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Encyclopedia > Seaquest DSV
seaQuest DSV

The seaQuest DSV maintitle.
Format Science fiction
Created by Rockne S. O'Bannon
Starring Roy Scheider
Jonathan Brandis
Stephanie Beacham
Michael Ironside
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 59 (including two, two-hour movie episodes)
(List of episodes)
Production
Running time 45 minutes per episode
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run September 12, 1993June 9, 1996
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

seaQuest DSV was an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It originally aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it was renamed seaQuest 2032. Image File history File links Mergefrom. ... UEO seaQuest DSV 4600 The UEO seaQuest DSV 4600 and the UEO seaQuest DSV 4600-II are the two titular submarines featured in the science fiction television series seaQuest DSV, which ran for three seasons on NBC from 1993-1996. ... UEO seaQuest DSV 4600 The UEO seaQuest DSV 4600 and the UEO seaQuest DSV 4600-II are the two titular submarines featured in the science fiction television series seaQuest DSV, which ran for three seasons on NBC from 1993-1996. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Rockne S. OBannon (born January 12, 1955) is a television producer and writer. ... Roy Richard Scheider (born November 10, 1932 in Orange, New Jersey) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-nominated American actor. ... Jonathan Gregory Brandis (April 13, 1976 – November 12, 2003) was an American film and television actor. ... Stephanie Beacham (born 28 February 1947) is an English actress who has had an extensive acting career. ... Michael Ironside (born Frederick Reginald Ironside[1] on February 12, 1950) is a Canadian character actor. ... This is the complete list of seaQuest DSV episodes. ... This article is about the television network. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Rockne S. OBannon (born January 12, 1955) is a television producer and writer. ... This article is about the television network. ...


Set in "The Near Future", seaQuest originally mixed high drama with realistic scientific fiction. It starred Roy Scheider as Nathan Bridger, captain of the eponymous high-tech submarine seaQuest DSV 4600, Jonathan Brandis as Lucas Wolenczak, a teenaged computer genius, and Stephanie Beacham as Kristin Westphalen, the chief medical officer and head of the seaQuest science department. Steven Spielberg expressed interest in the project and served as one of the show's executive producers during the first two seasons. Roy Richard Scheider (born November 10, 1932 in Orange, New Jersey) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-nominated American actor. ... Roy Scheider as Captain Nathan Bridger Captain Nathan Hale Bridger was a character on the television series seaQuest DSV and was played by Roy Scheider. ... An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, who has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery, or other item. ... For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). ... UEO seaQuest DSV 4600 The UEO seaQuest DSV 4600 and the UEO seaQuest DSV 4600-II are the two titular submarines featured in the science fiction television series seaQuest DSV, which ran for three seasons on NBC from 1993-1996. ... Jonathan Gregory Brandis (April 13, 1976 – November 12, 2003) was an American film and television actor. ... Lucas Wolenczak was a character on the television series seaQuest DSV, played by Jonathan Brandis. ... Stephanie Beacham (born 28 February 1947) is an English actress who has had an extensive acting career. ... Dr. Kristin Westphalen was a character on the television series seaQuest DSV and was played by Stephanie Beacham. ... Steven Allan Spielberg, (Honorary KBE, born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... The primary definition of Executive Producer is the person who brings the money together for a motion picture or television production. ...


Filming of the first season was marked by producer disputes, changes at the helm (off-screen, as well as on-screen), and even an earthquake. The second season contained changes in the cast, as well as disputes between cast members and producers, while the third season introduced a new lead actor and title. While initially popular, the series began to decline in ratings throughout its run; however, it remained sufficiently popular to last two and a half seasons—being abruptly canceled in the middle of the third—and, despite its cancellation, has achieved something of a cult following in the years since its demise.[1] The 1994 Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:30:55 am Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. ... This article does not discuss cultist groups, personality cults, or cult in its original sense of religious practice. See cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term cult. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of pop culture. ...


