AboutNancy Pratt Expertise My main area of expertise is the character of Admiral A. J. Chegwidden portrayed by actor John M. Jackson. I created and maintain "The Admiral Fact Book," which covers all information known about the Admiral so far from the show. However, I have watched JAG since the first episode and been involved in on-line JAG Fandom for several years and believe I can answer most general questions about the show.
Experience I run the John M. Jackson Admiration Society, the unofficial fan club of actor John M. Jackson, and maintain its website. I also was involved in putting on the first ever JAG Convention and then went on to found the JAGFanFest - both west and east coast events. I have met almost all the actors as well as many of the writers, directors, and production staff. I occasionally write JAG fanfic, and I am the editor of The Jackson Journal, the on-line newsletter of the JMJAS.
Question where did or what has TRACEY NEEDHAM done since jag also i liked her very much on the show. my question is how was she received on jag /in audience/-------thanx
Answer I loved Meg, too, and it took me a couple of seasons to really warm up to her replacement character.
Since JAG, Tracey Needham has done a lot of work on various shows. She did 13 episodes of "Justice" and 9 episodes of "The Division," as well as guest-starred on such shows as "The Pretender," "CSI," "CSI: Miami," "Criminal Minds," "Without a Trace," and "Veronica Mars." For a full list of what she's been in, check out the Internet Movie Database (which also includes television) at www.imdb.com and search on Tracey.
Tracey had a lot of fans of her work on JAG during that first season. In fact, most fans who watched the show from the beginning seemed to like Meg; it seems that most of those who started watching JAG during later seasons and got to know Mac first did not like Meg when they finally saw the Season 1 episodes. The character of Meg was not dropped because of any dislike of the character or the actress. It was just that DPB had originally envisioned a brunette (actress Andrea Parker, in fact, who played Harm's partner in the pilot episode) in that role. When JAG was shopped to NBC, the network insisted on a blonde in that role. That's where the character of Meg came from. When NBC did not renew JAG after the first season and CBS picked it up, Don Bellisario was allowed to make some changes. Over the course of the first season, he had come to realize the limitations of Harm's having a partner who must always defer to him by virtue of being lower in rank. So, Meg was shipped off to parts unknown, and Harm was given a new partner who was equal in rank to him and could therefore stand up to him. DPB felt it gave him much more to work with in terms of their partnership dynamic. Andrea Parker was not available at the time as she had a starring role in "The Pretender" by then, so Catherine Bell was hired to play Harm's new partner.
