When are We going to see a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea DVD Release?!!!!! - Page 7

I think that the conning tower is a little too near the bow nose section of the Seaview as well but afterall it's supposed to be a symbollic abstract representation of the show.

But seriously people were dissastified with the eight windowed depiction of this fantastic futuristic submarine seen in the initial previewed box design so it just goes to show that everybody can't be pleased.

At least now we have something more tangible to go on and it does recognizably capture the true essence and stature of this classic 1960s SF tv series...and I want to place emphasis on the word stature!

To my thinking (overall) VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (ABC 1964-68) was a much more outstanding achievement than LOST IN SPACE (CBS 1965-68) ever was and while Peter Staddon himself never specifically related his own feelings about the earlier Fox Home Entertainment release I'm sure that in the case of VOYAGE he is most definitely proud of the (grand) achievement in finally making this time honoured and immensely popular adventure series available on DVD at long last.

This discussion thread is almost 2 years in the making and it signifies a triumphant culmination of stoic dedication and (at times) hard fought perserverance in making this fervent dream a reality.

I feel that all the VOYAGE fans who (generously) contributed to this (noble) effort in (positively) expressing their earnest desire in having it made commercially available in what will prove to be I'm sure a high quality complete series home entertainment collection rightly earned their just reward.

And it is to all these hardy and conscientious souls that I (proudly) dedicate this VOYAGE discussion thread to. This (auspicious) moment belongs to you!



Bring on VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA in February 2006!

Jeff T.

Finally Amazon.com has previewed the packaging design for the impending VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA - FIRST SEASON, VOLUME ONE 4-disc box set due out on February 21st, 2006 and now we can get started in making this an outstanding triumph!

Advance word from those who've actually seen this stellar DVD collection have reported that the same fine work done with THE TIME TUNNEL, VOLUME ONE 4-disc box set has been maintained here so that VOYAGE fans should be very pleased with the final results.

The three versions of the VOYAGE pilot episode "Eleven Days to Zero" (14/09/1964) will be released but not all together in volume one which would tend to make it ponderously top heavy with the selfsame episode (despite the differences in evidence). Since Michael has stated that both the unaired colour pilot (screened for the ABC Television Network programming executives) and the primetime broadcast black-and-white version will be packaged in volume one set then (apparently) the alternate, never before seen unaired black-and-white version should be included in volume two no doubt due out sometime later in the year.

Anyway just few more weeks and a (yet another) long sought after dream will (finally) become reality for this classic 1960s SF tv series' anxious and devout fan following.

I have contributed to many other message posts for (classic) tv series DVD releases made here that I believe in but this one is my personal baby I'm proud to say!



Jeff T.

Well VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (ABC 1964-68) has the same stature as STAR TREK (NBC 1966-69) in popularity among the SF community out there.

Point-of-fact VOYAGE always scored higher in tv audience ratings and lasted four (highly) successful seasons much longer than its chief (contemporary) rival did at the time.

I've never heard that Kowalski (Del Monroe) rumour before but there were some major cast changes during this classic 1960s SF tv series' run on the ABC Television Network nonetheless.

CPO Curley Jones was replaced after the first season (1964-65) due to the death of Henry Kulky (August 11th, 1911 - February 12th, 1965).

Crewman Malone (Mark Slade) was dispensed with after only a handful of episodes produced in the early part of the first season ultimately being replaced by Crewman Patterson (Paul Trinka) who stayed for the remainder of the show's run.

Crewman Casey Clark (Paul Carr) made infrequent appearances in several segments actually advancing in rank during the course of the first season. In the second season Paul Carr appeared as Crewman Benson ("Terror on Dinosaur Island") and again as Crewman Clark in a third season (1966-67) segment ("No Escape from Death") via stock film footage (as Michael has already mentioned).

Crewman Stu Riley was eliminated with the departure of Allan Hunt after his single season tenure in VOYAGE's second year (1965-66) who left the show to enlist in the U.S. military.

Terry Becker was almost written out of the series in the second season after a contractural salary dispute arose with Irwin Allen (June 12th, 1916 - November 02nd, 1991) in the episode "The Sky's on Fire" (23/01/1966) in which CPO Francis Ethelbert Sharkey was supposed to be killed but ultimately retained when an (amicable) agreement was reached.

See how many changes in the cast everybody has to look forward to?!



Jeff T.

The (apparent) fact that volume two of the VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (ABC 1964-68) first season DVD collection is being immediately prepared for either a May or June release date is a good indicator that it will also be marketed abroad as a complete first season (1964-65) set (in Region 2) at around the same time.

No doubt 20th Century-Fox Home Entertainment has deemed VOYAGE as the most likely IRWIN ALLEN 1960s SF tv series to start off with first in the foreign markets which is really good, sound judgement.

With this advancement in the scheduling LAND OF THE GIANTS (ABC 1968-70) just may be released sometime later in 2006 afterall albeit I would still expect/want THE TIME TUNNEL, VOLUME TWO 4-disc box set to come out sometime this year as well...hopefully before the time that the GIANTS collection does as I not really much of series fan myself.

Fox should finish what has been started before turning its attention to other such projects.

Because VOYAGE's second season (1965-66) and THE TIME TUNNEL (ABC 1966-67) were both produced in colour I don't want to see a rush job done on either as colour film restoration is a lengthy and (highly) meticulously involved process.

In this (particular) instance just rewards will come to those with (reasoned) patience.

Jeff T.

I think that other forum members here are going to get fed up with all the attention being lavished on the two Irwin Allen 1960s SF tv series DVD releases but it's gratifying to witness such sincere delight and joyous enthusiasm being expressed for a favourite program like VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (ABC 1964-68).

2006 has certainly proven to be an especially excellent one for classic 1960s SF tv series fans in particular with both THE TIME TUNNEL (ABC 1966-67) and the soon-to-released VOYAGE collections having been scheduled this year.

Thanks to DVD releases of classic (pre-1970s) tv series television viewing (in recent years) has never been so good...and won't ever be for we'll never see their (colourfully imaginative and excitingly entertaining) likes again I regret to say!

Jeff T.