Roy Scheider narrated the voiceover during the opening credits of each first-season episode:

The 21st century: mankind has colonized the last unexplored region on Earth; the ocean. As captain of the seaQuest and its crew, we are its guardians. For beneath the surface lies the future.

Contents

Season 1

First season cast.
First season cast.

The series follows the adventures of the high-tech submarine seaQuest operated by the United Earth Oceans Organization (UEO), a global federation of nations, similar to the United Nations, which was created following a major showdown of nations that occurred circa 2017. The seaQuest was built by NORPAC (a military organization mentioned in the pilot) and given to the UEO after its creation. The storyline begins in the year 2018, after mankind has exhausted almost all natural resources, except for the ones on the ocean floor. Many new colonies have been established there and it's the job of the seaQuest and its crew to protect them from hostile nonaligned nations and to aid in mediating disputes. Part of the original focus of seaQuest DSV also centered around the interpersonal relationships of the crew, such as Captain Bridger's, Lucas Wolenczak's, and Dr. Westphalen's loss of immediate family and their shared interest in science, as well as each other, and the "love-hate relationship" between Lieutenant Benjamin Krieg and Lieutenant Commander Katherine Hitchcock, recently divorced, now forced to serve together on the same ship. Image File history File links Season1cast. ... Image File history File links Season1cast. ... For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). ... UN redirects here. ... Natural resources are commodities that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified (natural) form. ... The seabed (also sea floor, seafloor, or ocean floor) is the bottom of the ocean. ... This article refers to a colony in politics and history. ...


Season 2

Second season cast.
Second season cast.

In the first season finale, Bridger sacrifices the seaQuest to prevent an ecological disaster, and for a short time it was not known if the show would be renewed for another season. When it was decided the show would return, NBC and Universal used this opportunity to tinker with the show's format. Both Royce D. Applegate (Chief Manilow Crocker) and John D'Aquino (Krieg) were released by NBC as the network wanted a younger cast for the second year (D'Aquino subsequently returned for a guest appearance in the third season). Stacy Haiduk (Hitchcock), who was not happy with her character's development, informed producers she did not wish to return if the show went on to a second season. Stephanie Beacham, who as Dr. Kristin Westphalen was one of the first season's strongest characters, had been asked back for the second year; however, she quit when it was decided the show would move production from Los Angeles to Florida.[2] (The move also changed the show's location from Pearl Harbor to New Cape Quest; a fictional city in Florida). Beacham also blamed continued fighting between the network and the show's producers as a major reason why she did not return. The series had also suffered in the ratings, as it was pitted against Lois and Clark. Image File history File links Season2cropped. ... Image File history File links Season2cropped. ... Higher Power was the final episode of seaQuest DSV`s first season. ... An ecological crisis occurs when the environment of a species or a population changes in a way that destablizes its continued survival. ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... Royce D. Applegate as Chief Manilow Crocker on NBCs seaQuest DSV (1993-94) Royce D. Applegate (born December 25, 1939 in Oklahoma) was an American actor. ... John DAquino (born John Aquino on April 14, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. ... Stacy Haiduk (born April 24, 1968 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actress. ... Stephanie Beacham (born 28 February 1947) is an English actress who has had an extensive acting career. ... Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action television series based on the Superman comic books. ...


Joining the series were Edward Kerr, who replaced Applegate's character as Lieutenant James Brody; Kathy Evison, who replaced Haiduk's character as Lieutenant Lonnie Henderson; Rosalind Allen, who replaced Beacham's character as Dr. Wendy Smith; and Michael and Peter DeLuise who both replaced D'Aquino's character in varying degrees as Seaman Anthony Piccolo and Dagwood, respectively. A new seaQuest was constructed; the sets redesigned, and a shortened version of the Emmy winning main title theme was instituted as the series returned to the airwaves on September 18, 1994 with the two-hour television movie entitled "Daggers." Edward Kerr is an American actor, (born October 14, 1966) in Kansas City, Missouri. ... Michael Ellen DeLuise (born August 4, 1969 (according to IMDB) in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and directress. ... DeLuise behind the scenes for Stargate SG-1 in Beast of Burden Peter DeLuise is an American actor and director, (born November 6, 1966) in New York, New York, born in a family full of actors. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... Daggers was the first episode of seaQuest DSV`s second season. ...


