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post #301 of 324
6/16/06 at 2:34am

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Yes, the Titanic went down with Captain Smith at the helm, but apparently,as a result of Tony & Doug's time travelling, Captain Edward J. Smith did not board the Titanic, and turned command of the vessel over to his cousin, Captain "Malcolm" Smith, who had the misfortune of guiding the ship into the iceberg...

That fact was, of course, a case of the writers taking liberties with facts (or being just plain careless) rather than a case of time traveling changing history. One could even blame it on whoever was responsible for the end credits, since the name "Malcolm" doesn't surface in the actual filmed episode, but only printed in the credits. These would be the same people who misspelled one of the regular cast's name through a number of early episodes: Whit Bissell's name was listed as "Whit Bissel" in four or five episodes after the pilot.

Harry
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post #302 of 324
6/16/06 at 10:20am

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My copy finally arrived today to me,in Ireland.A question about the interviews on the discs,when were they filmed,i thought that Whit Bissell was dead? James Darren looks great for his age,he wouldn't look out of place in the planned remake from the SciFi channel in 2007.
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post #303 of 324
6/16/06 at 2:29pm

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My copy finally arrived today to me,in Ireland.A question about the interviews on the discs,when were they filmed,i thought that Whit Bissell was dead? James Darren looks great for his age,he wouldn't look out of place in the planned remake from the SciFi channel in 2007.

The interviews were taped for the mid-'90s special, THE FANTASY WORLDS OF IRWIN ALLEN, a SciFi Channel special celebrating thirty years of Irwin Allen sci-fi shows. The special was later released on VHS tape and later, DVD.

Not all of the interviews made that program however, and what's on the new TIME TUNNEL discs are leftovers from those sessions, in addition to some repeats. Whit Bissell died not too long after doing that interview.

Harry
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post #304 of 324
6/25/06 at 9:47am

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Originally Posted by Harry-N
Well, Mr. Postman delivered my TIME TUNNEL VOLUME 2 set in yesterday's mail.

The first thing we did was view the 2002 Pilot - and both the wife and I were favorably impressed. Though it wasn't the same old comfortable TIME TUNNEL that we'd loved all these years, it was interesting enough that we would have watched it as a series. A few elements remained from the original - some character names, the tunnel itself (though not quite as impressive as the '60s version), and even a snippet of the original John Williams theme. The way this show would have dealt with time paradoxes is much more in-depth than anything the original ever did. This modern pilot, as mentioned before, is anamorphically enhanced for widescreen TVs and has only 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround for a sound choice. (Hehe! Imagine that - an "extra" that's anamorphically enhanced!)


I just watched the 2002 pilot with a couple of friends last night. While the original was not known for it's plot consistency, we found this new version prepostorous. Okay, they go back to 1944 in the middle of a huge World War 2 battle dressed as U.S. soldiers so they can fit in with the time. AND THEY BRING 2 WOMEN WITH THEM! And one of them is black? SURE. That wouldn't make them stand out or draw any attention to them. I'd love to know the genius who wrote that one up. Once that happened, the show completely lost us.
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post #305 of 324
6/26/06 at 9:09pm

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I just watched the 2002 pilot with a couple of friends last night. While the original was not known for it's plot consistency, we found this new version prepostorous. Okay, they go back to 1944 in the middle of a huge World War 2 battle dressed as U.S. soldiers so they can fit in with the time. AND THEY BRING 2 WOMEN WITH THEM! And one of them is black? SURE. That wouldn't make them stand out or draw any attention to them. I'd love to know the genius who wrote that one up. Once that happened, the show completely lost us.

This is precisely the reason I cannot stand to watch the current crop of tv shows (and many films as well), due to the blatent attempts at revisionist history and PC nonsense. I've shown some co-workers TT and VTTBOTS on DVD and they comment how they'd forgotten how hokey these shows were (SFX, acting, dialogue, insensitivity, etc.) And I've seen reviews from people no doubt born well after these shows left the air complaining about how Newman and Phillips have no real lives, i.e. they never argue with one another, they don't miss their families or discuss their innermost feelings, blah blah.

The way I see it, the show is infinitely more preferable to what TT as a series would be today, with the two scientists apoligizing for what happened to the peoples they'd encounter throughout history as a result of colonialism, war or whatever. These two scientists, they go back in time and proceed to kick everyone's ass when acosted...and I'm fine with that.
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post #306 of 324
7/3/06 at 9:33am

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FYI: V1 is $14.99 at Best Buy this week.
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post #307 of 324
7/31/06 at 2:54pm

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I mis-spoke in the VOYAGE thread about what episodes I still had left to watch, totally forgetting about "The Kidnappers." Since this has nothing to do with VOYAGE, I thought I'd correct myself here.

Last evening my wife and I watched "Merlin The Magician" and the next-episode teaser, of course, led into "The Kidnappers". So NOW I have three episodes left to watch, savoring them slowly.

The Kidnappers
Raiders From Outer Space
Town Of Terror

And I still haven't looked at the full presentation of TIME TRAVELERS in the bonus section.

Harry
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post #308 of 324
8/1/06 at 7:13am

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Just finished watching "Town of Terror" this week. If it hadn't been for the credits, I would never have known that the girl was played by Heather Young. Kind of a momentous occasion for me, for as this marks the first time I've seen all episodes of TT.
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post #309 of 324
8/1/06 at 7:45am

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You guys are doing better than me. Since I'm watching this one with someone else I'm going slower thru this set than I'd be otherwise since it's among my all-time'ers of series. I'm up to "The Secret Weapon".
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post #310 of 324
8/1/06 at 8:54am

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I have just watched Kill Two By Two which starred the recently deceased Mako!
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post #311 of 324
8/1/06 at 9:56am

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I was saddened to hear of the passing of the great actor, Mako. His presence was all over the episode "Kill Two By Two" and made an impression on me all those years ago. Every time I saw him after that, in shows like M*A*S*H, I always gave a thought to the character he played on THE TIME TUNNEL.

