"You don't just need the Moonlighting example to see how it is likely to be received. All you have to do is look at NCIS. Every time a love storyline has come up it has been panned by the majority of the fanbase. Tony/Jeanne, Ziva/Ray, Tony/EJ Gibbs/Mallison, Gibbs/Ryan. Over and overa again the fanbase has demonstrated that they don't like love stories as part of their NCIS viewing. On that basis alone I really can't see why they would think Tiva would be better received given that this is likely to cause problems for, not only the fanbase that dont want it specifically but also those that have demonstrated that they don't like romance generally."

"Yes indeed - that is the point "in love stories" - I agree with you - but we are discussing here - not a love story - but a Series about a Naval Investigation Service so it is not appropriate to go too deeply into the personal lives of the Fictional Characters - I believe that putting too personal a view of their fictional lives causes the tone of the series to alter and become a Series of a wholly altered genre.
I honestly reckon all of our - bless them - characters - need a person of their own, someone to "come home to" but a "someone" with a life of their own that has nothing to do with NCIS - I do not "give a damn" (thanks Rhett Butler) with whom they sleep. Just let us have NCIS - as a Criminal Investigation Service - just that - not a marriage bureau - and not a creche -since they are fictional characters they are at bedrock level the characters that the writers make of them Whew - I hope my "novelette" has not offended anyone - I follow a policy of endeavouring to be plain spoken, but not wishing to offend"

"Good examples froggg."

"I hope that Palmer's wedding actually did take place before Ducky walked on the beach. I do hope this elevator event doesn't turn into a Tiva go ahead. It would be nice to have them talk about how they feel for each other, but not have it become a love thing that is left up in the air. "

"I agree I hope Palmer's wedding did take place before Ducky's walk. Regarding Tony and Ziva I think it would funny if they talked about the feelings made attempt a kiss but pulling back and Tony saying something like "no offense Ziva, but that felt like I was kissing my sister" meaning no chemistry or sparks. "

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I am guessing people are bored. Is it just too early for good spoilers?"

"Tim was writing that book right from the beginning of his time with team Gibbs and he used everyone in in. That can't be blamed on Tony. McGee and Tony have clearly demonstrated exactly the same attitude to their workmate's sex lives and, as such, neither one of them is in a position to object when the same things are used against them."

"Pranks like programming his computer to make him think a string of girls are dumping him? Or turning off the surveilence mike so he is left without backup when looking for a serial killer? Or knowing his relationship with his father is difficult but deliberately not telling him the man has arrived just so he can enjoy the discomfort it causes? Or writing a book publicly fantasizing about his love life or suggesting he had sex with corpses? Or taunting him when he's come back from a traumatic case? Or delberately setting him up whilst undercover for the fun of seeing him squirm?"