"Land of the Giants" (1968) TV series 1968-1970

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Creator:

Irwin Allen

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

22 September 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Mini-people - playthings in a world of giant tormentors!

Plot:

A space flight crashes on earth, but it is not the same earth the ship was from. They have arrived to a land of giants.

Plot Keywords:

Giant | Repair | Giant Hand | Caged Human | Giant Animal

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Gary Conway	...	Capt. Steve Burton (51 episodes, 1968-1970)
Don Matheson	...	Mark Wilson (51 episodes, 1968-1970)
Stefan Arngrim	...	Barry Lockridge (51 episodes, 1968-1970)
Don Marshall	...	Dan Erickson (51 episodes, 1968-1970)
Deanna Lund	...	Valerie Scott (51 episodes, 1968-1970)
Heather Young	...	Betty Hamilton (51 episodes, 1968-1970)
Kurt Kasznar	...	Alexander B. Fitzhugh (51 episodes, 1968-1970)

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min | USA:60 min (51 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The flight number for the Spindrift was 612.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the first several episodes of the series, during daylight hours at the spaceship campsite, the sound of tropical birds can be heard. This was an obvious mistake on the part of the sound editor - on seeing the abundant foliage around the campsite, he probably assumed that the ship had crashed in a jungle setting (as per the series it was established as a giant city park). This sound track was removed in later first season episodes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Doctor Who: Survival: Part 1 (#26.12)" (1989)

Missing the point

As a child growing up in England in the late 60s, my favourite TV show was "Lost in Space", but "Land of the Giants", which replaced it from time to time in the schedules, was only slightly less intriguing. It didn't boast a character quite so camply magnificent as Dr Zachary Smith (my lifelong hero!), but its parallel-world scenario struck me as deeply haunting and thought-provoking. All of the reviewers who berate LIS and LOTG for their creaky plots and primitive special effects are missing the point; these shows relied on a willing suspension of disbelief, and the imaginative collaboration of their audience (for the most part, children). I pity rather than envy the present generation of children, whose dreams are delivered to them ready made.