:11,085 --> 00:21:12,295 They'd say, "Okay, we're going hot." 579 00:21:12,495 --> 00:21:13,605 DIRECTOR: Nine cameras are speeding. 580 00:21:13,805 --> 00:21:15,465 We're going hot on the effect. 581 00:21:15,665 --> 00:21:17,605 - And then they'd yell, "Action." - DIRECTOR: Background. Action! 582 00:21:17,805 --> 00:21:19,755 And these bombs just start going, and flames. 583 00:21:21,515 --> 00:21:23,715 - It became second nature and... - It was amazing. 584 00:21:23,915 --> 00:21:25,365 DIRECTOR: That's how we do it on NCIS: L.A. 585 00:21:25,565 --> 00:21:26,775 [cheering, applause] 586 00:21:26,975 --> 00:21:27,955 LL COOL J: A lot of pyro, 587 00:21:28,155 --> 00:21:30,295 lot of explosions, lot of guns. 588 00:21:30,495 --> 00:21:31,745 It was, it was fun. 589 00:21:31,945 --> 00:21:34,295 FRAZIER: From the start, NCIS: Los Angeles 590 00:21:34,495 --> 00:21:36,955 came out guns a-blazing and full of action. 591 00:21:37,155 --> 00:21:40,745 In 2012, the show earned an Emmy nod for its stunts, 592 00:21:40,945 --> 00:21:43,605 and over 14 seasons, fans saw it all. 593 00:21:43,805 --> 00:21:45,775 - DIRECTOR: Action! - [grunting] 594 00:21:45,975 --> 00:21:47,775 LL COOL J: I've been sore for ten years. 595 00:21:47,975 --> 00:21:50,865 I'm always sore. [laughs] 596 00:21:55,585 --> 00:21:57,225 OLSEN: This is what I went to college for. 597 00:21:57,425 --> 00:21:58,605 [babbles] 598 00:21:58,805 --> 00:22:01,025 The best stunt that I've done is the, uh, 599 00:22:01,225 --> 00:22:02,775 is the fight scene with LL Cool J. 600 00:22:02,975 --> 00:22:03,775 That's all me. 601 00:22:03,975 --> 00:22:05,265 [cheering] 602 00:22:05,465 --> 00:22:06,955 I learned that choreography in literally, 603 00:22:07,155 --> 00:22:08,295 like, 20 minutes. 604 00:22:08,495 --> 00:22:11,845 Uh, Todd is the most professional, 605 00:22:12,045 --> 00:22:14,265 in control, total stud athlete. 606 00:22:14,465 --> 00:22:16,675 - [grunts] - LL COOL J: This is, uh, 607 00:22:16,875 --> 00:22:17,675 for me, it's like a dream come true. 608 00:22:17,875 --> 00:22:18,845 I'm like a kid in a candy store. 609 00:22:19,045 --> 00:22:20,365 [grunts] 610 00:22:20,565 --> 00:22:21,815 RUAH: During that MMA episode, 611 00:22:22,015 --> 00:22:25,335 he actually got punched by LL accidentally. 612 00:22:25,535 --> 00:22:26,605 OLSEN: We're going through the steps 613 00:22:26,805 --> 00:22:27,845 and it just all of a sudden connects, 614 00:22:28,045 --> 00:22:29,795 - and I just go... - [laughs] Just "boink." 615 00:22:33,585 --> 00:22:34,955 I'm, like, 185 pounds. 616 00:22:35,155 --> 00:22:37,715 LL Cool J is 230 pounds of muscle. 617 00:22:37,915 --> 00:22:38,985 So it hurts a little bit. 618 00:22:39,185 --> 00:22:40,025 SAM: Yeah. 619 00:22:40,225 --> 00:22:41,965 Laid him out like Sunday supper. 620 00:22:44,625 --> 00:22:45,775 OLSEN: I just ran through 621 00:22:45,975 --> 00:22:47,435 about seven alleys and, like, 622 00:22:47,635 --> 00:22:49,335 kung fu-fought a guy in that alley right there. 623 00:22:49,535 --> 00:22:51,025 RUAH: He's, like, reading the script, going, 624 00:22:51,225 --> 00:22:52,465 "Why didn't they call in my brother?" 625 00:22:52,665 --> 00:22:54,845 I can tell you what my brother's doing right now: he's surfing. 626 00:22:55,045 --> 00:22:56,335 My brother is surfing while I'm fighting people 627 00:22:56,535 --> 00:22:58,625 in an alley going, "Where is my double?" 628 00:23:00,135 --> 00:23:02,225 - DEEKS: Really? - FRAZIER: Yes, you heard it right. 629 00:23:02,425 --> 00:23:04,335 Eric's stunt double is his older brother 630 00:23:04,535 --> 00:23:06,265 and former Navy SEAL Dave. 631 00:23:06,465 --> 00:23:09,335 Dave is now married to Daniela in real life. 632 00:23:09,535 --> 00:23:10,845 But don't worry, we'll get to that love story 633 00:23:11,045 --> 00:23:12,025 a little later. 634 00:23:12,225 --> 00:23:13,605 My brother is so fun to have on set. 635 00:23:13,805 --> 00:23:15,405 He's so good at his job. 636 00:23:15,595 --> 00:23:16,955 Like, that first giant explosion, 637 00:23:17,155 --> 00:23:19,195 he jumped up, and as it did, 638 00:23:19,395 --> 00:23:21,435 the fireball just wrapped around him. 639 00:23:21,635 --> 00:23:24,505 Like, he's done some unbelievable stunts on the sho. 640 00:23:24,705 --> 00:23:26,605 Stunts that I wish that I had done. 641 00:23:26,805 --> 00:23:27,845 That's such a question that Dani would have, like, 642 00:23:28,045 --> 00:23:29,505 five answers to, 'cause she's so into, like, 643 00:23:29,705 --> 00:23:31,155 her knife fights and everything. 644 00:23:31,355 --> 00:23:33,155 God, I-I have so many things that I want to say right now, 645 00:23:33,355 --> 00:23:34,675 and it's not coming out fast enough, 646 00:23:34,875 --> 00:23:36,055 because that's how passionate I am about 647 00:23:36,255 --> 00:23:39,505 the action sequences in our, on our show. 648 00:23:39,705 --> 00:23:41,845 [grunting] 649 00:23:42,045 --> 00:23:44,675 I would literally ask writers to write me more, 650 00:23:44,875 --> 00:23:46,435 you know, fight sequences. 