WSKRS: We Share Knowledge Regarding seaQuest

seaQuest DSV: The ComicBy DG Chichester, Keith Pollard, and othersBridger 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 NovelBy Diane Duane and Peter Morwood, based on a script by Rockne S O'Bannon and Tommy ThompsonAs 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 version that's become so familiar?

Season 3, episode X: The Depths of Deceit (unproduced)Written by Lee Goldberg & William RabkinThis 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://archive.org/details/seaquest-the-depths-of-deceit-writers-draft-unproducedThe Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne returns June 21st: https://www.lydiadisappears.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-disappearances-of-lydia-fountayne/id1750730095

Season 3, episode X: In Father's Footsteps (unproduced)Written by Naren ShankarAfter 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/seaquest/private-archive/af2032/un-iff.txt

Season 3, episode 13: Weapons of WarWritten by Javier Grillo-MarxuachDirected by Steve BeersThe 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaoIb3C7yy0

Season 3, episode 12: ReunionWritten by Carleton EastlakeDirected by Anson WilliamsseaQuest 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 TroopersLet's Play Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irvIa9QTmFs&list=PLrekaHLD2rhaopJHQCBlR52b2Gfs0LQI-Moonrace Wireless on the Giant Robot FM patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/giantrobotfm

Season 3, episode 11: Second ChanceWritten by Carleton EastlakeDirected by Frederick King KellerThe 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 SoldiersWritten by Naren ShankarDirected by Jesús Salvador TreviñoBridger 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: ResurrectionWritten by Lee Goldberg & William RabkinDirected by Oscar L. CostoWe 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 the Movie Star Minute: Highlander IIhttps://scanlinemedia.com/2025/12/15/gundam-base-chicago-opens/

Season 3, episode 8: EquilibriumWritten by Naren Shankar & Javier Grillo-MarxuachDirected by Anson WilliamsseaQuest 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 by Carleton Eastlake: https://carletoneastlake.com/

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: BrainlockWritten by Naren Shankar & Javier Grillo-MarxuachDirected by Anson WilliamsThe 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irvIa9QTmFs&list=PLrekaHLD2rhaopJHQCBlR52b2Gfs0LQI-

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 CommandWritten by Lee Goldberg & William RabkinDirected by Anson WilliamsThe 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 in the Movie Star Minute; Top Gun

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.

In Syndication ends this week with something a little different, a dark fantasy audio drama commissioned by Ranged Touch. and Shelved by Genre. It's dense, it requires interpretation, and producing it was Grant's entire life for the summer of 2023. And now, the show notes exactly as they were back then:Adapted for audio, directed, produced, and edited by Grant www.cohost.org/My-Name-is-GrantThe Giant Nod and A Statue were played by Ansel Burch www.indecisionist.comMeschia The First Man, A Prophet, and The Generalissimo were played by Clint Worthington www.TheSpool.netMeschiane The First Woman and The Maid were played by Nora Broz www.norabroz.comJahi and The Contessa were played by Alaina https://www.soundcloud.com/sex_archieFirst Soldier, First Demon, and The Inquisitor were played by Jeff Stormer www.partyofonepodcast.comSecond Soldier, Second Demon, and The Familiar were played by Aaron Catano-Saez www.AaronCatano-Saez.comGabriel and The Autarch were played by GrantSound Design by Yuria Jensen, www.cohost.org/yuriaMusic by Dearest, Of the Void… www.dearestofthevoid.bandcamp.comPoster by Gryme www.linktr.ee/oddesqueThis audio drama was commissioned by the Ranged Touch Network and Shelved by Genre.You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed.

In Syndication continues with an example of our first tv recap show: Sex Archie! We spent seven years discussing and analyzing Riverdale and all I learned is everyone else is wrong about it, fans and haters alike. But we put the show in its context, including looking at previous adaptations of the comics. That's where this episode comes in. Here's the original show notes from 2017:Welcome to Sex Archie: The Riverdale Recap PodcastThis episode covers To Riverdale and Back Again/Return to Riverdale by Evan Katz; directed by Dick LowryBefore the CW slathered us in saturated syrup, there was another live-action adaptation. This 1990 NBC Sunday Night Movie ages the crew up 15 years and then puts them right back in the same situations, to awkward and disappointing results. Did Veronica inspire Courtney Cox's look? How much did a stamp even cost back then? WHAT AM A SEX?

What could be more appropriate to fill the month of no availability than re-runs? In Syndication is a new bonus series where we present our previous shows to our current audience. First up, a milestone episode of the very first show we made together. And now, the relevant show notes taken from the original airing:Happy Valentine's Day! In this holiday special, Alaina talks about the most romantic thing she knows: gruesome murder. How are movie gangsters different from the real guys? Why can't rival operations just get along? Who actually did the dang thing, anyway? Links:Historical image of the siteThe Mob MuseumOur Sexual History episode #4: A Short History of Syphilis, featuring listener Ciaran! Bonus episode on the Tuskeegee Experiment Music by ThylacinusCensor beep by Frank West of The FPlus

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.

