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This volume is very thorough and entertaining, and an excellent companion to Tim Colliver's 1992 "Seaview - The Making of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (also put out by Alpha Control Press). Many of the cast and crew interviews are new and there is plenty of updated information. While the episode synopses are overlong, the commentary following each is well detailed and thought out. Voyage is one of my all-time favorite TV series and his book really does it justice.

As a writer, however, there are a few aspects of the reviews I didn't really like, and I caught a few editorial gaffes and factual errors (but nobody's perfect). The book's authorship is split up between William Anchors, Fred Barr and Lynne Holland. For the episodes themselves, the commentary is split up between Anchors and Holland. At the risk of sounding chauvinistic, it is easy to guess at some of her contributions. Many times, there are comments which point out how handsome Captain Crane is, referring to his "elegant hands" and even going so far as calling him "beautiful" in Return of the Phantom and "utterly gorgeous" in No Way Back (I doubt Bill Anchors was aching to comment on Nelson's blue eyes or Crane's angular features). Stuff like that brings the book down some from professional publication and more toward Yahoo Group commentary. It doesn't ruin the book for me, but it does cause my eyes to roll up inside my head whenever I read it and it's disappointing. These kinds of books work better for me without the fan worship.

The problem is, having three people review the same episode, without differentiating who said what, leads to inconsistent commentary. Anchors would call one episode a stinker while, in the same review Holland or Barr would consider it a success. The need to keep Anchors' point of view in place doesn't always jive with what the others are saying. There were also a number of times where the same comment was repeated within the review. The acknowledgements state the manuscript was proofread multiple times, but it seems like one more pass by another pair of eyes was in order.

However, don't let my minor pet peeves paint a picture of negativity (I've spent too much time on them and your mileage may vary). Actually, this is a wonderful book on the series; a loving, well researched, and very informative chronicle of a mostly forgotten and underrated TV series. I loved the new interviews. It's a shame it took this long to get Bob Dowdell's point of view; I would have loved to read his responses when the series was fresh in his mind. Lots of great and rare photographs, wonderful thoughts about the relationships between the characters and very well considered comments on the actors themselves. In addition to recent interviews, there are in depth articles on effects and some extremely interesting looks at the costumes; the replicas shown are amazingly impressive. It's extremely interesting also to have a look at the fan response of the time and how it has lived on so many years later. As professional put together as it is, this is a book by fans, for fans and it is well worth the cost. It really is a labor of love and it shows.

It is by far the best book on the series yet, the finest of the Alpha Control Press tomes focusing on Irwin Allen's series, and it is a must-have for any Voyage fan.

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A: very positive
B: positive
C: neutral
D: negative
E: very negative
Answer: B: positive