Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea

Producer Irwin Allen was at the top of the TV science fiction show genre back in the 1960s. His shows: Lost In Space, Land Of The Giants, Time Tunnel and Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea were watched by millions of TV viewers-especially children and young people.

Cliché filled, the shows contained all the science fiction elements so many people associated with the genre: monsters, aliens, time travel, strange lands, distant planets, damsels in distress, strong heroic men, dastardly villains and so forth.


When Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea first aired it steered away from outrageous BEMs (bug-eyed monsters) and standard science fiction fare. The show was a sort of espionage series under the waves. But, as Irwin Allen’s other science fiction shows began to feature the monster of the week so soon Voyage followed.

Economics was one reason; Allen could use the same monsters and some of the same sets and props in each of his series, thus cutting costs. Sadly Voyage suffered the most of all Allen’s shows in that what started out as an intriguing and exciting premise soon degenerated into silliness. Still, as a kid, I liked and I still like it today-give or take a few episodes.

20th Century Fox presents the final chapter in the Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea DVD series. Follow Admiral Nelson, Commander Crane and the crew of the submarine Seaview as they battle a pirate ghost, a mad leprechaun, an abominable snowman and a host of other supernatural and science fiction threats as the Seaview ends its exciting four-year voyage. Thirteen episodes are included on the DVD along with the original unaired pilot.