Along the Maryland coast, just inside the Virginia state borders, is the Quantico Naval Base, home to a fictional investigation team led by the unpredictable Leroy Jethro Gibbs. The wildly popular television show NCIS focuses on solving crimes involving naval victims. These crimes have one thing in common: violence. In 2005, some Quantico workers found a “meat puzzle” (C. Schulenburg 9) hidden in barrels of toxic materials. During this episode, the viewer can see a massacred body, cut into several pieces, exposed on several tables in the NCIS morgue (C. Schulenburg 9). A year later, an episode of NCIS aired showing a character explosion while playing golf (Update: TV Violencce). Originally, violence did not appear on television sets to such an escalating degree. Violence made its first appearance in the ten years following the birth of television in 1928 (J. Torr 62). He appeared in the programming of western-themed shows, which were very popular at that time. Guns and fighting would be common in 1950s shows such as Gunsmoke and Have Gun Will Travel (Television). It was towards the end of this decade that outraged television fans began to criticize the entire television industry, including the pervasive (television) violence. The following decade, westerns introduced crime-themed dramas. A recurring show on the CBS network under the name Man Against Crime was made with the intent to kill as its signature (J. Torr 62). “The show's writers were instructed that 'someone must be murdered, preferably early, with the threat of further violence to come'” (J. Torr 63). This crime drama theme gave rise to a multitude of shows that all revolved around the same subject. In a q...... middle of paper ......rou pName=glen39253&version=1.0>"TV Violence." Media and health (2003): 1-4. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Spring 2003. Web. October 26, 2011. “Updated: Violence on TV. » Problems and controversies recorded: n. page. Problems and controversies. News Service Facts, Oct. 5, 2007. Internet. November 2, 2011. Zuckerman, Mortimer B. “Televised Violence Contributes to Juvenile Crime.” Opposing points of view: juvenile delinquency. Ed. AE Sadler. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale of wind. Ironwood High School. October 26. 2011