auntydle I liked this show. I wanted to love it, but couldn't.Seaquest started out with a science section and a military section that were at odds with each other over priorities and resources. In a way, that was its downfall. The producers and writers couldn't come up with decent story lines that successfully meshed the two components of the ship so the stories would sometimes go either one way or the other. The seasons reflected that. The first season was about conflict between the two departments. The second season was more science (especially science FICTION), the third season was military. Seaquest just couldn't seem to find its identity and NBC finally gave up.Like a lot of other fans, I had a big problem with the cast changes as the seasons progressed. I MUCH preferred Hitchcock over Henderson, and the romance between Henderson and Ford was totally unbelievable. They had no chemistry at all. I liked Piccolo and Krieg equally but Piccolo was more interesting with the gills. Two of the best looking guys (Brody and Ortiz) got killed off. I would have liked Dr Smith better if she had been older. With her telepathy, she was more interesting than Dr Westphalen. But there was no chemistry in the romance between her and Captain Bridger. The storyline with the Daggers was kind of ridiculous but Dagwood was cute with his child-like demeanor.To rockneuphoria-1: That was the 4th episode of the first season titled Games. It turned out that Dr Westphalen's brother was killed by the bad guy years ago.

spotter-2 I agree with "Kylic" that the boobs at NBC didn't know what they had. However, I don't think the show was that original. To me SeaQuest was a redo of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." If you watch some episodes you might sea the resemblance. Not that I'm complaining: I liked that old show. A quick comparison. The Seaview was the most advanced sub -- as is "SeaQuest". Both explored the ocean, both fought bad guys. Both dealt with E.T.s, time travelers and weird science. The two leading men on each show were at times babe magnets. "Voyage" had a smaller cast especially compared to "SeaQuest" in season 1. But the crews did comparable duty. Though SeaQuest had an ensemble look to it.All in a show a that was badly abused by a network.

Jack This show was quite obviously patterned after Star Trek: The Next Generation. Most of the Trek Characters find a direct parallel here, right down to the nerdy computer geek kid. I can't quite decide who was more annoying, Wesley Crusher or Lucas Wolenczak. Lucas actually used the phrase "physically differently abled" while keeping a straight face, so maybe he gets the nod. Roy Scheider was the captain of the submarine, and I've seen him give such excellent performances in other shows, but here he's just flat. He's 99% father figure and 1% captain. The other characters included a doctor who was virtually indistinguishable from Beverly Crusher, the obligatory black guy to play the Giordi LaForge part, and even a retarded, super strong guy standing in for Data (lots of kindergarten level discussions of what it means to be human). There was a semi-hot babe in place of Lt. Yar, and a wacky Italian guy - probably the only non-Trek character on the whole thing. Overall, if you like The Next Generation, you'll probably like this. If you don't, you won't.Oops, almost forgot about the talking dolphin. Oh, he was just sooooo cute.Plots mostly revolved around environmentalism. Every episode treated you to a good bludgeoning about the head and neck with environmentalist propaganda. Environmentalism, environmentalism, environmentalism. The trouble is, when you're so infatuated with a single topic, it eliminates about 99% of the available plots, so you're left with a very small group of things to do. Probably the reason the show got canceled.Somewhere along the line the Seaquest got abducted by aliens and brought back to Earth many years later. This plot development seemed to hold much promise, but I seem to remember losing interest in it shortly after. From reading the other reviews, it looks like most everybody else did as well. My last memory of Seaquest was of an alien wearing a helmet with blinking Christmas tree lights around it. That was just a bit much. It really descended into Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century territory at that point. And without Wilma Deering, hey, forget about it.Overall, if you're looking for something perhaps a little better than Star Trek: TNG, you might want to give this a try. At least the characters had some life to them, and, well, that's about the only difference. Oh yeah, it was also in a submarine, not space.

zheper62-1 When I was a kid I love anything that has to do with sci-fi. But when I got older I begin to shift my preferences and realized how I could be much of a romantic freak. So when I saw Sea Quest DSV for the first time it caught my fancy. 2 reasons: it brought back the child in me and the series met my current preferences. The first season was awesome in the sense that it was done intelligently with scientific basis. Adding up was the superb and talented cast. Im not being biased but when they eliminated casts from the first season I declined immidiately although I have watched the first episode and glanced once in a while in the other episodes from the second season. Third season is way out of the question. I never did like the captain of the third season. Roy Scheider was the best captain there is. He was perfect for the role. Couldnt see anyone else for the role. Sea Quest was sort of a family to come home to. I was in highschool back then and I look forward each week for each episode, excited about what the crew was up to that time. The first season was excellent in my book cos the characters was played by wonderful actors and actresses. It appeals to different ages. The content of each episodes make sense. It was really an underwater adventure with relationships on the side was a real treat for me. I never missed an episode from the first season. I love each and every cast. They all have great chemistry. I like Stephanie Beacham, Stacy Haiduk, John D'Aquino, the one who played crocker, and the chinese guy. I didnt even bother looking up for the names who replaced these wonderful characters. It was unbearable. After watching the last episode of the first season, I knew this was coming. I never expected it to be so soon. It was kind a big question for me at that time as to why do they have to change and replace some of the great cast. Until recently I found out that it was a choice made by the actors and actresses. They have to change locations. It was a very sad thing for me then cos I have gotten used to these characters. Its like they were one big happy family of some sort trying to explore the wonders ot the sea. Well I realized then that as the saying goes some good things never last. Thanks to the internet I get to reminisce that good old sea quest days of my life.