Tuesday, November 16, 2021

To Be Or Not To Be 5

SeaQuest DSV Season One DVD set, 
SeaQuest DSV The Complete Collection DVD set,
SeaQuest DSV The Complete Collection Limited Edition DVD set
and SeaQuest DSV The Complete Collection in Blu-Ray,
released in 2005, 2013, 2016 and 2019 respectively

Shelley appeared in the pilot episode of the Steven Spielberg produced TV series SeaQuest DSV in 1993. In the episode "To Be or Not to Be", she played Captain Marilyn Stark - the original and trigger-happy captain of SeaQuest Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) who was relieved of duty for disobeying orders. Nathan Bridger (played by Roy Scheider), the designer of SeaQuest, was recruited to replace Stark; but during his first voyage aboard the vessel, Stark embarked on a revenge mission to destroy vessel.

screen captures of Shelley from the SeaQuest DSV
pilot episode "To Be Or Not To Be," 1993

The series originally aired between 1993 and 1996 and was renamed SeaQuest 2032 in its 3rd season. It originally starred Roy Scheider, teen star Jonathan Brandis and Dynasty alum Stephanie Beacham. Michael Ironside took over from Scheider in season 3. The episode is currently out on DVD - as part of the SeaQuest DSV Season One DVD set, the SeaQuest DSV The Complete Collection DVD set, the SeaQuest DSV The Complete Collection Limited Edition DVD set and SeaQuest DSV The Complete Collection in Blu-Ray, released in 2005, 2013, 2016 and 2019 respectively. Get them all and "see who gets the parade".

screen captures of Shelley from the SeaQuest DSV
pilot episode "To Be Or Not To Be," 1993