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From a 2003 AICN chat:
HERC: What Saturday morning cartoon shook your world?
JANE ESPENSON: I liked all the cartoons, but I have a special fondness for the live-action LAND OF THE LOST
. They were on this routine expedition and they met the greatest earthquake ever known, you see...
Keep your acid-washed “H.R. PufnStuf,” your “Sigmund and the Seamonsters,” your “Bugaloos,” your “Lidsville,” your “Lost Saucer.”
The apex, the pinnacle, the prized gem of the Sid & Marty Krofft legacy is “Land of the Lost,” which ran on NBC between 1974 and 1977.
It was a Saturday-morning science fiction saga about a family on a rafting adventure – dad Rick Mashall, son Will and daughter Holly – that gets sucked through a mysterious portal onto a mysterious planet inhabited by mysterious dinosaurs, proto-humans, hissing lizard-men (the Sleestak!) and Christ remembers what else. There was this Pylon that allowed journeys to still other worlds, and a semi-visible glittery being fond of experiments, and a time-lost brown Sleestack named Enik (who apparently makes an appearance in the new Will Ferrell movie as well).
In a lot of ways “Land of the Lost” manages to delve into mysteries of its protagonists’ new environment rather more gracefully than the new grown-up Locke-Hurley-Sayid “Lost” still unfolding on ABC. And in a lot of ways it doesn’t.
The series’ players provide some of the saddest acting ever to visit a kids’ show, and the ambitious (for the era) effects work reeked of fake, but the first season of “Land of the Lost” had to have benefited mightily from writing contributed by major-league sci-fi novelists like Ben Bova and Larry Niven, to say nothing of “Star Trek” vets Margaret Armen, D.C. Fontana, David Gerrold and Norman Spinrad. Even the second season featured an episode by Theodore Sturgeon.
The big names pretty much vanished with the third season, as did the actor who played Rick. Rick vanished into another dimension, and the kids’ Uncle Jack conveniently arrived to defend them during the third season against Grumpy the T-Rex and other manifestations of the uncanny. On the upside, the third season introduced Richard Kiel as the giant caveman “god” who turned the mighty Sleestak into his bitches.
At $41.99, the new complete-series set is considerably cheaper than used copies of the (now discontinued) DVD sets issued earlier this decade, but it’s missing the 17 creator and cast commentaries (including those by Niven, Fontana and Gerrold) and other extras available on the earlier sets. The new set does contain a preview of Will Ferrell’s “Land of the Lost” movie not available on the earlier sets, though I can’t imagine you won’t be able to find the same preview online somewhere for free if you look hard enough.
The limited edition comes in what looks like an authentic 1970s metal lunchbox.
I adore “Designing Women” when it aired on CBS in the late 1980s and I love and adore it now. Were it airing on CBS today it would be my favorite scripted show on CBS. It is the show “Sex and the City” wanted to be, a realistic and funny portrayal of four devoted co-workers who put their friendship above all else. It carried an intelligent irreverence and a caliber wit one encounters so rarely in television. Annie Potts, who made the series between the “Ghostbusters” movies, was hot stuff, and Jean Smart (first lady Martha Logan on “24”!) and Delta Burke (skinny all during season one) weren’t too hard to look at either. How did it take till the Blu-ray era to issue this series on DVD?
The new first season set features as an extra 43 minutes of the Oct. 25, 2006 reunion sponsored by the Museum of Television and Radio. Learn that creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason’s pitch to the network was highly nebulous, essentially the tale of four friends who would be played by actresses she’d worked with on two failed series (“Filthy Rich” and “Lime Street”). Learn that both Potts and Bloodworth-Thomason cried during the MTR’s screening of the pilot. Learn that a CBS exec suggested the central business be a design firm. Learn that Bloodworth-Thomason learned “Designing Women” was going to series on the same day she learned her mother had AIDS. Learn that Bloodworth-Thomason’s scripts were often so big that episode footage had to be overcranked to fit the 22-minute timeslots. Learn that Dixie Carter, whose character was often assigned left-wing speeches, was a Republican when she joined the show. Learn that the only Emmy the show ever won was for hairdressing. Learn that the women were based on Bloodworth-Thomason male country-lawyer relatives. Learn that until “Sex and the City” hit HBO, drag queens would routinely dress as Mary Jo, Charlene, Julia and Suzanne in West Hollywood, Calif.’s gay pride parades.
