"The Lost World" (1999) TV series 1999-2002

Writers:

Durnford King (writer)
Scott Kraft (episode)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

2 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Adventure

Plot:

The adventures of a band of explorers stranded in a mysterious land inhabited by dinosaurs and other dangers.

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Stranded | Expedition | Lost World | Exploration

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Peter McCauley	...	Professor George Challenger / ... (66 episodes, 1999-2002)
Rachel Blakely	...	Marguerite Krux / ... (66 episodes, 1999-2002)
William Snow	...	Lord John Roxton / ... (66 episodes, 1999-2002)
Jennifer O'Dell	...	Veronica / ... (66 episodes, 1999-2002)
David Orth	...	Ned Malone / ... (51 episodes, 1999-2002)
Michael Sinelnikoff	...	Professor Arthur Summerlee (23 episodes, 1999-2001)

Also Known As:

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (Canada: English title) (complete title)

Runtime:

60 min (66 episodes)

Country:

Australia | Canada | New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:12

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Coote Hayes Productions

Trivia:

Jennifer O'Dell designed her own skimpy skirt-and-top costume for her character to wear.

Quotes:

Malone: [hanging upside down from a tree] : Hello! Would someone get me that hell down from here?

Movie Connections:

Version of The Lost World (1992)

Not much in common with the book or film versions, but actually quite good.

Usually when I see one of these adventure series' on TV, they almost always bore me. However, this is one of the few shows of its type I like. While it has almost nothing in common with the book or the film versions (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's book, not the new one) except for the characters' names and the basic idea, it does manage to be a fairly entertaining show. It deals with the explorers running into ancient civilizations, odd characters, etc. over and over, but always comes up with another way to keep you interested. It also has some nice humor. True, the dinosaurs aren't believable, the stories sometimes predictable, and it seems the characters get killed over and over only to have them revived by some magical sorcerer or something close, but it's generally a good, fun adventure series.