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
Christopher Lloyd (TV producer) Christopher Lloyd (TV producer) Christopher Lloyd (born November 12, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) is an American TV screenwriter and producer. Lloyd is co-creator and executive producer of the TV series "Modern Family", which he produces with Steven Levitan. Prior to that, Lloyd had an extensive career on many series, primarily "Frasier". He has won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on "Modern Family" and "Frasier". He currently holds the record for winning the most Primetime Emmy awards as either a comedy or drama series producer. Lloyd began screenwriting with the first four seasons of "The Golden Girls". From