seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV
In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.
RichyE reviewedOctober 18, 2025
Saw this one in the mid'90s.
It was Star Trek underwater, with Roy Scheider as Captain Nathan Bridger commanding a high-tech submarine in the early 21st century.
The oceans were colonized, the crew was diverse and the dolphin could talk.
Yes, Darwin had a translator and more screen time than half the cast.
It had action, diplomacy and sci-fi weirdness, sometimes brilliant, sometimes bonkers.
But here’s the kicker: the graphics were made with an Amiga.
That’s right, Video Toaster, LightWave 3D and some serious pixel wizardry turned Commodore’s humble home computer into a Hollywood VFX powerhouse.
If you had an Amiga back then, you weren’t just gaming, you were animating submarines, rendering sonar pulses and dreaming of working on seaQuest yourself.
The show got weirder in later seasons, aliens, time travel and cast changes, but that first season? Pure underwater optimism.