Supercarrier (TV series)

Supercarrier
Written by Steven E. de Souza
Stanford Whitmore
Joel Wilf
Directed by William A. Graham
Corey Allen
Jackie Cooper
Theme music composer Craig Safan &
Mark Mueller
Opening theme "Living on the Edge".[1]
Composer(s) Jack Eskew (pilot ep.)
Craig Safan
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) Richard Maynard Productions
Real Tinsel Productions
Fries Entertainment
Release
Original network ABC
Original release March 6, 1988 – May 1, 1988

Supercarrier is a 1988 ABC television series. It features US Navy Pilots aboard the fictional aircraft carrier USS Georgetown, and ran for eight episodes before being cancelled.

Cast

Production

The series was partly filmed on board the USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) which is an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate rather than an aircraft carrier.[2] Part of the filming was conducted on the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), between September and November 1987, while the ship was undergoing a period of upkeep.[3]

The Department of the Navy pulled its support for the show in March 1988, with a spokesperson citing dissatisfaction with the plots of upcoming episodes which the carrier 'just becomes a backdrop' for stories unrelated to the U.S. Navy.[4] The producer, Charles Fries, said in response that the Navy 'wanted a sleepy show about life on a Supercarrier' and that he was 'happy to be relieved of the cooperation because naval personnel were stifling our writers relationships and dialogue'.[5]

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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
07 Exodus 24 April 1988 Madigan evacuates China Sea villagers from impending war; and Willoughby befriends a pregnant refugee.[12]
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.[13]

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