NBC also decided they wanted more sci-fi oriented episodes this season, a direction that was explored toward the end of the first season when seaQuest discovered a million-year-old alien ship buried in the ocean floor. While the first season had been more geared towards believable fiction in a futuristic setting using technology that was in early development in 1993 and 1994, the second season was charged with more heavy science-fiction plots and concepts such as genetic engineering, aliens, time travel, artificial intelligence, mutations, parapsychology, and interstellar space travel. The marine trivia presentations during the credits previously hosted by oceanographer Bob Ballard were now presented by the cast of the show (sans Roy Scheider). While these changes did attract a new audience, many of the original fans of the first season were unhappy at the show's change from "sci-fact" to "sci-fi" and abandoned the show. Sci-fi is an abbreviation for science fiction. ... Robert D. Ballard Robert Duane Ballard, Ph. ...


By the end of season two, seaQuest DSV was again suffering, partly attributed to a perceived decrease in the quality of the writing as well as constant preemptions by NBC due to sports coverage.[3] The threat of cancellation loomed large but NBC gave it one more chance after plans for a new series entitled Rolling Thunder to replace seaQuest DSV were canceled. Producer Lee Goldberg claimed the new series was canceled because the premise was "awful."[4] The NBC Sports logo used since 1989. ... Lee Goldberg is a novelist and television writer, most known for his work on the television shows Diagnosis Murder and Nero Wolfe. ...


Season 3

Third season title.
Third season title.

Another revamp resulted in the production of a third season, now called seaQuest 2032. Roy Scheider had been vocal in his anger of the show's new direction. "It's childish trash," Scheider claimed in an interview while filming the second season. "I am very bitter about it. I feel betrayed." Scheider also described the second season as being "21 Jump Street meets Star Trek." Executive Producer Patrick Hasburgh had strong words for Scheider as well, replying "I'm sorry he is such a sad and angry man. seaQuest is going to be a terrific show, and he is lucky to be part of it."[5] Scheider requested to be released from his contract with NBC, however, the network only partially agreed and demanded that Bridger would make several appearances throughout the season. Edward Kerr had been very frustrated with the episode entitled "Alone" (reportedly, Kerr hated the script so much that he walked off the set, which is why Brody does not appear in that episode)[6] and also wished to exit the series in the third season, which is why his character was critically injured in the second season finale, "Splashdown." However, NBC would only agree to release him from his contract if he continued to play Brody for a few episodes in the third season so his character could be killed off for more dramatic impact.[7] Rosalind Allen was released as her character proved to be unpopular with the fans. Marco Sanchez (Sensor Chief Miguel Ortiz), who had requested to remain with the series, was also released after NBC decided it wanted the principal cast number dropped from ten to nine, leaving Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin (Commander Jonathan Ford), and Ted Raimi (Lieutenant Tim O'Neill) as the only three cast members who had remained with the show since the first episode. The marine trivia presentations at the end of the show were dropped entirely. Image File history File links SeaQuest2032. ... Image File history File links SeaQuest2032. ... 21 Jump Street (originally titled Jump Street Chapel) was an hour long police drama television series, developed by Fox Television Network. ... Splashdown was the final episode of seaQuest DSV`s second season. ... Marco Sanchez (born January 9, 1970) is an American actor of Cuban descent. ... Don Franklin Don Franklin (born December 14, 1960) is an actor, best known for his roles in seaQuest DSV as Commander Jonathan Ford and Seven Days as Capt. ... Theodore Ted Raimi (b. ...

