Time Tunnel-ish Tale Gets Eight Out Of Ten

Ghost Wooden Frigates with Depth Charges? Seriously?

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Richard Basehart in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)

Richard Basehart in The Haunted Submarine (1966)

Terry Becker in The Haunted Submarine (1966)

Robert Dowdell in The Haunted Submarine (1966)

David Hedison in The Haunted Submarine (1966)

Richard Basehart

David Hedison

Robert Dowdell

William Welch

Strange sounds and events begin to be reported on board the sub. While still coming to grips with the crews edginess, the Seaview encounters a strange 17th century warship that fires on the sub.

Harry Harris

The Haunted Submarine

I have to say that I&apos;ve been spoiled by excellent TV as of the last decade or two. When I was a child, I used to love this show. This episode fails to realize its own potential. &quot;Ye Old&quot; Captain can stop time but fails to make an appearance until the end of the first, and very lengthy, realization of the &quot;Frozen&quot; anomally. That just feels padded out. They could have enhanced the effect of the ship a dozen different ways but &quot;Depth Charges&quot;!? They could have taken that first time-stop &quot;pad out&quot; and used that time to set the drama up right. The gravity of certain moments as well as most of the acting seemed pretty well &quot;phoned in&quot;. &quot;Ye Old&quot; Captain was never all that enigmatic as he was very up front with his willingness to do harm. All in all, the acting was bland. The ambient music was weak. The story was sloppy. My issue is that there was the makings of a good story here if done right. We are spoiled in the current times by those who have plenty of time to craft a story for an episode right. Back in the day? Everything was rushed.

I have to say that I've been spoiled by excellent TV as of the last decade or two. When I was a child, I used to love this show. This episode fails to realize its own potential. "Ye Old" Captain can stop time but fails to make an appearance until the end of the first, and very lengthy, realization of the "Frozen" anomally. That just feels padded out. They could have enhanced the effect of the ship a dozen different ways but "Depth Charges"!? They could have taken that first time-stop "pad out" and used that time to set the drama up right. The gravity of certain moments as well as most of the acting seemed pretty well "phoned in". "Ye Old" Captain was never all that enigmatic as he was very up front with his willingness to do harm. All in all, the acting was bland. The ambient music was weak. The story was sloppy. My issue is that there was the makings of a good story here if done right. We are spoiled in the current times by those who have plenty of time to craft a story for an episode right. Back in the day? Everything was rushed.

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