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“From The Earth To The Moon,” the entire extra-packed signature edition, has fallen to its lowest price ever: $11.99!! People were paying $49 for this set last year.
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The first 10 seasons of “Cheers,” one of the four funniest sitcoms ever forged, with Woody and Norm and and Lilith Sternan and Nick Tortelli, have fallen for the moment to $15.99 each!!
$19.99 Shield!!
(60% OFF!!)
$18.99 Complete Animated Trek!!
From David Milch, creator of “Deadwood” and “John From Cincinnati”!!
NYPD Blue:$14.99/Season
In The Spring TV Event!!
Before Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Martin Starr and Jason Segal teamed up for “Knocked Up,” they all collaborated on “Undeclared”! A few weeks ago the complete series was $36.99; at the moment: $28.99!!
If you want to own LOST in HD, you can save big by clicking on the Blu-ray Lost Sale!!
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My Family 4.x
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Peanuts 1960s Collection
Perry Mason 4.x Vol. 1
Reaper 2.x
Shaun The Sheep Vol. 3
The Shield 7.x
South of Nowhere 3.x <--- NEW!!
Survivorman 3.x
Time Warp: The Complete Series
Time Warp: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
Waiting For God 4.x
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HERC: What Saturday morning cartoon shook your world?
JANE ESPENSON: I liked all the cartoons, but I have a special fondness for the live-action LAND OF THE LOST
. They were on this routine expedition and they met the greatest earthquake ever known, you see... “From The Earth To The Moon,” the entire extra-packed signature edition, has fallen to its lowest price ever: $11.99!! People were paying $49 for this set last year.
Last week the first six EXTRA-CRAMMED “24” season sets, including the ones with Naked Mandy and David Palmer and Nina Myers and George Mason and Behrooz and Daniel Dae Kim and Zach Quinto, sold for $39.99. At the moment they’re all $17.99!!
24 Season One
24 Season Two
24 Season Three
24 Season Four
24 Season Five
24 Season Six
The first 10 seasons of “Cheers,” one of the four funniest sitcoms ever forged, with Woody and Norm and and Lilith Sternan and Nick Tortelli, have fallen for the moment to $15.99 each!!
$19.99 Shield!!
(60% OFF!!)
$18.99 Complete Animated Trek!!
From David Milch, creator of “Deadwood” and “John From Cincinnati”!!
NYPD Blue:$14.99/Season
In The Spring TV Event!!
Before Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Martin Starr and Jason Segal teamed up for “Knocked Up,” they all collaborated on “Undeclared”! A few weeks ago the complete series was $36.99; at the moment: $28.99!!
If you want to own LOST in HD, you can save big by clicking on the Blu-ray Lost Sale!!
TV-on-Disc Calendar
Last Week
Battlestar Galactica 2.x
Classic TV Western Collection
8 Simple Rules 2.x
Extreme Engineering Vol. 2
Friday Night Lights 3.x
Ghost Hunters International 1.x
The New Detectives 3.x
Peyton Place Vol. 1
Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Vol. 1
Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Vol. 1
Sister Sister 2.x
Suspense: The Lost Episodes Vols. 1-3
Taggart: Death Without Dishonor
Taggart: Hellfire
Taggart: Hitman
Taggart: Ring of Deceit
True Blood 1.x
True Blood 1.x (Blu-ray)
24 7.x
24 7.x (Blu-ray)
The Universe: Our Solar System
This Week
Action Packed: Paramount Hourlongs
Cities of the Underworld 3.x
The Closer 4.x
The Closer 1.x-4.x
Designing Women 1.x
Forever Funny: Paramount Sitcoms
Gangland 3.x
Gunsmoke 3.x Vol. 2
Ice Road Truckers: Most Dangerous Episodes
The Invisibles 1.x
Land of the Lost: The Complete Series
Land of the Lost: The Complete Series (Limited Edition)
Law & Order: SVU 9.x
Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force 1.x
The Mod Squad 2.x Vol. 2
The Mod Squad: Two-Season Pack
Murder Most English: The Complete Series
