Better Than Martians 

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

John T. Kretchmer

Writers:

Rockne S. O'Bannon (created by), David Kemper

Stars:

Roy Scheider, Stacy Haiduk, Don Franklin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Roy Scheider	...	Captain Nathan Bridger
Stacy Haiduk	...	Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Hitchcock
Don Franklin	...	Commander Jonathan Ford
Jonathan Brandis	...	Lucas Wolenczak
John D'Aquino	...	Lt. Benjamin Krieg
Royce D. Applegate	...	Chief Manilow Crocker
Ted Raimi	...	Lt. j.g. Timothy O'Neill
Marco Sanchez	...	Sensor Chief Miguel Ortiz
Darwin	...	Darwin
Stephanie Beacham	...	Dr. Kristin Westphalen
Kent McCord	...	Commander Scott Keller
James Shigeta	...	President Hoi Chi
Steven Williams	...	President of the United States
Aki Aleong	...	General Tho Tran
Una Damon	...	Sakata

Storyline

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 survivors while the confederation rushes to retrieve the astronauts first.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When torpedo's are fired on the Seaquest, Commander Ford tells Captain Bridger they are traveling at 3 miles per minute. That would be 180 mph, or in nautical terms about 156 knots. While SeaQuest takes place in the not so distant future, as of 2016, the world record for fastest submarine is held by K-222, a Soviet Papa Class nuclear submarine which reached an official record submerged speed of 44.7 knots (~51 mph) during her sea trials in 1969 .

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Quotes

Lt. Benjamin Krieg: What do you say when we get to the capsule we mess with their snail sample?
Dr. Kristin Westphalen: In what way?
Lt. Benjamin Krieg: I don't know; make escargot?

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 January 1994 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 28, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amblin Entertainment, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1