Of Abby and Linda: "NCIS," "Blue Bloods" DVDs look at cast changes
The latest seasons of “NCIS” and “Blue Bloods” come to DVD on Aug. 21, and with them comes still more reason to talk about eventful developments on both those shows. “NCIS: The Fifteenth Season” (24 episodes, six discs) includes the departure of Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette), for many the most-loved character on the drama, as well as the killing off of Clayton Reeves (Duane Henry), a relatively new series regular. “Blue Bloods: The Eighth Season” (22 episodes, six discs) begins with references to the between-seasons death of Danny Reagan’s wife Linda (Amy Carlson). Perrette’s leaving “NCIS,” though announced well in advance, still feels shrouded in mystery. She said at one point that, after being part of the show from the beginning, it was just time to move on; but after she left, she tweeted about “Multiple Physical Assaults” and an unspecified “ machine” “keeping me silent, and feeding FALSE stories about me .” Viewers in addition noticed that Abby and Gibbs (Mark Harmon), ...