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". |
| 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 |
| Cinematography | Jack Beckett Robert Steadman Frank Raymond |
| Editor(s) | Ronald J. Fagan Gregory F. Plotts Noel Rogers |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Production company(s) | Richard Maynard Productions Real Tinsel Productions Fries Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original release | March 6 – May 14, 1988 |
Supercarrier is a 1988 ABC television series. It features US Navy Pilots aboard the fictional aircraft carrier USS Georgetown. It suffered from low ratings against CBS's Murder, She Wrote and NBC's Family Ties, and only lasted eight episodes before being cancelled.
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. 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.
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. 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'.
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