Not even bad in a good way

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

One, I thought I already had a review of this program posted.Two, the episodes were all uploaded to youtube, last time I looked. Watched over them and enjoyed them again.Yes, they are rather dated.Did not know about the illness and loss of the female, Liana, but do recall she disappeared for several of the last episodes.This magnificent show aired during the summer and was spellbounding, truly captivating.Without a doubt, the best attraction for a kid was Ike Eisenmann, staple of many a after-school specials.I had seen the pilot movie with Ian McShane as a late movie about twenty years ago. Before that, I had not seen any of these shows or programs since back when they first aired.Did not recall Joan Collins appearance in one episode, but as I wouldn't have known who she was, no reason I would remember it.Nevertheless, they were an intriguing group, especially with the addition of McDowell (in essence, merely resembling Jonathan Harris as Dr. Smith on Lost In Space).But even without the female LIana, the foursome made for a pretty effective quartet, as I recall.Once more, in rewatching the episodes on youtube, I couldn't help but notice clearly there was a 'performance' sought with Carl Franklin, recollecting some bad childhood experience or something.Nevertheless, for that summer, this show ruled and was a masterpiece.Not enough stars to cover it.

This show has some striking similarities to other television shows, which did become successful series, Stargate SG-1 & Sliders. Moreover, the formats are quite similar as well: 1. The viewer "travels" with the hosts to different worlds.2. All involve scientific experiments which produce danger.3. Both Sliders and Fantastic Journey are about travel to parallel universes.4. All three involve different planets accessible only to a select team.5. Both Sliders and Fantastic Journey are about people trying to find their way home.6. Both Fantastic Journey & Stargate SG-1 have an alien in the cast.7. Both Fantastic Journey and Stargate SG-1 are scripted by Katharyn Powers.8. All three shows have a movie actor in the cast who played a supporting role in a big picture but was never an outright "star".So for those who would like to see Fantastic Journey on TV again, don't fret! Technically, it did come back, just in a different skin!

But probably a little dated now. I only just remember a few details about this show. Jared Martin playing what I assume was an alien with some kind of glowing tuning fork that could do just about anything - except get him out of the predicament he was in.I was surprised to see how short a run this show had. When you're a kid these things seem to go on and on for ever. In reality there were only 10 episodes, including the pilot.I've also never seen this in re-runs, which is a shame, because I'd like to do the nostalgia trip once more. I'd probably laugh through much of it now, but despite its short run, the memory of it has stayed with me all these years, so it must have done something right at the time.

I was a major fan of this show in the '70s, as an 11 yr. old. After only catching a few episodes, suddenly the series disappeared, obviously cancelled. Luckily, I was able to trade for the complete series on VHS. After watching the whole series, and finally getting to see all the episodes. I can see why I was such a fan as a kid. Even though a lot of the look and style of the show is very dated and '70s looking, this series had the potential to be a good one. As an older viewer, some of the episodes are a little weak, but this series, had they spend a little more money on art direction and writing, had potential. Anyone thats a fan of '70s Sci-fi television, I think would enjoy this series.