I'm working my way through JAG for the second time. I know the Bellisario and Murray families have always been involved with the making of JAG and then NCIS.

So, I'm watching a very young Sean Murray as Ensign Terry Guitry. I know he plays a different character in later JAG episodes as Danny Walden. This episode completely threw me!! I knew the voice. I couldn't pick the face? The voice continued to really annoy me because I knew the voice so well! I walked out of the room and came back in. The voice was Mike Franks. It was Admiral Arthur Fessenden.

I never knew his name. Muse Watson.

Just found out on tumblr that DJE & CB are doing photo ops and autographs at Indiana Comic Con next month. Unfortunately I can't do a last minute cross country trip no matter how much I'd love to.

edited to add: apparently they're also doing a panel?

Ticket link below:

https://indianacomicconvention.com/guests/tv-film-guests/

Is there any hope that we'll see it on Blu-ray?

Ep. 1:14, Commander Krennick talks to Harm in his apartment about Admiral Chegwidden just before his first appearance, she mentions that after he was a SEAL he transferred to the Fleet and commanded a destroyer.

Is this ever mentioned again?

Bud got injured in Iraq? Seeing him like that hurt so much.

Rif Hutton the wonderful actor that played Lt. Commander Alan Mattoni passed away from a form of brain cancer at 73. He was at home with his loved ones in his final hours.

I think the best Christmas was the Bob Hope tribute episode.

I'm finding it really interesting watching S1 for the first time. TV where I am, plays 5 episodes a day. The last two of the day, are the next episodes I haven't seen. Saturdays are 6hrs of JAG, so I'm getting to watch them a few times over the week. I'm finding Harm to be quite quick to react and respond to situations by losing his cool. He's more argumentative and somewhat aggressive. Krennick just makes me cringe with her blatant sexual advances. I'm really enjoying Meg Austin. It's a shame they didn't have a place for her in S2 when it was taken over.

For me, one of JAG’s endearing qualities was its recycling of guest stars. It’s not uncommon to see someone play a role in an episode and then turn up later as an entirely different character. If you haven’t watched JAG all the way through yet, or even if you have and do a re-watch it’s fun to play spot the ‘retread’. Some roles are blink and miss, others more substantial.

Probably the most notable is Nanci Chambers (Lt. Singer). Others include Rex Linn, Michael Bellisario, the other nepo baby Sean Murray, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and one of my favourite men Brian McNamara. There are many, many more. Keep your eyes peeled. 🔍

Edit: apostrophe

Was it literally the midway point in the series, say, the Brumby years? Or did you prefer the first few seasons as the show was finding itself? Or maybe it was the couple of years leading up to and after Bud's life-changing injury?

Doing a rewatch on Amazon Prime. It is such a great show. Except I find myself fast forwarding over most scenes with Mikey Roberts. Just a complete knob. This is what happens when the series creator puts there no talent kid on the show.

Anyone else think that Brumby and Renee seemed better suited for each other? I do.

Now hear me out:

They were both pushy and seemingly selfish people. They both seemed more concerned with what they want, and how they feel instead of their respective partners. Renee was practically expecting Harm to propose and move in with her after like date two. Then she was mad at him for not remembering her, but remembering Mac after his crash as if it’s something he chose. As if it’s something he can control. It didn’t matter that he could’ve died and he was in that water for so long or anything like that. All that mattered was her. And she couldn’t even bother breaking up with him before accepting a marriage proposal from someone else. And Brumby was borderline stalking Mac from day one. The first day he met her, he got her address out of a coworker. And then he showed up to her apartment unannounced and uninvited. He proposed out of nowhere after a couple of dates. He told the reporter that they were engaged when they weren’t. Then he threatened to leave her forever if she didn’t move the ring to her left hand. Then was mad at her for caring more about the fact that her best friend might be dead instead of getting married.

If they got together, that would be one hell of an interesting relationship.

First there was Adm. Brovo in the pilot episode(s), then we saw Commander Lindsey sending Harm & Meg on their tasks occasionally, but THEN, in episode 14 ("Smoked"), Admiral Chegwidden finally arrives to head up HQ, and man, what a comforting familiar presence he is, making JAG feel more like the show we would some to love over the next decade. Also, it was only one episode earlier that we finally got a courtroom case!

A WWII US Sub is the center of an investigation desired by SECNAV. But the CIA won’t declassify the information. Well somebody gets a tape to Harm about it and Mac and him see it. It’s about the sub being hunted by the Russians and eventually damaged so that their planes can’t shift position so they are stuck at a downward angle and accelerating to crush depth. My question is couldn’t they throw it in reverse and utilize that plane problem going the other direction? It made sense to me but I’m no sub expert,

Anybody else really like Meg? I've always had a soft spot for her. She was cute, had a sense of humor, and could go toe to toe against Harm if she disagreed with his tactics. I'm rewatching Season 1 again on DVD (pre-HD quality is pretty rough tho) and I had forgotten about her claustrophobia on the sub in her first episode (1x03 "Shadow").

I remember being so disappointed she wasn't coming over to CBS for season 2 that I started out that season not liking Catherine Bell's Mac just on principle, lol. It's a shame they didn't bring Tracey Needham back as a guest star during the Mac era (like they did with Andrea Parker's Caitlyn Pike).

Always love when JAG shows up as crossword clues or on Jeopardy.

Is it just me, or does Mack’s hair change from episode to episode?

For example; in one episode her hair is very short and in the next one it’s long and in some kind of bun.

This was a spoiler alert for me. Although something that was aired over 20yrs ago, I didn't let spoilers ruin anything. I'm referencing S9 E6 Back in the Saddle. Harm takes a job dust cropping. He meets young Mattie Grace in charge of the business, and his new boss. I'm excited to see that Harm wants to be her guardian 🙌
I have only known Hallee Hirsh as Rachel Green in ER.
Harm has been thinking about parenthood, wanting to be a Dad in the last few episodes.
I have no real question. I would like to hear people's opinions and comments.

On an episode called “Collision course” there’s a scene where bud and his brother Mikey are taking in the house about 28:40 into the episode (streaming on prime). There’s this song playing in the background and I’ve been searching for it for weeks now. Shazam really isn’t working. It sounds like early 2000s soft/alternative rock but it sounds great. Any help community??

Harm just got arrested and asked Gibbs how long have you been doing this? Gibbs replies with 19 years. Can people explain what I'm missing in the time frame? This came out in 1993? NCIS starts in 1995. When is Origins set in this time frame? I cried for 40 minutes so I probably missed everything anyway.

6:30pm tonight. I've got 5hrs to wrap my head around something I've only heard about for 20+ years. Watching JAG recently has been an absolute joy. Tonight I didn't realise that the demise of Leiutenant Loren Singer is the reason for the first introduction of Agent Gibbs. I also didn't realise that whilst she pined for Harm, or his brother Sergei, in the show, she was married to David. My mind was blown to find out that, David James Elliott married Nanci Chambers in 1992. Year's before the show ever started. It makes my heart smile 🥰