`JAG' CREW DEPLOYS IN NEWHALL; CIVIC CENTER MADE TO LOOK LIKE MILITARY BASE FOR DAY'S FILMING.Byline: Mary Schubert / Daily News Staff Writer Anyone who went to the Civic Center on Tuesday to pay a traffic ticket, check out a library book or visit the health center might have thought they had stumbled upon a military invasion. Why else would there be two Humvees at curb and swarms of Marines in camouflage fatigues strolling the covered walkways? Inside Newhall Municipal Court, the Public Defender's Office bore signs that read ``Military Justice'' and ``Senior Trial Counsel,'' and the courtrooms of Judges Alan Rosenfield, Floyd Baxter and H. Keith Byram had nameplates of two colonels. On the lobby walls were Marine recruiting posters, a framed collection of 20 squadron patches and portraits of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff - Gen. Colin Powell Noun 1. Colin Powell - United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) Colin luther Powell, Powell included. Hey, wait a minute - isn't he retired? Turns out it was just Hollywood at work, using the Civic Center as a backdrop for shooting the CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. series ``JAG judge advocate general (J.A.G.) n. a military officer who advises the government on courts-martial and administers the conduct of courts-martial. The officers who are judge advocates and counsel assigned to the accused come from the office of the judge advocate ,'' a fictitious drama about the Judge Advocate A legal adviser on the staff of a military command. A designated officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC) of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. General's Office. The cast and crew spent most of the day filming scenes for its third episode of this season, expected to air in October, said assistant director Brian Faul. Series star David James Elliott David James Elliott (born David William Smith on September 21, 1960 in Milton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series JAG from 1995 to 2005, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr.. , who plays U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Harmon Rabb Captain Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr., JAGC, USN (played by David James Elliott) is a fictional character in the American television series JAG. In the pilot episode, he is introduced as a Judge Advocate with the rank of Lieutenant, and the viewer follows his career from , three dozen extras dressed as Marines and scores of crew members filled the outdoor patios as curious passers-by watched the filming or just waited for a moment between takes to hustle past the cameras. ``JAG,'' a production of Paramount Television Paramount Television (re-incorporated from Desilu Productions) was an American television production/distribution company that was active from December 1967 to May 28, 2006 and was launched under Gulf+Western. , this season moved from that Hollywood studio to Valencia Studio West, where other tenants include the ``Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' television show. On Tuesday, the Civic Center doubled as the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton. In a storyline with similarities to the recent scandal involving Lt. Kelly Flinn - the Air Force pilot accused of having an affair with a married man, lying to her superiors and disobeying orders - the ``JAG'' episode involves a court-martial of a female Marine helicopter pilot. ``She's being charged with having an affair with an enlisted man, one of her gun crew,'' Faul said. Faul said each episode of the one-hour drama, from the creator of ``Magnum P.I.'' and ``Quantum Leap,'' takes about eight days to film. When filming at the Civic Center wraps, cast and crew will be off to Camp Pendleton for some more location shooting, he said. Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. folks seem to take filming in stride, Faul added. ``In L.A., a lot of places have been filmed so many times that (residents) are burned out by it,'' Faul said. ``There's not as much interest or curiosity. Sometimes, people will go out and start their lawn mowers (to interfere with filming),'' he added. Two people impressed by the activity were 8-year-old Elizabeth Krueger and her mom, Rose. They had come to the Valencia Public Library to pick up a book on dinosaurs and were excited to see the ``JAG'' cast. ``It's my favorite show,'' the third-grader said moments after securing the autographs of Elliott and co-stars Catherine Bell and Patrick Labyorteaux on a scrap of paper scrap of paper pre-WWI Belgian neutrality; German disregard precipitated British involvement. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 450] See : Controversy . ``We watch it every Tuesday and Friday,'' she said. ``I was too scared. I was trying not to shake,'' Elizabeth giggled. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1--color in SAC edition only) Actor David James Elliott, center, goes over a scene with director of photography Hugo Cortina cor`ti´na n. 1. (Biology) a cobwebby remnant of the partial veil which in some mature mushrooms hang from the edges of the cap. Noun 1. and technical adviser Matt Sigloch. (2--color--ran in SAC edition only) The Newhall Municipal Court takes on the look of a military base, with Humvees. (3--ran in SAC edition only) Crew members of the CBS series ``JAG'' were filming an episode about a female pilot whose affair gets her into trouble. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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