651 00:23:46,635 --> 00:23:47,345 This is how somebody gets hurt. 652 00:23:49,625 --> 00:23:51,195 OLSEN: She's throwing real punches every time, 653 00:23:51,395 --> 00:23:54,335 and if I don't block them, she's gonna hit me in the face. 654 00:23:54,535 --> 00:23:56,155 Those are my favorite parts of the show. 655 00:23:56,355 --> 00:23:58,505 - [shouts] - Yeah? How do you like that? 656 00:23:58,705 --> 00:24:00,985 I've had a few, um, amazing women double for me, 657 00:24:01,185 --> 00:24:02,915 but the person who's been with me the longest, 658 00:24:03,115 --> 00:24:04,405 her name is Kim. 659 00:24:04,595 --> 00:24:06,745 So, the hand-to-hand combat was mostly me, 660 00:24:06,945 --> 00:24:09,605 um, but everything else is Kim. [laughs] 661 00:24:09,805 --> 00:24:10,845 [grunts] 662 00:24:11,045 --> 00:24:12,035 [yells] 663 00:24:13,515 --> 00:24:15,335 I love every stunt that they let me do. 664 00:24:15,535 --> 00:24:17,605 Recently, we had the crossover episode, 665 00:24:17,805 --> 00:24:21,055 and we were in this crazy, like, airplane graveyard, 666 00:24:21,255 --> 00:24:22,985 and, uh, my character had 667 00:24:23,185 --> 00:24:24,775 to jump off the wing of a plane 668 00:24:24,975 --> 00:24:27,005 onto a perpetrator. 669 00:24:29,445 --> 00:24:31,815 They let me jump, but obviously, onto a big, 670 00:24:32,015 --> 00:24:33,985 cushioned, you know, surface. 671 00:24:34,185 --> 00:24:35,645 But I felt really cool doing it. 672 00:24:35,845 --> 00:24:37,005 [laughs] 673 00:24:39,065 --> 00:24:40,815 Shooting on location, I love those days. 674 00:24:41,015 --> 00:24:43,225 Literally, this job is how I learned how to get around L.A. 675 00:24:43,425 --> 00:24:46,265 L.A. is another character on this show, 676 00:24:46,465 --> 00:24:48,265 so we got to show her love. 677 00:24:48,465 --> 00:24:49,055 If you're gonna get shot at, you might as well 678 00:24:49,255 --> 00:24:50,035 do it in the sunshine. 679 00:24:54,175 --> 00:24:55,505 Being all over L.A., I mean, we w... 680 00:24:55,705 --> 00:24:56,985 we went to every part of L.A. 681 00:24:57,185 --> 00:24:59,225 I've been in alleyways. I know restaurants. 682 00:24:59,425 --> 00:25:01,405 - Water treatment plants. - You know, water treatment plants. 683 00:25:01,595 --> 00:25:03,985 I know it all. I know all the spots. 684 00:25:04,185 --> 00:25:05,465 - All the good spots. - But it was great. To shoot 685 00:25:05,665 --> 00:25:07,845 at all the iconic locations was pretty amazing. 686 00:25:08,045 --> 00:25:09,645 That's got to be near the L.A. Forum. 687 00:25:09,845 --> 00:25:10,985 That is the Forum. 688 00:25:11,185 --> 00:25:12,955 Boom. Didn't even need MapQuest. 689 00:25:13,155 --> 00:25:14,885 I mean, I remember seeing Linda 690 00:25:15,085 --> 00:25:17,675 having this amazing scene in the Hollywood Bowl. 691 00:25:17,875 --> 00:25:18,955 I was like, how did we get tha? 692 00:25:19,155 --> 00:25:19,985 Bob's Marionette Theater? 693 00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:22,055 Another opening 694 00:25:22,255 --> 00:25:23,505 Another show... 695 00:25:23,705 --> 00:25:26,505 We've shot in Long Beach where it was LL's birthday, 696 00:25:26,705 --> 00:25:28,715 and we were shooting at a fish market, 697 00:25:28,915 --> 00:25:30,365 and these sea lions would come up 698 00:25:30,565 --> 00:25:32,155 and they'd be like... [imitates barking] 699 00:25:32,355 --> 00:25:34,125 And so for, uh, LL's birthday, 700 00:25:34,325 --> 00:25:37,505 he was taking the fish and chucking it to the sea lios 701 00:25:37,705 --> 00:25:39,195 in the middle of Long Beach. 702 00:25:39,395 --> 00:25:42,295 He and I were laughing so hard, like two eight-year-olds 703 00:25:42,495 --> 00:25:44,745 just so excited to feed fish to sea lions. 704 00:25:44,945 --> 00:25:45,935 That was a great day. 705 00:25:47,585 --> 00:25:49,885 Got hit by a car today. That was a lot of fun. 706 00:25:50,085 --> 00:25:51,885 FRAZIER: We're throwing it back to when the cast made 707 00:25:52,085 --> 00:25:53,365 their prime time debut. 708 00:25:53,565 --> 00:25:55,575 We were lucky we jumped in to NCIS'sshow. 709 00:25:55,775 --> 00:25:58,745 I'm definitely hoping that the spin-off, uh, goes ahead. 710 00:25:58,945 --> 00:26:02,605 FRAZIER: Plus, the real story behind Dani and Dave's romance. 711 00:26:02,805 --> 00:26:04,465 RUAH: I looked down, I was like, "Wow, that guy's attractive." 712 00:26:04,665 --> 00:26:05,935 [laughs] The rest is history. 713 00:26:12,245 --> 00:26:13,845 FRAZIER: A Salute to NCIS: Los Angeles: 714 00:26:14,045 --> 00:26:14,965 An Entertainment Tonight Special will continue. This is CBS. 715 00:26:19,625 --> 00:26:21,135 716 00:26:24,555 --> 00:26:29,055 Chris, Dani, Eric, Todd. 717 00:26:29,255 --> 00:26:31,265 You guys killed it, man. 14 years. 718 00:26:31,465 --> 00:26:34,555 And, uh, just, well done. Well done, guys. 719 00:26:37,555 --> 00:26:39,465 VALDERRAMA: To all my brothers, uh, and sisters over there 720 00:26:39,665 --> 00:26:42,775 at, uh,NCIS: L.A., um, I love you guys. 721 00:26:42,975 --> 00:26:44,025 And you guys know how I feel about you. 722 00:26:44,225 --> 00:26:45,815 So good luck, break a leg. 723 00:26:46,015 --> 00:26:48,605 COLE: To everyone atNCIS: L.A., 724 00:26:48,805 --> 00:26:50,025 best of luck. 725 00:26:50,225 --> 00:26:51,955 Cheers. 