Wildfire Girl

I too was happy to read that very statement. Usually JAG is great about details. Heck, they remembered the whole *baby deal* 4 years later! [img]smilies/love.gif[/img] So I was truly hoping Mac's non-involvement wouldn't just be dropped.

Katiebear

Yes JAG knows a thing about continuity if only all shows took the same initiative.


Apparently JAG may be on for the next two seasons I saw this on TVG Online

http://www.tvguide.com/newsgossip/in...s/030425.asp#A

texas_gal

thank goodness they'll probably be on for a while.

i haven noticed that JAG is very good with continuity. makes my TV watching a little bit easier. [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img]

Katiebear

Yes unlike other shows which shall remain nameless [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Wildfire Girl

The JAG actors typically do 2 year contracts, which makes CB's and DJE's up in opposing years. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Thankfully as posted above, DJE resigned and all looks good for JAG. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

bat21

I think that it may be possible that Mac thinks Harm did it this time. He has completely left her out of the loop. Him going behind her back during her investigation will not help matters.

texas_gal

bat21 - interesting thoughts. while i don't think mac will be positive that harm did do it, i do think she will be suspicious of the fact that he didn't tell her anything about what he was doing. someone had the theory a few posts above that this would be the motivation for mac to do the undercover work with webb, and i agree with that.

but mac will be mad. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Wildfire Girl

Very interesting bat21. Because you are right, she has been totally out of the loop on this. While I don't think she would think Harm capable of cold blooded murder, she might just think as Gibbs did and would be possibly kill for his brother?

Wildfire Girl

Here's more general information from Kip and Harriet:

Q. So the $300,000 per ep salary being reported in the various industry rag mags (from just a "tad north of $200,000 now") is actually overstating the final figure?
A. Yep
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Q. You said earlier that season 9 will be the last season for JAG. Is it still the plan? Or, it all depends on the rating?
A. Depends on ratings.
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Q. I hear many folks saying, "If they want to attract younger viewers to JAG, why don't they just change JAG?". Aside from being simplistic, it's wrong to approach things that way.

Pretend you're DPB for a moment. You have a very successful show here. Any sudden changes to its 'look and feel' will offend some viewers enough to cause them to cease viewing. Your chance of being able to promote the 'changes' enough to 'get a younger audience' and not, in some way, offending your current viewership somehow, are virtually nil.

Can you somehow guarantee you will gain more audience than you lose? I don't think so! In other words, you can guarantee some loss of audience, but not any gain of them. Certainly not in sufficient numbers to offset the loss.

Okay, you've decided to plow ahead with your changes anyway, and the losses were many times greater than the gains, How do you justify it to the cast, crew, and backers when their paychecks disappear because the show was cancelled? How about their families? Your fans, who have been loyal supporters for the better part of a decade (on this show alone) and possibly several decades?

Get the picture? A new show, even a spinoff, can have a whole new 'look and feel' but one that's run as long as this one has can really only have minor 'tweaks' done to it (new recurring players, etc.) without risking the 'cash cow' as a whole.

*Steps off soapbox and puts it back on the shelf*

A. Your comments are exactly spot on.
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Q. There also isn't any evidence linking Harm to the crime scene if it is the bridge. No evidence linking him to her after she left Benzinger's either. Very circumstancial evidence,
A. Almost all murder convictions are made on circumstancial evidence.
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Q. In the shots taken of Singer's body, how did they set that up? I know some of it had to be a manikin but did NC or a body double suit up in special makeup for the close ups?

A. It was a special effects body created to the specs needed for the show. First intact and then when we were finished filming that, it was opened up an fake organs inserted for that part of the autopsy.

Viewers saw very little of what was really there. A few brief flashed shots of the face, arms, legs. In the process of filming we shot it all and then edited out 99% of it.
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Q. What kind of role will Mac play in Harm's court martial? We know that the new JAGs will defend and prosecute the case.
A. Not much since she was too pregnant to work.
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Q. You already told us that Mac wouldn't be defending Harm. Can you tell us if Mac will be in next week's episode?
A. Very briefly.
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Q. One lesson I've learned (and, believe me, it works for any business and divorce settlements LOL): if you want 10 ask for 20 and in the end you will probably get your 10. I'm sure DJE (or his agents) asked for more only to get what he/they really wanted. They wouldn't have closed the deal if they didn't like it,

A. Of course agents ask for the moon, but, while DPB wanted DJE back he made it clear he was prepared to go on without him. Even thought new blood in the show would eventually give it even longer life....look at Law & Order and NYPD Blue.

He even had an actor in mind and a story line. CBS then agreed to renew the show with or without DJE.

It was only when this happened that DJE settled for less than the 300 number quoted in his press agent's release.

CB has another year on her contract so their was never a question of her coming back.

LAST EPISODE

When you see this episode you will realize how far in advance DPB planned for what he knew would be a possible renewal without DJE.

