Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!

MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

winstonfg I'd classify this show as a bit like 'the FBI' - solid, unchallenging entertainment for the most part, that falls just short of propaganda for the armed forces; but which I'm quite sure has (or had) its wholehearted support.But to simply label it as "forces-friendly" is to do it a disservice. The cast is very good and, from time to time, the show served up an *excellent* episode - usually based around a single person - that deals with important issues. One such is "King of the Fleas" (season 3, episode 5).The rest of the "Top Gun" stuff I can take or leave, and I suspect was more directed to it's "family" target demographic than a hoary old sceptic like me; but I guess it takes all sorts.And for the pleasure of watching Catherine Bell in uniform, I can take a bit of propaganda.

Mark Sevier I came to JAG in the middle of season four, and was immediately hooked. I found the characters just a shade idealized, but still eminently believable. Needless to say, I was smitten with Mac MacKenzie. She was the most realistically human of all the characters in the series, having strengths and weaknesses, heroism and frailty. The chemistry between Mac and Harm resonated with me. After following the show for half a season, I had to begin collecting the DVDs as they became available, pre-ordering the next season every year. Then I discovered that Mac was the heiress and successor to two equally vibrant female officers, both having been Harm's partners, Meg Austin and Caitlin Pike. And both equally delicious. Which brings me to a question. If anyone reads this, I'd like to know if anyone else noticed: about the middle of season 1, Harm is suddenly portrayed as a Lieutenant Commander; but in the next episode he's a Lieutenant, and remains so for several episodes. Then he is promoted to Lieutenant Commander with all due ceremony and congratulations, and the promotion is reinforced by congratulations in a following episode. Were these episodes produced, or aired, out of sequence? It bothered me only minimally, but I'd be interested to know if anyone else noticed.

char_lo Yup...JAG, it's a good concept turning bad. As far as I know the acting is overall correct, if not good. The story are not surprising : a trial and an investigation in the US Army. The characters are interesting and you feel compelled to follow their live. Even the Soap don't bothered me as I think a little soap in any show isn't bad,maybe even unavoidable. Technically, the show is far from the worse I've seen, and is, in fact, rather good. So, why 4 star only ?It's because somewhere, this show has become a vehicle for US army propaganda. When the show isn't saying' bad thing over foreigner, be they Middle-Easterner, Chinese, Russian or other, it's the American civilian that receive the burn of the culpability, or some minor religion (Wicca church episode, here we go !)Sometimes, VERY RARELY, we have a deserter, but essentially, this show turn to show (duh !) how brave and perfect are the men and women that make the US Army.Don't get me wrong, most of them probably are, but it's just exaggerated and it's there when the show just loose all credibility. This is done very blatantly sometimes, and other, in very devious way...Yeah, truly, I don't need to see a 30-45 minute recruitment trailer for US Army once per week. More of that, it's just offensive for all foreigner and even American civilian. (Just check how the navy save the face in the Pearl Harbor episode, how my !)So, I recommend to any viewer of this show to keep their brain active while watching it.

mickbina This series can be watched over and over again, and each time new details are seen. The actual shots of real naval operations are blended into the fictional story very well. Characters were built over a period of time to be believable. One week point - would a bumbling, naive over aged teenager like Bud Roberts ever have made Lt Commander in the USN? One certainly hopes not! Sympathy for his injury and battle to regain his mobility, plus appreciation for his personal life tragedies are one thing, but I feel his career skills , general usefulness to JAG and continued immaturity would deny such a promotion in the real world. The appearance of President Bill Clinton in several episodes was a real coup for the producers of the show - I enjoyed the scene where a chopper came to pick up Rabb when he was jogging in the vicinity of the Pres and his secret service guards. All in all, a really enjoyable series and I am glad that History Television in Canada is running it on an never ending cycle through all ten years of episodes.