You know the drill: It's the future. The world is ruled by a conglomeration of confederations, with colonies underwater, and SeaQuest is the ship that gets sent to investigate anything strange/ defeat anything evil that goes on in its watery realm.
My two cents worth: First season, definitely the best. As previous reviewers have stated, it was a family oriented show that was very science based and as educational as it was entertaining, with enough action to keep everyone impressed. I can't think of one bad episode in the first season, and the season finale still blows me away. Very unique.
Second season: more a mixed bag. They're shooting too hard for the teen audience, and quite a few episodes are shlock horror(killer plants?! giant crocodiles?! the evil demon mind warping force from the abyss?!) and as we all know, no one was doing that kind of thing better during the time this show aired than X Files, so they couldn't help but come in further down the list. Still, there was enough character development going on in the background to keep things at least interesting, if not believable, and the episodes not focusing on cheesy horror were actually quite good.
Third season aka SeaQuest 2032: They had a great concept going here, with the UEO not the supreme power in the world but just barely holding on by its fingertips, like WWII or the Rebellion fighting the Empire. But they didn't really get you excited about it. Captain Bridger left, and the characters that remained didn't have the depth of their former selves. Only two episodes I really liked were where Loni got kidnapped by the Macronesian alliance and the appearance of the Chowdai.
Recommendations: Stick to the first season, unless you're a diehard fan. If you're looking for something a little more "military", watch Hunt for Red October, Crimson Tide or Guns of Navarone. If you're looking for a good general sci fi series that's somewhat based in science, first five seasons of X Files (including the movie). I can't think of any good science based shows at the moment, except for CSI.
My two cents worth: First season, definitely the best. As previous reviewers have stated, it was a family oriented show that was very science based and as educational as it was entertaining, with enough action to keep everyone impressed. I can't think of one bad episode in the first season, and the season finale still blows me away. Very unique.
Second season: more a mixed bag. They're shooting too hard for the teen audience, and quite a few episodes are shlock horror(killer plants?! giant crocodiles?! the evil demon mind warping force from the abyss?!) and as we all know, no one was doing that kind of thing better during the time this show aired than X Files, so they couldn't help but come in further down the list. Still, there was enough character development going on in the background to keep things at least interesting, if not believable, and the episodes not focusing on cheesy horror were actually quite good.
Third season aka SeaQuest 2032: They had a great concept going here, with the UEO not the supreme power in the world but just barely holding on by its fingertips, like WWII or the Rebellion fighting the Empire. But they didn't really get you excited about it. Captain Bridger left, and the characters that remained didn't have the depth of their former selves. Only two episodes I really liked were where Loni got kidnapped by the Macronesian alliance and the appearance of the Chowdai.
Recommendations: Stick to the first season, unless you're a diehard fan. If you're looking for something a little more "military", watch Hunt for Red October, Crimson Tide or Guns of Navarone. If you're looking for a good general sci fi series that's somewhat based in science, first five seasons of X Files (including the movie). I can't think of any good science based shows at the moment, except for CSI.