726 00:26:52,155 --> 00:26:54,025 LAW: Thank you for holding down theNCIS fort 727 00:26:54,225 --> 00:26:56,955 and, uh, representing, and then, uh, 728 00:26:57,155 --> 00:26:59,405 who knows, maybe you pop over to our show every now and then. 729 00:26:59,595 --> 00:27:00,625 Hmm. 730 00:27:01,865 --> 00:27:03,955 FRAZIER: Oh, yeah, you see, that's some love right there 731 00:27:04,155 --> 00:27:05,715 from theNCIS flagship. 732 00:27:05,915 --> 00:27:07,955 You know,NCIS: L.A. was the first of three spin-offs 733 00:27:08,155 --> 00:27:11,535 from the show, making its debut back in 2009. 734 00:27:11,735 --> 00:27:14,265 But get this: the O.G., starring Mark Harmon, 735 00:27:14,465 --> 00:27:15,465 actually branched off 736 00:27:15,665 --> 00:27:18,605 from the hit seriesJAG in 2003. 737 00:27:18,805 --> 00:27:22,645 Now, we first met Callen, Sam, Kensi and Beale 738 00:27:22,845 --> 00:27:25,195 in a two-partNCIS episode that served 739 00:27:25,395 --> 00:27:27,155 as a backdoor pilot for L.A. 740 00:27:27,355 --> 00:27:30,985 So what was it like on set for that very first scene? 741 00:27:31,185 --> 00:27:32,955 - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: A mark! - DIRECTOR: Action! 742 00:27:33,155 --> 00:27:34,825 [tires screech] 743 00:27:37,275 --> 00:27:40,445 Yes, I got hit by a car today. That was a lot of fun. 744 00:27:45,065 --> 00:27:48,775 It's my first, uh, I s-- yeah, big American job, 745 00:27:48,975 --> 00:27:51,125 so, uh, I'm pretty excited. 746 00:27:51,325 --> 00:27:53,715 - Are you trying to get under my skin? - Is it working? 747 00:27:53,915 --> 00:27:56,505 O'DONNELL: I'm at the table read onNCIS, 748 00:27:56,705 --> 00:27:58,295 and, uh, I remember we walked in that room, 749 00:27:58,495 --> 00:28:00,405 and I'm just meeting everybody. 750 00:28:00,595 --> 00:28:02,085 I'm like, "I remember watching him 751 00:28:02,285 --> 00:28:03,675 - onFriday Night Videos, you know?" - Yeah. 752 00:28:03,875 --> 00:28:05,405 Don't call it a comeback 753 00:28:05,595 --> 00:28:07,085 I been here for years... 754 00:28:07,285 --> 00:28:08,715 O'DONNELL: You got my man here, and... 755 00:28:08,915 --> 00:28:10,055 and, uh, and then, the cast came in 756 00:28:10,255 --> 00:28:12,435 from the original show, and they were like a family. 757 00:28:12,635 --> 00:28:14,435 We're like-- I'm looking around, going, uh, 758 00:28:14,635 --> 00:28:16,915 "Is this group gonna be close like that group?" 759 00:28:17,115 --> 00:28:18,435 - And you just don't know. - Oh, wow. 760 00:28:18,635 --> 00:28:20,535 O'DONNELL: If you look back, the journey 761 00:28:20,735 --> 00:28:23,025 and the friendships and the bonds, it's incredible. 762 00:28:23,225 --> 00:28:24,365 And we absolutely do have that relationship 763 00:28:24,565 --> 00:28:27,225 that we saw the other cast had. 764 00:28:27,425 --> 00:28:29,535 FRAZIER: And just like the original, 765 00:28:29,735 --> 00:28:31,405 NCIS: L.A. has been at the forefront 766 00:28:31,595 --> 00:28:33,085 of telling stories that matter. 767 00:28:33,285 --> 00:28:34,335 O'DONNELL: What Sam went throuh with his wife dying, 768 00:28:34,535 --> 00:28:36,195 and stuff like that. 769 00:28:36,395 --> 00:28:39,195 And-and my character was searching for his parents 770 00:28:39,395 --> 00:28:40,775 and-and their relationships with Hetty. 771 00:28:40,975 --> 00:28:42,435 And there-there are certain episodes 772 00:28:42,635 --> 00:28:44,335 where it's-it's action and fun, 773 00:28:44,535 --> 00:28:45,715 and then there's some where you're kind of digging deep. 774 00:28:45,915 --> 00:28:47,745 FRAZIER: Honoring the military is another mission 775 00:28:47,945 --> 00:28:50,155 that's highly personal to this team. 776 00:28:50,355 --> 00:28:51,575 LL COOL J: My-my grandfather was in the Army, 777 00:28:51,775 --> 00:28:53,775 um, my dad was in the Navy. 778 00:28:53,975 --> 00:28:55,025 So I believe in this country, 779 00:28:55,225 --> 00:28:56,845 I believe in what the military does 780 00:28:57,045 --> 00:28:58,535 and I believe in supporting the troops. 781 00:28:58,735 --> 00:29:01,085 And, uh, as-- My character's a former Navy SEAL, 782 00:29:01,285 --> 00:29:03,775 so it-it just, it's a lot of fun to-to... 783 00:29:03,975 --> 00:29:06,225 - to be able to represent! - [cheering] 784 00:29:06,425 --> 00:29:07,675 I think you got to celebrate the people 785 00:29:07,875 --> 00:29:09,405 that put their lives on the line. 786 00:29:09,595 --> 00:29:11,575 You know, I-I do believe, as, uh, as somebody 787 00:29:11,775 --> 00:29:12,845 that has a brother-in-law 788 00:29:13,045 --> 00:29:15,335 that's done seven tours as an E.O.D. 789 00:29:15,535 --> 00:29:17,405 and a brother that is a former Navy SEAL, 790 00:29:17,595 --> 00:29:19,465 that you got to celebrate the people 791 00:29:19,665 --> 00:29:21,435 that are willing to go out thee and put their lives 792 00:29:21,635 --> 00:29:24,675 on the line every single day to-to give us this opportunity. 