So the writing wasn't of an A class standard, but the show last for over 10 seasons so you can't say that some people or should i say alot of people didn't like it or else it wouldn't have lasted that long. Here's just a summary of a few of the characters and why they made Baywatch so fun to watch and enjoy.

David Hasselhoff (Mitch)- Right, he wasn't the greatest of actors and i'll be the first to admit it but David provided the show with alot of advertising and was the only character in the show's history to last all 9 seasons of Baywatch: California. Mitch brought the machoness to the show and he always put on stellar performances when they were needed.

Pamela Anderson (CJ Parker)- Again not one of the best actresses but basically I think most of us know she was only really there for the eye candy, but CJ gave us some memorable moments on the show too especially when she struggled to find love through her years at Baywatch.

Yasmine Bleeth (Caroline Holden)- She has to be one of the best actresses to ever grace the Baywatch shores, Caroline was the shy, seductive type who was always getting things wrong with her work and like CJ with her love life. Unlike Pamela, Yasmine wasn't afraid to take to the water.

Alexandra Paul (Stephanie Holden)- Another good actress to grace the Baywatch shores and I think the only one to actually die, weird, but Stephanie's death was one of the best acted episodes from all characters.

Gena Lee Nolin (Neely Capshaw)- One of the only hardcore bitches to come to baywatch and she was a real bad girls, sueing Matt Brody and forcing him to quit after false sexual harrasement charges, sleeping with Logan and manipulating him in front of Caroline, seducing Cody and tricking Mitch into marrying her. She provided the best entertainment on the show and always got her commupance.

I could go through the rest but i'll not, but basically Baywatch provided us with some other great actors and actresses like Erika Eleniak, Nicole Eggert, Carmen Electra, Kelly Packard, Mitzi Kapture, Angelica Bridges and so many more.

In 1989 are TV screens were graced with a show about beautiful lifeguards patrolling a California beach, so the theme of the show was reasonable and most of the actors were also acceptable. In 1989 we saw the first lifeguards (of many) to grace the Baywatch shores, Shauni McClain (Erika Eleniak), Eddie Kramer (Billy Warlock), Jill Riley (Shawn Weatherly) a few others which never lasted and of course Mitch Buchannon (David Hasselhoff). Basically the pilot episode is not to be missed it is full of action, excitment and seduction and episodes from Season 1-3 were pretty good.

However Baywatch had alreayd lost three primary characters Shauni, Eddie and Jill all left the show within the first three seasons, although Baywatch did have an epiphany and that was to hire Pamela Anderson (CJ Parker), at the start Pamela's character was brilliant and she carried the show easily along with other newly hired characters Summer Quinn (Nicole Eggert), Matt Brody (David Charvet) and Stephanie Holden (Alexandra Paul) from 92-95 all the characters stayed until Summer and Matt suddenly left Baywatch but luckily Baywatch fans were given relief when Caroline Holden (Yasmine Bleeth) joined the show (clearly the best actress). The show continued to go on well with David trailing behind in every episode along with Hobie (Jeremy Jackson) and Steph's death was brilliant as well, the show was still good in 95 when they hired bad girl Neely Capshaw (Gena Lee Nolin) who corupted everyone on Baywatch lives with her manipulation and seduction.

In 96 a big error was made Pamela and Yasmine's contracts were up and both girls wanted to do something else, I think Pamela's head did become a bit big during the end as Yasmine did guest appear in many episodes before finally being wrote out of the show unlike Pamela. The show hired 7 new actresses/lifeguards to fill the void left by both Donna Martin (Donna D'errico), Jordan (Traci Bingham), Samantha Thomas (Nancy Valen), April Giminski (Kelly Packard), Lani McKenzie (Carmen Electra), Taylor Walsh (Angelica Bridges) and Skylar Bergman (Marilece Andrada) were all hired to try and fill the void and granted most of them were reasonably good actresses however they only last a year on the show before all apart from April leaving Baywatch.