The Universe 3.x
World War II: Behind Closed Doors
Next Week
The Adventure of English: The Complete Miniseries
Army Wives 2.x
Cannon 2.x Vol. 1
Every Picture Tells A Story
The Fairly Oddparents 1.x
<--- NEW!!The Fairly Oddparents 2.x
<--- NEW!!FBI Files: Famous Kidnappings
FBI Files: Mafia Cases
The Hunger 1.x
Highlander: The Animated Series
The Jetsons 2.x Vol. 1
Life After People (Blu-ray)
Nature's Most Amazing Events
Nature's Most Amazing Events (Blu-ray)
The People's Republic of Capitalism
The People's Republic of Capitalism (Blu-ray)
Playing Shakespeare: The Complete Miniseries
Prison Break 4.x
Quincy, M.E. 3.x
Raising The Bar 1.x
Rugrats 1.x
<--- NEW!!Rugrats 2.x
<--- NEW!!Weeds 4.x
ZeroMan: The Complete Series
June 9
The Cleaner 1.x
Danny Phantom 3.x
<--- NEW!!Father Knows Best 3.x
Get Smart 3.x
Last of the Summer Wine 1979
Making Fiends 1.x
<--- NEW!!Mistresses Vol. 1
My Family 3.x
My Family 4.x
My Family 3.x/4.x
The Norman Lear TV Collection
Open All Hours: The Complete Series
Peanuts 1960s Collection
Perry Mason 4.x Vol. 1
Reaper 2.x
Shaun The Sheep Vol. 3
The Shield 7.x
South of Nowhere 3.x
<--- NEW!!Survivorman 3.x
Time Warp: The Complete Series
Time Warp: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
Waiting For God 4.x
Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Best Of
Zane Grey Theater 1.x
Zoey 101 3.x
<--- NEW!!Zoey 101 4.x
<--- NEW!!Z Rock 1.x
June 16
Burn Notice 2.x
Burn Notice 2.x (Blu-ray)
Everwood 2.x
Family Guy Vol. 7
FBI Files 3.x
Generation Kill (Blu-ray)
House of Payne Vol. 4
I Can't Believe I'm Still Single 1.x
John Adams: The Complete Miniseries (Blu-ray)
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Finally, the full season. I guess the separate discs didn't do well for them.
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low overseas sales. promise you.
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Why are there nine released seasons of Law and Order SVU, but only three released seasons of Law and Order Criminal Intent?
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About frigging time! I didn't think they were ever going to release it. Bryce the Stalker was hilarious, and there were some pretty hot women (Eleanor the Weaper). "It is time for a falcon twist!"
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Wasn't the lead singer of Sugar Ray "Chaka" in Land of the Lost?
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Naboo: 'You've read all the books, but when it comes to the crunch - where are you?'
Saboo: 'How dare you speak to me of The Crunch! You know nothing of The Crunch. You've never even been to The Crunch.'
Naboo: 'I've been there once.'
Saboo: 'Oh, a little day trip around The Crunch. We can all go as tourists.'Ah, The Mighty Boosh... funny shit... -
Yet I feel compelled to at least rent it out of curiosity.
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. . . the Land of the Lost marathon on sci-fi this weekend? I watched this show every time it was on as a kid. Still was amazed how BAD it is. My wife and I were laughing hard. Also just confirmed on IMDB that NBA great, Bill Lambier, played a Sleestak. F'in' awesome!!!
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I too remember enjoying Designing Women when I was younger. Annie Potts never looked better (and the accent didn't hurt). Occasionally it got annoying when it got preachy, but that was rare.
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Breakfast. Breakfast! Dinner. Dinner! Lunch. Launch!
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I did indeed check out the Sci-Fi Channel marathon yesterday. Didn't quite make it through the first season's worth of episodes, but DVR'd them all! As long as Herc was noting the Star Trek writers from S1, I noticed the second or third episode's writer was Walter Koenig. Would that be the same WK who played Chekov in ST?
