Pacific Blue

1996

Seasons & Episodes

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5.6| 0h30m| en
Synopsis

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 one hundred and one episodes. Often compared as "Baywatch on bikes," the series enjoyed a popular run among the Network's viewers, and was popular in France, Israel, Sweden, Bulgaria, Norway, Spain, Russia, Austria, Germany, Italy, South America, Canada, Denmark, Poland, and other foreign markets.

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Gary Nardino Productions

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Also starring Jim Davidson

Reviews

Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie
Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
DeltaHomicide a.k.a. Baywatch on wheels. Have you witnessed the marvel that is Pacific Blue? It's a sun-kissed miscellany of wooden acting, drama, romance, action, comedy and brazen T&A. The acting - my god, the acting. Think of porno actors from the late 80's and early 90's, and you will know the cast of Pacific Blue. Not only that, but the set pieces seem like they were culled from a Peter North and Anita Dark video. It gets better after season 1, but the cheese is omnipresent, and sublime.The plots - never have I seen such a wonderful treasure of generic stories with moral lessons. Some absolute gems include: The misguided gangbanger who is seeking a father figure. The cocky new addition to the police force who's keeping a dark secret. The school shooting, and how we can't always protect our children from a world gone mad.and since it's set in Venice Beach, California, naturally there's a teenage runaway who has someone that cares. The action - any time there's a chase, and even when there isn't one, you'll get a healthy dose of bodacious bicycle stunts in each show. Unnecessary drops from rooftops, table jumps, wheelies, endos, leg swipes and 360's - all done on mountain bikes with frames and shock absorbers that probably cost more than a yellow Nissan Pathfinder - shaka brah. The comedy - if the action in Pacific Blue is the sand, surely the comedy is the sea - a sea of awkward awesomeness. You'll be reminded of being in school, when you and a classmate had to pair up to do an impromptu skit in front of the class. You will blush, and then you will lose your mind. The T&A - because every woman walking along Venice Beach and its surrounding neighborhoods wear G-strings and have a ginormous set of bronzed mammaries. If you haven't experienced the life-affirming magnificence that is "PacBlue", I urge you to take it for a spin. It's the very definition of California Love.
mark_dacascos One of the things that I like most about this series is that the premise - the work and life of the bike cops, who patrol Santa Monica beaches - is somehow new. I mean there are many crime shows, but how many of them deal with bike cops? As far as I know, apart from "Pacific blue", zero. I have seen around 15-20 episodes so far, from different seasons, and in my humble opinion the quality of this series diminishes with each season. In the third season there were changes in the cast, which I think made the show less interesting. The original cast was better than the actors, who replaced them (or maybe I were used to the original actors and had prejudices against their replacements). However, a few people of the original cast didn't left and because of them this programed was still watchable. So, if you like escapist, fun shows and you don't mind mostly impossible and sometimes silly plots (later seasons), it's almost certain that you will enjoy this show. The beautiful scenery, likable actors and actresses, competent cinematography, tame for a crime show violence (especially for today's standards) and sometimes excellent scripts make this show worth checking out. But, I have one suggestion - start with the first season.
sherwoodforest "Pacific Blue" was a GREAT show - probably the only show I watched religiously for several years without getting tired of it! Creating a tribute to the cops that aren't in squad cars was a wonderful and novel idea, and the plot was awesome! The best part of this show was that the characters were real. They had real problems and real relationships, outside the force and with each other. The original cast - Rick Rossovich, Marcos Ferraez, Paula Trickey, Jim Davidson, and Darlene Vogel - had an amazing three seasons. Once Victor and Tony left, the show went downhill for me, but hey, revamping a show for new audiences is necessary, and it worked for them, and though I felt less connected once the original cast split in half, it didn't kill the show. Bravo! Great writing, great acting, great cinematography, and great original music score! I really hope this show is released on DVD sometime, especially the first three seasons!
Profplum-2 Have watched the re-runs on the USA channel up through the beginning of the 1999 season, now. This is a tad better than "Baywatch on wheels," although the pictorials of Malibu females lend a certain "Baywatch" atmosphere to the program (I note that at least one of the principal actresses, Paula Trickey, has been a guest on "Baywatch" on several occasions).But the main point is that it's fun. The impossible actions with the bikes, the frenetic chases, the improbable romances, and, yes, the beefcake and cheesecake, all combine to make up a fine, mindless hour of excellent relaxation. In addition, every once in a while they try to get serious about a theme, and they even occasionally pull it off. Trickey in particular has the makings of a real actress, and the revamping they did in 1999 seems to have worked pretty well to update the show's appeal.A worthwhile recreational hour.