Pacific Blue (TV series)
| Pacific Blue | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police drama |
| Created by | Bill Nuss |
| Starring | |
| Composer(s) | Christopher Franke |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 101 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Gary Nardino Bill Nuss |
| Producer(s) | Paul B. Margolis Emily Skopov Paul Brown Steve Mitchell Craig Van Sickle Gary Winter John J. Scherer |
| Location(s) | Santa Monica, California |
| Cinematography | Robert Hayes Christian Sebaldt |
| Editor(s) | John W. Carr Barry L. Gold Thomas D. Nelson Ken Bornstein |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company(s) | North Hall Productions Gary Nardino Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | USA Network |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | March 2, 1996 – April 9, 2000 |
Pacific Blue is an American crime drama series about a team of police officers with the Santa Monica Police Department who patrolled its beaches on bicycles. The show ran for five seasons on the USA Network, from March 2, 1996 to April 9, 2000, with a total of 101 episodes. Often compared as "Baywatch on bikes", the series enjoyed a popular run among the network's viewers, and was popular in France, Belgium, Israel, Sweden, Bulgaria, Norway, Spain, Russia, Austria, Germany, Italy, South America, Canada, Denmark, Poland and other foreign markets.
The series underwent cast changes between the third and fourth seasons, one which dramatically altered its tone. The third season finale brought the departure of actors Marcos Ferraez and Rick Rossovich. The fourth season premiere brought four major cast additions: Shanna Moakler as Monica Harper, Amy Hunter as Jamie Strickland, Jeff Stearns as Russ Granger, and Mario Lopez as Bobby Cruz. These new recruits to the Pacific Blue unit skewed the show's cast in a younger direction.
Jim Davidson and Paula Trickey, who had previously played the role of the show's young blood, evolved into the "old guard" as their characters took on leadership roles within the Pacific Blue unit. In addition, the characters of Jim Davidson and Darlene Vogel, who had become romantically linked in the third season, were married in the fourth season opener. Storylines for the fourth and fifth seasons emphasized undercover and vice work; while these areas would normally fall out of the purview of a police unit like Pacific Blue, the show always made an effort to explain away each incident as an exception, episode by episode. The changes can be credited with extending the life of the series for two additional seasons and made it the highest rated drama series on USA Network at the time. The series had well over 2 million regular viewers at a time when cable series were not permitted to advertise on other cable networks much less the Big Four broadcast networks.
The series featured numerous appearances by professional wrestling stars playing other characters, including Rena Mero (Sable), Chyna, Triple H and Shawn Michaels. (WWF Raw on the same network) Professional Intense Cycles Downhill Racer April Lawyer performed bike stunts in a number of episodes. trial riders Hans Rey performed tricks in each episodes. Carmen Electra made a special guest appearance in her role from Baywatch. Other notable guest stars included Micky Dolenz, Shannon Tweed, Shannon Elizabeth, Danny Bonaduce, Adam West, Erik Estrada, Holly Robinson Peete, Kent McCord and Stephen J. Cannell.
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