JAG Series 05 Overview (1999-2000)

Introduction

The fifth season of JAG premiered on CBS on 21 September 1999, and concluded on 23 May 2000.

The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with, what was then-known as, Paramount Television (its post 2006 name is CBS Studios).

Outline

Lieutenant Commander Harmon “Harm” Rabb Jr. (David James Elliott), now back as an F-14 Tomcat pilot aboard the USS Patrick Henry, finds himself forced to defend a young lieutenant who has mistakenly fired upon Russian armoured vehicles (“King of the Greenie Board”), while his former partner (and newly promoted) Lieutenant Colonel Sarah “Mac” MacKenzie (Catherine Bell) continues to enforce, prosecute and defend the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) from within the Headquarters of the Judge Advocate General, a division of the Department of the Navy.

This season, Mac is pitted against Mic Brumby (Trevor Goddard) in court (“Rules of Engagement”), Harm is forced to push a plane to safety using a tailhook (“True Calling”) before returning to JAG (“The Return”), Mac investigate psy-ops (“Psychic Warrior”), Harm is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (“Front and Center”), Bud (Patrick Labyorteaux) is kidnapped (“Rogue”), and, on the orders of Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson), the team travel to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (“Boomerang”).

Meanwhile, Gunnery Sergeant Victor “Gunny” Galindez (Randy Vasquez) is accused of gay-bashing (“People v. Gunny”), Harm investigates a decade-old murder (“Body Talk”), and Mic resigns his Australian commission (“Surface Warfare”).

JAG Series 05

Episode 01: King of the Greenie Board, Part 01.
Episode 02: Rules of Engagement, Part 02.
Episode 03: True Callings.
Episode 04: The Return.
Episode 05: Front and Centre.
Episode 06: Psychic Warrior.
Episode 07: Rogue.
Episode 08: The Colonel’s Wife.
Episode 09: Contemptuous Words.
Episode 10: Mishap.
Episode 11: Ghosts of Christmas Past.
Episode 12: Into the Breech.
Episode 13: Life or Death.
Episode 14: Cabin Pressure.
Episode 15: Boomerang, Part 01.
Episode 16: Boomerang, Part 02.
Episode 17: People v. Gunny.
Episode 18: The Bridge at Kang So Ri.
Episode 19: Promises.
Episode 20: Drop Zone.
Episode 21: The Witches of Gulfport.
Episode 22: Overdue & Presumed Lost.
Episode 23: Real Deal Seal.
Episode 24: Body Talk.
Episode 25: Surface Warfare.

You can find a full index and overview of JAG here.

Trivia

Prior to the start of JAG’s fifth season, the series entered syndication.
At the time season five was first aired in the United States, JAG was seen in over 90 countries worldwide.
From 12 to 14 July 1999, the JAG production team including its three main actors were allowed by the US Navy to film scenes on location aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), while she sailed off the coast of California.
It was the first time the JAG production team were on board an active aircraft carrier at sea and while it was conducting flight operations.
The footage obtained from this visit were used for the first three episodes of the season.
The 100th and 101st episodes of JAG were partially shot with the main cast on several locations in and around Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Among the locations were Fleet Base East and Sydney Airport.
These were the only episodes of JAG filmed outside the United States.

Production & Filming Details

Creator(s): Donald P. Bellasario.
Producer(s): Donald P. Bellasario, Chas. Floyd Johnson, Howard Kazanijan, David Bellasario, Stephen Zito, R. Scott Gemmill, and Chip Vucelich.
Music: Bruce Broughton, Steven Bramson, and Velton Ray Bunch.
Cinematography: Hugo Cortina, David J. Miller, and Larry Lindsey.
Production: Paramount Network Television, Belasarius Productions, and NBC Productions.
Distributor(s): Paramount Domestic Television and CBS Television Distribution.
Release Date: 21 September 1999 to 23 May 2000.
Running Time: 42-47 minutes.
Country: US.
Language: English.