Irwin Allen Television Productions 1964-1970

<p> Before establishing himself as the master of disaster with the 1970s films <I>The Poseidon Adventure</I> and <I>The Towering Inferno</I> Irwin Allen created four of television's most exciting and enduring science-fiction series: <I>Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Lost in Space The Time Tunnel</I> and <I>Land of the Giants.</I></p><p> These 1960s series were full of Allen's favorite tricks techniques and characteristic touches and influenced other productions from the original <I>Star Trek</I> forward. Every science-fiction show owes something to Allen yet none has equaled his series' pace excitement or originality.</p><p> This detailed examination and documentation of the premise and origin of the four shows offers an objective evaluation of every episode--and demonstrates that when Irwin Allen's television episodes were good they were great and when they were bad they were still terrific fun.</p>