Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Spoonixel Amateur movie with Big budget

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

edimusprime At it's heart SeaQuest wasn't a bad show. I think done today it would greatly benefit from the fact that computer graphics have become so commonplace and affordable. An issue that was one of the major problems at the heart of SeaQuest. At 1 Million an episode (Unheard of at the time)there was obvious cuts that showed up on screen. The perfect example it in an episode where the SeaQuest has a giant bioillumenesant squid invading through the moon pool. The interior scenes have a number of old tricks that were obvious lifted from 1950's monster flicks. "Don't go in that room captain! It's in there!" and a clear rubber tentacle with blink lights, that is without a doubt silly looking and a budget crunched effect. Very Lost in Space-ish.The next issue at hand is story. While not being awful in the first season the plots are often centered around you taking away an ocean lesson, which would later be echoed by Dr. Robert Ballard of Titanic fame. More often the not what was meant to be fun, comes off as silly, and what should be threatening or action packed is not. The menacing ball pit from Brothers and Sisters comes to mind. Even with these issues SeaQuest doesn't show any weaknesses that any other first season Sci Fi show hasn't had. It's struggling to find an identity, and establish itself. The first seasons of Star Trek:The Next Generation, and Deep Space 9 have the same sort of growing pains as well, but turned out fine once they had found it's voice.The third issue which doesn't really show on screen is Roy Scheider himself. Roy clearly hated the show, and put the bad mouth on it as often as he could. In interviews both in print and on TV. In reflection the cut corner effects, and silly plot devices may have had something to do with Scheider's complaints, but face it when the star of a show torpedo's it how much longer is it likely to survive? Season 2 of SeaQuest saw a change in were it was filmed, which helped, and unfortunately a change in cast as well. Most of the principal cast stayed on, but the loss of Stacy Hiduk (spelled wrong I know) stunk. However we did get several new cast members that balance out the losses.The effects didn't really get any better, but I think the crew got better at making the show, and it's effects budget run and look better.The stories were starting to shape up a bit as well, but unfortunately not well enough.Budget, coupled with sinking ratings, and the star bad mouthing the show made the changes that were coming for season 3 unavoidable.Season 3 changes the format of the show considerably. It takes place years later, and Roy is replace by a man who has been in seemingly every bad movie ever Michael Ironside. While the show is dead in the water at this point. The stories started to get better, and were actually beginning to become something that might work.Only problem is it was way too late. Ratings were in the toilet, the show was pre-empted for everything. It no longer had a standard day, or time slot. The cast had yet again another round of changes made for season three, and most of what the audience was familiar with had changed so much it no longer held interest to the fans that could find the show.I gotta be honest. I loved SeaQuest, and as I watch season 1 on DVD I still do. I really wish SciFi channel would resurrect it like it did with Battlestar Galactica.I recommend it with a sense of not overanylizing the show. If you do that I guarantee you won't like it, but given half a chance I think you'll find a buried treasure of sorts.Did I use enough bad sea related jokes in this review?

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.

AllMT3 You know the drill: It's the future. The world is ruled by a conglomeration of confederations, with colonies underwater, and SeaQuest is the ship that gets sent to investigate anything strange/ defeat anything evil that goes on in its watery realm.My two cents worth: First season, definitely the best. As previous reviewers have stated, it was a family oriented show that was very science based and as educational as it was entertaining, with enough action to keep everyone impressed. I can't think of one bad episode in the first season, and the season finale still blows me away. Very unique.Second season: more a mixed bag. They're shooting too hard for the teen audience, and quite a few episodes are shlock horror(killer plants?! giant crocodiles?! the evil demon mind warping force from the abyss?!) and as we all know, no one was doing that kind of thing better during the time this show aired than X Files, so they couldn't help but come in further down the list. Still, there was enough character development going on in the background to keep things at least interesting, if not believable, and the episodes not focusing on cheesy horror were actually quite good.Third season aka SeaQuest 2032: They had a great concept going here, with the UEO not the supreme power in the world but just barely holding on by its fingertips, like WWII or the Rebellion fighting the Empire. But they didn't really get you excited about it. Captain Bridger left, and the characters that remained didn't have the depth of their former selves. Only two episodes I really liked were where Loni got kidnapped by the Macronesian alliance and the appearance of the Chowdai.Recommendations: Stick to the first season, unless you're a diehard fan. If you're looking for something a little more "military", watch Hunt for Red October, Crimson Tide or Guns of Navarone. If you're looking for a good general sci fi series that's somewhat based in science, first five seasons of X Files (including the movie). I can't think of any good science based shows at the moment, except for CSI.

Atlantis2032 I think that seaquest is brilliant and it different to anything else i have ever seen i would suggest watching it. teenagers and people older and younger will enjoy this as much as i have. The dolphin and the crew of the seaquest will soon become a part of your life as i am sure that you'll get hooked just as i did.