World of Giants full-sized partner, Agent Bill Winters. Thompson set up the premise in the show's opening voiceover: "World of Giants" was produced by Ziv Television Programs, the company responsible for such hit TV series as "Highway Patrol", "Sea Hunt", and "Bat Masterson". Not a success, this series only lasted through its initial production order of 13 episodes. Thompson later went on to star in the (much more) successful CBS TV series "Daktari" (1966-1969). Nearly a decade later, in 1968, a similarly-themed Irwin Allen TV series, entitled "Land of the Giants", starring Gary Conway and Don Marshall, ran on ABC. Two years prior
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea to do research. He relied on pictures of naval vessels in the media. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was released to movie theaters in early July 1961 and had run its course by late fall (September/October). The film played to mixed reviews from critics, but audiences made it a success. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was made for US$2 million and brought in US$7 million in box office revenue. For the filming of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", a number of detailed sets, props and scale models were created to realize the Seaview submarine.