As announced in last week's episode, we took a week off recording. But! There is still some WSKRS for you today. Please enjoy this selection of outtakes from across our first 29 episodes; bits of conversation that were just a little too off topic and a little too long to leave in, but fun enough to hold on to for a time like this. Enjoy!

Season 2, episode 6: The Sincerest Form of FlatteryWritten by Carleton EastlakeDirected by Jesús Salvador TreviñoThis week it's all hands to battle stations as the seaQuest hunts a rogue AI that could destroy the UEO. Bridger must face his past, and the Piccolo family grows even larger.

Season 2, episode 5: VaporsWritten by Lawrence HertzogDirected by Robert WiemerThe seaQuest is summoned through a time portal to save a future that has fallen to ruin. What could have caused this desolation? A virus? The hubris of man? Video games?This week on the Movie Star Minute: SidekicksThe final episode of Space Puppets: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bizarre-podcast-125512815Also, here at the end, we’ve released the show from being Patreon-exclusive. Every episode is freely available to all. You can find them collected here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/383131/Or as part of this RSS feed: https://www.patreon.com/rss/chipandironicus?auth=f60c96aa6f8064e38cf3b6484c286c26

Season 2, episode 4: VaporsWritten by David J BurkeDirected by Les SheldonThe seaQuest's crew enjoys some well deserved shore leave, in a slice-of-life episode, introducing the new cast and new versions of the returning cast. At the center of it all lie two very questionable romances.Bizarre Podcast: Space Puppets episode 52: https://www.patreon.com/posts/125132294

Season 2, episode 3: Sympathy for the DeepWritten by Carleton EastlakeDirected by Bruce Seth GreenPanic and and old love bring the seaQuest to an undersea colony gone wrong in a story about the nature of evil and the mind. It's metaphysics week on seaQuest DSV, a program not terribly equipped to carry that load but does its best anyway.

Season 2, episode 2: The Fear That FollowsWritten by Clifton CampbellDirected by Robert WeimerSeaQuest DSV proves the new season is the same old show by making a direct sequel to one of its most memorable episodes. The aliens are back with a mysterious agenda that the paranoid wing of the UEO is incapable of understanding.

Season 2, episode 1: DaggersWritten by Jonathan FallsDirected by Bryan SpicerIt's a brand new season with a brand new seaQuest and her partially new crew. They're sailing new waters in a double-length premiere that packages sweeping changes to the show's setting and tone inside an action film about what makes someone human. Every sci-fi story is about what makes someone human, it's not special.

Season 1, episode 23: Higher PowerWritten by David J. Burke & Patrick HasburghDirected by John T. KretchmerIt's the end of the seaQuest's first tour under the UEO, and the crew takes time to say goodbye to the vaguely defined set who will not be on the next one. Meanwhile, Lucas' dad is getting his comeuppance in a way that might doom civilization itself.ANNOUNCEMENT! Devin Nelson, composer of the WSKRS theme music, is also a game designer and his latest work is available on Kickstarter for the next week or so: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paledot/pale-dot

Season 1, episode 22: The Good DeathWritten by Hans Tobeason & Douglas BurkeDirected by David J. BurkeBridger is caught between the UEO's political interests and the right thing to do, while his crew are under threat by yet another mad dictator. It's Brazil week on seaQuest.

Season 1, episode 21: Such Great PatienceWritten by David KemperDirected by Bryan SpicerSeaQuest makes alien contact this week, full of wonder and awe, fitting for a show whose signature element is a means of interspecies communication. And that's a wrap on David Kemper.This week in the Movie Star Minute: Jaws 2!https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/07/the-shedds-newest-beluga-calf-needs-a-name-heres-how-to-vote/

Season 1, episode 20: AbalonWritten by Patrick HasburghDirected by Les SheldonThis week, seaQuest DSV attempts two plots! First, Ford might be so uptight he finally cracked, except the impossible turns out to be real. Next, Lucas is faced with the latest frightening step toward manhood. This episode of WSKRS is dedicated to the listeners that followed us from Sex Archie, iykyk.

Season 1, episode 19:The Last Lap at LuxuryWritten by Zora QuaytonDirected by Bryan SpicerLate in its first season, seaQuest DSV takes time to establish some important facts we learned a long time ago. Lucas steps up, Bridger takes action, and the ship's tools save the day; which all would be more impressive if it aired a few months earlier.

Season 1, episode 18: Hide and SeekWritten by Robert EngelsDirected by Lindsley Parsons IIIIt's Shatner week on WSKRS in a bizarre, floating episode about a mystic sense of connection, and the inexplicable bonds that can either hold us back, or hold us together. It's also about ethnic cleansing and some really outdated perspectives on autism. It's a lot.In the Movie Star Minute: Blue Thunder