USS Georgetown aircraft carrier (TV series)

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Television series
German title USS Georgetown aircraft carrier
Original title Supercarrier
Country of production United States
original language English
year 1988
Production
company		 Fries entertainment
length 60 minutes
Episodes 9 in 1 season
genre Action series , drama
idea Steven E. de Souza ,
Stanford Whitmore ,
Joel Wilf
production Chuck Bowman
music Jack Eskew ,
Craig Safan
First broadcast March 6, 1988 (USA) on ABC
German-language
first broadcast		 October 25, 1989 on RTLplus
occupation

Aircraft carrier USS Georgetown (original title: Supercarrier ) is an American action series that was produced by Fries Entertainment in 1988 for the US broadcaster ABC . It is based on the book of the same name by George C. Wilson .

action

The series takes place on the aircraft carrier USS Georgetown. It has no continuous storyline and, with the exception of the two-part pilot episode, is not based on the previous one. In the pilot episode , Lt. Jack "Sierra" DePalma moved to Georgetown. The crew initially reacts suspiciously to the supposed competitor. However, when Di Palma floats helplessly in the Pacific after a crash and cannot be located, these thoughts are pushed aside; after being rescued, he becomes a full member of the crew. Further episodes deal with maneuvers and adventures of the crew when going ashore.

background

The series was initially heavily supported by the United States Navy , which benefited from advertising similar to the feature film Top Gun . The film was shot on the aircraft carrier USS Kennedy provided by the Navy . Airplanes were also provided. However, when the Navy officials were presented with scripts dealing with drugs and sex, the producers withdrew their support.

It first aired on ABC in March 1988 and ended on May 1, 1988 after broadcasting eight episodes. In Germany, nine episodes were broadcast on RTL Plus between October 25 and December 20, 1989 , as the pilot was shown in two parts. The hour-long episodes ran on Wednesdays at 7.15 p.m.

Episode list

episode Original title German title First broadcast
(ABC) 		First broadcast
(RTL Plus)
1 Deadly Enemies (1) Lost in the Pacific - Part 1 March 6, 1988 October 25, 1989
2 Deadly Enemies (2) Lost in the Pacific - Part 2 March 6, 1988 November 1, 1989
3 All in the game Operation Wargame March 13, 1988 November 8, 1989
4th Common Ground The knockout plot March 20, 1988 November 15, 1989
5 Ring of Fire The summit March 27, 1988 November 22, 1989
6th Rest and Revolution Bloody fiesta April 10, 1988 November 29, 1989
7th Give Me Liberty Landing in the air April 17, 1988 December 6, 1989
8th Exodus Exodus April 24, 1988 December 13, 1989
9 Vector Creeping poison May 1, 1988 December 20, 1989

publication

The first 4 episodes were released on two VHS cassettes in the 1990s , but were each cut together as a film. A release on DVD is not planned.

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