That's show biz.
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From our tech advisor, Paul O'Donnell, Public Affairs Officer with NCIS:

Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Worldwide federal law enforcement agency with a multi-faceted mission: *prevent terrorist attacks on Navy/Marine Corps personnel and installations *protect Navy/Marine Corps secrets and sensitive technologies *investigate felony crimes that affect the Navy/Marine Corps

NCIS is composed of over 2,000 personnel, including special agents, analysts, security specialists and professional support staff serving in over 140 locations (including with Carrier Battle Groups, Amphibious Ready Groups, and Marine Expeditionary Units) worldwide.

NCIS special agents, who are mostly civilian federal law enforcement agents and a small cadre of active duty Marine Corps agents, come from a variety of backgrounds including the military; other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies; and the forensics and intelligence community. Many of the NCIS special agents hold advanced degrees and speak a foreign language. All are college graduates.

For more information visit the NCIS website at: http://www.ncis.navy.mil

Star Telegram story "Investigative Organization has big tasks, low profile" http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/4175775.htm

Best, Harriet
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Was it John Lennon who said "Life is what happens while you're making other plans?" The first thing that happened was an explosion at the Dept. of Water and Power in Hollywood on Wednesday, leaving us powerless (no pun intended). So, here I am today playing catch-up. If I repeat info already posted, well, bear with me.

The first post I read concerned the "look" of the show. That was decided upon by Don Bellisario, who not only co-created the pilot (with Don McGill) but also directed it. The pace, the music, the lighting, the camera angles, the editing, the graphics, all intended to create a contemporary feel (I believe DPB described this in his interview with the L.A. Times, which was posted earlier.)

The pilot was a "JAG" episode (as described in that same article, "The hit show as launch pad") and, of course, utilized our same staff and crew, with one exception that I'm aware of: the casting director was Susan Bluestein. Melissa Skoff was busy casting "JAG" episodes to follow. (As you know, the last episodes of the season were split in two: half an episode was filmed early to include Catherine Bell before she left to have the baby, and the other half later down the line.) And second unit in Washington, D.C. was helmed by director Alan Levi.

I'd like to share part of a letter I received by coincidence. "I am a Reserve Judge Advocate. In my civilian life I am an NCIS Special Agent assigned to Singapore. We are a frequent port call for aircraft carriers transiting to or from the west coast-middle east. In an effort to give my younger JAGC brethern a bit of home I try to arrange for a "legal night" and he went on to request a cast photo to add to the occasion. I sent him a note with the photo advising that we were in the middle of filming a pilot based on the NCIS and I sent a copy of his letter to our NCIS tech advisor in Washington, D.C.,

Paul O'Donnell. (Paul sent me a list of "talking points" about the NCIS, which I will post when I catch up further; I also promised to send him some of your comments.) Best, Harriet

Wildfire Girl

Updating our spoilers ...

Here is the compilaion of what we know:

Upcoming Episodes:

Eppy 21 - 4/29 - Meltdown - Continuation of the previous shocker story (Singer's Death and Harm's arrest for it). 2 new JAG characters will be introduced, The Marine Major and Navy Lt. Cmdr.

Harm's court-martial begins and it looks like he doesn't have an alibi, but he realizes he may have an unlikely ally in Special Agent Gibbs (Mark Harmon). Meanwhile, Gibbs tries to get information from Amad Bin Atwa on the location of the next ship attack. Tony: Michael Weatherly. Viv: Robyn Lively. 50/50 JAG and NCIS. There will be very little Mac and a new character will be defending Harm, not Mac. This will be explained later (why she isn't a part of all this court martial).

The case against Harm appears to be very strong, but Agent Gibbs (guest star Mark Harmon) begins to have doubts about his guilt despite the incriminating evidence. As Gibbs leaves for the Middle East to question a senior Arab terrorist about an impending attack against a Navy ship, he asks his team to dig deeper into Harm's case in the hopes that they will find new evidence that points to another killer before the verdict is read.


Eppy 22 - 5/6 - Lawyers Guns and Money - Webb and Gunny and Mac as A story (this arc will also be a shocker) Mac travels to Paraguay with Clayton Webb (Steven Culp), where she poses as his pregnant wife as part of a CIA mission to stop a drug lord (Marco Rodriguez) from selling missiles to terrorists. Meanwhile, Bud defends Turner when his adequacy in a case is challenged. Wahib Shawwaf: David Akert. Alvaro Camacho: Louis Aguirre. Gunny: Randy Vasquez.


Eppy 23 - 5/13 - Pas De Deux - Webb and Gunny and Mac as A story

Eppy 24 Season 8 Finale - 5/20 **Harm puts everyone's life in danger when he quits JAG, defies orders and heads to Paraguay to rescue Mac and recover the Stinger missiles.** [img]smilies/love.gif[/img] Webb and Gunny and Mac and Harm - Cliffhanger and Shocker Kip: "Some fans will be screaming "yes!" and others will be screaming "No!" But no one will say "that was boring". Although I'm sure certain aspects will be discussed all summer and picked apart." This was planned for very early on this year, and written so that Season 9 could start even if DJE had not resigned.