Harry
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post #312 of 324
8/7/06 at 11:48am

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It was great to watch through the series again on DVD. There definitely was a trend toward more future/alien stories at the end of the series, but overall it was entertaining. Sometimes shows like this and voyage may have seemed hokey and cheesy, but I wonder if 40 years in the future people will look back at today's shows and wonder why we were taking ourselves so darn seriously.
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post #313 of 324
8/19/06 at 1:07am

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I'm finally on the last two episodes of volume 1. I bought it the day it came out and enjoyed it from the beginning, but my DVD watching slowed for a while. I'm finally working my way through my sets, and Time Tunnel is the current one I'm doing. I've been watching a couple a night for the past week or so. I know I'm going to want volume 2 real soon. Too bad I missed out on the release day prices!
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post #314 of 324
8/19/06 at 6:12am

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Both volumes 1 and 2 are on sale at Amazon. Volume 2 is 48% off, only $20.97. Great deal!
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post #315 of 324
8/19/06 at 6:29am

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Does anyone know when Land of the Giants will be making it onto Fox DVD. I expected it to appear before Voyage Second 2 Part 1 but there has been no announcement as yet.
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post #316 of 324
9/9/06 at 11:48am

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I'm "rescuing" this thread for one reason only. Today, September 9th, 2006 is the 40th Anniversary of the premiere of THE TIME TUNNEL on ABC. Back in 1966 on this date, the show debuted at 8 PM Eastern Time with the pilot episode, "Rendezvous With Yesterday."

Now we have access to the entire series on DVD. It only took 40 years, but I'm happy.

Happy Anniversary, TIME TUNNEL!

Harry
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post #317 of 324
9/9/06 at 12:10pm

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I'm going to celebrate by watching "Rendevous" tonight. I knew Star Trek's 40th was yesterday, just wasn't aware that TT debuted the next night. Man it was great being 7 years old in '66. Wait a minute...I was always in bed by 7:30!
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post #318 of 324
9/9/06 at 12:35pm

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Yep. Though I love STAR TREK too, I wanted to give TIME TUNNEL its due by mentioning it at least here. The STAR TREK 40th was all over the media yesterday.

Both shows aired on their respective networks' sneak preview weeks leading up to the standard Fall premiere week. STAR TREK aired on Thursday at 8:30 PM Eastern and TIME TUNNEL premiered the very next night (Friday) at 8 PM following THE GREEN HORNET.

I'm happy that the series' life has been extended by having it expertly preserved on DVD.

Harry
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post #319 of 324
9/9/06 at 3:29pm

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Originally Posted by Harry-N
I'm "rescuing" this thread for one reason only. Today, September 9th, 2006 is the 40th Anniversary of the premiere of THE TIME TUNNEL on ABC. Back in 1966 on this date, the show debuted at 8 PM Eastern Time with the pilot episode, "Rendezvous With Yesterday."

Now we have access to the entire series on DVD. It only took 40 years, but I'm happy.

Happy Anniversary, TIME TUNNEL!
Harry

That's a big "10-4" Harry. Thanks for the reminder. I finished V1 this weekend. I've heard the the V2 video quality wasn't as good as V1. Did you notice that with V2?

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Man it was great being 7 years old in '66.
michael

Lucky you I was 11 yrs old then.
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post #320 of 324
9/9/06 at 4:48pm

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The video quality on set 2 is virtually identical to set one, though a couple of episodes have minor problems - but nothing serious. The worst is some scratched-film lines in "Raiders From Outer Sapce".

Harry
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post #321 of 324
9/9/06 at 4:55pm

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Harry, thanks for the V2 info. If I remember, "Raiders" is the best "Alien" ep for me. Figures that it's the one with the scratches. My 2nd favorite "Alien" ep was, I think, "Race Through Time". I think I have the title right. That's the one guest-starring Robert Duvall as the Time-Traveler from the future. I won't say more if some here blind-bought the set and haven't seen that one yet.
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post #322 of 324
9/10/06 at 4:39am

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The scratches on "Raiders From Outer Space" occur as Tony and Doug are entering the aliens' cave headquarters. They last for a couple of minutes and are quickly forgotten.

The other episode you mentioned with Robert Duvall is called "Chase Through Time", and technically, those aren't aliens, but rather futuristic humans in the silver and gold-colored makeup.

If you enjoyed Volume 1, there's no reason to avoid Volume 2.

Harry
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post #323 of 324
2/21/07 at 6:29am

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I finally got around to watching the bonus movies on Volume 2. I really liked the 2002 pilot and think it is a shame the show never made it to network. I thought it was updated nicely, with enough touches from the original show to honor it, but modern enough that it could have had a shot with audiences.

The Time Travelers TV-movie from the 70s was also enjoyable, but I liked the 2002 pilot better. Still, the TV movie had some good writing (I expect no less from Rod Serling), although many of the hairstyles and clothing choices really date this movie (unlike the original TV show which has a more timeless appeal - no pun intended).

But I have to say that both were excellent choices as bonus material, and I thoroughly enjoyed them, as well as both volumes of the series.
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post #324 of 324
2/21/07 at 1:52pm

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The 2002 pilot was pretty good, I have to admit. I didn't expect much, but they did a fairly decent job of keeping the familiar while turning the situation on its side to modernize it.

Several cast members of that pilot have gone on to bigger and better things. David Conrad, who played Doug Phillips, has been on GHOST WHISPERER for its two seasons on CBS this far, and Tawny Cypress, who played J.D., one of the time travelers, has been a semi-regular on HEROES on NBC this year.

Harry
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