SeaQuest 2032 (1993–1996)
"SeaQuest DSV" (original title)

The Seaquest never had an attempt to "hijack" it. Instead, an attempt is made to "disable" it.

Creator:

Rockne S. O'Bannon

Stars:

Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin, Ted Raimi

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jonathan Brandis	...	Lucas Wolenczak (57 episodes, 1993-1996)
Don Franklin	...	Commander Jonathan Ford (57 episodes, 1993-1996)
Ted Raimi	...	Lt. j.g. Timothy O'Neill (57 episodes, 1993-1996)
Roy Scheider	...	Captain Nathan Bridger (47 episodes, 1993-1995)
Marco Sanchez	...	Sensor Chief Miguel Ortiz (44 episodes, 1993-1995)
Peter DeLuise	...	Dagwood (35 episodes, 1994-1996)
Michael DeLuise	...	Tony Piccolo (34 episodes, 1994-1996)
Kathy Evison	...	Helmswoman Lonnie Henderson (34 episodes, 1994-1996)
Edward Kerr	...	Lt. James Brody (28 episodes, 1994-1996)
Frank Welker	...	Special Vocal Effects (28 episodes, 1993-1995)
John D'Aquino	...	Lt. Benjamin Krieg (24 episodes, 1993-1995)
Stacy Haiduk	...	Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Hitchcock (23 episodes, 1993-1994)
Royce D. Applegate	...	Chief Manilow Crocker (23 episodes, 1993-1994)
Stephanie Beacham	...	Dr. Kristin Westphalen (23 episodes, 1993-1994)

Storyline

By the mid-21st Century, humankind has colonized the oceans and formed the UEO--the United Earth Oceans--as a military organization to police it. Formerly a high-ranking member of the UEO, Nathan Bridger retired after the death of his wife, and retreated to an isolated island to study dolphins. An attempt is made to hijack the Seaquest DSV, the UEO's most powerful undersea vessel, and Nathan--its original designer--is convinced to return to active service, to assume command of it. His second in command is Cmdr. Jonathan Ford. In second season, the DSV added Dagwood, a prototype GELF (Genetically Engineered Life Form), Tony Piccolo, a man with surgically implanted gills, and Dr. Wendy Smith, a telepath/empath, to its crew of specialists. The series has New Age leanings, often presenting stories that deal with environmental issues or mix myth and mysticism--from ghosts to "gods"--into its science fiction.

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Plot Keywords:

dolphin | science | 2010s | surrogate father | u boat | 

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Taglines:

Beneath the surface lies the future.

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Genres:

Action | Family | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

SeaQuest 2032

Filming Locations:

Epcot Center, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amblin Entertainment, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (59 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

At first, the show was intended to be a realistic portrayal of the near future. When the show suffered low ratings, however, it was allowed to go in a more fantasy-oriented direction that included stories about aliens, lost civilizations, and even the Greek god Neptune.

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Goofs

Lucas Wolenczak is a magna cum laude graduate of Stanford University. Stanford University doesn't award cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude distinctions. Even if they did, Lucas would most likely have been a summa cum laude since his GPA record was never broken.

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Quotes

Admiral Noyce: Captain Bridger must have a good reason for his actions.
Dr. Raleigh Young: He certainly does - he's lost his mind.

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Crazy Credits

Brief profiles of sea-life conservation programs and efforts were shown during the closing credits of the first two seasons. 'Bob Ballard (I)' , the show's scientific advisor, narrated the first season segments; during the second year, cast members did the narration.

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Connections

Referenced in The Pandora Directive (1996)

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Soundtracks

"To Be Or Not To Be"

User Reviews

Will they ever learn?

It's always the same thing. No matter how good or bad a show is, the ratings alone decide it's faith. With good ratings a show is renewed every season and nobody will make changes to it's format. With bad ratings a show is canceled after (or during) it's first season.

But what if the ratings are not good enough to have the show renewed for another season, but not bad enough to have the show canceled either. Then they always make a second season that is so different from the first one that the few fans it had will stop watching and no new viewers will tune in. Will they ever learn it's better to cancel a show than to dramatically change it? Changing it will only make you lose the audience it has. It will not bring in new viewers! And that is what happened to SeaQuest DSV. It was a great show in the beginning. But the changes they made to the format didn't just scare the few fans it had away, it even scared it's lead (Roy Scheider) away!