Land of the Lost

As a major fan of the original Land of the Lost, I was excited to hear there would be a remake. I was unsure whether it would be a retelling of the original story, or something new. I was disappointed by it initially, but it grew on me over time. It would have benefited by having better writing! Having missed the first episode, I was confused by Christa at first. I thought maybe she was supposed to be Holly, years later! Even though it turned out to be an "alternate universe", and not the original Land, I still enjoyed it. Christa was great, with her pet triceratops. The Sleestak were OK, but I felt like they should have been called something else - they were more like orcs than Sleestak. The one part that bothered me the most was that the family never ran out of batteries or fuel! Maybe it was some mysterious unknown quality of the Land... batteries never die!

funny thing is, I never forgot about this show, and im 26 now. the theme song would get stuck in my head randomly. however I happen to be in the library recently that has a lot of older videos, and I couldn't believe I see a videotape of this show that had 2 episodes on it. needless to say, I grabbed it and watched it when I came home. holy moly, that intro REALLY brought back waves of memories that I had almost forgotten. that theme song still catchy as ever! of course with my adult eyes I can see just how cheesy the show is, especially the acting, like that teen kevin with is LA 'tude but it was still great to see this awesome hilarious kids show as an adult and it sure was nostalgic to see it! now I've seen tim bottoms in many different things but I always knew him first as the father from land of the lost.

I've never seen or heard of a 70's version of this show as I was a 90's kid so I only know this version. I looked up the 70's version out of curiosity and jeeeeez I didn't think it could be sillier then the 90's version but my my, it is much worse. plus the 90's version had Christa, and that automatically raises it for having a hot babe.

all in all, I have such fond memories of watching this show with these characters, this was in a time when kids shows were allowed to be a little silly and cheesy, usually had some kind of moral or message and weren't trying to be all super sassy and attitude problems like they do today. this was in the golden age of nickelodeon, and sadly you wont see something this silly and charming today because everything sucks today, and that's not just my opinion.

Ok first of all, their mother died before they left for vacation(before they visited the "lost world"). Secondly, it was cancer that killed her not a T-Rex; therefore, they were not trying to get back to their mother. "Living in the Land of the Lost" or just "Land of the Lost" was a brilliant show that had limitless possibilities. This show had a chance to become one of the longest running series on television but it was denied the opportunity!

I never saw the original. I read up on it and looked into it some more on the internet, and I'm going to have to say the remake definitely gives it justice. I don't think it really matters if the show wasn't as scientifically proved or logical as the old one from the 70's. The concept is fine and was made for a younger audience. It is not something that should be judged by validity of the story line much as the entertainment, colorful world, and characters it brought with it. The show totally rules, but some of the cast was cheesy (but don't we all like that sometimes). There was the mini dinosaur Tasha and the sasquatch guy Stink! The villains were amusing and so was the irony that the (motherless) family that get lost happens to meet a perfect replacement with a woman who had been lost in the world since she was a child! You totally want them to hook up in the show.. haha. I watched it when I was younger.. I like the nostalgic TV shows. I am an 80's TV fan, and i think 80's TV held strong, with influence well throughout the 90's. I can't say I would ever expect a show like this to air again with the shows on TV today.

The special effects are amazing. So amazing, in fact the same scenes must be reused over and over - and it never gets old! The episode with the dinosaurs was just great. Those Sleestaks always gave me nightmares when I was little; creepy! Ed Gale does such a great job in this show. 15 years later and I still sing the theme song in the shower every morning!! "Doncha turn your back -- you'll become a snack!" I have all the action figures, and they reside on my mantle. As I grow older and my hairline recedes, I look more and more like Stink every day. LOTL will hold a special place in my heart 4eva. In conclusion if there's anything to be learned from LOTL it is to always wear your seat belt and steer clear of potholes.