In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.
An emotional time is at hand as the seaQuest's tour of duty comes to an end; Chief Crocker faces his retirement and the end of his marriage, Commanders Ford and Hitchcock are offered the same command...
A reactor accident sends seaQuest back in time to an alternate 1962, where the Cuban Missile Crisis turned to nuclear war. The only chance to put things right again is to travel further back in time ...
When the first manned mission to Mars, led by a personal friend of Bridger's, crashes into the ocean near a southeast Asian confederation after returning to Earth, the seaQuest races to rescue the ...
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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.Written by
Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>
The external CGI shots of the submarine were created and edited on Commodore Amiga computers with Lightwave 3D and Video Toaster softwares. See more »
Quotes
O'Neill:
He was also the god of earthquakes - he'd stick his trident in the ground and shake it.
Ford:
Oh, that's very scientific. Let's hope he doesn't flush the toilet.
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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. See more »
Alternate Versions
The episode "Abalon" originally aired with Jimmy Buffett's "A Pirate Looks at Forty" playing in the background in a bar scene. In the R1 DVD release this song has been replaced by generic rock music. See more »
I had to chime in here. I had the greatest expectation for this show when it came out. While the first season needed a bit of help in the writing department... most do. But, while the principal reviewer credited the show with improved writing over the prevailing seasons... I most certainly do not. They forced too much change each season and the writing just continually got worse. I would love to go back to the end of the first season and redirect it on the same path it was on. I would push for better writing, but keep it on the same path. This series could have been a new "Star Trek," but instead it became a joke.
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I had to chime in here. I had the greatest expectation for this show when it came out. While the first season needed a bit of help in the writing department... most do. But, while the principal reviewer credited the show with improved writing over the prevailing seasons... I most certainly do not. They forced too much change each season and the writing just continually got worse. I would love to go back to the end of the first season and redirect it on the same path it was on. I would push for better writing, but keep it on the same path. This series could have been a new "Star Trek," but instead it became a joke.