Ebook Irwin Allen Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Volume 1 The Authorized Biography of a Classic SciFi Series Marc Cushman Mark Phillips Mark Alfred 9780999507827 Books

Product details Paperback 656 pages Publisher Jacobs Brown Press (May 30, 2018) Language English ISBN-10 0999507826

Irwin Allen Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Volume 1 The Authorized Biography of a Classic SciFi Series Marc Cushman Mark Phillips Mark Alfred 9780999507827 Books Reviews

• Fantastic book with never-before-revealed information. Packed with photos and inside information available nowhere else, the incomparable Marc Cushman has done it again! This is a must-have for "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" fans and all Irwin Allen fans. You'll learn things you never knew and get the truth on the inner workings of the TV industry as you read how Irwin Allen battled and cajoled to get the first hourly science fiction TV show with a recurring cast of characters to the small screen. "Voyage" paved the way for 1960's sci-fi classics "Lost in Space," "Star Trek," "The Invaders," "The Time Tunnel." "Land of the Giants" and so many more.
• I saw the film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea in the movies with my father when I was 11. I loved it from the moment I saw it. To me, it was what Star Wars became to the kids of the 1970s and '80s. I even had my father drag me from department store to bookstore looking for the novelization that I wasn't even sure existed. (I eventually found it in a small bookstore on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, I still have it.)
  I was excited by the television version of Voyage and watched it when it premiered 3 years later. I currently own all four years on dvd.
  I have read many books on Voyage and this is, by far, the best. It begins with basically a biography of its producer/creator Irwin Allen. We learn how he got into show business and all of the films he produced before the Voyage tv show including "The Lost World" and, of course, the Voyage film.
  But when it gets to the tv show that the book really takes it. It covers Voyage's first and some say best tv season. (I actually prefer season 2.)First we get a short biography of the great stars of Voyage, Richard Basehart and David Hedison, as well as the supporting cast. The book then goes episode by episode. It starts with a short synopsis of the episode with various quotes. There are short biographies of the directors and guest stars, dates of filming and on what set and other pertinent information. Each episode description ends with quotes from various columnists and critics, some positive, some negative and my favorite thing, the actual tv ratings of each episode of Voyage and the competition on NBC and CBS. At the end of the books there is a segment on Voyage's producers and composers. This is the first of a three volume set, I am greatly looking forward to Season 2, my all-around favorite season of Voyage, a nice combination of Sci. fi and James Bond type intrigue. (Sadly, like most of Irwin Allen series, Voyage turned into a monster of the week series for most of seasons 3 and 4. But, at least we got 2 solid seasons of Voyage before it got silly, unlike Allen's Lost in Space which got silly after the fifth. or sixth episode or Allen's The Time Tunnel which started to get silly near the end of its first and only season. It wasn't only Voyage that devolved into silliness after its early fairly serious seasons. The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Voyage's competition on Monday nights that first season started getting silly with season 2 and especially went downhill its disastrous season 3. Irwin Allen had nothing to do with that one.)
  I absolutely loved this book. It is relatively long and I flew through it. As previously stated, there are two more volumes to come covering Voyage's next three seasons, I cannot wait for them to come out.
  As stated, I am a Voyage fan from the beginning and I enjoyed every page of this book, I heartily recommend it.
• I'm in my fifties, and this is THE book I've been waiting for since I was a teenager! I've read Cushman's Star Trek books (I teach an Ethics of Star Trek class) and this book continues the same high standard of research and writing. Some of my own work on naval forces was inspired by Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and I think this book and the books that will follow in this series will set the standard for decades to come. By the way, I've corresponded with former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) about my work, and he said he liked Voyage when he was a kid! The difference between Admiral Stavridis and myself, other than the fact he was a REAL admiral, is that I still love Voyage even though I am now as old as Admiral Nelson was. Highly recommended for science fiction fans. Attached are autographed photos of Admiral Stavridis and David Hedison plus Richard Basehart. - Prof. Roger Thompson MA FRAS FRSA, Kyung Hee University, Korea.
• The highest recommendation I can give this book is to say I received it today and after starting to read it late this evening I could not stop reading until at 2am in the morning and 220 pages in I had to stop to get some sleep. The information in this book covering so many facets of the show,the creator, the actors and so much back story is captivating to say the least. At over 600 pages this book is a wealth of information. When I finish reading it my anticipation waiting for the next volume which will cover the three remaining years of the series will be difficult to control.
• There isn't much you could want to know about the first season of Voyage that isn't in here. Each episode is covered in great detail including internal memos from production, Neilsen ratings for each episode along with those of the other shows in the same time slot, lots of comments from the actors and production crew, reviews for each episode from various periodicals from the time period and lots of great photos both from the episodes and behind the scenes. The description of the book says it contains many never before published photos and that is absolutely true. Each episode gets the full treatment in every way. Marc Cushman and Mark Alfred have done a fantastic job! I am really looking forward to volume 2 as season three is my favorite.
• When I got this book, I couldn't believe the detail and research Marc accomplished. Also packed with rare never before seen images from this Irwin Allen classic!! Highly recommend for all sci-fi fans. Yes, even Trekkies should check this out. I can hardly wait for the next volume.
• Love this book lots of information about the show and actors in the show, cannot wait for the next book
• Great book, very complete for the ultimate fan.