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turns to Halloween costumes. Anthony had a story from his childhood where, because they could not afford to buy him a costume, he would wear his grandfather's suit and go out every year as a business man. After a few years he wanted to go out as something different so he poured ketchup over his head and went out as a dead businessman.Dirty Sexy Money, the complete (and final) second season: Does this contain episodes not aired? Is there some completion to the two seasons that allows them to use the word "complete"? Or do they mean complete as in "that's all there is, there ain't no more"? It is possible there was some completion to the series when it aired but it was so long ago I can't quite recall. If there are some unaired episodes will ABC be airing them, like they are with Pushing Daisies? Speaking of Daisies, when are those being aired? I forgot to mark my calendar. Is ABC also airing the remaining Eli Stone episodes too? I have many questions it seems, but I am confident you all have the answers.
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Man, she's hot. **DAH DAH**
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What kind of a man am I, that I am planning on buying both of these shows on DVD?
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It was a very bad show, but when you are 8 years old, you just don't notice these things, and that is Gopher from 'The Love Boat'. No connection to the 1987 movie. The monsters would fight crime. As for Land of the Lost, watched most of the first season yesterday on SciFi, and it was a pleasant walk down memory lane, but I remember preferring Ark II, Shazam and Isis over the show. More action :)
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He was doing alot of writing at that time, and had scripts for the animated Star Trek as well, as Chekov was absent from TAS. On LOTL there was even a backstory character named Chekov, who gave the Sleestaks their name!
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Damn no edit button!
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That was Far Out Space Nuts!
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Gilligan and Chuck (i forget his last name) going from planet to planet.
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I don't know why, but I dug the hell out of this show, especially in the second season. By the end of an episode, like 8 different crucial character points would be changed. The very fact that the show was about this man trying to balance the Darlings and his own family life, but in the end he FAILS. He leaves his wife. I was pretty impressed by this sort of change being made. I know a lot of people hated or didn't care about this show, but did anyone else just enjoy it as extremely fun television?
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Is actually really excellent Spider-Man. If you can get past the childish animation (which basically becomes irrelevant whenever he puts on the mask) and give it a few episodes to see how the stories develop (they really progress excellently). Amazing fights, pretty great character development, and really fine villains and voice acting. It's no Justice League or Batman TAS, but as far as Spider-Man goes, its exceptionally better than any of the movies or series' that have come before it.
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Daisies starts this Saturday on ABC. After they burn off the final 3 it will be replaced by Eli Stone and after they burn off the last few of that Dirty Sexy Money will take over the slot.It could be DSM before Eli Stone, but at the end of the day all 3 shows are sharing a Saturday time slot for the Summer to burn off the remaining episodes.
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Grumpy was killed in the earthquake that was caused when Rick left. It was replaced by a nearsighted two-headed dragon that wouldn't leave the lagoon nor really pose that much of a threat called Lulu. I guess they decided to kill off Grumpy when they did away with the cave set which it used to terrorize. It really kinda made a corny show even cornier since Lulu was a ridiculous monster and was cheezily fake even by Sid and Marty Kroft's standards.
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It is an urban myth that Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray was Chaka. It wasn't him. Although Bill Laimbeer, formerly of the Detriot Pistons, played a Sleestak.
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Will Herc ignore today's news of Buffy getting the reboot treatment?
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Saturday night will be my must-see-tv night.nyj_et, check the "Latest News" for story on the buffy reboot (complete with Hercules' input).
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is finally on DVD! And with commentary on every ep! Thank you!
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Spider-man now comeson too early in the morning but I always catch Batman before work on saturdays
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Its not even funny.
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Release the ones that are not edited for syndication and do have the music cues for which you bastards were too cheap to purchase the licensing.
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the new dvd set of The Land of the Lost doesn't have the commentaries. I would have liked that.
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there was an article posted yesterday about it...i'm sure they didnt wanna repeat the same thing twice.
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Pretty obviously, too--the basic concept is the same, but fleshed out a whole lot. Um, minus the Sleestak being the ones to set up the pocket-universe of the island.
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I thought they were the full-length NBC broadcast versions.
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If you're interested in Land of the Lost, you might want to visit my fan site with coverage of both versions of the TV series and the latest news on the upcoming movie.
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May 29, 2009 10:28:37 AM CDT
If you look real closely on the Land Of The Lost Lunchbox...
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Chaka looks as if he's ready to stone the nosey ass people that showed up on his island to death!
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