"JAG" Fair Winds and Following Seas (2005)

Director:

Bradford May

Writers:

Donald P. Bellisario (creator) and
Stephen Zito (writer)

TV Series:

"JAG" (1995)

Original Air Date:

29 April 2005 (Season 10, Episode 22)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Harm is promoted to Captain, and assigned to London. Mac is assigned to San Diego. They start deciding...

Plot Keywords:

Criminal Justice | Lawyer | Fighter Pilot | Navy | Court Martial

Cast

David James Elliott	...	Capt. Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr.
Catherine Bell	...	Lt. Col. Sarah 'Mac' MacKenzie
Patrick Labyorteaux	...	Lt. Cmdr. Bud Roberts, Jr.
Scott Lawrence	...	Cmdr. Sturgis Turner
Zoe McLellan	...	P.O. Jennifer Coates
Chris Beetem	...	Lt. Gregory Vukovic
Karri Turner	...	Lt. Harriet Sims
Michael Bellisario	...	Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts
David Andrews	...	Maj. Gen. Gordon 'Biff' Cresswell
Michael O'Neill	...	Maj. Gen. Harold Rossing
Tammy Townsend	...	Lt. Clarize Boyette
Judith Hoag	...	Mildred Evans
Johanna Black	...	Bartender
Zachary Bostrom	...	Recruit Walter Evans (as Zach Bostrom)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jon Barton	...	Officer (as John Barton)
Andy B. Dardaine	...	Actor
John M. Jackson	...	Admiral Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden (archive footage)
Scott Norris	...	Marine

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Trivia:

A Season 10 episode set in San Diego was intended as a possible spin-off show starring Catherine Bell, because it was clear at that point that David James Eliot would not return for an 11th season even if the show was not canceled, AND it was clear the show would be canceled anyway. The series finale referenced this when Bell's Col. MacKenzie was promoted and stationed in San Diego. CBS declined to do a spin off anyway.

Quotes:

Harm: Mac, we have 12 hours.
Mac: We've had 9 years.
Harm: I guess maybe, I just needed a deadline.
Mac: Well, you got one sailor.
[pause. Harm and Mac kiss]
Mac: What are you proposing? And that's not a Freudian slip.
Harm: I'm proposing. Let's get married.

Soundtrack:

100 Years

The Series

This was the one of the best shows on TV. I must say it was on the same level as Gunsmoke, Mash, and a few others. The actors seem to be made for the parts they played, and seeing them every week was like inviting an old friend into your home. You wondered out loud to yourself if and when Harm and Mac would ever get together. The parts of the show on the aircraft carriers were breathtaking with the Tomcats landing and taking off. The dogfights in the air, and the battle scenes gave you an idea just how good these F-14's would be in a real war. I have seen all the shows, either in the re-runs, or when they were first aired. I still watch them today whenever I get a chance to see them again. It's sad it had to end, but like all good things ....life goes on. Good luck to all the actors involved, and I hope they all connect with another great show.