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Quality Television FINALLY comes to DVD!
I hesitated adding my review to the vast majority of great reviews. I have been so frustrated for many years that JAG has not previously been released on DVD! In a culture where television programs that should never have been aired to begin with are released after only one season while they are still in production, it is beyond comprehesion why the first season of a ten year show the quality of JAG won't be released until well more than a year after the series ending!

Upon email notice from Amazon that JAG will be released July 23, I did two things. I first contacted my wife to let her know that great news (she is as much a fan of the show as I), and then preordered it! I cannot wait until it arrives.

Why do those who decide what is released on DVD think JAG ran for ten seasons? It is a high quality show based around lead characters that have high integrity, professionalism, love of country and pride in what they do! The great blend of intelligent story...

JAG - SEASON 1
YES, FINALLY, Paramount has graciously given us JAG, SEASON 1, on DVD. This series was one of the longest running series on CBS in its history (not many are able to make it past 10 years). The DVD has ranked as the 2nd most requested DVD on another popular DVD site for several months & deservedly so. The heart & soul of JAG is the character of Harmon Rabb, fighter pilot & later JAG senior attorney. Not enough words exist to describe why the character of Harm has become so beloved among JAG fans! If you love drama & action which has heart, which speaks to truth, ethics, morality, patriotism, basic commonly shared values, honor, justice, and "doing what's right"...all against the backdrop of the US Military Judge Advocate General's office....and does so with great humor, compassion, romance, angst, & adventure in stories often "ripped from the headlines," then you will love JAG !! Fans of the show are eager to finally have this first season, which partners Harm with blonde Texas...

Finally
The TV version of "A Few Good Men", JAG succeeded in portraying and combining excellent court room drama with military procedure, protocal, culture, etc. That it finally made DVD means fans will no longer have to depend on early morning USA reruns to see the show.

Season 1 was not spectacular, but it will nonetheless satisfy viewers. The first season was mostly characterized by more action by Harmon Rabb (David James Elliot) outside of the courtroom than inside, including various stunts in the air and on the ground. Some episodes--probably due to logistical limitations as the show was being developed--clearly borrow from famous war/military films and sometimes show inconsistencies, such as a featured submarine alternating between the Red October and an Akula. Fortunately, such flaws do not take away from the entertainment value of the show. Additionally, Season 1 was cool because it featured (memory serving) cameos by good and well-known actors like Ron Livingston...

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