{"id":79448,"date":"2024-06-25T11:05:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T16:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=79448"},"modified":"2024-06-25T11:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T16:05:53","slug":"dead-on-arrival-the-time-tunnel-1966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=79448","title":{"rendered":"Dead On Arrival: “The Time Tunnel” (1966)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By JOHN BILLINGER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is time\u2026for the last review for \u201cTitanic-a-thon\u201d… Today, we\u2019ll review\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTHE TIME TUNNEL!!!!!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, you probably already knew that based on the title of this article. Oh well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Time Tunnel\u201d was a 1966-67 television series created by the master of disaster himself, Irwin Allen. Allen was a leading film and television producer in the 1960s and 70s. In the 60s, he was known for science-fiction television series such as \u201cVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea\u201d and \u201cLost In Space.\u201d In the 70s, he was known as \u201cThe Master of Disaster\u201d due to his producing several high-profile films in the disaster genre, such as \u201cThe Poseidon Adventure\u201d (which is a favorite of mine), \u201cThe Towering Inferno,\u201d and \u201cThe Swarm.\u201d<\/a> \u201cThe Time Tunnel\u201d was not as successful as his other notable TV projects, only lasting one season, but it has a cult following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plot for the series is as follows\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the future (1968, two years after the show first aired). We are shown a super secret government project that\u2019s taking place in a super secret government facility. It is Project Tic-Toc. Its goal is\u2026time travel. A senator arrived at the base to inform the researchers that the donors wanted some results after 10 years of funding. One of the leading scientists, Tony Newman (played by James Darren), decides to prove the validity of the project by using the time machine to go back in time!!!<\/em> One of the other scientists, Douglas Phillips (played by Robert Colbert) decides to go on a rescue mission to bring back Newman to the present. They soon reunite, but I guess they can\u2019t return directly to the future. The scientists operating the actual time machine have to zip-zap them across various time periods in the hope that one day they\u2019ll be sent to 1968. Each episode, they go to a different time period or notable historical event, mess around, and leave at the end of the episode. And that\u2019s the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does any of that have to do with the Titanic? Well, the first episode is set on the Titanic. Duh. While on the Titanic, Tony and Douglas attempt to prevent the sinking of the Titanic by straight up telling the Captain (played by guest star Michael Rennie, best known for \u201cThe Day The Earth Stood Still\u201d) that they are from the future and the ship is going to sink. Because that\u2019ll work. Some of the other historical events featured in the show include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n