Ghost of a flea

I have vague memories of the show. I think it lasted more than one season, did it not? I recall a pretty neat article in "Starlog" that showed how much of the triple-sphere sub they had shown on the inside.

I recall it being better than that underwater version of "Star Trek" that was on a few years ago (SeaQuest???).

And it was a heck of a lot better than "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"!!!

Given how little we know about the ocean, I'm surprised not more science fiction is set there. We've got some good Arthur C. Clarke books, young adult books by folks like Lester Del Rey and a co-written trilogy by Fred Pohl and Jack Williamson, but there's room for a lot more books and movies in that setting.

The deep-sea stuff appeals to me too. My favourite Bond villain hide-out of all time remains the mountain-top Piz Gloria from OHMSS but the underwater base from The Spy Who Loved Me is a close second due to its underwater quality. Also, that underwater Lotus "Wet Nellie"...

Frank Herbert wrote an underwater psychological thriller "The Dragon of the Sea/Under Pressure" that I liked and I just finished perhaps the worst/most fun novel ever, "Ice Station" by Matt Reilly that was, for me, rescued by its underwater elements.

I used to watch the show too but I always had in the back of my mind "What would JR say if he found out?"

Under Pressure was an excellent book, and it's way overdue for a re-read!

At one point it was optioned to be a movie. Never made, obviously, which may have been a good thing (given how many adaptations come out).

That it had Victor Buono (in one of his last roles) as the main villain more than made up for the turgid plots of MfA. I'd certainly be interested in watching some of the episodes again, though.