NCIS EPISODE S20:E7 man claiming to be victim is reportedly the president of the Lionel Trains Operating Society
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@pennsyfan posted:NCIS EPISODE S20:E7 man claiming to be victim is reportedly the president of the Lionel Trains Operating Society
Watched it last night, and they never showed any Lionel trains.
I’m an NCIS fan and watched it, too. Reference was also made to a rare 1976 Lionel train set that was standard gauge. But as Hot Water stated above, no Lionel trains were ever shown.
Just another example of television writers trying to make a connection between model trains and strange, offbeat, weird men who like them.
Not surprised. The infallible facts, rapid fire perfect video surveillance, and JIT case solving fits nicely with the misplaced Lionel train/data reference.
I'm still partial to the Day The Earth Stood Still and after knowing about the aliens little Bobby calmly pulls his Lionel layout from under the bed and starts running trains.
I just put a Robbie the Robot from the 50’s reproduction on my Christmas list.
Yes, it’s not a train, but I’m going for vintage.
ajzend: if you can find a "Futura" robotrix from the 1927 German film "Metropolis", Robbie could have a little action going 
@Yellowstone Special posted:Just another example of television writers trying to make a connection between model trains and strange, offbeat, weird men who like them.
As we were watching I said the same exact thing to my wife.
Don't get lost in the woods, the TTOS prez character was the winner !!
I saw, but thought another comment, to those above, would be superfluous. And, as above, l guessed there would be some crack alluding to us as eccentrics. Which always brings to mind a shirtless guy painted as a tiger with snow falling on him in stadium bleachers. To each his own, live and let live.... Hobbies are healthy.
Imo. The Star Trek CSI was more well done ...😉
@Yellowstone Special posted:I’m an NCIS fan and watched it, too. Reference was also made to a rare 1976 Lionel train set that was standard gauge. But as Hot Water stated above, no Lionel trains were ever shown.
Just another example of television writers trying to make a connection between model trains and strange, offbeat, weird men who like them.
Within a large segment of society, this "thing of ours" (I don't want to use the Italian phrase) is considered not merely eccentric, but actually wrong, and a sign of mild mental illness. Not a joke.
Of course, considering the source, we should be complimented, but these people are now in charge.
I thought that the son-in-law, the eventual bad guy, did it from the get-go, but he did it because his father-in-law had an uber rare train that would go for hundreds of thousands of dollars. We all know that's not the case, but this is network TV.
Decades ago I saw a cop show where the bad guys were a gang of burglars who struck at rich people. They had a female associate who distracted the victim during the burglary. One victim had a video dating profile where he stated he had an outstanding model train collection. The associate was reluctant to deal with this victim because he was "such a geek with his trains".
@colorado hirailer posted:I saw, but thought another comment, to those above, would be superfluous. And, as above, l guessed there would be some crack alluding to us as eccentrics. Which always brings to mind a shirtless guy painted as a tiger with snow falling on him in stadium bleachers. To each his own, live and let live.... Hobbies are healthy.
I always find it weird that characters like Puddy (sp?) from Seinfeld who painted his face for a NJ Devils game is revered and even glorified but someone who likes model trains always has a few screws loose (according to the entertainment industry). The weird part is (and I like sports very much myself) no matter how you slice it or how much you love your team you will never be actually participating with them on the field but with a hobby (such as ours or others) one can have as much or as little real participation as they desire.
Didn't anybody notice that when the soon-to-be ex-wife commented about bashing his 1976 train set, she mentioned Polar Express? Clearly, none of the writers were train afficianados! Would have been better off mentioning a Blue Comet set.
Chuck
I’m not an expert in that stuff, but the train guy did say it was S gauge. Would the Blue Comet be available in S?
Only if Lionel was producing S gauge in 1976, and I don't think they were back then. He definitely said it was a "rare" Lionel set from 1976.
Chuck
Guys and gals: it's not that deep. It's a tv show. It just doesn't matter
@PRR1950 posted:Didn't anybody notice that when the soon-to-be ex-wife commented about bashing his 1976 train set, she mentioned Polar Express? Clearly, none of the writers were train afficianados! Would have been better off mentioning a Blue Comet set.
Chuck
Naa, that was used by the Sopranos.
SecNav smashed the trains ... bad SecNav.
@EscapeRocks posted:Guys and gals: it's not that deep. It's a tv show. It just doesn't matter
LOL! Exactly. I was thinking the same thing.
@RickO posted:Imo. The Star Trek CSI was more well done ...😉
That would be highly illogical.
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The theme of the NCIS show is that you should always put your trains in the prenup agreement with a spousal don't-smash-up-my-trains-when-you-are-angry clause.
