Kevin C. Wong

TV Show - JAG Season 1 (1995) [+]

JAG is one of my favorite TV series. I recently rewatched season 1 and it still mostly hold up. Navy lawyers Lt Commander Harmon Rabb (David James Elliott) and Lieutenant JG Meg Austin (Tracey Needham) are sent everywhere to investigate and sometimes do court cases. Lots of good sets and reuse of Paramount Movies film footage made for cool military scenes.

The 2-hour pilot had Rabb partner with Lieutenant Caitlin Pike (Andrea Parker) and they had a more flirty relationship. Pike returned for a couple of episodes and it was great. With Austin there was a little flirty-ness but a lot more toned down. The last episode is a bit weird because it's a cliffhanger and then the show moved to CBS and they recast Rabb's partner so the episode is never resolved on-screen.

Comparatively, I did watch three episodes of season two (not the first three because Paramount+ only has about half of season two for viewing) and that first CBS season is pretty scuffed. More real-world locations I guess because no military sets in the budget.

Anyway, JAG Season One is still entertaining.