WSKRS: We Share Knowledge Regarding seaQuest

After War Gundam X episodes 16 (Because I Am Also Human) and 17 (You Must Find Out for Yourself), series director Shinji Takamatsu, series writer Hiroyuki Kawasaki The year 1996 was the end of seaQuest, but the beginning of Gundam X. About one month after the US saw Weapons of War, Japan saw a 2-part arc about the power of a swim with dolphins to melt away trauma. What was going on in global cultu...

In Syndication returns with a look at something we've done separately, the tabletop game actual play show Six Feats Under (and also designing an RPG) An unnamed, barely livable world is in the sights of two great empires. Each sends a mech pilot to claim it, in what they expect will be a routine mission. The battles they share will shape their lives, and bend the history of the galaxy to come. Wha...

seaQuest DSV: The Comic By DG Chichester, Keith Pollard, and others Bridger saves lives aboard a family submarine before investigating a new undersea religion in a 4-color take on the seaQuest multimedia launch, in what would turn out to be its only issue. This comic book tie-in ramps up the action, quips, and sex appeal beyond where the show would reach in only the first ish.

seaQuest DSV: The Novel By Diane Duane and Peter Morwood, based on a script by Rockne S O'Bannon and Tommy Thompson As seaQuest embarked on its tv journey, the multimedia strategy made port in bookstores as well. This novelization of the premiere episode centers the action in the minds of Captains Bridger and Stark, and has an electric prose in moments of tension. How does it compare to the filmed...

Season 3, episode X: The Depths of Deceit (unproduced) Written by Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin This unproduced seaQuest episode would have been wall-to-wall climactic action, shocking reveals, twists and turnabouts, as every power player reacts to the destabilizing force of an orbital superweapon. Also, Hudson's relationship with his father is revealed. Read The Depths of Deceit: https://arch...

Season 3, episode X: In Father's Footsteps (unproduced) Written by Naren Shankar After a year and a half of talking about the seaQuest that was, we look at an episode that almost was, a script left unfilmed by the cancellation but preserved by the fandom. Lucas discovers his father may be alive in 2032, and risks everything to save him. Read the script yourself: www.atech-software.com/fan-fiction/...

Season 3, episode 13: Weapons of War Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach Directed by Steve Beers The crew investigates an attack by a secretive superpower, while trying to protect an alleged defector. One more ensemble member is killed as our understanding of the 2032 world changes again. Neither will matter. This is the final episode of seaQuest. Brandis and Ironside's message to the crew: https://...

Season 3, episode 12: Reunion Written by Carleton Eastlake Directed by Anson Williams seaQuest once again finds itself between the UEO's stated ideals and its political goals during negotiations with an oppressive regime. This time there's a personal touch, as someone from Henderson's past struggles for freedom. This week in the Movie Star Minute: Starship Troopers Let's Play Kingdom Hearts: Chain...

Season 3, episode 11: Second Chance Written by Carleton Eastlake Directed by Frederick King Keller The seaQuest stumbles into history, trying to defuse nuclear brinksmanship in the waters off Cuba, 1962. It's time travel week as we contemplate paradoxes, confront white supremacists, and joyride with guest star Brittany Murphy. This week in the Movie Star Minute: Free Willy

Season 3, episode 10: Good Soldiers Written by Naren Shankar Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño Bridger returns to commandeer seaQuest for an operation to cover up the UEOs past crimes, and his part in them. Farewell Roy. https://thefmin.us/the-tedious-bois-worth-it/

Season 3, episode 9: Resurrection Written by Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin Directed by Oscar L. Costo We talk about the time skip moving the world and the UEO, but this episode is about an individual remade over the missing years. Max Scully is back from season 1 as a now-respected dignitary, but still putting his environmental mania above human lives. But like... a LOT this time. This week in...

Season 3, episode 8: Equilibrium Written by Naren Shankar & Javier Grillo-Marxuach Directed by Anson Williams seaQuest is dispatched to apply a scientific solution to an ecological crisis, and Nathan Bridger stands on her bridge. It's not a rerun or an unaired episode, but the return of Roy as he butts heads with Lucas and Hudson on the best way to save lives. Learn more about Monkey Business...

