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
Lost in Space (American Dad!) Simpsons" and all other shows on Fox—receiving 5.06 million U.S. viewers, with a 2.1/5 rating share in the 18-49 demographic group. Critical reception for "Lost in Space" was mostly positive. Kevin McFarland of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode an A- and stated: "It may take a while for Jeff to get back to his beloved, and he’ll go through more hell to get there, but "American Dad!" made the best of a risky situation with this episode." Robert H. Dawson of "TV Equals" gave a positive review, noting: "It was clear that the artists and animators had a lot