793 00:29:24,875 --> 00:29:26,435 McRANEY: They have touched on some 794 00:29:26,635 --> 00:29:30,335 controversial subjects from time to time. 795 00:29:30,535 --> 00:29:32,845 But their overall emphasis is on entertainment. 796 00:29:33,045 --> 00:29:35,085 They never preached. 797 00:29:35,285 --> 00:29:36,815 They would take a point of vie, but they didn't preach. 798 00:29:37,015 --> 00:29:38,225 They entertained with it. 799 00:29:38,425 --> 00:29:39,955 FRAZIER: Entertaining with a message 800 00:29:40,155 --> 00:29:42,955 is what madeNCIS: L.A. so compelling. 801 00:29:43,155 --> 00:29:45,985 Consider this: it's one of the first American TV shows 802 00:29:46,185 --> 00:29:48,745 to feature a series regular wearing a hijab. 803 00:29:48,945 --> 00:29:50,955 Special Agent Fatima Namazi. 804 00:29:51,155 --> 00:29:51,955 RAHIMI: It was always a character with a hijab. 805 00:29:52,155 --> 00:29:53,845 That was always the plan. 806 00:29:54,045 --> 00:29:56,265 Went into the audition with a headscarf on. 807 00:29:56,465 --> 00:29:58,295 Um, yeah, I think that they-they really wanted 808 00:29:58,495 --> 00:30:00,295 to represent that, um, 809 00:30:00,495 --> 00:30:03,745 so they wanted to find someone who-who emulated that. 810 00:30:03,945 --> 00:30:06,125 We've made a point of sort of 811 00:30:06,325 --> 00:30:07,955 shining a light on certain issues, 812 00:30:08,155 --> 00:30:09,405 whether it was Asian American hate, 813 00:30:09,595 --> 00:30:13,335 whether it was LGBTQ in the military, 814 00:30:13,535 --> 00:30:15,465 whether it was police brutality against African Americans. 815 00:30:15,665 --> 00:30:16,955 - Out of the car. - Hey, w-whoa! 816 00:30:17,155 --> 00:30:18,955 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 817 00:30:19,155 --> 00:30:21,295 It was very, very important for me to tackle that 818 00:30:21,495 --> 00:30:23,405 and tell that story in a way that also 819 00:30:23,595 --> 00:30:25,815 reflected, like, my life. 820 00:30:26,015 --> 00:30:28,055 Super important for me as a young Black male. 821 00:30:28,255 --> 00:30:29,915 Unless Rountree murdered somebody this morning, 822 00:30:30,115 --> 00:30:31,955 there's no explanation for this. 823 00:30:32,155 --> 00:30:34,775 FRAZIER: And then there are the fierce women ofNCIS: L.A., 824 00:30:34,975 --> 00:30:36,775 giving us strong, independent 825 00:30:36,975 --> 00:30:38,955 and empowered role models for generations to come. 826 00:30:39,155 --> 00:30:40,755 Out of the car. 827 00:30:42,555 --> 00:30:43,555 [over radio]: Weapon. 828 00:30:45,795 --> 00:30:47,505 RUAH: I presumed, 829 00:30:47,705 --> 00:30:49,985 in my 24 years of age, 830 00:30:50,185 --> 00:30:51,985 that if I'm going to be strong and intelligent 831 00:30:52,185 --> 00:30:54,125 and a go-getter and all this stuff, 832 00:30:54,325 --> 00:30:56,055 that I had to perform, like, kind of stiff 833 00:30:56,255 --> 00:30:58,155 and very poised 834 00:30:58,355 --> 00:31:00,715 and-and once I fell into being more at ease 835 00:31:00,915 --> 00:31:02,535 with the character and knowing that I could be strong 836 00:31:02,735 --> 00:31:06,885 and tough and capable and smar, 837 00:31:07,085 --> 00:31:09,295 but also a goofball, it kind of changed everything. 838 00:31:09,495 --> 00:31:10,845 And that was the empowering thing. 839 00:31:11,045 --> 00:31:13,365 To be an example for other young women... 840 00:31:13,565 --> 00:31:15,815 Actually, I have a great story. 841 00:31:16,015 --> 00:31:17,575 I went home to New York for the summer, 842 00:31:17,775 --> 00:31:19,225 and this person, she said, 843 00:31:19,425 --> 00:31:22,125 "I just want to tell you that Nell Jones 844 00:31:22,325 --> 00:31:24,985 "makes all that tech stuff look cool. 845 00:31:25,185 --> 00:31:27,845 "And my daughter sees that, and she sees you, 846 00:31:28,045 --> 00:31:30,645 and you've helped her see herself." 847 00:31:30,845 --> 00:31:32,365 OLSEN: It is the difference of entertainment 848 00:31:32,565 --> 00:31:33,815 from when I was a kid, like, 849 00:31:34,015 --> 00:31:35,985 what an '80s hero looks like versus now. 850 00:31:36,185 --> 00:31:38,025 Like, the fact that my two daughters, 851 00:31:38,225 --> 00:31:39,915 when they get to watch their aunt, 852 00:31:40,115 --> 00:31:42,365 like, as the toughest person in the room, 853 00:31:42,565 --> 00:31:46,055 I think it's, whether it's conscious or subconscious, 854 00:31:46,255 --> 00:31:47,645 I think it's an absolute necessity 855 00:31:47,845 --> 00:31:50,755 for-for us to have, you know... 856 00:31:52,065 --> 00:31:54,195 ...those-those heroes. 857 00:31:54,395 --> 00:31:56,465 FRAZIER: Coming up in our Salute to NCIS: L.A., 858 00:31:56,665 --> 00:31:59,055 the family behind the scenes. 859 00:31:59,255 --> 00:32:02,055 McRANEY: She's married to her on-screen husband's brother. 860 00:32:02,255 --> 00:32:03,035 So, it's... 861 00:32:04,415 --> 00:32:06,645 FRAZIER: And remembering a fallen legen. 