Lonnie Henderson is taken captive and used as a pawn in Bourne's ongoing game against the UEO. Her crewmates go rogue to save her, at the cost of one of their lives. It's an episode with plenty of worldbuilding and one big character payoff as someone finally gets his wish. This week in the Movie Star Minute: Total Recall

Season 3, episode 6: Brainlock Written by Naren Shankar & Javier Grillo-Marxuach Directed by Anson Williams The UEO faces another crisis, and this time the crew of seaQuest could be the problem. It's Manchurian Candidate week as all the recurring characters gather together in some familiar locations and our second new ensemble member finally gets her focus. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories: h...

Once more we are cracking open the vault of digressions, sidebars, and ephemera to bring you an episode in a week where we couldn't record one. Here's some extra bits from episodes 38-49. Grant on Side 6 Soundwaves (free feed): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/giant-robot-fm/id1606667976?i=1000735488457

Season 3, episode 5: Chains of Command Written by Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin Directed by Anson Williams The specter of war looms over the Pacific as seaQuest is set against the cause of a rogue missile strike: Captain Hudson's former mentor. It's an argument over the fundamental state of man, and the purpose of the structures we build around it, an argument made with laser whips. This week...

Season 3, episode 4: Destination Terminal Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach Directed by Bruce Seth Green Trans-Pacific travel is set to change forever with a 2000mph undersea train tunnel, unless its competitors sabotage it. Three of seaQuest's crew are trapped aboard trying to save lives. This has to be the worst first date ever. This week in the Movie Star Minute: Spacehunter: Adventures in the...

Season 3, episode 3: Smoke on the Water Written by Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin Directed by Oscar L. Costo Submarine haulers have been disappearing in the Atlantic, and seaQuest is put to the task of stopping it. In the affected Perseid colony Dagwod finds community, Lucas finds responsibility, and Hudson reveals his heart.

Season 3, episode 2: In the Company of Ice and Profit Written by Patrick Hasburgh Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño The world of 2032 has another threat: a CEO with enough money and power to never face consequences, and the canniness to bend every situation to his advantage. His current plan puts him up against Hudson, but the Captain isn't who he needs to account for. #KriegGang This week in the...

Season 3, episode 1: Brave New World Written by Clifton Campbell Directed by Anson Williams It's been ten years since seaQuest disappeared to fight the space war, and the oceans have changed. It's a new tone, a new style, and a new situation for those who return; all delivered by the gravel voice of legendary character actor Michael Ironside. A brave new world, indeed.

Season 2, episode 21 (sort of): Splashdown Written by Carleton Eastlake Directed by Anson Williams Season 2 ends in perhaps the most appropriate way: a brainless action romp whose action is underbaked and overexposed. But it has its moments. Allegedly. This week in the Movie Star Minute: Sorcerer Mechanista in G: Aura Battlers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uaaXr8IUi0

Season 2, episode 20 (sort of): Blindsided Written by Clifton Campbell Directed by Anson Williams Tony Piccolo gets entangled in the schemes of a man from his past and has to survive in an unfriendly jungle. Meanwhile, the UEO and seaQuest scramble to contain the political fallout. This week in the Movie Star Minute: Aztec Rex

Season 2, episode 19: The Siamese Dream Written by Jonathan Brandis & David J. Burke Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño The seaQuest and her compliment of warheads are once more under threat, and yet another psychic force is leveled against Dr Wendy Smith, but this time is different. This time, it's really good. In the Movie Star Minute: It (1990) https://shipwrecktours.com/

Season 2, episode 18: Dagger Redux Written by Patrick Hasburgh Directed by Oscar L. Costo A mastermind brings together a robot conspiracy, a custom-build sea monster, and a super-commando to threaten the seaQuest. But this episode isn't about that. It's about Tim O'Neill feeling sad.

Season 2, episode 17: Something in the Air Written by Lawrence Hertzog Directed by Steven Robman seaQuest is dispatched to solve an archeology mystery that becomes a murder mystery, deep in an abandoned seabase. Demons and vampires make trouble in what may, or may not, be a Pandora's Box episode. This week on the Movie Star Minute: Night Game