I was recently viewing several episodes of the "Fantastic Voyage" animated series on You Tube that aired from '68-69 (and for a second season in reruns) and was impressed with its quality. Only 17 episodes were produced, and it's one of many television series (along with "The Felony Squad" and several other obscure series) from 20th Century-Fox Television (produced in collaboration with Filmation, and was one of their better series) that will never, never be released on D.V.D., M.O.D. D.V.D.-R. or Blu ray. Any comments?
In '67 Fox and Filmation also did a cartoon series based on the '59 "Journey to the Center of the Earth.". A channel -- I can't recall which -- showed it last year. I rather enjoyed it.
I bought it five years ago and ripped it into my media center computer. Anyone outside Region 2 can view it with a region-free DVD player.
"Not to worry, Professor. In my country I was champion swimmer!"
I haven't seen a home video release of Filmation's Journey to the Center of the Earth, but I'm hopeful. In the meantime, there are a few episodes on YouTube.
I have the ViewMaster reel set. I remember being disappointed that it wasn't the film, but it is cool on its own terms.
I have the ViewMaster reels too. The big attraction for me in the movie and cartoon, apart from Raquel Welch, is the miniaturization ships. Voyager and Proteus are both super-cool.
Loved this series as a kid and watched it every day after school on, I think, WNEW Channel 5. Along with Journey to the Center of the Earth.
This series always kind of felt like a Marvel Comic mashed with the movie concept. The team was very much in the Fantastic Four mold (with a dash of Nick Fury's eyepatch). I remember mostly someone would always ask Guru (Master of Mysterious Powers) to do something mystical and he would usually say, "I shall try." And then always succeed.
Loved the music and the sound effects. I was always a fan of Filmation's adventure series, both animated and live action.
I remember mostly someone would always ask Guru (Master of Mysterious Powers) to do something mystical and he would usually say, "I shall try." And then always succeed.
Guru was the extremely weak link in this series. He was the human equivalent of 1968 season 3 "Bat anti-something something". Whenever the writers had written themselves in a totally impossible situation of physically gigantic proportions, Guru could do almost anything short of stopping time. He made the whole CMDF-force unnecessary. Don't bother with the sub and all that, just let Guru swami his way out of the situation. Don't need a billion dollar submarine and reduction installation, just a quite office and sofa will do.
I remember mostly someone would always ask Guru (Master of Mysterious Powers) to do something mystical and he would usually say, "I shall try." And then always succeed.
Guru was the extremely weak link in this series. He was the human equivalent of 1968 season 3 "Bat anti-something something". Whenever the writers had written themselves in a totally impossible situation of physically gigantic proportions, Guru could do almost anything short of stopping time. He made the whole CMDF-force unnecessary. Don't bother with the sub and all that, just let Guru swami his way out of the situation. Don't need a billion dollar submarine and reduction installation, just a quite office and sofa will do.
D.S.
Hadji's biological dad, before Hadji was adopted by the Quest family?