Third season cast.
Third season cast.

In the season premiere, the seaQuest reappears, its crew mostly intact, ten years after their abduction at the end of season two. Captain Bridger retires to raise his grandson and Michael Ironside joins the cast as the more militaristic Captain Oliver Hudson and brings along his "best student", Lieutenant J.J. Fredericks, who serves as seaQuest's ace sub-fighter pilot as the UEO faces the threat of the Macronesian Alliance. Other recurring characters were also added. While the series is perceived as becoming much darker than it was in the previous seasons, some fans felt that seaQuest had finally found its feet. However, Universal and NBC disagreed, and canceled the series after thirteen episodes. Image File history File links Season3cropped. ... Image File history File links Season3cropped. ... Brave New World was the first episode of seaQuest DSV`s third season, now under the new title of It was originally shown on September 20, 1995. ... Michael Ironside (born Frederick Reginald Ironside[1] on February 12, 1950) is a Canadian character actor. ...


Cast

Roy Richard Scheider (born November 10, 1932 in Orange, New Jersey) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-nominated American actor. ... Roy Scheider as Captain Nathan Bridger Captain Nathan Hale Bridger was a character on the television series seaQuest DSV and was played by Roy Scheider. ... Jonathan Gregory Brandis (April 13, 1976 – November 12, 2003) was an American film and television actor. ... Lucas Wolenczak was a character on the television series seaQuest DSV, played by Jonathan Brandis. ... Stephanie Beacham (born 28 February 1947) is an English actress who has had an extensive acting career. ... Dr. Kristin Westphalen was a character on the television series seaQuest DSV and was played by Stephanie Beacham. ... Stacy Haiduk (born April 24, 1968 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actress. ... Don Franklin Don Franklin (born December 14, 1960) is an actor, best known for his roles in seaQuest DSV as Commander Jonathan Ford and Seven Days as Capt. ... John DAquino (born John Aquino on April 14, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. ... Royce D. Applegate as Chief Manilow Crocker on NBCs seaQuest DSV (1993-94) Royce D. Applegate (born December 25, 1939 in Oklahoma) was an American actor. ... Theodore Ted Raimi (b. ... Marco Sanchez (born January 9, 1970) is an American actor of Cuban descent. ... Edward Kerr is an American actor, (born October 14, 1966) in Kansas City, Missouri. ... DeLuise behind the scenes for Stargate SG-1 in Beast of Burden Peter DeLuise is an American actor and director, (born November 6, 1966) in New York, New York, born in a family full of actors. ... Michael Ellen DeLuise (born August 4, 1969 (according to IMDB) in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and directress. ... Michael Ironside (born Frederick Reginald Ironside[1] on February 12, 1950) is a Canadian character actor. ... Elise Neal (born March 14, 1966, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American film and television actress. ... Franklin W. Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. ... Robert D. Ballard Robert Duane Ballard, Ph. ...

Recurring guest cast

  • Richard Herd as Admiral/Secretary General William Noyce (season 1-2)
  • W. Morgan Sheppard as Holographic Professor Martenson (season 1-2)
  • Jesse Doran as General Francis Gideon Thomas (season 1-2)
  • Kent McCord as Commander Scott Keller (season 1-2)
  • Dustin Nguyen as Chief William Shan (season 1)
  • Robert Engels as Malcolm Lansdowne (season 1)
  • Mark Fauser as Weapons Officer Dalton Phillips (season 1)
  • Timothy Omundson as Dr. Joshua Levin (season 1)
  • Dan Hildebrand as Helmsman Carleton (season 1)
  • Christopher M. Brown as Mr. Obatu (season 1)
  • Roscoe Lee Browne as Dr. Raleigh Young (season 1)
  • Sarah Koskoff as Julianna (season 1)
  • Denis Arndt as Navy Quartermaster Bickle (season 1)
  • James Shigeta as Montegnard Confederation President Chi (season 1)
  • Sam Jenkins as Mariah (season 2)
  • Mark Hamill as Tobias LeConte (season 2)
  • Michael Costello as Secretary General Arthur McGath (season 2-3)
  • Karen Fraction as Dr. Perry (season 3)
  • Michael York as President Alexander Bourne of Macronesia (season 3)
  • Andrew Stahl as General Armand Stassi (season 3)
  • Tim DeKay as Larry Deon (season 3)
  • Ralph Wilcox as Mason Freeman (season 3)

