Product Description

In this explosive hour-long dramatic adventure series, David James Elliot stars as Lieutenant Commander "Harm" Rabb, Jr., a brave, outstanding Navy Lawyer and officer in the Judge Advocate General (J.A.G.) Corps. His missions are to investigate and prosecute all crimes, accidents, acts of terrorism and espionage related to the Navy and Marine Corps. Playing the diverse roles of investigator, prosecutor and defense attorney, Harm and his partner Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell), use their intelligence and determination to uncover the mysteries behind cases involving murder, treason, espionage and other high crimes to bring world-class criminals to justice. JAG combines all the intensity of the battlefield and all the suspense of a criminal investigation into an action-packed hour!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7894 in DVD
• Brand: Paramount
• Released on: 2006-11-07
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 4
• Dimensions: .50 pounds
• Running time: 695 minutes

Amazon.com
JAG (Judge Advocate General): The Complete Second Season finds former Navy pilot turned JAG lawyer Harmon "Harm" Rabb (David James Elliott) partnered with an attractive marine attorney, Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell), in both the prosecution and defense of military service personnel charged with crimes. Helped by boyish, chipmunk-cheeked law student Lt. Cmdr. Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux) and guided by the tough but fair Admiral Chegwidden (John M. Jackson), Harm and Mac take on some pretty novel cases, beginning with the bizarre theft of the Declaration of Independence by Mac's own uncle, a renegade colonel trying to make a point about the fecklessness of the U.S. government. In "Secrets," a convicted spy (Victor Love) escapes from a Navy brig, taking Chegwidden--who successfully prosecuted him--hostage, and demanding that Harm and the others look into his allegation that the CIA set him up to look like a traitor.

Harm often gets assignments that require more than his legal-eagle skills. In "Washington Holiday," he's ordered to escort a Romanian princess (Kiersten Warren) through Washington while her father negotiates with the U.S. State Department for application to NATO. It's not an unpleasant task by any stretch, but it is perilous, considering an unidentified assassin is lurking around the nation’s capital, waiting to kill the royal daughter. "Cowboys and Cossacks" is a tense drama about two Cold War-era warship captains, an American and a Russian, who turn a joint war games exercise into a personal grudge match—with Harm, Mac, and Bud trapped as official observers. "Rendezvous" is an interesting story about professional ethics that pits Mac against Harm in a case involving a wife abuser--with Mac reluctantly providing the accused man, a monstrous fellow, her best defense. Created by Donald P. Bellisario (Quantum Leap), JAG is never dull and often surprising. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

The Harm and Mac attack...JAG season two arrives on DVD in November
Its rare when DVD season sets are released close together. Usually fans have to wait 10-12 months for a new release, but Paramount Home Entertainment has done right by the fans with this quick release of JAG Season Two on DVD, probably because they made us wait so long to begin with. But yes JAG fans, the Harm and Mac Attack is on the way. For those unfamiliar with the show, JAG tells the story of officers of the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps. Both investigators and lawyers, the JAGs go wherever the case is, whether its on the deck of a 75,000 ton aircraft carrier or with a Marine fire team in the field.

JAG Season Two was a milestone of sorts as well as a transition. Picked up after its cancellation by NBC after Season One, JAG was given 15 episodes to make its case to stay on the air. With the introduction of new characters, it quickly garnered more viewers and became a success for CBS, leading to another 8 seasons on that network. Season 2 saw the arrival of feisty and beautiful Marine lawyer Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell) to join Tomcat pilot/Jag lawyer Lt.Cmdr. Harmon Rabb (David James Elliot). Mac was a great foil for Rabb, and the two characters had a palpable chemistry from their first episode together, We The People. (this chemistry was first seen in Bell's brief appearance in the 1st season episode Skeleton Crew, where she played Harm's murdered girlfriend.)

With the arrival of Mac however, we said a fond goodbye to Harm's former partners Lt. Meg Austin (Tracy Needham) and Cmdr. Allison Krennick (Andrea Thompson). Needham's departure was sad given the intelligence and chemistry she brought to the role of Lt. Austin, but with a new network, changes had to be made. Executive Producer Donald Bellisario decided to bring in Catherine Bell and focus the stories primarily on the team of Mac and Harm in Season Two, with great results. Lt. Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux), Ensign Harriet Sims (Kerri Turner), Petty Officer Tiner (Chuck Carrington), and CIA Agent Clayton Webb (Steven Culp) became regular characters, adding some fun to the mix, and the decision to keep Admiral Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) as the head JAG after Season One was a smart one. Jackson had the right amount of humor, gravitas, and fierceness to play the part.

The visual feel of Season Two was improved, with less reliance on stock footage from films as was seen in Season One. The biggest improvement was seeing Harm and company in the courtroom more, whereas Season One rarely had episodes focusing on the lawyer part of JAG. Overall storylines were tighter and better thought out, with the episodes Secrets, The Guardian, Code Blue, and Heroes the standouts in the season. Of course as with any show, there were some clunkers in the bunch, most notably the terrible Washington Holiday, with Harm watching over a Romanian princess. Season Two ends with the courtroom showdown between Harm and Mac in Rendezvous. A good episode, but not one that ended the season on a cliffhanger by any means.

The extras are very limited on this 4-disc set, due to its short length and the quick turnaround time between the release of Seasons One and Two. There are several audio commentaries, one featurette on Season Two, and a featurette on the real-life JAG corps. This season represented the new era of the show, with Mac, Bud, Harriet, Tiner, the Admiral, Webb, and of course Harm, and that alone is worth the money for JAG fans. Highly recommended.

A.G. Corwin
St.Louis, MO

SO BEGINS THE SHIPPERS!!! :)
Ahhh so now here is where JAG really got its start!!! The chemistry b/w David James Elliott and Catherine Bell was the BEST!! When CB came on the show, she was so awesome as Mac-- first off what a cool TV character name; she was tough, strong, smart, beautiful, kick-a@# marine who gave her "flyboy" (a nickname she had for Harm)a huge run for his money. But the partnership is what was so special to watch... You NEED to buy this DVD--VERY WORTH IT!! :) It is the beginning of what people became known as "shippers" being for Harm and Mac being together. Also the rest of the cast ROCKED-- Bud was hysterical and Admiral was very entertaining to watch! Semper Fi JAG SEASON 2!!! :)

Thank heaven they didn't make us wait 10 more years for Season 2!!
I can't really review this DVD per se since it isn't released yet, but I just want to thank the powers-that-be for putting Season 2 out so soon after Season 1 was released. I am a huge JAG fan who still misses the show. I really enjoyed the Harm and Mac relationship, but since I didn't start watching JAG until about half-way through Season 2, I am really looking forward to getting Season 2 to catch up on the earlier episodes. I have Season 1 and I'm enjoying it immensely, but I won't be happy until they announce the release of the rest of the seasons. And I'll buy them all,too!

TV was rarely ever better. So, to the people who do the work of getting JAG onto DVD, I have one thing to say: BRING 'EM ON - AND DON'T DILLY-DALLY!!!