"JAG" (1995) TV series 1995-2005

Creator:

Donald P. Bellisario

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

23 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The cases of Harmon Rabb, former Navy fighter pilot, and his fellow JAG lawyers.

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Fighter Pilot | Navy | Acronym In Title | Aircraft Carrier

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 wins & 17 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Jan. 6	10:00 AM	USA	Above and Beyond	#3.8
Wed. Jan. 6	11:00 AM	USA	Impact	#3.9

Cast

David James Elliott	...	Cmdr. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. / ... (225 episodes, 1995-2005)
Catherine Bell	...	Lt. Col. Sarah 'Mac' MacKenzie / ... (206 episodes, 1996-2005)
Patrick Labyorteaux	...	Lt. Bud Roberts, Jr. / ... (204 episodes, 1995-2005)
John M. Jackson	...	Adm. Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden / ... (183 episodes, 1996-2004)
Chuck Carrington	...	P.O. Jason Tiner / ... (103 episodes, 1997-2003)
Karri Turner	...	Lt. Harriet Sims / ... (100 episodes, 1997-2005)

Also Known As:

JAG: Judge Advocate General (Australia)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Australia:M (some episodes) | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Belisarius Productions

Trivia:

During the last half of season 8, Catherine Bell was shown mostly behind a desk or holding something in front of her because she was pregnant. Her character pretended to be pregnant during the last couple of episodes of the 8th season, then threw away the padding during the Season 9 premiere - because Bell had given birth during the summer hiatus.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: The hull numbers on ships often do not match the ones displayed on the base caps etc. worn by the crews.

Quotes:

Lt Cmdr Manetti: I never miss a chance to shut up, and this seems like a dandy time.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Family Guy: Petergeist (#4.26)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Theme from JAG

Another superb Belisarius Production

I've always been a huge fan of Don Bellisario's creations, starting with 'Airwolf' (still my all-time favourite), and then 'Quantum Leap', but J.A.G. is really Don's excuse to get back to what he does best... military-based drama series (preferably with some big aerial toys to play with).

I loved the 1st Season of J.A.G. especially... the scripts and cast were at their best (with Andrea Parker - who later moved on to one of the main roles in 'The Prefender'), Tracey Needham and Andrea Thompson, but a network & cast change at the start of the 2nd Season brought about a slight watering down of the show [the same happened after the superb 1st Season of 'Airwolf'] increased the ratings - so much so, that by its current 1999-2000 5th Season, it is now a Top 20 Nielsen show.

The show has returned more to its action roots with the 4th and 5th Seasons, so I'm happy again.

Some of the 2nd & 3rd Season episodes are terrible though - including the one based in Northern Ireland, which was completely unrealistic. Like the Russian post above this one, the producers/writers of the show should visit other countries first before using every foreign stereotype they can come up with.

But, in the end, I still wouldn't miss this show (the only one I currently even make time to watch regularly) as it is, after all, a Belisarius Production!