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WSKRS: We Share Knowledge Regarding seaQuest
WSKRS: We Share Knowledge Regarding seaQuest
Author: Grant and Alaina
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Alaina and Grant take a journey through the wondrous depths of 1993's seaQuest DSV. Meeting at the intersection of childhood nostalgia and the pressures on production, we fit a bygone era of tv sci-fi into history and our hearts. Yes, this is about the show with the talking dolphin.
Art by Beedrops
Music by Devin Nelson
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Season 3, episode 4: Destination TerminalWritten by Javier Grillo-MarxuachDirected by Bruce Seth GreenTrans-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 Forbidden Zone
Season 3, episode 3: Smoke on the WaterWritten by Lee Goldberg & William RabkinDirected by Oscar L. CostoSubmarine 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 ProfitWritten by Patrick HasburghDirected by Jesús Salvador TreviñoThe 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. #KriegGangThis week in the Movie Star Minute: Scanners
Season 3, episode 1: Brave New WorldWritten by Clifton CampbellDirected by Anson WilliamsIt'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): SplashdownWritten by Carleton EastlakeDirected by Anson WilliamsSeason 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: SorcererMechanista in G: Aura Battlers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uaaXr8IUi0
Season 2, episode 20 (sort of): BlindsidedWritten by Clifton CampbellDirected by Anson WilliamsTony 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 DreamWritten by Jonathan Brandis & David J. BurkeDirected by Jesús Salvador TreviñoThe 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 ReduxWritten by Patrick HasburghDirected by Oscar L. CostoA 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 AirWritten by Lawrence HertzogDirected by Steven RobmanseaQuest 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
Season 2, episode 16: WatergateWritten by Patrick HasburghDirected by Casey O. RohrsWelcome back, fish fans! The seaQuest is pursuing two missions on a remote island that turn out to be the same mission: resolving a love triangle between Greek gods. We're due an Ortiz week and this is what he's got.
The July of difficult scheduling continues, and to cover the gap we have another collection of outtake clips to share from recording episodes 30-38. We'll be talking about Watergate next time, but until then: enjoy!
Season 2, episode 15: AloneWritten by Carleton EastlakeDirected by David J. BurkeFor the first time in history a psychic has gone bad, and it's up to fugitive Dr Wendy Smith to save everyone. Can her brain shield stop all the world's nuclear plants from melting down? What are we even doing here anymore?
Season 2, episode 14: Dream WeaverWritten by Clifton CampbellDirected by Oscar L. CostoOnce again seaQuest encounters life from beyond the stars, but this alien is a killer. What is it hunting? Will Scott Keller reach his dreams? Why is Mark Hamill so sexy?And in the Movie Star Minute: 52 Pick-Up
Season 2, episode 13: And Everything NiceWritten by Lawrence HertzogDirected by Burt BrinckerhoffYoung love is a powerful force. For Lucas, it's strong enough to reshape his entire life and pull him away from the family he's built. That's just what some terrorist kidnappers were counting on.
Season 2, episode 12: LostlandWritten by Ted Raimi & David J. BurkeDirected by Bruce Seth GreenThe seaQuest has discovered evidence of Atlantis itself, but the curse upon its artifacts drives the crew to pieces. Somehow, that's the frame for a story about responsibility which uses the ensemble to great effect.
Season 2, episode 11: MeltdownWritten by Tom SzolossiDirected by Anson WilliamsFamily is a hard thing to navigate. But like an impossibly large prehistoric crocodile, it's also hard to avoid. This week, Ford goes back to the old family farm.
Season 2, episode 10: Dead EndWritten by Carleton EastlakeDirected by Steven RobmanFour crew members are trapped in a tense, dire situation. One faces certain death, and the outlook for the rest isn't much better. What could possibly add to the suspense? Dragon Worm.Listen to Grant's recent guest appearances!Extra Credit: https://thefmin.us/justin-and-me-voon-muhn-make-three/Side 6 Soundwaves (Giant Robot FM): https://www.patreon.com/posts/s6s-06-bask-to-6-129310343
Season 2, episode 9: Special DeliveryWritten by Patrick HasburghDirected by Gus TrikonisDagwood is found guilty of murder, and the crew of the seaQuest do what they can to send him off properly. Of course, that's not really Dagwood. Dagwood isn't really Dagwood, either.
Season 2, episode 8: When We Dead AwakenWritten by Clifton CampbellDirected by Annette Haywood-CarterBrody takes center stage in a story that tests his heart, reveals his past, and demonstrates he is the ocean's most fearsome commando. But it wouldn't be seaQuest without some incestuous overtones.Wait, what?
Season 2, episode 7: By Any Other NameWritten by Lawrence HertzogDirected by Burt BrinckerhoffThe seaQuest answers a terrified distress call to find an empty sea colony, and Darwin has been unresponsive for days. The crew tackles both problems but doesn't seem to be in any kind of a hurry about it.



