Donald Bellisario Sues Over NCIS Spinoff

Donald Bellisario, who was involved with the NCIS franchise until a few years ago, has sued over the spinoff NCIS: Los Angeles, claiming that he had the right to be involved with the creation of the new show. More here from The Hollywood Reporter, which provides a link to the complaint here. (I'll admit it--in terms of what goes on with the characters and plots of these shows, I'm completely lost. Is this franchise at all related to Law & Order, or CSI, or ...). Just kidding.