I don;t need to heat them. The film looks like TOTAL CRAP.

As bad as the premise for this thing is, adding will ferrell is a sure way to make it a bottom 10 of the year pic.

I must agree with the comments thus far. No one I know watches so-called comedy. No comedian has been funny since Bob Hope, and we have doubts about him. "Three Stooges" slapstick comedy is the worst of all -- something that has recently been observed in previews of "Land of the Lost" and the upcoming Ben Stiller film.

(Bill Cosby might have had a chance, but he slipped into profanity thus falling off the radar. Profanity is the stuff of the Illiterati and is not even funny.)

However, there are good things to say about comedy and comedians.

The first is that their movies and TV programs allow real actors to take a break.

Secondly, no comedian is an actor. They're simply "wannabes" in training. And no one watches folks in training as there are continuous embarrassing moments. Very few have ever escaped the genre successfully.

One that has escaped successfully is Will Smith. Once he got his acting chops on that idiotic "Fresh Prince" program, he turned that experience into someone we enjoy watching on the screen.

For SciFi (SyFy?) to even give folks like Ferrell and Stiller coverage is a mystery. No one I know watches comedy (including sitcoms), TV talk shows, reality shows, "American Idol," and "Lost." (The latter because it dragged on too long.)

Well, just IMHO.

Thank you for your opinion chawoott, now please shove it firmly up your bum where it belongs. Everyone I know does watch comedy (including sitcoms),and if this makes us morons in your book, than fine at least we are laughing. and as far as I am concerned, whether comedy, or a specific comedian, is funny is a personal call, you don't like profanity, I don't care for redneck humor, does this make us better than those that do? No, it just means we have different taste. So go back to watching Bob Hope and listening to Benny Goodman.
And please for the love of God fix the frakin captcha.

Bob Hope was good ,but there was Mr. Winters ,Robin Williams, and a few others . enough said !

jimspar, if you think Will Ferrell is even remotely funny, you've had your head up your own 'bum' for far too long. Chawoot is entitled to his opinion, so shut your mouth. Land of the Lost is not a comedy, and this 'movie' doesn't even exist, as far as 99% of us are concerned.

The interesting thing here is that the original creators are involved as producers of the reimagining and they have a history of introducing humor into their original creations.

The Krofts definitely have a long history of successfully working with comics and comedians - some with barely developed comic chops.

I remain extremely curious that they might be able to pull this off.

I would have much rather that they had explored the science-fiction as laid down by Gerrold, but maybe they decided there was no way to keep it fun without resorting to funny?

Well as much as I loved the Joke from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, with Will Ferrell Playing Marshal Willenholly in that movie, and I will admit, that it has been about 30 years since i have seen LotL. I was also really looking forward to this. but there are just way to many things that dont match.
I mean for starters, weren't Marshal, Will and Holly a family minus mom? dad, son, daughter...?
I also remember basically no comedy in it.
Wasn't Marshal, oh i don't know, Smart?
This may well be my deluded understanding from being a child at the time, but i also thought as a kid that they didnt actually go back in time but fell into a pocket of unaltered present, like a hollow earth theory or the area at the south pole in the X-Men books, an area cut off from the rest and these things still survived, or other dimension or something, but again this might stem from my being like 2 or 3 when i started watching it.
The ONLY movie I actually liked Will Ferrell in was stranger than fiction, but then that wasn't a funny movie, and he wasn't as over the top as he usually is.
What I have seen in the previews is sadly disappointing. And Holly "going after" Marshal, that's just disgusting!
I will probably still go watch it, but will also most likely be offended at how my nostalgia was trampled upon.

TheDeviant,

Talk about things not making sense. In the original series the father's name was Rick. But the opening lyric to the theme was as you remembered it, "Marshall, Will and Holly..." It would have still worked as "Rick Marshall, Will and Holly..." but for some reason they left "Rick" out and it was left as the confusing version.

And the minute they looked up in the sky and saw 3 orbiting orbs instead of 1 - well, I think that pretty much set up that they weren't on Earth, present or otherwise.

That Rick identified the live dinos as extinct species indigenous to Earth fairly much cinched it that time travel was involved - at least for the dinos, if not the Marshalls themselves..

The reimagining throws out the family unit and goes with Rick Marshall as being akin to Daniel Jackson of Stargate fame. Holly is his secretly adoring research assistant. And Will is a desert tourist trap operator who thinks he can make a few easy bucks off of these rubes.

TheDevian, apologies for the typo.

