I remember seeing this. I respected what he did. No drawn-out goodbyes. No drama of any kind. Just a look around. Saying goodbye your own way. Then just turn and walk away Never looking back.
@@NBHRaven Yes! Me too. There were a few episodes that hit you in the feels, especially if you had a military background. The one where Gunny goes back to the fleet, the one where Harm and Skates are hit by lightning in the tomcat and have to punch during a storm, and the one where the central cast sing "Waltzing Mathilda" to Brumby as he leaves, which I saw again shortly after the actor Trevor Goddard passed away.
@@mnfrench7603 , he’s originally From Baton Rouge LA, but he went to the University of Texas , was teaching at my Jr high school, I remember when he was calling roll one morning and called my last name and said “oh no not another one “ , apparently my brother must have made quite an impression 🤣🤣
I has no idea he was a teacher before he was an actor. Only series I seen him regularly was JAG. Seen a few clips of him on NCIS New Orleans on youtube.
All in all, a FINE performance by John M. Jackson as "Admiral Chegwidden" - a tough, no-nonsense SEAL who made JAG a top-notch organization. He gave his people 100% and expected 100% from them. A TRUE leader - in every respect.
One of my favorite scenes involved him and the Marine that joined JAG. The man is boasting about the bar brawls he'd been in with Navy personnel, and the particular pleasure he took in laying out SEALS. The Admiral comes around his desk, gets toe to Toe with the guy, and says quietly "I think there's one SEAL you might have a problem with." The Jarhead sees the trident emblem on the Admiral's uniform, and a "Oh shit, I'm f*cked!" expression crosses his face! 😄
I always like to think that when A.J. is looking at his people, he's reflecting on them and he knows that they will be OK. He knows that he is leaving them in a better place than when he first met them and much like a father looking at this son on his wedding day he knows their future is bright and is happy for them. He's not sad to leave because he knows that it's time for him to leave and let them go.
I remember the ache I felt seeing The Admiral walk out. I loved His character so much. He was like my fantasy Daddy. I liked the series but the last season was not the same with out HIM.
The departure look was “ Damn I did good, they all are succeeding/reforming”. Yes it would have been great if the admiral had showed up at the bar and borrowed the coin from Bud for the flip.
James Elliot and Catherine Bell may have been the main stars. But the Admiral was the nuts and bolts that made it all work. I hated watching him leave.
A shame that Admiral Chegwidden's daughter,Francesca,missed his retirement party and to see him perform 1 last official act as a 2-star Admiral,which was promoting Bud Roberts,Jr to the rank of lieutenant commander.
Too bad that Admiral Chegwidden‘s daughter missed his retirement party and seeing him doing his very last official at in the US Navy,which was promoting Bud Roberts,Jr. to the rank of lieutenant commander.
A true leader he left everyone better than he found them and when it was his time he left proudly and quietly because he understood leadership was not about him
JAG was and still is a great show, since I’ve been working from home I binge watch it, I wish that it could come back as a week night series, I love the chemistry between Harm & Mac, Harm was fine.
As an active duty Marine during this show's main run, I truly loved it. It was a little ridiculous in some ways, and season 1 felt like a bad military parody at times, but most of the episodes over most of the seasons were fantastic! The attention to detail in terms of military accuracy was so refreshing. It definitely felt like it was intended for a military audience. NCIS, it's successor was a good show too, but it was clearly written for a civilian audience. You can tell by looking at those small details. Like referring to an NCOIC as a "Non-commissioned officer in charge". In JAG, they wouldn't spell that out, because everyone knows what an NCOIC is. Thousands of small details like that made the show feel much more organic and legitimate. They way they capture military customs and courtesies, uniform details like order of ribbons, shooting badges, which uniform is for which purpose, all of it. I really miss the show! I hope it will be available streaming somewhere soon. For those on XFINITY, there was a time a couple of years ago where a few seasons were available, but I am off of that service now, so there's none out there that I am aware of.
Zoe McLellan played Petty Officer Jennifer Coates on JAG and Special Agent Meredith Brody on NCIS: New Orleans. Both JAG and the NCIS series are part in the same universe together.
@@marcobaker1475 That's a nice way of saying he was awful. The guy just wasn't a good fit for the role. JAG should have just packed up and ended if either Jackson left on his own or the show ditched him.
The character of AJ Chegwidden was seen in an episode of NCIS and in a couple episodes of NCIS:Los Angeles. It would be interesting if there were an episode of Hawaii Five-0 in which Chegwidden is on vacation in Hawaii and comes to Five-0 Headquarters to represent an old Navy friend of his and Steve McGarrett gets surprised to meet him and call him sir,though Chegwidden would say "Don't sir me,I'm retired."
