Is SeaQuest DSV worth getting on Blu-ray?

[ananta]

Ah! I have fond memories of watching the first season of this show back when it aired (around the time DS9 began?). I never saw the subsequent seasons, as I think they were shown at some obscure time here in the UK, and I hear they were rather iffy, with constant “re-tooling” and executive meddling. Who knows, maybe I’ll try it again some day. Not really been on my radar I guess. It seems to be largely forgotten which is a shame.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Ah! I have fond memories of watching the first season of this show back when it aired (around the time DS9 began?). I never saw the subsequent seasons, as I think they were shown at some obscure time here in the UK, and I hear they were rather iffy, with constant “re-tooling” and executive meddling. Who knows, maybe I’ll try it again some day. Not really been on my radar I guess. It seems to be largely forgotten which is a shame.

DS9 premiered mid-season in 1993. SeaQuest premiered in the fall of 1993, so it ran parallel to DS9 S2-4.

 

[Tosk]

Season one is good. Season two is a hit or miss. Season three: should be forgotten if there is ever a reboot.

From what I've seen online, it seems quite split between those who hate season two more and those who hate season three more.

 

[The Wormhole]

What do you have to lose other than some time?

Time is the most precious currency of them all.

 

[Firebird]

Season 1 for me is mostly good, except for Charlton Heston's guest appearance in "Abalon." That was truly an awful, nonsensical episode that was the nadir of the season.

After that, what season 2 and 3 are y'all talking about? That never happened.

 

[fireproof78]

Season 1 is good fun. I'd rate it higher than TNG. Dr. Ballard's presentations at the end were very fun too. The season has a good mix of characters. Interesting guest characters too.

Season 2 is pretty mixed. The highs are there but less frequent. Some odd character choices mixed with interesting sci-fi ideas.

Season 3 is a very different animal. Think like Stargate SG-1 Season 8 or 9 different compared to previous seasons. I still enjoy it but think it was unsatisfying.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Season 1 is good fun. I'd rate it higher than TNG. Dr. Ballard's presentations at the end were very fun too. The season has a good mix of characters. Interesting guest characters too.

Season 2 is pretty mixed. The highs are there but less frequent. Some odd character choices mixed with interesting sci-fi ideas.

Season 3 is a very different animal. Think like Stargate SG-1 Season 8 or 9 different compared to previous seasons. I still enjoy it but think it was unsatisfying.

Thank you for an honest season-by-season review. It seems the general consensus is S1 is the best, S2 is sci-fi weirdness, and S3 was why? Does that sum it up? I liked the S1 episodes I did see, but I couldn't stand the guy at the end. I'm thinking, dude, I'm not 12.

 

[Tosk]

Season two isn't just "sci-fi weirdness". It goes full-on wacky fantasy too.

 

[fireproof78]

Thank you for an honest season-by-season review. It seems the general consensus is S1 is the best, S2 is sci-fi weirdness, and S3 was why? Does that sum it up? I liked the S1 episodes I did see, but I couldn't stand the guy at the end. I'm thinking, dude, I'm not 12.

Season 3 has a lot more political intrigue, and a different captain, so there is a lot more tension and conflict. Think Picard vs. Jellico if Jellico sticks with the ship and Picard left.

I don't like all of it, but it definitely has some good intrigue. Plus, it's Michael Ironside. It's worth a watch for his expressions and general irritable demeanor.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Season 3 has a lot more political intrigue, and a different captain, so there is a lot more tension and conflict. Think Picard vs. Jellico if Jellico sticks with the ship and Picard left.

I don't like all of it, but it definitely has some good intrigue. Plus, it's Michael Ironside. It's worth a watch for his expressions and general irritable demeanor.

I am so glad Jellico bounced out after 2 episodes.

 

[Warp Core Breach]

I think when this show first aired my roommates and I kind of chuckled and called it TNG underwater. Which it was. First season was tolerable. Second season got dumb. Turd season got dumber than dumb.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

I think when this show first aired my roommates and I kind of chuckled and called it TNG underwater. Which it was. First season was tolerable. Second season got dumb. Turd season got dumber than dumb.

Everyone calls it TNG under water.

 

[fireproof78]

I am so glad Jellico bounced out after 2 episodes.

I still like Michael Ironsides.

Turd season got dumber than dumb.

Dumb? Not sure if I would say it was all dumb.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

I still like Michael Ironsides.

Dumb? Not sure if I would say it was all dumb.

Michael Ironsides the actor, absolutely. The actor who played Jellico, love him as an actor too.

 

[fireproof78]

Michael Ironsides the actor, absolutely. The actor who played Jellico, love him as an actor too.

Ronny Cox is is pretty good. But Ironsides in seaQuest does a good job as the captain.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Ronny Cox is is pretty good. But Ironsides in seaQuest does a good job as the captain.

I never understood why people wouldn't like him as Captain. I can get being mad over losing the original Captain, but the new guy seems good from YouTube clips.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Tu-Dogg: "They're also my spaceballs -- watch out."






If the penisrock was still allowed, rest assured -- there'd also be a penisrock there...

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[tharpdevenport]

Accidentally posted in the wrong thread! Deleted and moved to the correct thread.

 

[Ithekro]

I was interested in the third season world building. The map changed a lot in that decade. Also the prospect of an underwater war using more advanced technology than what was seen in the pilot episode.

 

[fireproof78]

I never understood why people wouldn't like him as Captain. I can get being mad over losing the original Captain, but the new guy seems good from YouTube clips.

He's a hard ass. Perhaps a better example is going from Coach Bombay to New coach in D3.

I was interested in the third season world building. The map changed a lot in that decade. Also the prospect of an underwater war using more advanced technology than what was seen in the pilot episode.

Definitely. Some great world building that I really found interesting.