Additionally, seaQuest DSV employed a significant amount of guest stars familiar with the sci-fi genre, many of whom would go on to star in other shows. In addition to a large contingent of Star Trek players (including William Shatner (Captain Kirk), notable guest stars included Yaphet Kotto (Parker in Alien), Charlton Heston (star of The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes and other classic 1960s and 1970s science-fiction films), David McCallum (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and the British series Sapphire and Steel), Seth Green (later Scott Evil in the Austin Powers films, Oz on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Chris Griffin on Family Guy), Kent McCord (Officer Jim Reed of Adam-12, Captain Troy of Galactica 1980, Jack Crichton of Farscape and Dave Unger in Airplane II: The Sequel), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker and the voice of The Joker in various Batman animated series), and Michael York (Logan in Logan's Run, and Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers films) among others. 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Airings

The show's time slot was shuffled around during its original run. During the first and second seasons, NBC aired the show on Sundays at 8:00 p.m. NBC had originally planned to cancel seaQuest DSV partway through the second season in favor of another show about a "high-tech truck". However, NBC executives were unimpressed with the new show's development and kept seaQuest DSV in production. During the third season, NBC moved the show to Wednesdays at the same time; however, NBC would frequently preempt the show in favor of sports coverage and other television specials. Several of the show's producers, including Carleton Eastlake believe these preemptions led to the show's cancellation.


Currently, seaQuest DSV does not air in syndication or re-runs. Space in Canada had most recently aired the series on weekends in 2004, followed by an extended run on weekdays until being pulled from the schedule in early 2007. The Sci-Fi Channel in the United States had also previously aired the episodes for a number of years. Space (styled SPACE) is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel owned and operated by CTV Limited; a division of CTVglobemedia. ... SCI FI (originally The Sci-Fi Channel, sometimes rendered SCI FI Channel) is an American cable television channel, launched in early 1992,[1] that specializes in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal programming. ...


DVD release summary

Title Ep # Region 1 Region 2
Season One 23 December 26, 2005 November 20, 2006
Season Two 21 January 1, 2008 March 31, 2008
Season Three 13 TBA TBA

Fans of seaQuest DSV have campaigned for the release of the series on DVD. Universal Home Video, which owns the distribution rights to the series, had at one time stated that it had no plans to release the show on DVD. Over the past few years, illegal bootleg recordings of the series have been sold on eBay and other online auction sites in VCD and DVD format. is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... For other uses, see Bootleg. ... This article is about the online auction center. ...


In 2005, Universal announced that the first season of seaQuest DSV would be released on DVD on December 26, 2005 along with a week long marathon of the show on the Sci Fi Channel. Universal credited the fans with changing their minds about a DVD release. However, some also credit the successful sales of bootleg copies of the series. The DVD release included numerous deleted scenes as well as alternate versions of broadcast scenes. The first season was released on four double-sided discs. The only extras included were deleted scenes for a handful of episodes. is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... SCI FI (originally The Sci-Fi Channel, sometimes rendered SCI FI Channel) is an American cable television channel, launched in early 1992,[1] that specializes in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal programming. ...


