Introduction

The eighth season of JAG premiered on CBS on 24 September 2002, and concluded on 20 May 2003.

The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Television.

The two episodes, “Ice Queen” and “Meltdown” also introduced the team who later appeared in the spin-off series NCIS which became a franchise in its own right.

Outline

Part 3 of 3 (Part 01 and Part 02).

Bud and Coates’s trip to Afghanistan takes a turn for the worse when Bud, attempting to save a young Afghan boy from a minefield is left badly injured with his right leg being lost after Bud steps on a landmine. As the JAG staff wait for news about Bud, everyone recalls their various meetings with Bud that have occurred over the last seven years, while Admiral Chegwidden and Lieutenant Singer both testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about the “dirty bomb” attack that was stopped in “Enemy Below” with the outcome eventually costing Alexander Nelson (Paul Collins) his job as SECNAV.

JAG Series 08

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Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Jeannot Szwarc.
• Writer(s): Donald P. Bellasario and Charles Holland.
• Release Date: 24 September 2002.
• Running Time: 42-47 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.