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Land of the Lost news from around the world and beyond
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LOTL70 = the three seasons
of the original Land of the Lost series of the 1970s featuring the
Marshall family.
LOTL90 = the two seasons of
the Land of the Lost series of 1990s featuring the Porter family.
Click the image to visit Dusty's blog at DeviantArt and see the LARGE version. He also has a great tribute to 70s sci-fi programming in the same vein on his page.
A great two-part article on the career of Wah Chang who died in 2003. He was the designer of most of the dinosaurs on LOTL70, as well creating many of the well known devices and creatures on the original Star Trek series and many other shows and movies. He was also an accomplished creator of fine art. Much of the article comes from the 1989 book The Life and Sculpture of Wah Ming Chang written by his wife Glen and cousin David Barrow.
And a video interview.
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Jungle Girl for a Day Here is the web page of Shannon Day, the actress who portrayed Christa the Jungle Girl in LOTL90. |
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Here's a fan's somewhat distorted view of his favorite show as a kid.
The LOTL70 DVD boxed set is being re-released May 26th. This time not by Rhino, but by Universal Studios, just in time for the theatrical movie. There will also be a Limited Retro Lunchbox Edition (I hope there is some way to distinguish this new box from the collector's item originals!). But no word on a release of the 90s version of the show...bummer. Though not of the quality of the 70s show story-wise, it had it had its fun moments. You can vote to have LOTL90 released on DVD by registering at tvshowsondvd.com.
| Deck the Halls with Enik and Holly | |
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I found this photo of the late, great Walker Edmiston (Enik) with Kathy Coleman (Holly) in a photo vault at http://blogphotos.flyingdreams.org/. |
Well, not quite...but pretty close.
Here is an interesting tidbit about how NBC was sued about the use of the title "Land of the Lost" by the author of the children's book (and later radio series) called Land of the Lost (1933). (Source: Jenny's Wonderland of Books.)
Isabel Manning Hewson Kirkland vs NBC
USDC, E.D. Penn (12-17-1976) ¤ 425 F.Supp. 1111
In 1933, Kirkland originated a story called "Land of the Lost" which became a radio program broadcast from 1943 to 1948. Children listeners formed “Land of the Lost” clubs, but the last disbanded by January 1954.
NBC started a new children’s television program called Land of the Lost (unrelated but for the title) in September 1974. Kirkland thought her rights to the title had been infringed. The Judge ruled that "a copyright in literary material does not secure any right in title itself". Any secondary meaning attained by the title had been abandoned by her doing nothing for more than 20 years since the last commercial use by Kirkland. There was no "likelihood of confusion" between the programs of NBC and Kirkland. Whatever her previous success, "her extended non-use has resulted in a loss of rights to the title".
Did you know? LOTL has an entry in the Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasures.
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