Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World
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| The Lost World | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama - Sci Fi |
| Starring | Peter McCauley Will Snow Rachel Blakely Jennifer O'Dell David Orth Michael Sinelnikoff Lara Cox William deVry |
| Country of origin |  Canada Australia New Zealand |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 66 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Greg Coote Jeffery Hayes Guy Mullally John Landis Leslie Belzberg |
| Running time | 44 minutes (approx.) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | The WB (1999-2001) syndicated (2002) |
| Picture format | SDTV |
| Original run | April 1, 1999 – May 1, 2002 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World is a syndicated television series loosely based on the 1912 novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World. Premiered in the fall of 1999, it ran for three seasons before it was cancelled in 2002 after funding for a fourth season fell through. All three seasons were released in DVD box sets through 2004. The series continued to be syndicated in the United States on the cable television station TNT at 5:00AM EST Monday through Friday, until eventually that came to an end as well.
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[edit] Plot
At the dawn of the 20th century, a band of adventurers, led by adventurer and scholar Professor Edward Challenger, embark on an expedition to prove the existence of a lost world isolated from the rest of the modern world. The British expedition team consisting of a mismatched group of enthusiasts, all with less than selfless reasons for making the journey begin their trip under less than ideal conditions. The intrepid band consists of:
- Professor George Edward Challenger (Peter McCauley) — leader of the expedition, who hopes to prove his theories to his skeptical University academic peers;
- Professor Arthur Summerlee (Michael Sinelnikoff) — the elderly member of the band and a colleague to George Challenger, who does not believe Challenger's claim about there being a lost world.
- Marguerite Krux (Rachel Blakely) — the selfish financier of the expedition who goes along for her own reasons;
- Lord John Richard Roxton (William Snow) — the nobleman with vast hunting experience, serves as protector of the group;
- Edward "Ned" T. Malone (David Orth) — an American newspaper reporter, hoping to make a name for himself and impress his girl back home, if he survives the ordeal.
During their journey disaster strikes and their hot air balloon crashes in the uncharted Amazon jungle, where they end up on the prehistoric plateau. There they find themselves trapped and isolated in this dangerous land. The group is assisted by a young jungle-savvy woman named Veronica Layton (Jennifer O'Dell) whose parents disappeared ten years prior. Her family was part of a research group that became isolated and then lost under mysterious circumstances. Together - along with a young woman from the future named Finn (Lara Cox) who joins the band near the end of the third season - the group fights to survive against the fearsome dinosaurs, tribal headhunters, vicious ape men, and other terrifying perils as they search for a way to escape.
[edit] Cast
- Peter McCauley as Professor George Edward Challenger
- Rachel Blakely as Marguerite Krux
- William Snow as Lord John Richard Roxton
- David Orth as Edward "Ned" T. Malone
- Jennifer O'Dell as Veronica Layton
- Michael Sinelnikoff as Arthur Summerlee (Season One)
- Lara Cox as Finn (Season Three)
- William deVry as Malone (Pilot)
[edit] Episodes
| Season Episode # |
Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Journey Begins (Pilot pt. 1) | All or Nothing | Out of the Blue |
| 2 | Stranded (Pilot pt. 2) | Amazons | The Travelers |
| 3 | More Than Human | Tourist Season | An Eye for an Eye |
| 4 | Nectar | Stone Cold | True Spirit |
| 5 | Cave of Fear | Divine Right | The Knife |
| 6 | Salvation | Skin Deep | Fire in the Sky |
| 7 | Blood Lust | London Calling | Dead Man's Hill |
| 8 | Out of Time | The Prisoner | Hollow Victory |
| 9 | Paradise Found | The Games | A Witch's Calling |
| 10 | The Beast Within | The Source | Brothers in Arms |
| 11 | Creatures of the Dark | Trophies | Ice Age |
| 12 | Tribute | Voodoo Queen | The End Game |
| 13 | Absolute Power | The Guardian | Phantoms |
| 14 | Camelot | Under Pressure | The Secret |
| 15 | Unnatural Selection | The Outlaw | Finn |
| 16 | Time After Time | Quality of Mercy | Suspicion |
| 17 | Prodigal Father | Mark of the Beast | The Imposters |
| 18 | Birthright | Survivors | The Elixir |
| 19 | Resurrection | The Pirate's Curse | Tapestry |
| 20 | The Chosen One | The Visitor | Legacy |
| 21 | Prophecy | A Man of Vision | Trapped |
| 22 | Barbarians at the Gate | Into the Fire | Heart of the Storm Series Finale |
[edit] DVD releases
Image Entertainment has released all three seasons of The Lost World on DVD in Region 1.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | January 27, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 22 | April 20, 2004 |
| Season 3 | 22 | November 16, 2004 |
[edit] Trivia
Lara Cox appeared in the second half of the third season as Finn, but was never given credit in the opening credits.
William deVry played Ed Malone in the two-hour telefilm that preceded the series (the film was split into two episodes for syndication purposes). David Orth took over the role at the start of the series proper.
The character of Arthur Summerlee, as portrayed by Michael Sinelnikoff, was killed off in the first season finale, but returned once as a ghost during Season 2.
During the third season both David Orth and Jennifer O'Dell were absent from the series for several consecutive episodes, due in part to financial constraints.
The show was filmed in Australia and New Zealand
[edit] Notes
The producers of the show have revealed some details of the proposed fourth season from 2002. If the subsequent season had been produced, fans would have learned that Professor Arthur Summerlee was indeed alive, residing in Avalon. Veronica's mother Abigail Layton was also alive and had become the Plateau's protector soon after her disappearance. She became the ruler of Avalon and had left behind a triangle artifact - the Trion - for her daughter Veronica to find. Veronica was to become the new Protector of the Plateau. Her treehouse dwelling was apparently the epicenter of the entire Plateau. The new season would have also revealed that Marguerite and Roxton were always meant to be together.[1]