862 00:32:06,845 --> 00:32:07,825 Miguel was special, man. 863 00:32:10,005 --> 00:32:12,935 Even in his last weeks of life, he never missed a table read. 864 00:32:18,105 --> 00:32:19,725 865 00:32:23,795 --> 00:32:26,155 That guy there-- the really cute one-- 866 00:32:26,355 --> 00:32:28,155 so you think it's Deeks? It's not Deeks. 867 00:32:28,355 --> 00:32:29,675 That's my husband. 868 00:32:29,875 --> 00:32:31,405 RUAH [with British accent]: Right in the back there. 869 00:32:31,595 --> 00:32:33,055 They're interacting in a very interesting way. 870 00:32:33,255 --> 00:32:37,755 Perhaps we can get closer and observe them... in the wild. 871 00:32:38,935 --> 00:32:41,605 That's my husband right there! 872 00:32:41,805 --> 00:32:46,225 McRANEY: She's married to her on-screen husband's brother. 873 00:32:46,425 --> 00:32:48,465 So, it's... 874 00:32:48,665 --> 00:32:50,085 a strange family dynamic. 875 00:32:50,285 --> 00:32:51,675 You are so not my type. 876 00:32:51,875 --> 00:32:53,645 RAHIMI: Oh, boy. 877 00:32:53,845 --> 00:32:55,435 Talk about family drama. No, I'm just kidding. 878 00:32:55,635 --> 00:32:57,405 [laughs] They're so great. 879 00:32:57,595 --> 00:32:58,915 [laughs] 880 00:32:59,115 --> 00:33:00,025 CASTILLE: I'm like, "You guys are 881 00:33:00,225 --> 00:33:01,535 like brother and sister." 882 00:33:01,735 --> 00:33:03,225 Like, the conversations, the... 883 00:33:03,425 --> 00:33:04,815 you know, the little bickering back and forth. 884 00:33:05,015 --> 00:33:07,575 God. Now they're gonna air this. 885 00:33:07,775 --> 00:33:09,795 This is the worst part about your bad decisions. 886 00:33:10,935 --> 00:33:11,985 How does it...? 887 00:33:12,185 --> 00:33:13,955 God, no. 888 00:33:14,155 --> 00:33:15,335 - Yes. - Do you know how much time we spend...? 889 00:33:15,535 --> 00:33:17,055 - We do, actually, don't we? - Yes. 890 00:33:17,255 --> 00:33:18,575 - [beeps] - [both making retching sound] 891 00:33:18,775 --> 00:33:20,505 - [beep] - Now. Bam. Done. Cut. 892 00:33:20,705 --> 00:33:22,005 - [laughter] - You got it. It was great. 893 00:33:23,625 --> 00:33:25,405 RUAH: Eric joined us, uh, end of season one, 894 00:33:25,595 --> 00:33:27,295 and he said, "You need to meet my brother." 895 00:33:27,495 --> 00:33:30,575 And then I met Eric's now-wife- at the time, girlfriend-- Sara. 896 00:33:30,775 --> 00:33:31,885 And she was like, "You need to meet Dave. 897 00:33:32,085 --> 00:33:33,505 You need to meet Dave." 898 00:33:33,705 --> 00:33:35,845 Eric and Sarah invited me to go to a friend's house. 899 00:33:36,045 --> 00:33:38,365 Dave was there, and he... 900 00:33:38,565 --> 00:33:40,155 They were playing, uh, 901 00:33:40,355 --> 00:33:41,715 touch football or something like that. 902 00:33:41,915 --> 00:33:43,125 And the ball came flying in my direction, 903 00:33:43,325 --> 00:33:44,645 and he kind of, like, flew and caught the ball 904 00:33:44,845 --> 00:33:46,125 and fell at my feet. 905 00:33:46,325 --> 00:33:47,715 And I looked down, and I said, "What's up?" 906 00:33:47,915 --> 00:33:49,745 And I didn't know that was Eric's brother at the time. 907 00:33:49,945 --> 00:33:52,465 I looked down, and I was like, "Wow, that guy's attractive." 908 00:33:52,665 --> 00:33:54,745 Turns out it was Dave, turns out the attraction was mutual, 909 00:33:54,945 --> 00:33:57,645 and turns out we got married and had two kids. 910 00:33:57,845 --> 00:34:00,745 [laughing]: The rest is history. 911 00:34:00,945 --> 00:34:03,915 FRAZIER: In 2013, Dave and Dani had their first son, River, 912 00:34:04,115 --> 00:34:07,815 just four months after Eric and Sarah welcomed his cousin Wyat. 913 00:34:08,015 --> 00:34:11,295 Then, in 2016, both women gave birth to girls 914 00:34:11,495 --> 00:34:13,225 just three weeks apart. 915 00:34:13,425 --> 00:34:15,055 - Eric definitely got the brunt of it. - Comes home, 916 00:34:15,255 --> 00:34:17,535 and he's like, "Man, phew, Dani today." And I'm like, 917 00:34:17,735 --> 00:34:18,915 "What are you talking about? What do you mean?" 918 00:34:19,115 --> 00:34:20,605 - [laughing] Just like... - [laughing] 919 00:34:20,805 --> 00:34:22,085 RUAH: I remember the first time 920 00:34:22,285 --> 00:34:23,515 the cast ever went out to dinner together. 921 00:34:24,755 --> 00:34:26,195 And it was season one, so at the time, 922 00:34:26,395 --> 00:34:28,295 I was like, "Oh, my God, I'm having dinner 923 00:34:28,495 --> 00:34:31,405 with Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. Oh, my God." 924 00:34:31,595 --> 00:34:33,025 And now I'm just like, "Yeah, what's up, bro?" 925 00:34:33,225 --> 00:34:35,575 They're my brothers. [laughs] 926 00:34:35,775 --> 00:34:37,225 I love them so much. 927 00:34:37,425 --> 00:34:38,955 LL COOL J: I think when you work 928 00:34:39,155 --> 00:34:41,955 this closely with people for so long, we have a real rapport 929 00:34:42,155 --> 00:34:44,085 and a real relationship with them. 930 00:34:44,285 --> 00:34:45,715 We're going to always know each other and always be friends. 