Product Details

• Actors: Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English, French
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: August 23, 2011
• Run Time: 1038 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003L77G1K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,995 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "NCIS: Los Angeles - The Second Season" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The exceptional writing and cast chemistry that make the original NCIS such compelling watching are just as top-notch in the Los Angeles spinoff. In NCIS: Los Angeles stars Chris O'Donnell (Callen) and LL Cool J (Sam Hanna) are the center of a superb ensemble that keeps this intelligent police procedural moving along believably and crisply. The other standouts in the cast include Linda Hunt, the self-contained ops manager Hetty Lange, who has seen it all in her career but whose expression stays just this side of laissez-faire. Eric Christian Olsen plays the hunky Deeks, who this season is dispatched on a mission with the Los Angeles Police Department--and who quickly gets sucked into a world of treachery and trouble. Daniela Ruah, as Special Agent Kensi Blye, has the tomboyish brunette beauty that recalls Jennifer Carpenter of Dexter. The team faces scary ripped-out-of-the-headlines challenges in season two. They tackle human trafficking (almost losing one of their own in the process), and a dire national security breach that may involve terrorists--or may be just an avenging WikiLeaks-type rogue. The big business of illegal immigration touches on several episodes throughout the season. The bad economy drives desperate acts from desperate people--sometimes from officers of the law. And the NCIS Los Angeles team once again finds it often has to battle for jurisdiction with the likes of the FBI, US Customs, the LAPD, the California Highway Patrol--even Interpol.

Though the military connection that makes the original NCIS so intriguing is muted in NCIS: Los Angeles, the show continues to more than make up for it with its involving, complex plots; great character development; and use of on-location shooting, which lends a gritty realness to the story lines (and reminds the viewer of just how vast Los Angeles really is). This season there's also potential romance brewing between some of the agents--with palpable sexual tension. Callen, whose life was shattered in season one, tries to regain his equilibrium, one wisecrack at a time. And once again LL Cool J shows that he's one of the most charismatic actors on the small screen, being both the glue of the team as well as the straight man, and making it all look easy. Fans of NCIS: Los Angeles will also appreciate the boatloads of extras in this set, including a great feature on the story lines behind season two, cast commentaries, a look at the character of Hetty, the cinematographer's view, and much more. In short, season two of NCIS: Los Angeles is pitch-perfect as a crime procedural, and any fans of true crime and well-written drama will want to own it. --A.T. Hurley

Product Description

NCIS: Los Angeles™ is a drama about the high stakes world of a division of NCIS that is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to the nation's security. By assuming false identities and utilizing the most advanced technology, this team of highly trained agents goes deep undercover, putting their lives on the line in the field to bring down their targets.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Special Projects... May 19, 2011

By D. S. Thurlow TOP 50 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:DVD

"NCIS: Los Angeles" enjoyed a strong second season as a spinoff of popular TV drama "NCIS", coming into its own as the West Coast Office of Special Projects, and taking on a variety of terrorism, espionage, and criminal cases involving the Navy and Marine Corps.

This season, the superb buddy team chemistry of special agents G. Callen and Sam Hanna (Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J) was augmented with a second, surprisingly effective team featuring NCIS special agent Kensi Blye (Daniela Ruah) and LAPD Liaison detective Marty Deeks (Eric Christian Olson). Deeks's rough initiation into NCIS and his humorous challenges in building chemistry with the skeptical Kensi were a recurring theme. There were strong hints by season's end that Deeks and Blye were on their way to a real partnership.

Team psychologist Nate Getz (Peter Cambor) was quietly eased into undercover work; his place was taken by pert computer geek Nell Jones (Renee Felice Smith), who forced computer expert Eric Beal (Barret Foa) to step up both his professional and personal game. Linda Hunt was priceless as diminutive but inscrutable Operations Manager Hetty Lange, whose unmatched experience and skills kept the whole team on its toes. Rocky Carroll as NCIS Director Vance did some nice cross-over episodes.

The long-running mysteries of G. Callen's origins and Hetty's background came into sharp focus at season's end, as Hetty bailed on the team to perform an off-the-books mission into Central Europe. Stonewalled by Director Vance and a new operations manager, the team quit en masse to follow Hetty into Europe, on what might be a rescue mission, or a colossal ambush. The end game will be revealed in Season Three, just approved by CBS on 18 May.

"NCIS: Los Angeles: The Second Season" is very highly recommended to fans of the show and of the NCIS franchise.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars NCIS: LA September 25, 2011

By EJL

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a great show... I hope that it continues for many more years. Great Cast and great story lines...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars NCIS December 12, 2011

By J. Gregg

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I like it due to its offshoot of NCIS. The characters don't just stand around and let the cases solve themselves, they go out there and don't stop until they find the answers they are looking for. I hope its around for many more seasons to come. I definitely recommend it.