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CONTENTS The plot Characters Review Fun Facts Links |
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CHARACTERS Harm Meg Mac Chegwidden Krennick |
| Production: | Belisarius Production / CBS |
| Type: | Action-adventure, Drama |
| Title in Sweden: | På heder och samvete |
| Broadcast in Sweden: | TV3 on Sundays at 20.00 (First season reruns) |
| Main Cast: | David James Elliott, Tracy Needham, Cathrine Bell, Andrea Thompson |
The show, JAG (short for the military term Judge Advocate General), is a drama-action series
about two of the lawyers in the JAG unit. They investigate crimes that have been committed in
the navy. Of course their is always something that is wrong and the action begins. Every episode
is a great mix of court-room drama and military action.A big part of the show is the split loyalty the JAG lawyers face. On one hand the loyalty to the law and on the other hand the loyalty to the corps. The decision mostly comes to one of the lawyers judgment. JAG is a real elite Navy cadre consisting of lawyers, who investigate and prosecute military crimes. The second season has started in Sweden and the viewers weren't late to react to the change of the plot ignoring the last episode of the first season. But Mac shows great promise for the coming episodes.
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The characters | |
![[Harm]](../pics/harm.jpg)
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Lt. Cmdr Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. (David James Elliott), the son of a decorated Navy pilot
who is still missing in Vietnam. Harm himself flew planes
until a bout of night blindness led to a devastating crash, killing his radio operator and leaving him feeling
responsible. Cleared of all charges yet still unable to take to the air, Rabb serves his country as a member
of the elite JAG corp. Though in possession of far-ranging powers as detective, prosecutor and defence attorney, Harm, as he is known, still must face a military organisation that does not take kindly to "outsiders" investigating what they consider to be their own business. This fact, combined with his wish to honour his father's legacy, forces him to strike a delicate balance between doing what's right for the Navy and doing what's right for the common good.
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![[Meg]](../pics/meg.jpg)
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Lt. Meg Austin (Tracy Needham) is the women that defiace the
traditional thinking in the navy by her presence. Her gender provides her obstacles
in her work as she constantly needs to prove her to others. But her special expertise
in computers and weaponry makes her invaluable and she is a vital part of the JAG team.
Additionally she is a very skilled sailor and lawyer. She was Harm's partner from the second episode and forward. But the second season she was replaced by Mac as Harm's partner.
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![[Mac]](../pics/bell.jpg)
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Marine Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Cathrine Bell),
also a JAG lawyer, who bravely
faces the challenges of her dangerous missions while dealing
with traditional-thinking personnel who respond to her gender
instead of her uniform. Opposite to Harm her motto is, "Rifleman first, attorney second." She appeared in early seasons in a minor role as Harm's personal friend. Beginning from the second season she replaced Meg as Harm's partner after a disagreement between the producers and NBC, the network broadcasting the show earlier.
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Adm. A J Chegwidden (John M. Jackson), the JAG commander.
On the surface another one of the diciplined commanders. But in heart he is a
true soldier.
As a former Navy SEAL he known how it is in the field. He puts a lot of trust
in Harm and Meg/Mac.
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![[Krennick]](../pics/krennick.gif)
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Commander Allison Krennick (Andrea Thompson), Harm's group
commander in the last episodes of the first season. She is a strong commander backed-up
by the fact that she is Admiral Chegwidden's protégé. She have openly shown an interest for Harm, other then the professional.
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Review | |
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Only the first season have been broadcasted in Sweden and well, I think the first
ten episodes was just superb. But the quality have dropped considerably during the
second half of the first season. The Harm character have taken up more and more screen
time, not leaving the Meg character much space in the show.
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Fun facts | |
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Links related to JAG | |
| JAG CBS Official homepage | As all official sites it's has comprehensive bios. Overall it's a good site. |
| JAG Paramount Official homepage | Somewhat an disappointment. Includes plot of the upcoming episode. |
| The Unofficial JAG Page | Perhaps the best JAG page with a lot of info. Not much to look at though. |
| Tracy's JAG Home Page | A good site with both info about the show and the real JAG. |
| The JAGSite | The best JAG site so far. Character bioses, Character facts, gallery, Fanfics and more. |
| JAG - Sandra Beverloo | Another JAg site but very throughly made. |
| Tracy's JAG Episode Guide | A good episode guide. Only first season. |
| Episodelists & -Guides by LS: J.A.G. | Another good episode guide. Also lists the german titles of the episodes. |
| Justin Lin's JAG FTP site | Lots of pictures from the show. |
| The Mac 'n Harm Fanfic Archive | A new Fanfic site. Starting to build up quite a collection. |
| The Unofficial David James Elliott Fan Club | Good fan site with all the things you expect. |
| The *OFFICIAL* Catherine Bell Fan Club | As the offical part indicates it is good site with good content. Contains anything you want to know about her. |
| The *Unofficial* Steven Culp Fan Club | The usual fan site about our dear Clayton Webb |
| Yahoo JAG links | Well, it is a bit thin for a Yahoo page. But it's there. |
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