Lieutenant Commander Bud Roberts Jr. (Patrick Labyorteaux), Lieutenant Harriet Simms (Karri Turner), Sturgis Turner (Scott Lawrence), and Rear Admiral Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) form the remainder of the basic core group of characters.
JAG – The Eighth Season is now available on DVD. It continues the series as it left off on a cliffhanger in Season Seven.
Bud has lost his leg and his recovery is the focus of much of Season Eight. He also deals with his relationship with his father in “The Promised Land.” Lieutenant Loren Singer (Nanci Chambers) is also up to her villainous tricks until an unfortunate incident draws Harm as a suspect and introduces the spinoff NCIS team for the first time. The season ends on a cliffhanger, of course, with Harm looking for Mac in Paraguay.
Fans of fairly conventional television programming will enjoy JAG – The Eighth Season. It is formulaic and easy to understand. There are moments of action and suspense, but the show generally has a humorous edge that keeps things from getting overly solemn. It lacks the camp value of Walker and the good nature of Matlock, however, and can be quite dreary at times.
I’m not sure if I still want to be in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. It’s interesting how time changes things. I’d still charge earnestly into Paraguay after Mac, though.
The DVD set features each of the Season Eight episodes and a "gag reel."
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