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| country = United States | language = English | network = NBC | company = Amblin Television Universal Television | distributor = | first_aired = | last_aired = | status = Ended | num_seasons = 3 | num_episodes = 59 (including two two-hour movie episodes) | list_episodes = List of seaQuest DSV episodes }} ''SeaQuest DSV'' (stylized as seaQuest DSV) is 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''. Set in "the near future"; the year 2018, ''seaQuest DSV'' originally mixed high drama with realistic scientific fiction. It originally starred film star Roy Scheider as Captain Nathan Bridger, designer and commander of the titular naval submarine ''seaQuest'' DSV 4600. Jonathan Brandis also starred as Lucas Wolenczak, a teenaged computer genius placed aboard ''seaQuest'' by his father and Stephanie Beacham as Kristin Westphalen, the chief medical officer and head of the ''seaQuest'' science department. In the third season, Michael Ironside replaced Scheider as lead of the series and starred as Captain Oliver Hudson. Also present was a dolphin character called Darwin who, due to technological advances, was able to communicate with the crew. Steven Spielberg expressed interest in the project and served as one of the show's executive producers during the first two seasons. Production of the first season was marked by disputes between the producers, NBC and cast members, changes in the production staff, and even an earthquake. The second season contained changes in the cast as well as continued 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 and was abruptly canceled in the middle of its third season. ==Season 1== The series follows the adventures of the high-tech submarine ''seaQuest'' DSV (Deep Submergence Vehicle) operated by the United Earth Oceans Organization (UEO), a global coalition of up-world countries and undersea confederations, similar to the United Nations and ''Star Trek''s United Federation of Planets.〔Starlog Magazine, Issue #204〕 The UEO was created following a major showdown of nations and confederations at the Livingston Trench in the North Atlantic Ocean that occurred circa 2017, and it remains a recurring element for the duration of the series. The ''seaQuest'' was designed by Nathan Bridger and built by NORPAC (a military organization mentioned in the pilot) and given as a loan 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 as well as engage in undersea research, much of which was still in the preliminary stages when the show began production in 1993. Bridger, though originally reluctant, due to a pact he made with his wife after their son, Robert (Bobby), was killed in a naval military action before her death, is convinced to return to the Navy (UEO) and assume command of the ''seaQuest'' after its original captain was relieved of duty for disobeying direct orders from NORPAC Command by the ships Executive Officer, who remains in charge of "seaQuest" till Bridger takes command. 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 relationship as a surrogate family with Bridger and Westphalan's roles as Lucas's surrogate father and mother, and later on as Bridger and Wastphalan's own personal relationship bloomed. Also the "love-hate relationship" between Lieutenant Benjamin Krieg and Lieutenant Commander Katherine Hitchcock, recently divorced, now forced to serve together on the same boat. It was also the first show of its kind to follow the armed forces' practice, primarily that of the Navy, of reassigning officers to other ships and assignments at the end of a tour of duty. This offered the chance to bring in new officers and crew for the following season, though none of the officers or personnel that were replaced ever made any guest star appearances in the following seasons, with the exception of Lieutenant Benjamin Krieg in the third, and final, season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SeaQuest DSV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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