[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] Latest renewal/cast info according to KIP: ** CBS has offered a pickup. Latest from Harriet: ** All cast negotiations are closed and all will be returning, David James Elliot finally made a contract deal. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] Big shocker will involve a regular member of the cast (Singer's death and possibly Harm's arrest), and affect the lives of the other characters, and is not related to Mac's undercover arc, which involves Webb and Gunny.
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] Cliffhanger (Harm chasing after Mac?) will NOT be related to the "big shocker" story arc (Singer's death), should be related to Mac's undercover arc and will not be a come-out-of-the-blue surprise like last year's. Harm and Mac will spend time together in the "cliffhanger".(because he goes to rescue her)
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] An episode before the end of this season starts in Iraq. A few next year might deal with the war in Iraq.
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] Shipper moment/s in one of the last three eppys, whichever one involves Harm joining Mac/Gunny/Webb, but probably not what we expect (because Harm is going to rescue Mac)
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] Harm and Mac will be *reunited* in the last eppy (in other words, back together at the same spot, working together, etc)

[ 04-27-2003: Message edited Wildfire Girl ]

texas_gal

thanks, Karen. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

i don't know why i keep getting more excited about these last few episodes.

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Wildfire Girl

I am too. [img]smilies/slinkie.gif[/img] [img]smilies/hotpinkie.gif[/img] I think it is just because we can feel everything building to what promises to be an amazing season finale.

And I think this is also kind of in response to a slightly lack-luster Harm Mac relationship with CB's pregnancy. We haven't had a lot Mac Harm wise and that has left me personally anyhow yearning for more, and suddenly we get a marvelous storyline that has my JAG juices flowing again.
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[ 04-27-2003: Message edited Wildfire Girl ]

texas_gal

yay! the story arc comes on next week. bring it on. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

good episode overall tonight. and harm is innocent! [img]smilies/clap.gif[/img]

Wildfire Girl

[img]smilies/clap.gif[/img] I agree. Posted my full thoughts on the general thread, but I am ready for JAG to be JAG again and to get into this story arc. [img]smilies/love.gif[/img]

Did anyone buy the TV Guide to see the exclusing in the magazine article? [img]smilies/look.gif[/img] Here is the blurb available online:

JAG stars David James Elliot and Catherine Bell have made naval gazing a Tuesday-night habit for millions. We salute the timely story lines and oceans of sex appeal that have made it one of television's most resilient hits. Plus: Mark Harmon's spin-off.

Wildfire Girl

Here is the compilaion of what we know:

Upcoming Episodes:

Eppy 22 - 5/6 - Lawyers Guns and Money - Webb and Gunny and Mac as A story (this arc will also be a shocker) Mac travels to Paraguay with Clayton Webb (Steven Culp), where she poses as his pregnant wife as part of a CIA mission to stop a drug lord (Marco Rodriguez) from selling missiles to terrorists. Meanwhile, Bud defends Turner when his adequacy in a case is challenged. Wahib Shawwaf: David Akert. Alvaro Camacho: Louis Aguirre. Gunny: Randy Vasquez.


Eppy 23 - 5/13 - Pas De Deux - Webb and Gunny and Mac as A story. Worried about Mac's well-being, Harm tries to discover what she has become involved in; Mac and CIA Agent Clayton Webb (guest star Steven Culp) are in grave danger from a murderous drug lord in Paraguay after their husband and wife cover is blown. Mac and Clayton Webb move in a world of drugs and terrorism while on a CIA mission in Paraguay. Meanwhile, Harm asks a CIA attorney (Laura Putney) for help in tracking down Mac, but ends up helping her in a personal matter which puts the pair in an awkward situation.

Eppy 24 Season 8 Finale - 5/20 - The Big Show - **Harm puts everyone's life in danger when he quits JAG, defies orders and heads to Paraguay to rescue Mac and recover the Stinger missiles.** [img]smilies/love.gif[/img] Going against orders, Harm quits JAG and journeys to Paraguay to try to rescue Mac and CIA Agent Webb (guest star Steven Culp), and recover the stinger missiles. Webb and Gunny and Mac and Harm - Cliffhanger and Shocker Kip: "Some fans will be screaming "yes!" and others will be screaming "No!" But no one will say "that was boring". Although I'm sure certain aspects will be discussed all summer and picked apart." This was planned for very early on this year, and written so that Season 9 could start even if DJE had not resigned.

[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] Latest renewal/cast info according to KIP: ** CBS has offered a pickup. Latest from Harriet: ** All cast negotiations are closed and all will be returning, David James Elliot finally made a contract deal. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] Cliffhanger (Harm chasing after Mac?) will NOT be related to the "big shocker" story arc (Singer's death), should be related to Mac's undercover arc and will not be a come-out-of-the-blue surprise like last year's. Harm and Mac will spend time together in the "cliffhanger".(because he goes to rescue her)
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] An episode before the end of this season starts in Iraq. A few next year might deal with the war in Iraq.
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] Shipper moment/s in one of the last three eppys, whichever one involves Harm joining Mac/Gunny/Webb, but probably not what we expect (because Harm is going to rescue Mac)
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] Harm and Mac will be *reunited* in the last eppy (in other words, back together at the same spot, working together, etc)