Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Too much of everything

A different way of telling a story

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

If nothing else - The utter absurdity of this TV show's preposterous story-lines certainly proved to me that its director/writer/producer, Irwin Allen clearly had a very low opinion of the intelligence level of his audience. Yep. He sure did.Had The Time Tunnel's story been, perhaps, set at least 20 years into the future (instead of the year 1967), then yes, this business about time travelling may have appeared to be more plausible.Anyway - This dimwit, Sci-Fi TV series (that obviously took itself way too seriously for its own good) also lost itself some major points for not factoring in the possibility of "alternate realities" into its decidedly shaky "time-travel" equation.I mean - If I'm seriously expected to believe that time travel is, in fact, a precision procedure - Then - With that in mind - I'd say that Irwin Allen can promptly take his show's premise and rightfully insert it straight up inside his rectum.

I love The Time Tunnel and I can't believe it ran for only one season. I know there's been a couple of admirable attempts to reboot The Time Tunnel, and I think there's an audience for for The Time Tunnel. I sometimes wondered whether the two scientists would make it back to the present, and also how did they manage to keep their clothes crisp and clean? Did they have cash or credit to survive during their time travels?If there is a reboot, it would be fascinating to see if they could change the events in the 2000 and 2016 US presidential elections. Not sure if that's moral, but it would be fascinating to see the consequences.

Think of it.... You're trapped in time....... You're stuck in the same darned clothes..... The clothing does not appear comfortable! Turtle-neck & Suit with a tie! (Their underwear must be a bit "dirty".....BUT they never need to shave!)......... You get thrown in to each destination...... They're usually captured within five minutes of arriving...... Neither had the foresight to bring any form of ID!......... If Headquarters can send items to them, why in the name of everything holy doesn't someone send them new clothes and/or ID?.......They always end up "landing" just a day or two prior to a major historical even that usually involves mass destruction & life.......When they travel through time, they must go through a dry-cleaner on those episodes that don't have them reappear in their new (old) clothes before the disappear into the TT again!...... They never land in the middle of some beautiful, peaceful location that is not about to blow-up or be invaded..... 90% of the dialogue at Operation headquarters is "More power."........ Lee Meriwether seems to be almost laughing when on the controls...... About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth's water, yet the only time I saw them land on water was on a ship...The Titanic!!.........Also, Doug & Tony killed some people during some of their travels. Wouldn't that affect history?Yes, indeed, Doug & Tony have some bad luck! However, despite those things, I like the series and actually learned (or remembered) quite a bit of world history even though much is embellished.Irwin Allen was one of TV's greats. I'm thankful for his contributions & respect his reasons for not putting out another season of TT. I'm in my 50's and never saw any episode of TT until a week ago. Through binge-watching, I'm up to episode 16 of 30 -- The Revenge of Robin Hood. I haven't been let down once...yet. But I see some episodes still to come that don't look that good such as the travels into the future. They look really campy! But all-in-all, for entertainment value and a bit of historical education, I'd give this a rating of 7.5 but rounded it up to an 8. Why? Because I truly like it & have always been fascinated with the theory of time travel!"More power!"

This series is clearly one of the best of the genre of big budget, splashy SF series that capsulizes the attitude of the American space race and the notion of scientific progress of the day. I watched it religiously as an 8 year old.To answer one comment about the lack of underlying premise of project Tic-Toc, the answer is: see the US space race. We "have" to do it before the other guys do. In 1966 that's all the premise you needed.I'm sure other reviews have covered this series quite well. I found this gem on Hulu plus the other day and I have watched the pilot and the second episode.One clear casualty of this series is any semblance of scientific accuracy that begs one key question: did Irwin Allen ever, ever, ever pay attention in grade school in science class? I find the lack of any thought or consideration about scientific accuracy of any kind (even when you accept the fantastic premises) quite, quite dumb. Irwin Allen turned anything involving science into a cartoon. Exactly the same as with Lost in Space. Realistic depiction or dumb cartoony dramatization? The dumb cartoony wins with Irwin Allen every time. In TTT we find out that you hear all noises in a vacuum in space. You also hear explosions. Stuff that explodes in space burns with flames.Yarrghh!! (beats head repeatedly against brick wall.) Just so little additional attention to small details in post-production would have elevated this series from the level of little kid's escapism to decent adult drama. But no, if you're Irwin Allen you have a God sanctioned mission to make ALL of your shows with a tiny peanut for a rationale brain.The absolute lack of any attention to time travel paradoxes is also striking. In "One Way to the Moon" we see that clearly as one character in the present of TTT plays a role in the future being revealed to them, and nobody pulls the guy aside for questioning. The whole concept of polluting the past with the actions of guys from the future is completely ignored.Ah, well, TTT is a great period piece.