The second season was released on January 1, 2008. As opposed to the first season, the second season was released on eight single-sided discs. The second season does not contain any extra features such as deleted scenes. The first season DVD release presents the episodes in their original airdate order, which leads to some continuity errors from episode to episode. (see List of seaQuest DSV episodes for more information) The second season DVD release is presented in a similar fashion, however, the episode "Blindsided" is presented in the correct order, despite an incorrect summary of it on the DVD slipcase; the DVD slipcase mixes the summaries for it and "Splashdown" around. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... This is the complete list of seaQuest DSV episodes. ... Splashdown was the final episode of seaQuest DSV`s second season. ...


Merchandise

seaQuest DSV
Soundtrack by John Debney
Released 1993
Recorded Universal City Studios, Stage 10
Genre Soundtrack
Label Varese Sarabande
Producer John Debney
Philip Neel
Robert Townsend
Various pieces of seaQuest DSV merchandise.
Various pieces of seaQuest DSV merchandise.
  • A short series of novels based on the characters and concepts depicted on seaQuest DSV were available during the first season of the show. They were:
    • "seaQuest DSV: The Novel (Book 1)" (a novelization of the pilot episode) by Diane Duane and Peter Norwood. Published October 1993. ISBN 978-0441000371
    • "Fire Below" by Matthew J. Costello. Published January 1994. ISBN 0-441-00039-8
    • "The Ancient" by David Bischoff. Published March 1994. ISBN 0-441-00042-8
  • Nemesis Comics published one issue of a seaQuest DSV comic book. A second issue was planned, but was ultimately not published.
  • A video game was released for the Super Nintendo, Game Boy, and Sega Genesis consoles in 1994.
  • A series of action figures designed by Playmates Toys were released in 1993. Captain Bridger, Commander Ford, Lucas Wolenczak, Lt. Commander Hitchcock, Lieutenant O'Neill, Chief Crocker, Darwin, Dr. Rubin Zellar, and The Regulator were released as part of wave one. Additional characters such as Dr. Westphalen, Chief Ortiz, and Lieutenant Krieg and a Darwin with sound effects were planned as part of wave two, but they were never released. Additionally, prototypes of the seaQuest, Delta 4 Pirate sub, The Stinger, a seaLaunch, and a Deep Sea Mini Pickup, all with electronic lights and sounds, are known to exist but were also not released either.
  • A series of trading cards produced by SkyBox were released, depicting characters, scenes, and episodes from the first season.
  • Various models were produced by Monogram, including the seaQuest, a Deep Sea Mini Pickup, The Stinger, and Darwin (actually a remolded Flipper) were released.
  • Various pieces of clothing, including T-shirts, baseball caps, and embroidered patches of the seaQuest and UEO logos (replicas of the ones used on the show) were released.
  • A non-fictional large format book was released during the first season and contained comprehensive interviews and production information, - also art work and design histories, as well as a production report of the episode "Hide and Seek."

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Behind the scenes

Roy Scheider's character was based on John C. Lilly. Lilly was a pioneer researcher into the nature of consciousness using as his principal tools the isolation tank, dolphin communication and psychedelic drugs, sometimes in combination. He was a prominent member of the Californian counterculture of scientists, mystics and thinkers that arose in the late 1960s and early 70s. Albert Hofmann, Gregory Bateson, Ram Dass, Timothy Leary, Werner Erhard, and Richard Feynman were all frequent visitors to his home. The character's name, Nathan Hale Bridger, was an homage to Nathan Hale. John Cunningham Lilly (January 6, 1915 – September 30, 2001) was an American physician, psychoanalyst and writer. ... For other persons named Nathan Hale, see Nathan Hale (disambiguation). ...


