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This is the T. lex archive of Land of the Lost writings. Please send any writings (or artwork) on the subject you may have and I'll post it here and do my best to keep things up to date.

Here is my first LOTL fanfic. It's actually several years old though recently retyped and slightly re-edited. A few years back, some friends and I had plans to start a Land of the Lost apa (amateur press association) to be called "The Pylon". We never quite got it off the ground, but I did get some material written, including this short story, "Doubleback." This is the first in a series of stories I have planned in a longer arc, as will probably be evident by the foreshadowing of tales to come contained therein. If you haven't recently watched your video-taped copies of the episodes "Circle", "Elsewhen", "Gravity Storm" and "The Longest Day", I suggest they would make good primers (or read the excellent episode guide by Nels P. Olsen here or the much more brief TV Guide style synopses by Fred Ochs here). I tend to be a very continuity-conscious writer and I like my stories to be part of a larger arc while still having a beginning, middle and end of their own (bear in mind one of my favorite shows was Babylon 5). I also have planned stories of the Porter family. I figured I better start out with a Marshalls story, though, since I know I'm almost alone in enjoying the '90s version of LOTL. Later, I'll also be running a serial of my own characters in the Land of the Lost.

Hopefully this gets the ball rolling for submissions from the public (that's you!).

Here is the very interesting original script for the original series episode "Skylons", called here "Sky Snakes." Thanks to Mike Bisbee for forwarding the copy!

Check out my timeline of the original Land of the Lost. It's comprehensive but a bit eccentric, so be warned.

During it's two seasons on the air, the 1990's version of Land of the Lost was one of the highest rated children's shows on Saturday morning. The coveted third season that most shows need for successful future syndication was seemingly assured. I was present for the filming of portions of a couple of the second season episodes in the summer of 1992 and enjoyed chatting with various members of the cast and crew such as Bobby Porter (Stink), Robert Gavin (Kevin), Jennifer Drugan (Annie) and supervisor producer Randy Pope. (Did not get to meet Sid and Marty, unfortunately!) Randy and Bobby, in particular, seemed to have high hopes for that third season. Hoping to make the best of my knowledge of the show and "contacts" (for lack of a better term), I wrote a script for the proposed third season and asked for permission to send my script or the treatment with a standard release form for examination on a speculative basis. In the meantime, things were getting quieter and quieter in the Krofft camp. I finally learned from a secretary at Krofft Productions that LOTL was not going into a third season; when pressed for details she would only say "it just isn't happening right now." A few months later, I heard that Disney had bought the rights to make a LOTL movie and it seems likely that while this deal was in progress between Krofft and Disney, Krofft was not allowed to talk about it nor to go ahead with a third season of the show. (Just speculation on my part as I never heard anything more from Krofft about it.)

Still, I had this script lying around and planned to publish it in the Pylon apa that my friends and I never got off the ground. So, now I present it to you here in pseudo-script format. I'd hoped to post it in a "true" TV script format, but the hassles of HTML formatting made it easier to present it in a somewhat modified manner.

I wrote "Crystals Are a Sleestak's Best Friend" with this version of the show and it's particular characterizations in mind and I think I did a pretty good job of capturing that flavor, if I do say so, and if you've watched any of the episodes recently, particularly the stronger second season, I hope you'll agree. Bear in mind that the 90's LOTL had a different flavor than the original show and it was important for the script to reflect that. I say this because I know that most of the visitors to this site are fans of the original show and often look a bit disparagingly on the 90's version. I hope you'll still give my script a read anyway and let me know what you think. While I admit that the original LOTL was often more challenging story-wise, the 90's LOTL had a lot of fun stuff to offer and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

I'm desperate for feedback which can e-mailed to me at the address at the bottom of this page.

New fan fiction now available! Marc C. has submitted this clever story chronicling the Marshalls' escape from the Land of the Lost!

I have an exclusive David Gerrold Interview here!! David is the genius behind most of the concepts of the first season of Land of the Lost, many of which carried over to the subsequent seasons and even the '90's incarnation. And don't forget to check out David's own website!

Also, be sure to read another interview with the great one conducted by David Lambert, concerning the Star Trek animated series, Land of the Lost, and other projects.

We now have a fan fiction script from Grant Goggans, author of the LOTL essay you've seen elsewhere on this site. A story from the middle of the original series' Season 6! Season SIX? Be sure to read the author's intro to catch up on all of the details. And give us and him some feedback so he'll submit more.

"DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND"
(And no, it has no relation to my script of a similar title. And Grant's was actually written before mine.--CB)

While only minimally LOTL related, this article from an old issue of the children's magazine, Dynamite! has some photos from the show and features an interview with the Kroffts about the short-lived theme park they had in the 70s. (Thanks to Robert Porter for providing the scanned article.)

A song by the band, Tastes Like Chicken. It's all about Sleestaks with some cool soundwaves of dialog from the show!

Another exclusive interview available only on T. lex! Robert Gavin, Kevin Porter of the 90's LOTL, was kind enough to answer a few questions about himself and his work on the show.

Fans seem to desire closure for the poor, lost Marshall family! Here's another take on how the Marshalls might find their way home in this fanfic by Lisa Marie Bell.

The truth is out there...in the Land of the Lost. Join Fox Mulder in his hunt for Altrusia in a story by Denise Tanaka.

Guess what? The Marshalls return home in Jeanne Rudmann's "Outside In".

At last! The LOST Land of the Lost episode! Presented here is Harlan Ellison's partial treatment for an unproduced first season episode (as revealed by David Gerrold in my interview with him). (Super big thanks to Mike Bisbee for passing along this treatment to T. lex!!)

Want to unravel the mysteries of the Land of the Lost? Start here with Tony Phillips',

Ever wonder what happened to Will and Rick as they mapped the Land of the Lost while Holly confronted the Zarn in the episode, "Baby Sitter"? Find out now by reading Jeanne Rudmann Grunert's story...

Tony Phillips brings closure to Harlan Ellison's unfinished treatment, "Guardians of the Pit" in

When Enik asks Rick for help deciphering mysterious writing deep within the Lost City, Holly and Will manage to open a time doorway in Enik's cave and involve another family from long-ago Earth in the Land of the Lost. Is it a coincidence, or another example of the circular flow of time that seems to haunt the Marshalls?

T. lex's most frequent contributor, Jeanne Rudmann Grunert, brings us another fascinating narrative of the Marshall family and the Land of the Lost...

Borrowing it's title from the lyrics of the LOTL70 closing song, here's Gregson Vaux's

Check out a very different kind of fan fiction as the Marshall and Porter families cross-over into some amusement park attractions in Scott Oliverson's

An excellent story of Cha-ka in the Land after the Marshalls have gone, by Robert Porter (with assistance by Marc C.). This story takes place after the events of Marc C.'s "Exodus".

An excellent Land of the Lost article from Cinefantastique, 1977, provided by Robert Porter. Thanks for sharing, Robert!

Check out the Crystal Stories of the Land of the Lost by Les Fountain
Plus, a gallery of LOTL graphics

Eric Erpelding has been gathering information about the Pakuni language since 2005 or so. Here is an amusing message of his to the Lost List:

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