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A 1964-68 [[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 |
A 1964-68 [[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]]'' (which it preceded by two years). Compare ''[[SeaQuest DSV]]''. |
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Based on [[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea|the 1961 film of the same name]], in which our heroes defeat a [[Global |
Based on [[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea|the 1961 film of the same name]], in which our heroes defeat a [[Hollywood Global 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. |
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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. |
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. |
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