"Land of the Lost" (1974) Marathon on SciFi Memorial Day 5/26!
05-25-09, 10:34 AM
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"Land of the Lost" (1974) Marathon on SciFi Memorial Day 5/26!
in case anyone has a hankering for the glory and cheese that was the original Sid and Marty Krofft series. it is on all day and into tomorrow morning on the SciFi channel.
in case you want to know.
in case you want to know.
05-25-09, 12:55 PM
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I never noticed it before, but Wesley (Will Holly) is only credited as Wesley. Anyone know why that was?
05-25-09, 08:28 PM
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If I remember, his last name is "Eure" and since it was kinda odd they just went with Wesley. He was on a soap opera at the same time as well. My GF contributed that part. 
05-25-09, 10:46 PM
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He was a big star in the mid to late 70s and I even vaguely recall him on some daytime game show too. Password, I think.
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05-26-09, 09:51 AM
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Re: "Land of the Lost" (1974) Marathon on SciFi Memorial Day 5/26!
Had a lot of fun watching. Although the sets were little more than cardboard & paint, and the acting was mostly awful, they had some darn good stories.
05-26-09, 10:09 AM
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I tuned in for a couple of these (haven't seen them in 30 years) and they're surprisingly watchable.
05-26-09, 10:28 AM
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No matter what I put in my body yesterday, I could not make any sense out of this show.
05-26-09, 11:41 AM
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I'd never seen this show before so I tuned in for a couple episodes. Terrible acting and sets, but still fairly enjoyable.
05-26-09, 01:58 PM
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Re: "Land of the Lost" (1974) Marathon on SciFi Memorial Day 5/26!
what happened with Spencer Milligan (Rick Marshall) that he left the show and they brought in that dull Uncle Jack and changed the theme which hurt when listening to? just too good for him or what?
05-26-09, 03:54 PM
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I'm so glad I grabbed a ton of these in Tivo for watching and rewatching. It was bugging me yesterday that I recognized the voice of Enik (supa-sleestak in the glittery orange)...its the guy that did a voice on Avatar, very distinctive. Thank you IMDB for solving that riddle.
Milligan supposedly left because of salary dispute - hence why no big goodbye/closure on that front. I wish SciFi would put this in regular rotation as I can't afford the set right now and would love a regular dose of Krofft.
Milligan supposedly left because of salary dispute - hence why no big goodbye/closure on that front. I wish SciFi would put this in regular rotation as I can't afford the set right now and would love a regular dose of Krofft.
05-26-09, 04:55 PM
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The flying dutchman story was frickin' creepy as hell with the Capt and his implied pedophilistic attraction towards Holly. Ya, I know she was supposed to LOOK like his daughter, but the overall creepiness of the dude said otherwise.
05-26-09, 10:05 PM
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I watched a few episodes the other day. I remember watching the show when I was 5 yrs old. It really brought back the memories. I didn't remember the episode "Circle" though.
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I watched a half an episode on Hulu, the show is really really bad. This qualified as entertainment in the 60s? Glad that my generation had ninja turtles and power rangers.