Have you ever hated . . .

a character in a book or on a TV show so much that you can hardly stand to read/watch it? Tony DeNozo from CBS's "NCIS" is that guy for me.

I started watching the show because I have connections to the real NCIS that go way back to when they were just plain NIS. I happen to have a couple of ideas for future books featuring NCIS agents, so I wanted to see how close TV got to reality. (If you're wondering, about the only thing the show and the federal agency have in common is the name. Talk about missing the mark!)

I like Abby, the lab geek, and the computer geek whose name I can never remember. I even like Gibbs, as much as he can be liked. But Tony . . . every time he opens his mouth, I just want to hurt him -- BAD. He's such an incompetent, immature, juvenile jerk who would have been fired ages ago. I've got a terrific imagination, but for the life of me, I can't figure out why the writers think anyone would be interested in this character . . . except, of course, for other incompetent, immature, juvenile jerks.

Please, CBS, fire him, kill him off, or -- here's a revolutionary idea -- let him grow up.

Yeah, like that's gonna happen. Rachel9:17 AM