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American Life TV Snares Old Sci-Fi Series

Variety, Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:15 AM

American Life TV, a network aimed at aging baby boomers, has bought four sci-fi series from the 1960s that were produced by Irwin Allen. "Lost in Space," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," "The Time Tunnel" and "Land of the Giants" will run back to back on Thursday nights, starting at 8 p.m. on Sept. 6.

"Voyage" was the longest-running series, aired from 1964 to 1968, while "Lost" ran for three years before being remade for the big screen in 1998 -- seven years after his death. The new lineup joins a bumper crop of other old shows on the net, like "Combat," "Hill Street Blues" and "Mission: Impossible."

In addition to his TV work, Allen produced some big money disaster films including "The Poseidon Adventure" and "The Towering Inferno."

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