'Jonah And The Whale' opened Voyage's second season. and was the first made in colour. 'Admiral Nelson' and Russian scientist 'Katya Markova' ( Gia Scala ) are exploring the sea in a bathysphere when they are unexpectedly swallowed whole by a whale. Luckily, there are no others around else a rescue mission would have been impossible ( how do you tell whales apart? ). While Nelson and Katya exchange some well-written dialogue incorporating Biblical quotes, Crane ( David Hedison ) works out a rescue plan.
When it was made, Voyage had yet to sink into the mire of monsters and aliens which ultimately harmed its reputation. I was amused by the description of this episode as 'unbelievable'. So are all the other episodes of the series! It might have had more impact though had 'The Ghost Of Moby Dick' not been made the year before. The SFX are good by the standards of 60's television, and ought not to be compared with what is being made now. Terry Becker makes his debut as 'Sharkey', a replacement for Henry Kulky's 'Curley Jones' who passed away during the making of Year 1. The only bum note is Jerry Goldsmith's theme, which sounds like it was written for a horror movie. Thankfully, Paul Sawtell's iconic theme would be reinstated. Gia Scala adds glamour. Her best known movie role was in 'The Guns From Navarone'.
A decent episode then. But the best was yet to come.
When it was made, Voyage had yet to sink into the mire of monsters and aliens which ultimately harmed its reputation. I was amused by the description of this episode as 'unbelievable'. So are all the other episodes of the series! It might have had more impact though had 'The Ghost Of Moby Dick' not been made the year before. The SFX are good by the standards of 60's television, and ought not to be compared with what is being made now. Terry Becker makes his debut as 'Sharkey', a replacement for Henry Kulky's 'Curley Jones' who passed away during the making of Year 1. The only bum note is Jerry Goldsmith's theme, which sounds like it was written for a horror movie. Thankfully, Paul Sawtell's iconic theme would be reinstated. Gia Scala adds glamour. Her best known movie role was in 'The Guns From Navarone'.
A decent episode then. But the best was yet to come.