Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
A Time to Die
TV Flash files “A Time to Die” as hour 95 of 110 in the TV Flash guide — Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968) on ABC, season 4, episode 11, aired 1967-12-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E11: listed hour 95 of 110 in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea guide, hour 11 of 26 in season 4. It aired 1967-12-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Terror” (S04E10). Next is “Blow Up” (S04E12).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The crew of the Seaview encounter Mr. Pem who can control time. Pem sends Nelson back in time to force the Admiral to let Pem use the reactor to power his device.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Time to Die sit in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea guide?
S04E11 is listed hour 95 of 110 — hour 11 of 26 in season 4, season 4 episode 11.
When did Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea S04E11 air?
A Time to Die aired 1967-12-03 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Nelson and Crane on the Seaview in an early, straighter adventure hour show the film-to-series contract. Later monster weeks are the camp-adjacent spectacle if you want creatures over Cold War nerves.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is Irwin Allen spectacle in a flying-sub hull: Richard Basehart's Admiral Nelson, David Hedison's Captain Crane, and the Seaview meeting monsters, spies, and weekly disaster. It spun from Allen's 1961 film into four seasons of underwater set pieces. Cold War nerves as creature feature — straight faces, big models.
The silhouette is a glass nose on an experimental submarine. *Flying-sub hull, big models, Cold War nerves dressed as creature couture.* Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is Irwin Allen spectacle: Richard Basehart's Admiral Nelson, David Hedison's Captain Crane, the Seaview meeting monsters, spies, and weekly disaster. Spun from Allen's 1961 film onto ABC (1964–1968; four seasons, 110 episodes). Straight faces, big stakes. **This was not a quiet patrol; this was disaster theater in a hull.**
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