Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published THE LOST WORLD in 1912. Professor Challenger leads a scientist named Summerlee, a hunter and sportsman Sir John Roxton and a reporter named Malone on an expedition to a South American plateau where prehistoric creatures live. Fine.
The story has been filmed a number of times, either badly done, much changed, or both.
This version has been "updated" to the 1920s. The alterations include adding a greedy and unscrupulous (if ultimately good-hearted) woman who is on a cockamamie jewel hunt, and also running away from some secret, who funds the mission.
They get stranded on the plateau and like the Pilgrims had Squanto these guys meet up with Veronica (Jennifer O'Dell, the only US American in the regular cast), a beautiful blonde female Tarzan-type (equipped with a halter top) who grew up on the plateau, speaks perfect English, and is on a quest for her parents, lost eleven years before).
In every episode as the five stranded castaways look for a way off their "island" and Veronica looks for her folks, the meet up with all manner of people. Not only lizard people evolved from the dinosaurs, but ancient Egyptian-type people, medieval-type people, Gypsy-type people, Indian-type people. Conquistodor-type people, time travelers . . . You name it. They also meet up with old friends who are simply passing by, etc. And they have dream and psycedelic interludes where they all dress and act like they're in an 18th century court . . . To fill another episode they'll throw anything against the wall to see if it'x stick.
And they plagiarize everything, even "The Time Tunnel" (the bee episode).
In the second season, Veronica's costume is tweaked and looks even better. In the third season, they add another blonde who is so waifish she makes buff, cut Veronica look HUGE.
The authors make no concession for contemporary dialogue. Even Veronica, born and reared on the plateau, snorts and huffslike a 1990s female and knows some very un-1920s expressions.
Americans likely will be unfamiliar with any of the actors in this Australian production. But that lends an air of verisimilitude.
Totally crazy but enjoyable as we wonder if they'll ever get off the island and if Veroronica's haltar top will ever burst.
The story has been filmed a number of times, either badly done, much changed, or both.
This version has been "updated" to the 1920s. The alterations include adding a greedy and unscrupulous (if ultimately good-hearted) woman who is on a cockamamie jewel hunt, and also running away from some secret, who funds the mission.
They get stranded on the plateau and like the Pilgrims had Squanto these guys meet up with Veronica (Jennifer O'Dell, the only US American in the regular cast), a beautiful blonde female Tarzan-type (equipped with a halter top) who grew up on the plateau, speaks perfect English, and is on a quest for her parents, lost eleven years before).
In every episode as the five stranded castaways look for a way off their "island" and Veronica looks for her folks, the meet up with all manner of people. Not only lizard people evolved from the dinosaurs, but ancient Egyptian-type people, medieval-type people, Gypsy-type people, Indian-type people. Conquistodor-type people, time travelers . . . You name it. They also meet up with old friends who are simply passing by, etc. And they have dream and psycedelic interludes where they all dress and act like they're in an 18th century court . . . To fill another episode they'll throw anything against the wall to see if it'x stick.
And they plagiarize everything, even "The Time Tunnel" (the bee episode).
In the second season, Veronica's costume is tweaked and looks even better. In the third season, they add another blonde who is so waifish she makes buff, cut Veronica look HUGE.
The authors make no concession for contemporary dialogue. Even Veronica, born and reared on the plateau, snorts and huffslike a 1990s female and knows some very un-1920s expressions.
Americans likely will be unfamiliar with any of the actors in this Australian production. But that lends an air of verisimilitude.
Totally crazy but enjoyable as we wonder if they'll ever get off the island and if Veroronica's haltar top will ever burst.