Bottlebrush

Overall, I find this series quite mediocre, and would be so happy if Di Nozzo returned to NCIS instead (that series is suffering notably from his absence and Ziva's, and the introduction of mediocre, unpleasant characters with little acting ability, as well as boring scripts).

I also find the unshaven look extremely off-putting. Many men appear to be adopting such a look, as if they are having to hide under a skimpy, scruffy beard - you actually cannot tell if men with such a look are handsome or not these days, since they all seem to look more or less the same. The tramp-like clothes also make one turn away from the screen. I don't know why there is a need to make men look ugly - very strange.

This series suddenly appeared among the promotions with other series on a UK station, like the ones for the once-excellent NCIS. That's incidentally now been ruined by an awful new cast of mismatched, unlikely characters that don't gel and aren't funny, despite the retention of the excellent Gibbs, McGee, Abby and Duckie - for now (bring back De Nozo and Ziva at some point to save that series).

Anyway, Scorpion has been sneaked in among the NCIS-type series, unfortunately replacing NCIS Los Angeles. It is aired at 11 p.m., when it is clearly a programme intended for children. It features the 'child geniuses' that appear to be a prerequisite of new series, along with some horrible special effects (shouldn't be necessary in a well-acted and scripted series) and absolutely stupid storylines. No wonder people are shying away from television and films - the excellent series that were broadcast in the US and the UK right up to not so long ago appear to be being replaced by this kind of rubbish, which fits right in with things like the Flash and Supergirl. I hope this gets taken off the programme in the UK, and that perhaps NCIS LA is reinstated (there's an unfinished story there).

Producers and directors take note: viewers are not all narcissistic morons who spend much of their time on social media and the like.

I also don't take kindly to the fact that ratings are being blatantly manipulated on this site by vested interest. It makes them meaningless.

I used to thoroughly enjoy this series, but with Ziva and Tony gone and Abby apparently about to leave, it has gone right down in my estimation. The three new cast members are very poor substitutes for the above, the two females (especially the dark one) being the most annoying. One feels no empathy towards them, and they seem unlikely characters to exist in an organisation such as NCIS.

Has the USA gone to same way as the UK in being unable to produce decent TV series (or films) any longer? Guess I'll just have to stick to watching older stuff on DVD.

What a shame.