Having grew up watching the series, I have been disappointed seeing the trailers for the upcoming movie. Knowing now that the Kroffts have a hand in the movie doesn't make me want to go see it anymore than before. Watching the episodes on SciFi today reminded me of what made it appealing to a 9 year old back in the 1970's: it was funny at times but it was also a serious adventure that appealed to a child's imagination. I'm not going to go see it because, as theDeviant put so well, I don't want my nostalgia trampled on.

Well the theme is marshal, and the kids just called him dad, so i never knew his first name as a kid. has been 30-35 years...
as for identifying the dino's the x-men comics Savage Land in Antarctica is an area where the dino's are still there, 'essentially' as they were. after all, everything we actually know about them is all conjecture based on the fossils and birds etc.. so we have no way of knowing for sure if there was any evolution or not unless the skelital structure had changed dramatically, not that i questioned that as a kid. and many other stories involve 'pockets' where time has essentially 'stood still'.
don't remember the three 'orbs' if that was in the show then yes, they would have to be in another dimension, either 3 moons or suns precludes what we know, well 3 moons, maybe, suns, no way. Maybe the Pierson's Puppeteers from "Known Space" {Ringworld} abducted them when they fell over the falls... ;-)
This is one I am waiting till it is on tv, I refuse to pay for something I know will make me mad.
I am also rather dissapointed that Sid and Marty had a hand in it, you would think if anyone would get it right... but then they also apparently had a hand in the one that came out in the 90's

chawoott, Land of the Lost and Night at the Museum may be comedies, but they are Science Fiction comedies, so why shouldn't SciFi Wire have stories about them?

And really, why so serious? Just because you and "everyone I know" doesn't like to go to comedies, you need to remember that 99% of the rest of the people on the planet do and like to be entertained once and awhile. Some people think movies have to be complex and complicated to be enjoyed, but really, movies that are just meant to be watched are good, too.

People also need to get over the fact that Will Farrell is funny, and that this is a movie based on a TV show that is just laughable to watch anymore to begin with.

thank you sci fi for airing the original land of
the lost episodes during your land of the lost
marithon,i have not seen them on tv in
probably about 35 years,i would wake up every saturday morning just to watch the
saturday morning cartoons,best time of my childhood-thank you sid and marty frofft for being such great writers.

I would just like to say, I grew up with this. It taught me to think in more dult terms even though I may not have known it at the time. ANd now thanks to Sci-Fi re-airing tthis gem of a series my 5 year old is now a fast fan as well. I am genuinely dissappointed that The new film is a comedy. If feels like a betrayal to child fans who so loved their favorite childhood show.

However, Sci-Fi... Please Put this back on. Show it as a series where we former child fans turned working adults can watch it. Saturday mornings so we can share it with our children. Please.

OK...well, I too enjoyed the marathon yesterday. I have the entire series on dvd, but haven't watched it in years. My kids suddenly are interested in it again, thanks to the marathon. They were a bit young when the dvd's came out but now they want to watch them again and see the movie. I gotta echo the sentiment though, that I'm not too thrilled at the Will Ferrell/Comedy aspect of the new movie. I hate when they take a serious show and redo it and make it all campy and stupid-funny, ie, starsky & hutch, charlies angels,etc. Kids will like it anyway, but for us that grew up with it will just have the mythology shattered.

I watched a few episodes on SciFi and ignoring the movie about to come out whether it succeeds or fails, I think this concept is ready for a Battlestar Galactica revamp on SciFi. I noticed from the movie previews that in a true LOTL, anything lost may be found. That means Atlantis, Berumda Triangle, anything! How about a Team like SG1 that gets "lost" there? Consider the challenges of staying alive in such an unpredictable world.

I was thinking a SciFi fantasy book series would even be cool.

I wish SciFi would play stuff like the Land of the Lost marathon more often. Anyhow, I wonder why they just didn't kill off or capture the SleeStak when they went dormant. Oh yah, it was just a TV show. As a kid I think I was always more afraid of everything then they were. I hope they did a better job with this movie then the butcher job they did to the Hitch Hikers guide.

I am not looking forward to the movie version of Land of the Lost. I know the TV series had some awesomely bad special effects, but the plots were much better than that (kind of like the original Star Trek).

I caught a few episodes over the weekend and was startled at how they managed to sneak in issues of tolerance, environmentalism and respecting other cultures (even when they hiss and grunt). Not bad for a show with stop-action dinosaurs.

I've always wanted to know more about the Land of the Lost (gem-stone based pylon tech), but it doesn't look like the Will Ferrell version will be providing an answer. I can wait for the DVD.

Thank you Sci Fi for the Land of The Lost marathon, a show I loved as a child and still do!
I hope you will bring the series on for schedule!!!
I'm a bit nervous about the movie remake, it doesn't sound as if it will do this great series justice. I fear it will be a laughable parody.

ejp10, said "I know the TV series had some awesomely bad special effects, but the plots were much better than that (kind of like the original Star Trek)."