Jonathan Brandis wore baseball jerseys during the first season, including one for the Florida Marlins that noted they had won the World Series in 2010. The Marlins were an expansion team that played for the first time in 1993, the same year that seaQuest DSV began production. They did go on to win the 1997 and 2003 World Series. Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) East Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 42 Name Florida Marlins (1993–present) Other nicknames The Fish Ballpark Dolphin Stadium (1993–present) a. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... Dates October 18, 1997 – October 26, 1997 MVP Liván Hernández (Florida) Television network NBC Announcers Bob Costas, Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker Umpires Ed Montague (NL), Dale Ford (AL), Joe West (NL), Greg Kosc (AL), Randy Marsh (NL), Ken Kaiser (AL) The 1997 World Series is regarded as... Dates October 18, 2003–October 25, 2003 MVP Josh Beckett (Florida) Television network FOX Announcers Joe Buck and Tim McCarver Umpires Randy Marsh, Tim Welke, Larry Young, Ed Rapuano, Jeff Kellogg, Gary Darling The 2003 World Series marked the 99th baseball World Series event. ...


When producers began developing new characters for the second season, they named Lieutenant Brody after Police Chief Martin Brody, Roy Scheider's character in the first two Jaws films.[8] Ralph Willcox and Karen Fraction, who both became recurring guest stars in the third season, had previously appeared as different characters in the second. Despite the numerous cast changes after the first season, John D'Aquino did make a guest appearance in the third season episode "In the Company of Ice and Profit". Despite the numerous cast changes, Jonathan Brandis appeared in every episode of the series, while Don Franklin appeared in every episode except for "And Everything Nice." Jaws is a 1975 thriller/horror film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter Benchleys best-selling novel inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. ... In the Company of Ice and Profit was the second episode of seaQuest 2032`s third season. ...


Several of the cast's family members were brought in to play characters, as well. Brenda King, Roy Scheider's wife, portrayed Carol Bridger; Todd Allen, Rosalind Allen's husband, portrayed Clay Marshall in "The Siamese Dream." Several cast members also dabbled on the creative side of the show, as both Ted Raimi and Jonathan Brandis penned episodes during the second season. (Brandis wrote the aforementioned "The Siamese Dream" and Raimi, "Lostland.") Conversely, Robert Engels, one of the show's executive producers (and writer of two episodes, "Greed For a Pirate's Dream" and "Hide and Seek") during the first season, portrayed the recurring character Malcolm Lansdowne. This is a list of the recurring characters featured on the television series seaQuest DSV. This list does not include characters listed in the main titles of the show. ...


After the series had moved production from Los Angeles to Florida in the second season, the filming crew was able to take advantage of some nearby landmarks. The exterior scenes in the episode "Playtime" were filmed in Lakeland, Florida, (specifically, the campus at Florida Southern College) to take advantage of the buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. A view of Lakelands business district, early 1920s Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. ... Florida Southern College is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida. ... Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer, educator, and philosopher who designed more than 1,000 projects, of which more than 500 resulted in completed works. ...


In several instances in the series, outside footage was employed. In the pilot episode, the scene from The Hunt for Red October where the Dallas and Red October are rising to periscope depth alongside each other was used. Images of the Airwolf helicopter from the television series of the same name was also used in "Hide and Seek." List of seaQuest DSV episodes // When Commander Jonathan Ford is forced to relieve Captain Marilyn Stark of duty for disobeying orders, the seaQuest DSV is left without a captain. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... For the television series, see Airwolf. ... This article is about the television series. ...


While in production, seaQuest DSV won and was nominated for a number of awards. John Debney won the 1994 Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music" for his composition of the seaQuest DSV theme song and in 2000, it was named the 48th best theme song of all time by TV Guide. Don Davis also won an Emmy in 1995 for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series" (Dramatic Underscore) for his score for the second season premiere, "Daggers." Russ Mitchell Landau was also nominated for his work on the third season premiere, "Brave New World", in 1996. Kenneth D. Zunder was nominated for the Emmy award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Series" for the episode "Such Great Patience". Jonathan Brandis won the 1994 Young Artist Award for "Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Television Series" for his portrayal of Lucas Wolenczak and the series was nominated for a 1994 ASC Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots" as well as the Saturn Award for "Best Genre Television Series" in 1995. John Debney (born Glendale, California, 18 August 1956) is a prolific American film composer who received an Oscar nomination for his score for Mel Gibson`s The Passion of the Christ. ... An Emmy Award. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... Donald Romain Davis (born February 4, 1957) is an American film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator. ... The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. ...


