S1E06 – Shoot-Out at Land‘s End
“Man From Atlantis” has had some weird ideas floating around but this tops them all. But this episode is a joy from start to finish; easily the most entertaining so far.
Sci-Fi
S1E05 – Man O‘War
Silly story, absurd creature (insanely fake looking and laughable) and an all around unexciting episode. Really not much more to say about this one.
S1E04 – Giant
Abdul Jabbar seems to be as bad in acting as he is good with a basketball. He can’t even keep a straight face. But still he’s oddly likable as (as it turns out) a pretty friendly giant.
S1E03 – The Hawk of Mu
Three episodes into the series and it’s clear the show was struggling. Dr. Merrill is already taking a complete backseat with no role to play here and Schubert, once again, shows up as the foe.
S1E01 – Melt Down
Dr. Schubert is back! This time he’s melting the world’s ice caps with microwaves and causing the sea levels to rise. He promises to stop if Mark will agree to become his test subject.
Man from Atlantis – The Disappearance
Dr. Merrill (Montgomery) is kidnapped and shipped to an island far far away. Mark (Duffy) and fellow workers at the Foundation for Oceanic Research deduce where she’s being held and head into the super sub to save her.
Man from Atlantis – Killer Spores
The third TV movie leading up to the short lived series; this one, again, suffers from not enough material to stretch to feature length. There’s a bit of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” here as the sci-fi aspect is put front and center but this seems better suited to the hour (i.e. 48 mins) long format of weekly episodes.
Man from Atlantis – Death Scouts
“The Death Scouts” is an enjoyable sit-through for people interested in 70’s Sci-Fi/Adventure on the TV scale. There’s nothing impressive in the special effects department but there’s quite a lot of imagination running loose here.
Man from Atlantis – Pilot #1
A man washes up on shore…
…and he’s apparently the last citizen of Atlantis.