When they all did in 98, in 99 the show once again suffered a blow when Gena Lee also left and they brought it Jesse Owens (Brooke Burns) and Alex Ryker (Mitzi Kapture), Mitzi was brilliant and really helped the show but not enough as they relocated to Baywatch Hawaii and she got out while she could. Baywatch Hawaii ran for two seasons with a few good actors and actresses including Krista Allen, Brande Roderick and a few others but finally folded.

BEST ACTRESSES: YASMINE BLEETH, MITZI KAPTURE, GENA LEE NOLIN BEST ACTORS: NONE THEY WERE ALL CRAP

Once the world's most-watched TV programme, Baywatch has become a significant part of television history.

Okay, so it's not known for great plots (except maybe for the first few years) and brilliant acting, but, once upon a time, EVERYONE watched it.

Personally, I watched most of episodes from 1990-1994, I of course, liked Pam and Yasmine, but to be honest, my favourite part of the show was the beginning theme... and I have no idea why.

It's been a great stepping stone for many Californian model-type actresses, and Pam wouldn't have been as big (and I mean that in a non-boob-job kinda way) without it.

I haven't seen any episodes outside of 94, but the memories I do have of the episodes I viewed were pretty good!!

I don't know if it has finished in the States, and I don't really care. I've seen as many eps as I care to have sat through, and that's enough for me!

"Baywatch" R.I.P 1989-2001

There are actually some good reasons, why a person should take the risk of going totally insane by watching this show. The breasts are nice, even though some of them aren't that real, but they usually come in pairs, which is good. Watching the beach on your screen is also a very relaxing experience, as it is an ideal place for just taking it easy and not worrying too much about getting eaten by a rubber shark. It's always good to remember, that David Hasselhoff is a god. Not the god, but a god. It's not so much about his acting skills, since there are none, but his chesthair does a lot of talking. Also, there's no KITT hanging out in this series, which is good, since Mr Hasselhoff told in an interview, that he always thought KITT was gay. Naturally that might make him to look like an idiot, but considering the other statements he has made lately, it shouldn't be surprising to anyone.

In a nutshell, this is the kind of show, that is totally harmless to people. It gives us a lot to stare at and a lot to laugh at, which is something many intentionally humoristic shows really don't give us. I have to say, it's no wonder that Borat fell in love with Pamela Anderson. I enjoy watching the show. No, it's not a great show, actually it's quite horrible, but I enjoy watching it. It's basically like a B-movie stretched to last for a decade.

So the writing wasn't great, the storylines weren't brilliant and some of the actors weren't of an oscar winning standard, but it was a popular TV show that millions of people watched and enjoyed. It had some great moments and lasted for 11 seasons, most shows don't get past 5 never mind eleven.

Baywatch had its ups and downs but it was always fun to watch and an enjoyable show also you had the eye candy like Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Erika Eleniak, Donna D'errico, Brooke Burns, Mitzi Kapture, Alexandra Paul, Nicole Eggert, Marilece Andrada, Brande Roderick and so many more, so don't critisize it because I can guarantee you loved it in its prime.

Baywatch is definitely a guilty pleasure show from my youth, my best friend and I would watch it at some point during each summer. If you're going into it expecting high art then that's your own mistake, in terms of sheer comedy and entertainment? It is excellent, the storylines manage to both be formulaic yet at the same time absolutely out of left field. I mean there's always some kind of accident occuring on the beach, but is it someone drowning, does someone require surgery or is it a chemical weapon that needs to be disarmed... also somehow on the beach? The answer is always yes, yes it is.

Having read other reviews I disagree that the acting is terrible outright, it isn't Tom Hanks in Philadelphia but we're not talking Tommy Wiseau level either. It is a perfectly adequate soap opera standard of acting, which is fine for a show that really doesn't take itself that seriously.