It would've been good if there had been an episode of Hawaii Five-0 in which while Steve McGarrett is interrogating someone at Five-0 HQ he meets the guy's lawyer and becomes surprised to meet AJ Chegwidden as the guy's lawyer and his team gets surprised that he knows AJ Chegwidden is a retired 2-star US Navy Admiral,Vietnam Veteran,ex-Navy Seal and the former commandant of the US Navy JAG Corps and that McGarrett never told the team for some reason when he calls Chegwidden "sir" and Chegwidden tells him not to because he's retired.
I would love to see that. JAG and Magnum could easily exist in the same universe. Looking at original Magnum, Thomas and AJ could have easily been SEAL contemporaries. Rabb was born in 1964, and his father (shot down in Vietnam), and Magnum's father (shot down in Korea) have a common history. Even modern Magnum comes from the SpecOps community, so has that shared with AJ. It would be great to merge their stories.
Guess what. We've seen him in one (or more) episode(s) of NCIS Los Angeles, as admiral Chegwidden, retired obviously, and what's more. We also see Mac & Harm. I am soooo happy!
It would've been good if there were an episode of Hawaii Five-0 and that Steve McGarrett gets to meet Bud Roberts, Jr., who has come to Hawaii on a special assignment and to see the look on Steve's face and the faces of his team if Bud told them that in 2002, he lost a leg trying to save a boy from a minefield in Afghanistan while overseeing a new school there being prepared to replace the one that was destroyed there, in case they haven't heard about Bud's injury on ZNN.
The admiral appeared on the 10th season finale of NCIS,though it would've been good to see him on the other 2 spinoffs of JAG and maybe on Hawaii Five-0.
Those spin-offs of JAG as well as the reboots of Hawaii Five-0, Magnum, P.I. and even MacGyver should've revealed what has happened to Admiral Chegwidden's daughter and what she has been doing after her father retired from the United States Navy in 2004.
Sad scene:-( I was an I still can't believe not only this was his last part, but also there was no next modern seasons with old crew in 2019. Why people finish great Tv Series as J.A.G.? But at the same time they all follow with crap like House of cards or even Game of Throne.
@Leo Peridot I have followed JAG, since it's 'launch' on NBC-TV. I remember when John M. Jackson joined the cast as the new JAG, A.J. Chegwidden; replacing Adm. Bromo. I know that he wasn't always a 'staff' man. He has been served as a ship commander. And from what history has shown, oh yes I know that *America's Military, is quite capable of notorious injustice. (Port Chicago, 'Mutiny' anyone?)*
The good Admiral cannot become CNO because as a JAG officer he is a staff officer and only line officers (also know as unrestricted line, line officer, officer of the line) can become CNO.
Wonder why none of the spin-offs of JAG revealed if Francesca, AJ Chegwidden's only daughter, did or didn't get married and have a family? This episode of JAG was the last time that she was mentioned.
When I got to the fleet on 2 submarines I had 2 of 4 Great CO’s 1 Great XO of 5 2 good engineers 2 of 4 Chiefs 1 REALLY GOOD LPO’s I was an ok LPO but I was too young for the job I was still on the teaching junior guys how to do stuff my first Division Officer was my best I hated seeing him go to Reactor Control but that was the way they did it E div then Reactor Control then MPA then we lost them forward to drive the boat and command if they were made of the Right Stuff
John M. Jackson made 1 special guest appearance on NCIS and a couple on NCIS: Los Angeles as A.J. Chegwidden. Didn't he get asked to reprise the role on NCIS; New Orleans or on the reboots of Hawaii Five-0 or Magnum, P.I.? it would've been interesting to see the characters on those shows call him sir after hearing about him and then he tells them 'Don't sir me, I'm retired."
Hey folks, gotta question: If I'm correct, this scene is a part of Chegwidden's dinner with his staff... During that dinner, Bud was promoted to commander. I've seen that part (Bud's promotion to commander) a couple of years ago here on YT. Can't find it anywhere, nowadays... Is that clip deleted from YT? If not, is there anyone who can give me the link to that video? Thanks
I actually like the code, but it dosnt have the same heart as jag and is a more straightforward legal show rather than the drama and humor which was common in Jag
What happened for the Admiral to be written off? Did John Jackson leave for his own reasons? Was he forced to leave? Was the character written off to shake things up? I never would have gotten rid of the character with one season left?