931 00:34:45,915 --> 00:34:47,585 I mean, it's just, this is what it is. 932 00:34:48,895 --> 00:34:51,915 CASTILLE: The relationships that you see on camera, 933 00:34:52,115 --> 00:34:54,535 the chemistry that you see there, is-is due to the fact 934 00:34:54,735 --> 00:34:57,025 that we all have great relationships outside of work. 935 00:34:57,225 --> 00:34:57,955 RAHIMI: It is like a family. 936 00:34:58,155 --> 00:34:59,465 That's what was so beautiful 937 00:34:59,665 --> 00:35:00,985 about the show, is it really was a family. 938 00:35:01,185 --> 00:35:03,365 FRAZIER: And just like any family, 939 00:35:03,565 --> 00:35:06,085 the cast faced some heartbreaking losses. 940 00:35:06,285 --> 00:35:08,955 In January 2017, their beloved costar, 941 00:35:09,155 --> 00:35:12,885 Miguel Ferrer, passed away after battling throat cancer. 942 00:35:13,085 --> 00:35:16,335 His final episode as NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger 943 00:35:16,535 --> 00:35:18,955 aired February 19, 2017. 944 00:35:19,155 --> 00:35:21,535 His loss is still felt. 945 00:35:21,735 --> 00:35:23,505 Yeah, it's tough. Miguel was tough. 946 00:35:23,705 --> 00:35:26,555 You can watch his last couple episodes. He was... 947 00:35:29,795 --> 00:35:31,885 He was really struggling. 948 00:35:32,085 --> 00:35:33,365 RUAH: And the fact that 949 00:35:33,565 --> 00:35:35,485 even though he was... 950 00:35:40,065 --> 00:35:41,815 Even in his last weeks of life, 951 00:35:42,015 --> 00:35:44,195 he never missed a table read. He came 952 00:35:44,395 --> 00:35:46,125 to every table read. 953 00:35:46,325 --> 00:35:47,505 OLSEN: I just assumed that 954 00:35:47,705 --> 00:35:49,675 he was going to get better like he did the time before. 955 00:35:49,875 --> 00:35:51,625 And then when he passed away, like... 956 00:35:57,965 --> 00:36:00,105 Didn't get a chance to... 957 00:36:02,515 --> 00:36:04,555 Uh, we didn't get a chance to say goodbye to him. 958 00:36:08,065 --> 00:36:09,225 RUAH: After he passed, his wife 959 00:36:09,425 --> 00:36:11,745 came up to me, and, 960 00:36:11,945 --> 00:36:14,675 um... she said, "You know, 961 00:36:14,875 --> 00:36:19,155 Miguel was always really shy on the red carpets and stuff." 962 00:36:19,355 --> 00:36:21,715 She said, "He would wait for you to arrive." 963 00:36:21,915 --> 00:36:23,775 'Cause I'm obviously, like, big and loud and whatever. 964 00:36:23,975 --> 00:36:25,265 And she's like, "He would wait for you to arrive 965 00:36:25,465 --> 00:36:27,605 so he could walk down the carpet with you." 966 00:36:27,805 --> 00:36:31,405 His last red carpet, I was super pregnant with my daughte, 967 00:36:31,595 --> 00:36:34,845 and I kept yelling out that it was his baby. [laughs] 968 00:36:35,045 --> 00:36:36,865 You know, and he laughed, and we laughed together. 969 00:36:38,515 --> 00:36:39,895 He was... 970 00:36:40,865 --> 00:36:43,225 ...a big storyteller. 971 00:36:43,425 --> 00:36:46,365 I mean, he was the epitome of a Hollywood baby, right? 972 00:36:46,565 --> 00:36:47,775 SMITH: He grew up 973 00:36:47,975 --> 00:36:51,055 in old Hollywood, and he was 974 00:36:51,255 --> 00:36:53,505 just a wealth of information. 975 00:36:53,705 --> 00:36:57,405 Frank Sinatra was in his living room when he was a kid 976 00:36:57,595 --> 00:36:58,605 because his mom was Rosemary Clooney, 977 00:36:58,805 --> 00:37:00,265 and I mean, just... 978 00:37:00,465 --> 00:37:02,775 You know, and his cousin George Clooney. 979 00:37:02,975 --> 00:37:03,955 We got inside tips about George's wedding. 980 00:37:04,155 --> 00:37:06,085 SMITH: You know, 981 00:37:06,285 --> 00:37:09,125 that's not normal life. [laughs] 982 00:37:09,325 --> 00:37:10,915 LL COOL J: Miguel was special, man. 983 00:37:11,115 --> 00:37:12,435 Uh, you know, 984 00:37:12,635 --> 00:37:14,465 he was Miguel Bond to me. He was the coolest dude. 985 00:37:14,665 --> 00:37:16,085 And I saw him-- He rolled up on a horse one day, 986 00:37:16,285 --> 00:37:18,505 one of these seasons. He, like, rolled up so cool. 987 00:37:18,705 --> 00:37:20,295 Like, yo, Miguel was 988 00:37:20,495 --> 00:37:21,645 the coolest dude on the planet. 989 00:37:21,845 --> 00:37:23,775 Yo, he was hilarious. He was amazing. 990 00:37:23,975 --> 00:37:24,965 Good memories. 991 00:37:29,965 --> 00:37:31,645 It's hard for me to even put into words. 992 00:37:31,845 --> 00:37:34,915 14 years is one-third of my life. 993 00:37:35,115 --> 00:37:37,085 FRAZIER: The cast reflects on their journey, but if you think 994 00:37:37,285 --> 00:37:40,745 they left the set empty-handed, oh, think again. 995 00:37:40,945 --> 00:37:41,465 LL COOL J: I was thinking about putting the boatshed 996 00:37:41,665 --> 00:37:42,445 - in my backyard. - [laughing] 997 00:37:49,065 --> 00:37:50,585 998 00:37:52,795 --> 00:37:55,535 - What am I doing? Praying? - RUAH: Not so much here. 999 00:37:55,735 --> 00:37:57,365 Okay, this is going to be on national television. 1000 00:37:57,565 --> 00:37:59,155 [laughs] Okay. 1001 00:37:59,355 --> 00:38:01,435 REPORTER: Can you describe NCIS 1002 00:38:01,635 --> 00:38:04,025 only using the letters N,C, I and S? 1003 00:38:04,225 --> 00:38:05,175 Wow. 1004 00:38:06,375 --> 00:38:08,405 New. 1005 00:38:08,595 --> 00:38:10,225 Classic. 