This cast member recalls how they pulled off the rockin' and rollin' of the ship.
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While Nelson is at his institute, a sudden power overload destroys the Seaview with all hands. Mr. Pem (time traveller from the episode "A Time to Die") approaches Nelson with an offer to go back in time and prevent the incident. Nelson agrees, only to find his ship and crew transported to the eighteenth century, where Mr. Pem plans to alter the outcome of the Revolutionary War.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was the brainchild of Writer/Producer/Director Irwin Allen... the "Master of Disaster." It ran on ABC from September 14, 1964 to September 15, 1968 for 110 episodes (32 in black and white [1964-65] and 78 in color [1965-68]), and was for its four years of some of… More the best and most exciting science fiction on TV at the time. While the series became rather fanciful as it wore on, it remained an entertaining, action-filled adventure. Based on the 1961 20th Century-Fox movie of the same name, co-written, produced and directed by Allen and starring Walter Pidgeon and Joan Fontaine.Broadcast History (Eastern):September 1964-September 1965, ABC Monday 7:30-8:30 September 1965-September 1968, ABC Sunday 7:30-8:30
I was for a long time in David Hedisons offical fan club. I remeber the the question section once someone asked David about a season 2 episode. He did say that they once started an episode but it was not finished. I believe it was called Surfers. I once traded a copy of the rare Voyage novel… More City Beneath the Sea it had no connection with the episode of the same title. I got a copy of 20 century fox TV divison send out when the show went into syndication and had numbers Return of the Phantom was number 27 and a earlier number in the first 10 was missing. I wonder what happened.
Do you remember that when video was popular Columbia House released Voyage. They only did ten episodes starting with the pilot. They had mostly one first season b&w and one second season Color episode. Eleven Days to Zero being the color version with a different music and credits was paired with… More Invaders . So of the ten each 2 episodes there was six season one and four season two. Silent saboteurs with guest star George Takei was one of the ones.
Did you notice that there is two episodes with the exact same title. The Creature was an episode in Season One and Season Three. The two episodes get confused with each other until you see them. The first Creature was in black and white and the Season Three one is in color.
The adventures of the submarine Seaview of the Nelson Institute of Marine Research headed by Admiral Harriman Nelson and Captain Lee Crane the ships captain. A science fiction show based on the movie of the same name it ran four years on ABC hide show
This for years is my all time favorite series. I started watching it regulary in the second year.On the series fourth year my parents finally got a color TV and the first time I saw it color they changed the opening scenes for the Two stars. After it was canceled I finally saw all the episodes. I had old TV guides for the summer of the second year and when I saw the shows I got to understand the storylines. In syndication they ran the second to fourth seasons first because they were in color.Finally they ran the first season shows and I saw the changes. First year the Seaview control room and the observation nose with the windows was on seperate levels. They used the sets for the movie the first year. Also the orginal Chief was Curley Jones. The second year the show was in color and the control room was behind the observation nose and they added the Flying Sub.The new chief was Francis Sharkey. After the begining of the fourth season they changed the opening photos used for the stars from the way they were seasons two and three. But the early fourth still have the early seasons scenes.
It's hard to work up any enthusiasm for this awful cartoon-like epic that for some reason has become a cult classic. It certainly can't be because of the totally artificial look of the set designs or the limpid acting of an all-star cast. These days it's shown much too frequently on Fox Movie Channel or AMC.
It pains me to report that veteran actors like Walter Pigeon and Joan Fontaine are even cast in this muddled science fiction travesty, none of which rings true. It's like watching an expensive budget being spent on a Saturday afternoon kiddie show full of cardboard characters and unconvincing dialog. It's a comic book version of the Jules Verne novel.
The maturing Fontaine was still attractive but wears a pained expression on her face, perhaps regretting that she had accepted the role of the psychiatrist before reading the script. She contributes absolutely nothing to her cardboard role but an imperial and uncomfortable presence and looks totally out of place most of the time. Faring no better are Robert Sterling, Barbara Eden and--most of all, Peter Lorre--as well as Frankie Avalon, who gets to sing the title tune which--it's safe to say--did not become anyone's favorite title tune.
An awfully frustrating experience to sit through a film like this which wastes an attractive cast and is an insult to almost anyone's intelligence. Totally unconvincing from start to finish. The film, as well as the fantastic submarine, sinks to the bottom of the sea long before the fight with a rubber octopus brings the film to a dreary conclusion.
This show was about the adventures of the submarine SeaView, the dream made reality by Admiral Harriman Nelson and his Nelson Institute. It was commanded by Captain Crane,whom Nelson repected and liked. They had many interesting suspensful adventures. hide show
I thought that this show was great. It may seem a bit campy by today's standards but the stories were interesting and suspensful the majority of the time. I liked Admiral Nelson and Capt. Crane as characters. I enjoyed their relationship of great respect for each others abilities and character balanced with the fact that they were such good friends. The stories were (for the most part) well paced and well told. I enjoyed nearly all of the guest actors and thought that they fit in well. I think it is still possible for today's tv viewers to enjoy this show but one needs to suspend their mental criticisms of the details ( or special effects) and just experience the story.
One of the great classic Sci-Fi series. hide show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was one of my favorite programs as a kid during the 60s, and definitely one of the highlights of the week.
Watching it again now - 40 Years later - the sets and effects are mediocre, the continuity is occasionally poor to none existent, BUT... it's still very watchable and has certainly stood the test of time!
Recent 'Sci-Fi' TV series often seem to have very weak, drawn-out storylines more like soaps with an occasional hint of sci-fi, and rely on CGI graphical effects to try & keep some audience interest.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is just the opposite of these: The stories are generally well written and self contained with a decent amount of action and suspense.
The actors are pretty good & their characters work well in the stories.
The end result is episodes which mostly rate somewhere from Good to edge-of-the-seat Gripping.
I must say I'm a little irked that everything I read about this episode said the same thing; hide show
I must say I am a little irked that everything I read about this episode said the same thing; major secrets revealed, lots of love-making --- and there was none.... what happened? Regardless, it is an episode you can't miss - it's hilarious and the Naley scenes are very adorable.
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