Its all about balance and NCIS: New Orleans does a good job of creating it. The show gives us the mostly stoic man of integrity ( Scott Bakula), the downhome Southern guy who is a little more fast and loose (Lucas Black), the new girl (Zoe McLellan), the loveable medical examiner (CCH Pounder) and the nerdy, awkward lab assistant (Rob Kerkovich). Theres even a complicated wife situation built in for the main character, which should give fans the type of very slow character arc that works in a procedural. Think Detective Stablers personal life in Law & Order: SVU.
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