The Lost Room (2006– )

A detective investigates a mysterious motel room, which acts as a portal to an alternate universe.

Stars:

Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, Peter Jacobson

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Peter Krause	...	Joe Miller (3 episodes, 2006)
Julianna Margulies	...	Jennifer Bloom (3 episodes, 2006)
Peter Jacobson	...	Wally Jabrowski (3 episodes, 2006)
Dennis Christopher	...	Dr. Martin Ruber (3 episodes, 2006)
April Grace	...	Lee Bridgewater (3 episodes, 2006)
Elle Fanning	...	Anna Miller (3 episodes, 2006)
Kevin Pollak	...	Karl Kreutzfeld (3 episodes, 2006)
Benjamin Petry	...	Isaac Kreutzfeld (3 episodes, 2006)
Jason Douglas	...	Anthony (3 episodes, 2006)
Chris Bauer	...	Lou Destefano (2 episodes, 2006)
Harriet Sansom Harris	...	Margaret Milne (2 episodes, 2006)
Margaret Cho	...	Suzie Kang (2 episodes, 2006)
Ann Cusack	...	Helen Ruber (2 episodes, 2006)
Roger Bart	...	Howard 'The Weasel' Montague (2 episodes, 2006)
Nicholas Guilak	...	Arjun Mehta (2 episodes, 2006)
Tim Guinee	...	Eddie McCleister (2 episodes, 2006)
Chris Monberg	...	Little Jim (2 episodes, 2006)

Storyline

A policeman uncovers a key while working on a murder case. The key can open every door and take him into a motel room, but if you leave something there that doesn't belong to you, it will be gone as soon as the room "resets"... He discovers that there are special objects hidden in different places. They don't look special, but they have special powers. When his daughter disappears and he is framed for killing his partner, he must find a way to bring her back from the room, while working with different groups and people searching for the objects. But who can he really trust when everyone goes crazy after touching the objects...

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series

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Taglines:

Some doors are better left closed.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Space [Canada]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Az elveszett szoba

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Films, Lionsgate Productions, Motel Man Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

270 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Lost Room Promo that aired on the SciFi Channel, it has a different child actress being lost in the room than was actually used in the mini-series.

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Goofs

After Miller returns from the vault with The Bus Ticket, he hands it back to Wally. When Wally went to place it in his jacket pocket, a bare part of The Ticket rubbed across his finger. He should have been transported to the street.

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Connections

References Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

User Reviews

Utterly Fascinating Puzzle for Smart Viewers

I am, I repeat, UTTERLY fascinated with the puzzle which is the premise with this new SCI-FI series. It appears that SCI-FI Channel is finally listening to us and providing real Science Fiction instead of just empty space adventures and endless streams of mindless exercises in bad horror.

The central protagonist, Joe Miller, who is excellently played by Peter Krause, introduces a deftly played brave-smart-everyman quality to this thriller which brings us quickly into the story.

Kevin Pollak shows his true colors early as a fine actor playing the cool-mob-type bad guy.

Dennis Christopher brings a brilliant, oddball weirdness to his role as the volatile, confused dreamer, Dr. Ruber.

But everyone and everything is not what they/it seem(s). And I won't spoil any of the plot line for readers.

Suffice it to say, this is a gem in the making. If all possibilities are to be developed as I think they should be, this is going to be one to remember. Facts are not revealed all at once as in the end of an Agatha Christie mystery. You are not given great big chunks of them but: piecemeal and as far as I can tell this early - not without their own internal mysteries.

You have to only guess what is coming next, and when it comes, something else is brought into the fold which skews or distorts what you first believed.

So far the sophisticated viewer's collective intelligence has not been insulted or compromised.

This is very good writing. It does not rely on special effects for the mystery. The mystery is in the story, the way it should be.

Let's keep it this way! I am hooked. I hope it lasts....as a series!

Bravo SCI-FI!