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Land of the Lost - The Complete First Season

Land of the Lost - The Complete First Season

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: To the Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand of the Lost Lost Lost!!!
Review: Alright, everybody sing along now:

Marshal, Will and Holly
on a routine expedition,
met the greatest earthquake
ever known...

High on a rapid,
it struck their tiny raft (Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!)
and plunged them down a thousand feet below...

To the Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand of the Lost Lost Lost...

I have been waiting for this DVD for almost 30 years and now I will get to relive my ritual Saturday mornings as a kid!!! Live-Action Saturday morning shows in the 70's ruled!!! Now we just need to get the Filmation shows on DVD like Ark II, Shazaam! and Mighty Isis, Space Academy and Jason of Star Command!!!

Get out your sleeping bags and a box of Quisp cereal and throw a big Saturday Morning slumber party because the ultimate Saturday Mornings are back once again!!! Woo-Hoo!!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Saturday morning classic show gets royal treatment
Review: At long last, the first season of LOTL has come out on DVD, and has been given a first-class treatment by Rhino. Even when viewing the disks on a PS2, the video and audio quality are superb for a thirty-year old television series.

As one of the most intelligent and intriguing Saturday morning series ever produced, the quality of episodes alone make this set worthy of purchase. But the three disks are full of many wonderful extras, including interviews with and commentaries by such luminaries of science fiction as Larry Niven, David Gerrold, Walter Koenig and Dorothy Fontana, as well as comments by the Krofft brothers, Wesley Eure (Will), and Kathy Coleman (Holly). Hopefully Spencer Milligan (Rick Marshall) will be interviewed for the upcoming second season set.

A superb release that all LOTL fans will appreciate. If you miss the Sleestak, Pakuni, and Skylons of your childhood (or want to introduce them to your own children) go out and buy this set now...you won't regret it!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ROFL
Review: BILL LAMBEER IS ONE OF THE SLEESTAK.
LOL.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Land of the Lost, long wait but worth it!
Review: Finally Land of the Lost has finally arrived on dvd! I watched that show every Saturday, back when kids had great shows to watch. The shows kids watch now don't compete with shows like Land of the Lost. It was an adventure with each episode. The series brought you into the Marshal's world, almost as if you were there. None of the shows were ever boring. Different each time you watched. This dvd collection is highly recommended for the whole family!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Marshall, Will And Holly In A Complete 1st Season DVD!
Review: From September 1974 to November 1976 countless young Saturday morning viewers (myself included) of the 70s were spellbound by the innovative live-action series Land of the Lost. Created and produced by puppeteer brothers Sid & Marty Krofft, the show was about a forest ranger and his two children who fall through a time portal and find themselves in a prehistoric world. Ranger Rick Marshall (Spencer Milligan), his son Will (Wesley Eure), and daughter Holly (Kathy Coleman) encounter dinosaurs (aptly named "Grumpy," "Dopey," and "Big Alice") and Cha-ka (Philip Paley) and his apelike race the Paku. But most memorable from LOTL (just ask any fan of the show) were the Sleestaks, a lumbering, hissing race of reptilian creatures, who were performed by Dave Greenwood, John Lambert and Bill Laimbeer of Detroit Pistons fame.

As impressive as the special effects were back in the 70s, today they are considered as primitive as the dinosaurs that appear in the Land of the Lost itself. But don't be surprised if you find yourself appreciating the Ray Harryhausen-like techniques & effects and those surreal backgrounds, as it is very painstaking work with an end result that is uniquely satisfying. The cast was solid and gave strong performances. It's uncanny how the show puts the viewer in the Land of the Lost, which I've always regarded as "the ultimate camping trip." From the Marshall's cool above-ground, above-danger cave and their mirror "communicators," to their day-to-day adventures in the prehistoric world, the show was in a class by itself to which the inferior 90s Land of the Lost update paled in comparison.

The first season comprises of 17 episodes, one of which ("The Stranger") was written by Walter Koenig (Ensign Pavel Chekov from "Star Trek"). Rhino Video's previous 4-episode Land of the Lost DVD featured nice picture quality (for an early 70s print), 2.0 mono mix and 2 extras: an interview with the Krofft brothers themselves, and a 'look back' with Kathy Coleman (Holly) and Philip Paley (Cha-Ka), so as far as treatment and extras go you should expect no less for this long-awaited classic collection. Pour yourself a bowl of your favorite cereal, get lost in Land of the Lost and enjoy!(...)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: How long have us fans waited for this to happen?
Review: How long have us Krofft (LOTL) fans waited for this to happen. Finally! The first full, complete season of the best Krofft show that ever aired. This first season 3 dvd pack has been years overdue. Finally Rhino has heard our cries, and is doing something about it. 5 stars for being Krofft, and again, finally for Rhino's response. A fitting tribute to a great Saturday morning show of the 70's. Now I can give away my 4 episode LOTL dvd to some kid who needs to see what real Saturday morning tv is all about. Long live LOTL....

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Brings back memories.
Review: I am 35, and I can still remember the show. Watching the DVD brought back memories. The DVD is great for collectors and show to children today, about 30 years later.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A great set for a great show...
Review: I can't believe this was released on dvd. This was probably my favorite saturday morning show as a kid and I never thought I would ever see it again. I think the releasing of all these old shows on dvd sets that has been happening in recent years was the best idea the dvd industry has ever done.

Land of the lost was a classic show. For its day, the special effects were great and as far as the story's, even kids shows of today can't match them. I am 36 now and I was probably about 7 or 8 when I watched them and watching them now, I still enjoy them. The stories were very well written for a saturday afternoon kids show. No matter what I was doing on saturday morning, I had to be in to watch Land of the Lost!! The set itself is very well done! The menu animations and extras are first rate, better than most that are made for motion picture dvd releases. The picture transfer quality for a 30 year old show is amazing. Overall one of the best sets released this year!! If you remember this show as a kid, you will not be disapointed in this purchase. A great addition to any persons dvd set collection!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: FINALLY!!!! At long last...it's on DVD!
Review: I can't say how thrilled I am to see the Land of the Lost FINALLY coming out. I eagerly waited each Saturday morning for it to come on. It was magical, it was fun, it was one of my favorite shows. What on earth has happened to Saturday morning programming for kids? It's awful nowadays! We had it so good growing up.
I can't wait to see this show again.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I can't wait for this DVD...here is what will be included...

Rhino Home Video announced plans to release Land of the Lost: Season 1 on DVD June 22nd. This 3 disc set will contain all 17 episodes from the first season, and will likely contain extras comparable to those found on previous "Krofft" releases.

Episodes included:
Cha-Ka
The Sleestak God
Dopey
Downstream
Tag-Team
The Stranger
Album
Skylons
The Hole
The Paku Who Came to Dinner
The Search
The Possession
Follow That Dinosaur
Stone Soup
Elsewhen
Hurricane
Circle

Once I learn of any extra's I will post it.


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