A seaQuest DSV feature film was in pre-production stages, however, it never materialized.[9]


Despite being scripted in at least one episode, Captain Bridger never refers to Dagwood by name. The closest he ever got was calling him "Dag" in the episodes "Special Delivery" and "The Siamese Dream."[10]

Michael Ironside, Jonathan Brandis, and Ted Raimi on the set of the final episode.
Michael Ironside, Jonathan Brandis, and Ted Raimi on the set of the final episode.

After the change in title from seaQuest DSV to seaQuest 2032, a new opening credits montage was assembled, which included stock footage of The Regulator and his orangutan Verne from the first season episode “The Regulator.”


When the series was ultimately canceled in Fall 1995, no one working on the show knew that the final episode would prove to be "Weapons of War." Several episodes had reached script stages to follow it, but, ultimately never went into production. During the filming of the final scene in the final episode, Michael Ironside gave a small speech thanking the cast and crew for the time they spent working on the show. Following his words, Ironside tossed Jonathan Brandis into the moon pool on the sea deck set.


Two years after the end of the series, Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin, Marco Sanchez, Ted Raimi, and Michael and Peter DeLuise reunited to film the motion picture Between the Sheets, which was written and directed by Peter and Michael, respectively.


In the years following the series cancellation, several cast members passed away, including Royce D. Applegate, who died in a house fire on New Year's Day 2003; Jonathan Brandis, who committed suicide in November 2003; and Roy Scheider, who died in February 2008 from complications of a staph infection. This article is about the date January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. ...


seaQuest DSV in popular culture

Over the years, seaQuest DSV references have cropped up in several other television series:

  • When seaQuest DSV first began to air on NBC in 1993, the network also launched a spin-off of Cheers, entitled Frasier. The second episode of Frasier was entitled "Space Quest."
  • When Jonathan Brandis made a guest appearance in the "Saved by the Bell: The College Years" episode "A Thanksgiving Story", Kelly Kapowski introduced him as "Jonathan Brandis from seaQuest."
  • In the episode "Eye of the Beholder" of Star Trek: The Next Generation, when Counselor Troi looks up the crew manifest of the Enterprise, one of the crewmembers is listed as serving aboard the USS seaQuest.
  • In an episode of Animaniacs entitled "Miami Mama-Mia", Bobby says to the other Goodfeathers, "C'mon, let's make like the seaQuest and dive." Steven Spielberg was executive producer for both Animaniacs and seaQuest DSV.
  • In a Married with Children episode, Kelly Bundy is at an audition for an acting part alongside a hunky male actor. When it was his turn to speak his voice was high pitched. When it was revealed he worked on seaQuest DSV, the director asked who he played on it and he replies "I did the voice of Darwin, the talking dolphin."

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Episodes

This is the complete list of seaQuest DSV episodes. ...

External links

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References

  1. ^ Lacey, Gord (2005-10-05). seaQuest DSV - You Voted, Universal Listened!! Season 1 News.
  2. ^ Welcome Home, Stephanie. simplystephanie.com (originally OK! Magazine) (August 1995). Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  3. ^ Never Forget! The Questor Tapes to Sliders. First TV Drama.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  4. ^ Herbie J Pilato (2005-10-13). Herbie J's Retro Watercooler TV: Why Seaquest Sunk. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  5. ^ TOTAL TV, October 1-7, 1994, Vol. 5, No. 36, page A120
  6. ^ [1] Edward Kerr - FAQ
  7. ^ [2] Edward Kerr - FAQ
  8. ^ Roy Scheider: A Film Biography, page 154
  9. ^ Transcript of "INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN BRANDIS BY AOL." Originally 1996 Retrieved 02/15/08
  10. ^ Script changes in "Special Deliver" [3]
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