NCIS commercial

[pslasher]

Did anyone else see the NCIS commercial last night for the epp airing tonight?  It announces that there will be a "crossover" episode between NCIS and NCIS:LA.  It totally made me laugh out loud, because "crossover" isn't used in the tv business, is it?  As far as I knew, that was a fannish term, and it amused the hell out of me to see it being used on TV.

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[yeomanrand.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure; I think it may actually have been adapted by the fannish community from comic books. Though I've seen it used in TV before; notably for a CSI/CSI:Miami crossover.

[pslasher.livejournal.com]

Ah, I never got into comic books. I do love the original CSI, but don't really care for CSI: Miami. I guess I just didn't notice it.

According to Wikipedia, it can be applied to the music industry: Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or genres.[1] If the second chart is a pop chart, such as a "Hot 100" list, the work is not a crossover since the pop charts only track popularity and do not constitute a separate genre.

[yeomanrand.livejournal.com]

I did not know that (though I feel like I should have, since I was alive and very interested in music when Michael Jackson "crossed over").

Also, are you me? Because I swear, other than you not having watched Fringe, we seem to have a lot in common...

[pslasher.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I didn't think of it either; good 'ol Yahoo.

Lolol, I hacked into your thought streams over the matrix! Fringe is on my Netflix list, and I'm looking forward to it. I love NCIS and CSI, though I don't do much fannishly with them. Yet. I've got a NCIS fic plot bunny simmering away. I'm a big Gibbs/Tony fan, and I love any combination of Grissom/Nick/Greg, and adore the three of them together.

(Also, icon love for McCoy!)