Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea series encouraged Irwin Allen to produce other science fiction television shows. The most notable of these shows were "Lost in Space", "The Time Tunnel", and "Land of the Giants". The success of the feature film led to the 1964–1968 television series on ABC, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea". During the series run, the film's storyline was remade as a one-hour episode. That episode was written by Willam Welch and was titled "The Sky's on Fire". Other scenes in the film were also rewritten and incorporated into the television series. In June 1961, Pyramid Books published a novelization of
Barry Kemp (TV producer) Barry Kemp (TV producer) Barry Kemp (born December 4, 1949) is a television producer, director and writer, and a movie producer. He has written for numerous TV shows throughout his career, but his two best known creations are "Newhart" (he wrote the oft-repeated line: "Hi, I'm Larry. This is my brother Darryl and this is my other brother Darryl"), which lasted for eight seasons on CBS (1982–1990) and "Coach", which lasted for nine seasons on ABC (1989–1997). His movie productions include "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" and "Patch Adams". He is a graduate of the University of Iowa Department