Like I said it's decent. DECENT acting, decent plots... I'm rewatching the entire series right now after having not seen it since it aired. Every episode I find something to go what the f about... either reusing the same shot like many shows did back then. Problem with that is when you watch every episode back to back, you REMEMBER every time a director did that and thought we wouldn't' notice. It's like Airwolf if anyone remembers that. Reusing the same island or the same factory (or the same fly-by scene) multiple times, even though it's supposed to be on another CONTINENT (but it's nowhere near as bad in this, in fact I only remember it happening like twice and I'm in season 7). lol... Or another gripe, bad set pieces. Like one episode I just watched today, they go zoomed in on a boulder (the episode with Hulk Hogan and Macho Man) that a kid slips on then gets his foot trapped underneath. When the kid stepped on it, you could see the "boulder" cave in... it's like, did no one see that? There were other horrendous set pieces but i don't remember at the moment. My biggest gripe about this show that really bothers me as an adult, almost every other episode when someone is drowning they're in KNEE DEEP WATER and can just stand the hell up lol... Like one in particular, 3 lifeguards rush in the water to pull the person out, the water wasnt' even up to their knees! The person's splashing around TEN feet from the shore when they can just walk in... Another episode, 3 people are waving for help on a small boat, as soon as the Scarab gets near they fall over of course. Of course no one knows how to swim (in this particular episode or the entire series), let alone dog paddle back to the boat, IN PERFECTLY CALM WATERS. I dove in the ocean in the bahamas once on a high school trip just to get a fishing line unstuck from rocks like 10 feet down. What I'm seeing in this show is just ridiculous. Now if they're getting dragged out by a rip current fine, but most of the time it's not. It's just people going to the beach, get in the water, and suddenly don't know how to swim lol... honestly if it wasnt' for the babes I don't think I would've gotten past the first few seasons.

While this review may upset many its how I honestly feel. Baywatch from 1989 was absolutely nothing like what came from 1993 on-wards. Yes the special effects may have gotten better and stories more fleshed out but what made the original shows (89-92) so great was that they had believable characters, close nit story lines and build-able foundations. In my own personal opinion Pamela wrecked the show not improved it. It also annoys me that when people think of Baywatch she is all they think of. The show wasn't the Pamela Anderson show. They really went overboard with the TNA showing after series 3.

The original cast of Hasslehoff, Stevenson, Warlock, Eleniak, Call, Gagnier, Williams, Weatherly, Phelps. Newman, Nelson and Markham is what made the show brilliant. The developing romance between Shauni and Eddie. Friendships develop between Eddie and Court. The close nit story lines of Jill and Shauni. The experience of Craig and the love shared by Gina. The bond between Hobe and Mitch (Sorry but Jackson was a HORRIBLE Hobie compared to Brandon) and Plus the cockiness of Cole.

When Warlock and Elenaik left after the 3rd episode of series 3 and Pamela came in it really took a turn for me and whilst the later series are enjoyable to watch for what they were. Nothing will beat the original series' and stories for me. Baywatch will always in my mind be about the people I mention above. Plus nothing will beat Save Me by Peter Cetera as a main theme. Sorry Jim but it's just simply better than I'll Be Ready.

If you love close stories and developing characters then watch the original series' 1, 2 and 3. If you want Eye-Candy but more action scenes then watch from series 3 onward. Also Erika will always be the Queen of the Beach!

Some shows are crap and at the same time I can give them respect for being iCONIC.

Baywatch is one of those crap shows that I respect.

Verdict: This show was filled with a lot of TRANS-TASTIC VISUALS.

Boring, pointless, stupid, dull, and brainless. Why this ever aired on television is beyond me. A time waster, though staring at the wall may be a bit more entertaining.

The reason people watch Baywatch is because of the amount of human flesh on show. Red-blooded males such as myself tuned in back in 1989 to see women in bikini's and I am sure there were probably many females who adored David Hasselhoff.

However, to be fair, Baywatch did have some great stories once you got past the flesh on show. David Hasselhoff did a good job as Mitch Buchanan who was an interesting character. There were some very competent actors and actresses throughout the show.

There's not really much scope for stories about lifeguards. How many stories can you have around lifeguards saving a person from drowning? Not many. Baywatch also focused on the characters private lives and at times, Mitch Buchanan found himself in battle with the usual bad guys.

Baywatch was a decent show. There's no denying what the appeal to the show is but in the interests of fairness, it really did have good stories at times.