1006 00:38:10,425 --> 00:38:12,885 Uh, NCIS.Hmm, geez. 1007 00:38:13,085 --> 00:38:15,575 Inspiring, did you say? Yes. 1008 00:38:15,775 --> 00:38:17,085 Sexy. 1009 00:38:17,285 --> 00:38:18,575 Really? 1010 00:38:18,775 --> 00:38:20,085 - Okay. You ready? - [laughing] 1011 00:38:20,285 --> 00:38:21,265 Yeah. What was the question? 1012 00:38:21,465 --> 00:38:23,445 "Never ceases..." 1013 00:38:24,485 --> 00:38:26,365 "...to interrupt... 1014 00:38:26,565 --> 00:38:28,605 the sexy." [laughs] 1015 00:38:28,805 --> 00:38:30,605 That's the worst thing I've ever said on camera. 1016 00:38:30,805 --> 00:38:32,265 - What did Chris say? - Sexy. 1017 00:38:32,465 --> 00:38:34,265 Same thing? Oh, my God. 1018 00:38:34,465 --> 00:38:36,605 [laughter] 1019 00:38:36,805 --> 00:38:38,505 I'm on the catwalk with... 1020 00:38:38,705 --> 00:38:41,335 I'm too sexy for this uniform. 1021 00:38:41,535 --> 00:38:43,405 FRAZIER: You know, it wasn't always hard work and chasing 1022 00:38:43,595 --> 00:38:45,985 bad guys for theNCIS: L.A. cast. 1023 00:38:46,185 --> 00:38:47,445 [laughs] 1024 00:38:49,005 --> 00:38:51,335 FRAZIER: And after 14 years on a set, 1025 00:38:51,535 --> 00:38:54,335 it starts to feel like a second home. 1026 00:38:54,535 --> 00:38:56,365 So, what do you do when it's time to say goodbye? 1027 00:38:56,565 --> 00:38:58,845 You take some keepsakes. 1028 00:38:59,045 --> 00:39:00,405 I got all the goodies. 1029 00:39:00,595 --> 00:39:02,915 [both laughing] 1030 00:39:03,115 --> 00:39:05,295 LL COOL J: I got all the goodies. 1031 00:39:05,495 --> 00:39:07,465 Nah, I just wanted my, um... 1032 00:39:07,665 --> 00:39:09,575 - O'DONNELL: I got my vest. - LL COOL J: I got my vest. 1033 00:39:09,775 --> 00:39:10,845 - Um, I got my badge. - Oh, you did? 1034 00:39:11,045 --> 00:39:12,405 - Yeah, I got the badge. - I need to... 1035 00:39:12,595 --> 00:39:13,745 - I need to get my badge. - You like that? You like that, huh? 1036 00:39:13,945 --> 00:39:15,265 Yeah, you kind of one-upped me there. 1037 00:39:15,465 --> 00:39:16,845 RUAH: I took a lot of Kensi clothes because, 1038 00:39:17,045 --> 00:39:19,055 come on, those boots, those jeans, 1039 00:39:19,255 --> 00:39:22,745 those sweaters, those plaid shirts. [laughs] 1040 00:39:22,945 --> 00:39:24,955 So we always had two badges in case 1041 00:39:25,155 --> 00:39:25,955 one got lost. We had two badges. 1042 00:39:26,155 --> 00:39:27,675 And I asked for both badges 1043 00:39:27,875 --> 00:39:29,055 so I could eventually give one to each kid. 1044 00:39:29,255 --> 00:39:31,085 I'd be like, "Look." 1045 00:39:31,285 --> 00:39:33,435 And on the badges is still my photograph from season one. 1046 00:39:33,635 --> 00:39:35,745 So... [laughing] 1047 00:39:35,945 --> 00:39:37,125 OLSEN: If you, uh, watch the finale, 1048 00:39:37,325 --> 00:39:38,845 I'm wearing a pink blazer to the wedding. 1049 00:39:39,045 --> 00:39:40,265 And I literally took that, 1050 00:39:40,465 --> 00:39:41,605 uh, and then wore it to the wrap party. 1051 00:39:41,805 --> 00:39:44,035 And a bunch of Jordans. 1052 00:39:46,065 --> 00:39:48,225 Wearing them right now. Just go like that. Yup. 1053 00:39:48,425 --> 00:39:51,465 I got to snag a few clothes and some shoes. 1054 00:39:51,665 --> 00:39:53,055 I just took my chair back, 1055 00:39:53,255 --> 00:39:55,845 and I took a lot of wardrobe. [laughs] I... 1056 00:39:56,045 --> 00:39:58,155 Rountree's got a good wardrobe. 1057 00:39:58,355 --> 00:39:59,955 LL COOL J: I want to make sure I get a Sam Hanna outfit 1058 00:40:00,155 --> 00:40:01,155 and a Callen outfit. 1059 00:40:01,355 --> 00:40:02,575 I want that, as well, so I can put it 1060 00:40:02,775 --> 00:40:03,985 in one of those shadow boxes. 1061 00:40:04,185 --> 00:40:05,645 I'm trying to pack up 1062 00:40:05,845 --> 00:40:07,745 the rental house that we've had in Encino 1063 00:40:07,945 --> 00:40:09,985 and move all of that stuff to Florida. 1064 00:40:10,185 --> 00:40:11,505 And when I thought about taking something 1065 00:40:11,705 --> 00:40:13,505 from the set, it was like, 1066 00:40:13,705 --> 00:40:15,575 "What are you thinking of? 1067 00:40:15,775 --> 00:40:18,745 "You got enough crap to haul to the other side of the country. 1068 00:40:18,945 --> 00:40:19,965 Get over it." 1069 00:40:21,725 --> 00:40:24,225 FRAZIER: But it's not really goodbye for this cast, 'cause 1070 00:40:24,425 --> 00:40:26,575 once you're family, you're always family. 1071 00:40:26,775 --> 00:40:28,295 And let's not forget about the group text. 1072 00:40:28,495 --> 00:40:29,955 I'll text him dumb stuff, and he will me, 1073 00:40:30,155 --> 00:40:31,225 as much as I would my best friends 1074 00:40:31,425 --> 00:40:32,915 from college or high school. 1075 00:40:33,115 --> 00:40:34,295 There's a couple of different ones, which is interesting. 1076 00:40:34,495 --> 00:40:36,575 You got LL Cool J on a text thread, 1077 00:40:36,775 --> 00:40:38,055 you don't want to just be hitting it every day. 1078 00:40:38,255 --> 00:40:39,505 That's LL. 1079 00:40:39,705 --> 00:40:41,505 So that one's... You-you save the special stuff 1080 00:40:41,705 --> 00:40:43,915 for-for the one with everybody on it. 1081 00:40:44,115 --> 00:40:46,775 Just pick up the damn phone and talk to me. 1082 00:40:46,975 --> 00:40:48,675 McRANEY: Everybody in that cast I want to see again. 