JAG started out as a total shoot-'em-up, dynamic show on NBC. It lasted almost a season, and was cancelled; CBS took it, and cleaned it up. Now, what you see is a relatively accurate view of life as a staff corps officer in the US Navy and US Marine Corps. Of course, it's still a little TOO action-packed for the real JAG Corps, in that most service lawyers will never take leave to travel into a foreign country to face insurgents or rescue POW's. However, the issues JAG raises can surprise you - Cuban immigrants, political power struggles in Congress and the Fleet, criminals in uniform (just your average old murderers, thieves, secessionists and militias), racism, sexism, tradition versus progress, and the like. People are always drawn to military dramas, to action, and to law-inspired entertainment; JAG wraps them all into one. The idea of having a gorgeous co-star, who is arguably tougher than the lead, and does NOT expect her looks to get her her way, is groundbreaking, which is unfortunate to happen this late. As far as work goes, it's good to be attractive, but better to be good. JAG illustrates this well. Or, alternately, it's better to be right than popular, or, sometimes, the good guys win!
Review of JAG
