Question about Land of the Lost (original)

[Rÿcher]

remember how they had the one sentient Sleestak and how he helped the Marshalls steer clear of the dinos and the other Sleestaks? There was this nifty device, more like a podium or console with neat little glowy crystals on it. What was its purpose? Was he trying to get the Marshalls back to their time/dimension/level? And how was he the only sentient Sleestak? Was he the master of them or something?

 

[Kelso]

Enik was a time-traveler from the past. The primitive Sleestack are all that remain of his once great civilization.

They pylons can manipulate the LotL... they were kind of like control booths for the environment, IIRC.

Take all of this with a grain of salt, though. I last saw the show when I was 12.

 

[Jedi Marso]

Enik was a time-traveler from the past. The primitive Sleestack are all that remain of his once great civilization.

They pylons can manipulate the LotL... they were kind of like control booths for the environment, IIRC.

Take all of this with a grain of salt, though. I last saw the show when I was 12.

IIRC the LOTL was a 'pocket universe' designed as a travel way-station by some long lost civilization, possibly the sleestak. The pylons and such were sort of portals that could be used to travel between worlds and dimensions and such, and sort of collected 'strays' from various times, places, and dimensions.

 

[DonIago]

Wikipedia's got some good info on LotL.

 

[Forbin]

And who among us that loved the original show can wait for Will Ferrel's remake?

 

[DonIago]

Well, he did establish his credentials playing Marshall Willenholly in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back...

 

[paudemge]

I always thought the basis for the lotl was way beyond the typical Saturday morning series. Pocket universe, sleestaks being the future versions not past, cyclic time, the pylons. It was great, even on the low budget fx .

 

[Rÿcher]

And who among us that loved the original show can wait for Will Ferrel's remake?

Oh god...Will Ferrel

 

[Kelso]

Visually, the Ferrel movie looks to be surprisingly true to the original (see here here and here). At the very least, it should be fun to see the classic creatures recreated with new technology.

Hopefully, some of the bigger ideas of the series will make it into the screenplay.

 

[Sir Rhosis]

I always thought the basis for the lotl was way beyond the typical Saturday morning series. Pocket universe, sleestaks being the future versions not past, cyclic time, the pylons. It was great, even on the low budget fx .

Although another gentleman was given creator credit, David Gerrold has consistently maintained, over the years, that he was given a poster board with pics of dinosaurs, lizards, a cave girl, etc., pasted to it and told that this was what they wanted the show to be about. He contends that he basically created it all but was willing to forego credit for same.

Sir Rhosis

 

[CaptMurdock]

Visually, the Ferrel movie looks to be surprisingly true to the original (see here here and here). At the very least, it should be fun to see the classic creatures recreated with new technology.

Hopefully, some of the bigger ideas of the series will make it into the screenplay.

I'd had similar hopes for Bewitched, too, before I saw that steaming pile that movie turned out to be.

 

[Aragorn]

I don't remember much about the show, other than there was an episode where they were able to leave and go home... but somehow it also resulted in a "different version" of them coming to the land of the lost for the first time. Was that the final episode and the loop was just a way to trick little kids into watching the reruns? Or did they actually make "alternate universe" episodes?

 

[Gojirob]

I don't remember much about the show, other than there was an episode where they were able to leave and go home... but somehow it also resulted in a "different version" of them coming to the land of the lost for the first time. Was that the final episode and the loop was just a way to trick little kids into watching the reruns? Or did they actually make "alternate universe" episodes?

That was a classic case of a season finale that the writers at the time believed was the series finale, in this case, S1. For years I believed that maybe their Dad had made it back and replaced the uncle in an ep I never saw. As it turns out, you could argue that either the weaker S2 and 3 never occurred, or that it was experienced by the 'other' Marshall family, perhaps in an identical series of events right up to that ep 'Circle', where it diverged. The first set of Marshalls could never have left until replaced by their dopples. Presumably the second set could (and their Dad did) leave by other means.

I've decided I liked my mistaken belief a lot better than most of what followed. That was when NBC took the classic network stance towards a new hit show : If it ain't broke, get a team on it right away.

 

[Hober Mallow]

I don't remember much about the show, other than there was an episode where they were able to leave and go home... but somehow it also resulted in a "different version" of them coming to the land of the lost for the first time. Was that the final episode and the loop was just a way to trick little kids into watching the reruns? Or did they actually make "alternate universe" episodes?

Yes, the Marshalls we met at the beginning of the series leave the LotL and are replaced by alternate versions of themselves at the end of the first season. The series then continued with the alternate Marshalls.

When I was a kid I thought that was the last episode.

 

[JustAFriend]

Will Ferrel is to comedy as Kevin Costner is to drama.

...don't know how either of them ever get any work.

 

[Forbin]

Will Ferrel is to comedy as Kevin Costner is to drama.

...don't know how either of them ever get any work.

Amen, brother!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

remember how they had the one sentient Sleestak and how he helped the Marshalls steer clear of the dinos and the other Sleestaks?

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And how was he the only sentient Sleestak? Was he the master of them or something?

You mean Enik, the one with the golden skin? He wasn't the master, no. He was a time traveler who ended up in the 'current' time frame of the show. He assumes he is in the distant past because of the state of the rest of the Sleestak (they are still sentient but rather barbarian and not quite as intelligent) but is rather distressed to find that he is actually in his future, and that his people actually devolved into their current state.