JAG

CBS | NBC | Release Date: September 23, 1995
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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
5
Negative:
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Chicago Sun-TimesLon GrahnkeJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: Deserves a medal for daring gambles in timely storytelling. [22 Sep 1995]
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New York Daily NewsDavid BianculliJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: While some of "JAG" is cerebral and character-driven like "Columbo," other portions are jazzed-up enough to feel like a high-tech Navy recruiting film. [22 Sep 1995]
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USA TodayMatt RoushJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: The whodunit isn't bad, satisfying enough in an old-hat way, but what sets JAG apart is its crisp, sleek tone. [22 Sep 1995]
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Dallas Morning NewsEd BarkJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: The story proves interesting enough, the visuals are impressive and the acting lands somewhere above average. [10 Sep 1995]
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Houston ChronicleAnn HodgesJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: JAG's a long, long way from just another courtroom scene. [23 Sep 1995]
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The New York TimesJohn J. O'ConnorJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: The suspense is effectively maintained in this high-seas whodunit. [22 Sep 1995]
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VarietyTodd EverettJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: "JAG" borrows from recent features "Crimson Tide" and "Apollo 13" in being jargon-heavy to help generate atmosphere but as Rabb's character is allowed to develop, "JAG" could become one of the season's highlights. [22 Sep 1995]
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Chicago TribuneSteve JohnsonJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: A neat melding of character, mystery, and big, glossy action. [23 Sep 1995]
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Boston GlobeFrederic M. BiddleJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: The pilot's first hour is a sensational military drama, buffed to a spit shine and unafraid to condemn military sexism and homophobia. The second hour falls apart into eye-glazing flag-waving - like "Top Gun" with lesser production values. [16 Sep 1995]
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San Diego Union-TribuneJohn FreemanJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: In the air, it's a case of "Top Gun" meets "Star Wars," with all the cool, high-tech trappings. Aboard ship, however, it's a low-brow melodrama. [23 Sep 1995]
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Orlando SentinelHal BoedekerJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: Comparisons to Top Gun are inevitable, but NBC's JAG flies at lower and more predictable altitudes. This "Midlevel Gun" fires mostly blanks. [23 Sep 1995]
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRobert BiancoJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: Though I'm happy to recommend 'JAG' as simple, lightweight fun, there are some moments that may try your patience. [23 Sep 1995]
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Miami HeraldJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: Pilot plays like network TV's answer to the Tailhook scandal, pretending to wear a feminist attitude while managing to make its women characters ridiculous, obnoxious or scantily clad. [23 Sep 1995]
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Los Angeles TimesHoward RosenbergJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: The premiere has a nice look, but not nice enough to compensate for a plot that lacks suspense and features a mystery whose culprit should be so obvious that you may suspect a red herring. [22 Sep 1995]
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Washington PostTom ShalesJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: But when it's not literally up in the air, "JAG" sinks. It's bottom-of-the-barrel "Top Gun." The exploits of a Navy lawyer who walks around as if he's balancing a chafing dish on his head prove to be yawnable and predictable. [23 Sep 1995]
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Kansas City StarBarry GarronJul 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: A contrived and predictable drama in military dress. [23 Sep 1995]