“At the dawn of the 20th
Century, the survivors of a daring scientific expedition
are marooned in The Lost World – stranded on a Plateau
in a mysterious land where dinosaurs rule, lost
civilizations flourish and the laws of nature exist
side-by-side with the supernatural.
Professor George Challenger leads the expedition. A
controversial scientist, called a visionary by some, and a
charlatan by others, Challenger’s goal is to prove that
the Lost World exists. He is joined on this expedition by
three unlikely companions: Lord John Roxton, a
world-renowned adventurer and big-game hunter who is
haunted by the shooting death of his brother. Ned Malone
is a young battle-hardened American war correspondent, for
whom the fantastic nature of Challenger’s expedition is
a chance to make history, not just record it. And…the
enigmatic Marguerite Krux. It is her suspect fortune that
has financed this expedition, though her motives remain as
mysterious as her past."
Shot in Australia, now in its third season and based on
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic tale of adventure,
people around the world gather for one-hour every week to
watch this fun, campy television series. With rumors that
there may not be a Season four, the enthusiasm from the
fans hasn’t gone dry. Let’s take a look at what the
fans have to say in this two-part article! (be sure you
visit back here to see Part II!)
1. How and when did you become of fan of Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (TLW)?
2. Who is your favorite character and why?
3. What have you heard about the rumor that the
show is being cancelled?
4. If you could be any character, new or old in
the show, who would you choose to be & why?
Tessa, who runs a TLW website at http://
www.geocities.com/eeyore01nl , was a bit bored one day
when watching TV. “Then my eye caught a TV station where
a Middle Age thing was showing (later it turned out to be
the first season episode Camelot) … and I started
watching. a few weeks later they showed the episode
Resurrection and that was the episode which got me hooked.
My favorite character is definitely Marguerite. Especially
in the beginning when she really had these nasty,
sarcastic remarks. Loved that. Later on in the show the
remarks disappeared a bit, but sometimes there was a great
line again. So I would say that the retorts Marguerite
always gives is the reason why I love that
character."
Steffi also runs a TLW website at http://www.geocities.com/Sternwoelkchen/TLW.html
. “I’m a fan from the first episode on. Three years
ago I saw [the listing] in my TV magazine and thought it
was interesting so I watched it and liked it right from
the beginning. I'm totally hooked! My favorite characters
are Marguerite and Roxton. They're perfect for each other
and both are very interesting characters. I love
Marguerite's past. And Roxton is great!! They're made for
each other. I've never heard about a rumor that TLW will
be cancelled. I don't know what I would do then . I love
it far too much!! I'm very optimistic for many more
seasons! I would love to be Marguerite. She's a fantastic
woman. Beautiful, independent, mysterious and so much
more. She's interesting and of course she has Roxton! But
I also would like to be myself and to be a friend of
Marguerite and Roxton and all the others, too."
Christine D., if she were to play a character on the show,
would choose Marguerite because “she is so mysterious
and at the same time can be caring. And plus she has a
relationship with John Roxton, he is sooo hot!"
Christine’s first encounter with TLW? “I saw the pilot
movie first before I watched the TV series. I love the
cast, they have great chemistry between them and that's
what makes the show great, better than other shows I have
been watching. All of the characters are my
favorites."
Cynthia would also choose Marguerite as her character on
the show. Why? “Because she’s a smartass like me :D .
I love her sarcastic humor. And she is gorgeous. I bought
her hat she has on the show at an auction. I keep on
watching because I saw this interaction between two
characters on the show: Marguerite and Roxton. I am a
sucker for shows where there are two people attracted to
each other. And of course, I love the scenery. Beautiful
location. I haven't heard anything about a rumor about the
show being cancelled. It was at a point where we didn't
know if we would get a season three. But season three is
in full progress now, and we are hoping for a season
four."
Mgr. Radovan RYBOVIC, alias UPIR The Vampire Knight, has a
TLW website running at http://www.thelostworld.nfo.sk
. Mgr became a fan from the books! “When I was about 8 -
10 years old, I was reading all books from edition 'STOPY'
(Footprints) - it was featuring adventure books from all
around the world, for young people. And one of those books
was A.C. Doyle's The Lost World. It was very opular heme
and magazine for young boys and girls called ABC (but not
only this one) had special issue dedicated o The Lost
World (it was full of information about dinosaurs,
plateaus, balloons, used guns… The other comics were
really great - perfect story, drawings, it's really a
masterpiece. I really love Lord Roxton, he is an
adventurer; he likes to walk on the dangerous side of
life. And I also like Prof. Challenger - for his dino-
obsession. But I think all characters of The Lost World
together are united in one unique team. This is why I am
not happy about Sumerlee's walk-out in the TV
series." Regarding the rumors that TLW might be
cancelled, Mgr’s heard “nothing, except few articles
on the net. In my country - Slovakia, the second season is
'on the air', but we don't have any 'behind the scenes'
information. To be honest - the TV show is far away from
original idea and story. So many cultures, religions on
some small plateau somewhere in Amazonia - that's
impossible and episodes are little bit naive and
unrealistic. But this is the price for long-lasting TV
series. I hope we will have more seasons. If Mgr could be
any character, he would be a “be mix of Lord Roxton and
Ned Malone - adventurer who is able to describe all the
great things from the lost world and share all of his
adventures with his readers. Something like: Captain
America meets Albert Schweitzer :) “
Check out Carrie’s
TLW website . She became “a fan during the end of
season one -- it was just something to watch before dinner
at my grandparents’ house on Sundays. Before, when I've
seen promos, I was like ‘Oh right - dino's -big deal!’
but then Ii watched some episodes and totally got drawn in
by the characters and became a big fan of the show.
Marguerite is her favorite character “because there are
so many sides to her character -- so much we don’t know
about her yet. She's a survivor and a strong woman. She
does what she wants, but really does care about her
friends…and Rachel's just a great actress. I did [hear
cancellation rumors] at the end of last season but we have
a season three so I'm just hopeful."
Readers! More to come regarding The Lost World! Please
visit back here for Part II! If you want to get your
answers in, please answer the above 4 questions and email
them to me (see “Email the Author" below article.)
I’d also like to hear your thoughts about Season
Three’s episodes “The Witch’s Calling."
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