Supercarrier (TV series)
| Supercarrier | |
|---|---|
| Written by |
Steven E. de Souza Stanford Whitmore Joel Wilf |
| Directed by |
William A. Graham Corey Allen Jackie Cooper |
| Composer(s) |
Jack Eskew Craig Satan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Steven E. de Souza |
| Producer(s) | Chuck Bowman |
| Editor(s) |
Ronald J. Fagan Gregory F. Plotts Noel Rogers |
| Cinematography |
Jack Beckett Robert Steadman Frank Raymond |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Production company(s) | Fries Entertainment |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | 6 March 1988 – 1 May 1988 |
Supercarrier is a 1988 ABC television series aired during the Top Gun trend of the late 1980s. It features US Navy Pilots aboard the fictional aircraft carrier USS Georgetown, and ran for eight episodes before being cancelled.
Cast
- Robert Hooks as Commander Jim Coleman
- Ken Olandt as Lt Jack "Sierra" DePalma
- Paul Gleason (pilot episode)
- Cec Verrell as Lt Ruth "Bee-Bee" Ruthkowski
- John David Bland as Lt Doyle "ANZAC" Sampson
- Gerardo Mejía as Luis Cruz
- Michael Sharrett (pilot episode)
- Matthew Walker as Raymond Lafitte
- Tasia Valenza(pilot episode)
- Denise Nicholas (pilot episode)
- Scott Kraft (pilot episode)
- Craig Stevens(pilot episode)
- Thomas Beck (pilot episode)
- Alex Hyde-White as Lt Dave "Hat Trick" Rawley
- Dale Dye as Capt Henry K. 'Hank' Madigan
- Richard Jaeckel as Master Chief Sam Rivers
- Dennis R. "Beau" Sumner, Jr.
- Matthew Williams
- Peter Mark Richman (2nd episode)
- William Smith (3rd episode)
- Ismael 'East' Carlo (5th episode)
- Gina Gallego (5th episode)
- Harley Jane Kozak (5th episode)
- Jennifer Darling (6th episode)
- Lyman Ward (7th espisode)
Production
This series was never filmed on a carrier. It was partly filmed on board the USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) which is an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate. The Department of the Navy pulled its support for the show due to the ship's captain writing a scathing letter to the Secretary of the Navy outlining the way in which these people conducted themselves as guests. The way they portrayed the men and women in uniform had nothing to do with it losing support.
In correction to the above statement. Part of the filming was conducted on the USS John F. Kennedy, in Nov. 1987. (John F. Kennedy then commenced an upkeep period that lasted until November 1987, during which time American Broadcasting Company (ABC) film crews came on board to film the motion picture “Supercarrier.” http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/j3/john_f_kennedy.htm)
Episodes
| Ep. | Title | Aired | Short Plot Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Deadly Enemies (Pilot) | 6 March 1988 | In the series pilot, the search for a downed jet fighter focuses attention on a hot-dogging flyer (Alex Hyde-White) and brings on the arrival of female forces.[1] |
| 02 | All in the Game | 13 March 1988 | War games bring out the best and the worst: Rosie becomes an unlikely heroine, while tension escalates between pilots BeeBee and Sierra.[2] |
| 03 | Common Ground | 20 March 1988 | Anzac and Sierra get an unexpectedly friendly salute from a defecting Soviet pilot, flying a high-tech plane that both sides are after.[3] |
| 04 | Ring of Fire | 27 March 1988 | Family duties may upset Sierra, and sink Cruz's Navy and boxing careers as he battles to keep his sister out of the gangs.[4] |
| 05 | Rest and Revolution | 10 April 1988 | BeeBee, Sierra and Anzac are staying in a small Latin nation training its fighter pilots, and while they're on liberty, the revolution starts without them.[5] |
| 06 | Give Me Liberty | 17 April 1988 | Anzac and Sierra hook up with attractive but deadly arms dealers; Rivers tangles with a lawyer; Coleman's wife undergoes surgery for a lump in her breast.[6] |
| 07 | Exodus | 24 April 1988 | Madigan evacuates China Sea villagers from impending war; and Willoughby befriends a pregnant refugee.[7] |
| 08 | Vector | 1 May 1988 | Anzac succumbs to the charms of a sassy Aussie woman, rescued from a disabled research vessel, while a mysterious plague sweeps the George.[8] |