I did not watch this show in it's day even though I would have been right in it's demographic then, I think I may have caught an episode or two but don't really recall. I knew the premise and who doesn't love watching good looking people, in my case the swimsuit clad women. Being a little bored with the usual streaming selections lately I thought I'd try it out now. Hope Marie Carlton was in the pilot and that caught my attention, I should have known better. If you want to watch it solely for the skin I guess you're in the right place. If you're looking for good writing and meaningful story lines this for sure isn't your show. Given that, there isn't enough of the swimwear clad women to keep me engaged in actively watching the show. I'll watch more episodes as something to have on in the background while I'm doing other things and see if any good story lines emerge but it's not a show that engages the viewer and with the changes the internet has brought likely even less so over 20 years later. I'm curious to see how the show develops over it's run though simply due to my viewing habits of having frivolous content on in the background when I'm not truly watching.

David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson's magnum opus from the late eighties is shameless exploitation, but the hot bodies are enough to make it worth watching, if miss-able. There's really nothing more to say other than the fact that this show seriously boosted Pam's career, and made it possible for her to prove her acting skills in the action epic "Barb Wire" seven years later. OK, so maybe that movie wasn't that good, but at least Pam got naked a lot in it, so it has to be worth something, right?

Anyway, this show is to be taken at face value. Ignore all poor attempts at characterization and plot and just enjoy the hot beach people bouncing around.

How this thing was on for 10 years, I'll never know... Overly dramatic scenes, montages that make no sense just fill space up, non existing acting, plain stupid plot lines, scenes so cringy your skin crawls... but hey... the it's good if you browse 9gag or iFunny and need something to run in the background while it's summer. Don't expect anything and you'll still be disappointed. Just sayin'...

Baywatch showed the exploits of a bunch of Los Angeles County Lifeguards. Granted most of them were super hot babes who just happened to be the lifeguards, but who's complaining? The main character throughout the course of the show was Mitch Buchanon who's a veteran Lifeguard and former Navy SEAL.

Just about every episode they would do about a 10 minute montage of them driving around on jet skis, dunebuggies and whatever to kill time. With all the fluff of the show it still made an effort to show lifeguards in a positive life and what they do on a daily basis to save the lives of people on their stretch of the beach.

One of the most popular lifeguards in the course of Baywatch was C.J. Parker played by Pamela Anderson.

It just goes to show how bad programming was back in the late 80's and 90's. It's laughable how bad Baywatch is! The terrible acting, the atrocious story lines, awful backing music and the moronic choreography. I believe the actors and crew were on day release making this. It's not even nostalgic or kitsch... it's just downright terrible programming which should be destroyed and forgotten.

As a young teenager this is all my peer group talked about at school on Monday due to the extended amount of cleavage shots and scantily clad babes running down the beach in slow motion.. Sure, this IS a good thing.. But come on.. Is a decent plot to much to ask for? Maybe an alien invasion angle? Or Nazi zombies? Or scantily clad beach babe Nazi zombies?

The show was just awful anyway..

That's about it.. I nearly gave this a 2 because of the boobs.. But didn't..

Total crap..

During its time, Baywatch was the most watched, most talked about, most hyped and most commercially successful venture on modern television. It is therefore quite strange to see its low rating on IMDb and its extensive criticism from wannabe critics.

Lets be honest here. It was'nt always about babes and unrealistic heroics. A good chunk of the series was dedicated to proper story lines, good acting and good action. It was very well written and very well executed.

Perhaps people have gotten used to an idea that grotesque reality is what TV should reflect? Thats pretty stupid. Baywatch represents a very happy and positive atmosphere and place, bordering on fantasy. It should be commended for at least trying to show a happy world.

I don't like some of the remastered parts of baywatch. There are some songs that they changed that I don't like. One song for sure is, "I would die for you" from season 4, episode 2. That song was better. They should have kept the show as is, but add scenes never shown, change the quality, which they kind of did.

Early episodes hit just about every racial stereotype there was that wouldn't be acceptable by today's standards.