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This was the silly season. Yes, it did get worse but
this set the tone for the rest of the series run. "Voyage"
started off as a mix of action-adventure and sci-fi with
elements of spy melodramas that made it perfectly appealing
to kids without insulting adult intelligence. Suddenly with
season three I.Q.'s of the writers and producers took a
sudden dive and stupidity reined in some of the worst episodes
this side of the final season of "Lost in Space" or "Star
Trek". I don't recall any comments that writer Harlan Ellison
ever made about working on this show but I imagine he would
dismiss it as another example of "the glass teat" in all
its glory. ***
With episodes entitled "The Werewolf" and "The Day
the World Ended" (which recycles footage from the theatrical
film of the same name), "Voyage" began to look and sound
increasingly cheap. The first season opener "Jonah and the
Whale" used the sets from "Fantastic Voyage" to striking
effect. By the time of the third season there wasn't much
left to recycle from the Fox lot except for the stuff from
"Lost in Space" and those had already been overused. ---
Image & Sound:
As with all the "Voyage" sets, the image quality is
far from waterlogged. The show looks marvelous even if there
is less brain power in these episodes. Audio sounds quite
good as well. ---
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