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Line 3: A 1964-68 [[~~Irwin Allen (Creator)\|~~Irwin Allen]] [[Sci Fi]] show starring Richard Basehart as Admiral Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Crane, and set on the experimental nuclear-powered research submarine, ''Seaview''. The ultimate use of the [[Recycled Script]]: almost every episode can be summarized as "[[Monster of the Week]] is defeated by [[Ray Gun\|Laser Of The Week]]." A bit of a wet version of ''[[Star Trek: ~~the Original Series (TV)\|Star Trek the~~The Original Series]]'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''[[~~Sea Quest~~SeaQuest DSV]]''. Based on [[~~Film/~~Voyage Toto ~~The~~the Bottom Ofof ~~The~~the Sea\|the 1961 film of the same name]], in which our heroes defeat a [[Hollywood Global ~~Warning~~Warming\|global heat wave]] (caused by the then recently discovered Van Allen radiation belt [[Hollywood Science\|catching on fire]]) through [[Deus Ex Nukina]]. No, seriously. The movie's storyline was later on recycled as a series episode titled "The Sky's On Fire", complete with copious amounts of [[Stock Footage]] from the motion picture. Interestingly, the series switched from black and white to colour during its run, which was used as an excuse for a big dramatic storyline during the switch, and the introduction of a new version of the ship. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~=== Tropes: ===~~ * [[Aliens in Cardiff]]: Aliens invariably invade the ''Seaview'', and only the ''Seaview'', instead of [[Tokyo Is the Center of ~~The~~the Universe\|Tokyo]], [[Big Applesauce\|New York]], or other such places that aren't isolated arenas several leagues under the sea.▼ * [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Both being brainwashed to kill your friends and being almost killed by your brainwashed friends were consistent threats on the ''Seaview''. Practically [[Once an Episode\|once-an-episode]] consistent.▼ ▲* [[Aliens in Cardiff]]: Aliens invariably invade the ''Seaview'', and only the ''Seaview'', instead of [[Tokyo Is the Center of The Universe\|Tokyo]], [[Big Applesauce\|New York]], or other such places that aren't isolated arenas several leagues under the sea. ▲* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Both being brainwashed to kill your friends and being almost killed by your brainwashed friends were consistent threats on the ''Seaview''. Practically once-an-episode consistent. * [[Body Snatcher]]: If it wasn't brainwashing, the other ever-present threat was having your body taken over by malevolent aliens/ghosts/etc. Captain Krueger's use of this trope is probably the show's best example, since [http://www.vttbots.com/classic_phantom.html "The Phantom Strikes"] was well-received enough to warrant a rare sequel, "The Return of the Phantom". * [[Cool Boat]]: The flying submarine, as well as the ''Seaview'' itself. Line 23 ⟶ 22: * [[Not the Nessie]]: [[The Reveal]] of {{spoiler\|"Secret of the Loch".}} * [[The Remnant]]: One episode dealt with a Japanese holdout from [[World War Two]]. * [[Stock Footage]]: Lots. "[[~~Irwin Allen (Creator)\|~~Irwin Allen]]" is basically synonymous with this trope. * [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]: The series was set during [[The Seventies]], roughly a decade ahead of when it was made. Line 31 ⟶ 30: [[Category:American Series]] [[Category:Sea Stories]] [[Category:~~Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:TV Series]]