There's a reason for that: David Gerrold (writer of ST:THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES) was the first season story editor for LAND OF THE LOST which set the tone for the rest of the series.

Caught bits and pieces of the marathon with my children on Memorial Day and remembered the aspects of the show that touched me as a kid. Despite the '70's era special effects, the show had excellent writing and I really appreciated the themes of family, competence, loneliness, survival, and mystery. I'm disappointed that none of those will be on display on what will be another typical Will Ferrell "bumbling idiot" movie. I may buy the first season on dvd with my kiddoes and ignore the movie. Any chance of redoing it with a more family-themed plot and lead?

About ten years ago I wrote a script for a Land Of The Lost feature film. It was a serious endeavor & I spent many months fine-tuning it. It would have been budget friendly & would have been a great movie in my opinion, because of the cahracter interacton & family issues I'd written into it. My idea was completely ignored because it had nothing to do with the series from the '90's. This new movie makes me feel like I've been slapped twice for my efforts.

TAPS should investagate the
USS Philidelpia.
The US Navy used electromagnetic technology to make invisable

I finally saw the interview with Sid and Marty Krofft last night. It is actually neat that they want to reintroduce their work to whole new generations 35+ years later. Their shows were kitschy, schmaltzy, and a little psychedelic; just the perfect cotton candy for kids of that era and maybe even this era too. I even understand why they would want to choose Land of the Lost as their first reintroduction. It was the one show that didn't fit their template and Will Ferrell apparently was available. I think he even looks a little like Spencer Milligan.

But again, LotL would be the one show I hoped they wouldn't use to reinvigorate their company. It, especially during the first season, really was too serious to use as a gateway to represent their other childhood classics. As an eight year old, LotL was slow paced, serious, and mysterious enough to help a child comprehend themes of loss and isolation and of coming of age through the reliance on one's wits and on family, while leaving a sense of wonder. Imagine, adults that actually wrote for children as children perceive the adult world. Even if it was an accident, why spoil that?

Ticked that I missed the Marathon, would LOVE to see the series back on SciFi on a regular basis, or at least another marathon night, will NOT be seeing the movie.

The film will be a HUGE hit and it looks like it is very funny. Will Ferrell has has success after success and this will get the best reviews possible from those that matter most, the 12-25 year olds that will see it AND the 50 somethings that will go to see a show they remember from their past in a new light.
Lighten up!
ROTFLMAO

Obviously, anyone who doesn't like the "Three Stooges" doesn't know comedy!

You're just old and bitter.

This film was not ment to be a comedy it was a saturday morning show. The farther was smart and was not running scared and sceeming like a girl like i have seen in the movie clips. Will Ferrel need to stay on SNL and not do any more movies.

The 3 Stooges not funny? Now that's the funniest thing i've heard all day ! As for Will Ferrell, well, when i heard he was in the movie my initial enthusiasm completely left along with any desire to see the movie. Only thing he ever was funny in was the Jay and Silent Bob movie and even that was probably not of his doing.

I absolutely loved the original as a kid growing-up in the 70s. And looking back, LAND of the LOST, was (and is) great sci-fi television. I just hate to see the fond memories of the original turned into the ridiculous buffoonery of this new movie. It's too bad (really) that the series can't be brought back on a more serious level (sleestaks and all), because the show had (has) such great sci-fi potential. Long live the Sleestaks! As for the movie: Two thumbs WAY down. I'll NOT be seeing it. I'll save my money for some more intelligent – like Jacka$$ the movie 4.

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Saw an advanced screening of the LOTL movie. It was mostly crappy.

Some of the sets and effects were cool. The Sleestaks looked great. But it's just another vehicle for Will Ferrell's increasingly annoying comedy. Lots of frat-boy stupidity and tedious ad-libbing. Wait for the DVD.

I'm shocked to learn that Sid and Marty Kroft are producers of the new LAND of the LOST movie. Why deviate so drastically from a classic Saturday morning program that has retained a faithful fan-base for so many years? Why alienate fans of the original series only to replace them with fans of ... of what? Fans of idiotic, comedy films with no depth or characterization? I don't understand the reasoning here. For me personally, I thought the original series was great. Yes the "special" effects are very, very dated by today's standards, but that's part of the charm of the original. Besides, the 70s FX were offset by GOOD STORYTELLING! It seems the modern approach will be just the opposite – replace good storytelling with special effects! Yes, the new sleestaks DO look cool, but that will not be enough to get this fan to fork over the bucks for a movie that's simply riding the coattails of a nostalgic science fiction series.