1083 00:40:48,875 --> 00:40:50,985 I've given everybody my number. 1084 00:40:51,185 --> 00:40:54,605 They know where I'm moving. It's, uh.... yeah, you know. 1085 00:40:54,805 --> 00:40:55,955 - O'DONNELL: I will see him more... - LL COOL J: Yeah. 1086 00:40:56,155 --> 00:40:57,225 O'DONNELL: ...now that we're not working. 1087 00:40:57,425 --> 00:40:58,815 It's my man. Like, we... 1088 00:40:59,015 --> 00:41:00,125 Look, we worked together for 14 years. 1089 00:41:00,325 --> 00:41:01,365 He's got a little BabyBjoörn. 1090 00:41:01,565 --> 00:41:02,955 He's going to carry me around town. 1091 00:41:03,155 --> 00:41:04,155 - [laughing] - Just kind of cozy in there. 1092 00:41:04,355 --> 00:41:05,815 It's gonna be great. It's gonna be great. 1093 00:41:06,015 --> 00:41:07,405 Chris needs some milk. 1094 00:41:07,595 --> 00:41:08,955 [both laughing] 1095 00:41:09,155 --> 00:41:13,535 Here's to happy endings and new beginnings. 1096 00:41:13,735 --> 00:41:15,405 OLSEN: What is the thing that I will miss the most? 1097 00:41:15,595 --> 00:41:17,295 And when you have a kid 1098 00:41:17,495 --> 00:41:19,715 that moves out here from Iowa with $500 1099 00:41:19,915 --> 00:41:21,365 in his pocket with, like, the hopes and dreams 1100 00:41:21,565 --> 00:41:24,815 of doing something special, you can't ask for more than that, 1101 00:41:25,015 --> 00:41:27,335 which is to go to work with people you love 1102 00:41:27,535 --> 00:41:29,155 and get to do something that-that you care about 1103 00:41:29,355 --> 00:41:31,575 and to tell stories that sometimes, 1104 00:41:31,775 --> 00:41:34,155 much to my surprise, like, mattered to people. 1105 00:41:34,355 --> 00:41:37,535 I-I mean, I don't understand how you can't miss that. 1106 00:41:37,735 --> 00:41:39,575 I'm going to miss this. 1107 00:41:39,775 --> 00:41:41,125 And I think we did good work here. 1108 00:41:41,325 --> 00:41:42,845 We did great work. 1109 00:41:43,045 --> 00:41:44,885 I look around, and these are the people 1110 00:41:45,085 --> 00:41:46,985 who I'll remember for the rest of my life. 1111 00:41:47,185 --> 00:41:49,365 FOA: You hear from other cast members, 1112 00:41:49,565 --> 00:41:51,505 you hear from other crew members 1113 00:41:51,705 --> 00:41:55,815 how these other shows... They're like, "Nothing is like this." 1114 00:41:56,015 --> 00:41:57,985 We are on something very special. 1115 00:41:58,185 --> 00:41:59,675 You really have to remember to cherish it, 1116 00:41:59,875 --> 00:42:02,575 um, and I think we did. 1117 00:42:02,775 --> 00:42:04,295 Now that it's all over, how do I feel? 1118 00:42:04,495 --> 00:42:06,405 I feel super grateful. 1119 00:42:06,595 --> 00:42:09,085 I'm... so grateful 1120 00:42:09,285 --> 00:42:10,575 to have been a part of something, 1121 00:42:10,775 --> 00:42:11,815 to be a part of history, reall. 1122 00:42:12,015 --> 00:42:14,955 RUAH: I got to be a part of it 1123 00:42:15,155 --> 00:42:17,775 with those particular people, that particular cast, 1124 00:42:17,975 --> 00:42:21,575 that particular crew, those particular directors. 1125 00:42:21,775 --> 00:42:23,715 This particular network. 1126 00:42:23,915 --> 00:42:26,195 My God. 1127 00:42:26,395 --> 00:42:27,745 Pinch me. 1128 00:42:27,945 --> 00:42:29,195 It's time, and we're good. 1129 00:42:29,395 --> 00:42:31,025 I think we're fine with it. 1130 00:42:31,225 --> 00:42:33,955 I think, at the end of the day, would we have continued? Sure. 1131 00:42:34,155 --> 00:42:35,575 But if this is... But the time is right. 1132 00:42:35,775 --> 00:42:37,295 - We ended on top. - Yeah. 1133 00:42:37,495 --> 00:42:38,775 You know, we ended on top, 1134 00:42:38,975 --> 00:42:40,645 and-and that's a beautiful thing. 1135 00:42:40,845 --> 00:42:43,715 - That was a pretty sweet moment. - Yeah. 1136 00:42:43,915 --> 00:42:45,885 I've had a lot of those over the years. 1137 00:42:46,085 --> 00:42:47,265 FRAZER: You know, this empty soundstage 1138 00:42:47,465 --> 00:42:48,885 holds a lot of memories. 1139 00:42:49,085 --> 00:42:51,435 Lifelong friendships were forged here. 1140 00:42:51,635 --> 00:42:53,915 Great television was created. 1141 00:42:54,115 --> 00:42:56,775 Here's one last salute to the cast and crew 1142 00:42:56,975 --> 00:42:58,535 ofNCIS: Los Angeles. 1143 00:42:58,735 --> 00:43:00,955 Keep believing in the beauty of your dreams. 1144 00:43:01,155 --> 00:43:02,675 Thank you for sharing this journey with us. 1145 00:43:02,875 --> 00:43:04,335 Thank you for riding with us. 1146 00:43:04,535 --> 00:43:06,845 And, uh, you know, the best is yet to come. 1147 00:43:07,045 --> 00:43:08,605 Amen. 1148 00:43:08,805 --> 00:43:10,295 I'll leave it to my preacher. 1149 00:43:10,495 --> 00:43:12,825 1150 00:43:20,625 --> 00:43:22,775 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1151 00:43:22,975 --> 00:43:23,895 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org