The Lost World

Starring: Bob Hoskins, James Fox Director: Stuart Orme Original UK Premiere: 2001 Dvd Release: 3rd June, 2002 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: Dutch, Greek

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A syndicated television series based on the 1912 novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World premiered in the fall of 1999 & ran for three seasons before it was cancelled in 2002 after funding for a fourth season fell through. All three seasons were released in DVD box sets through 2004. 00AM EST Monday through Friday. // Summary or run-down of the series to be added. An episode list or guide to be added. Peter McCauley as Professor George Edward Challenger. Michael Sinelnikoff as Arthur Summerlee. Lara Cox appeared in the second half of the third season as Finn, but was never given credit in the opening credits. William deVray played Ed Malone in the two-hour telefilm that preceeded the series. David Orth took over the role at the start of the series proper. The character of Arthur Summerlee, as portrayed by Michael Sinelnikoff, was killed off in the first season finale, but returned once as a ghost during Season Two. During the third season both David Orth & Jennifer ODell were absent from the series for several consecutive episodes, due in part to financial constraints.

Not the Steven Spielberg blockbuster, this Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyles character, but his slightly stereotyped companions are nicely filled out by a solid cast. James Fox is Challengers more timid but still covertly adventurous rival, Tom Ward is the moustachioed big game hunter who faces an Allosaurus with an elephant gun, & Matthew Rhys plays the tagalong reporter hoping to impress his faithless fiancée.

As usual, the adaptation adds a woman, orphaned jungle girl Elaine Cassidy, to the expedition, & an interesting villain beefs up the travelogue by marooning Challengers gang on the South American plateau where dinosaurs, cavemen & Indians coexist eventfully. The Walking with Dinosaurs-style effects work well for the TV frame, but the real success is in integrating the Boys Own adventuring with subtle eco-awareness, complex character interplay & the reliable wonder of soaring Pteranodons & Carnosaur attacks.

Robert William Bob Hoskins is a British actor who specialises in playing Cockney rough diamonds and/or gangsters & in family films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, Hoskins had a number of occupations before going into acting & made his stage debut in 1969. He hit the big time in 1978 when he starred in Dennis Potter s successful BBC drama serial, Pennies From Heaven. His performances in British films such as The Long Good Friday & Mona Lisa won him the approval of the critics and, in the case of the latter, an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He has also appeared in Super Mario Bros., which was considered a flop. Hoskins is known for his cold bum test which he uses whenever he receives a new script. He takes it to the lavatory to read & if its an enthralling script, his buttocks will have gone cold due to the time elapsed. He made a cameo appearance as a rock bands manager in the Pink Floyd film The Wall, where his one-word expletive exclamation was the films only dialogue. He has also directed films. Posters Of Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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James Fox is a pop music singer songwriter pianist & guitarist. He was born in Cardiff, South Wales in 1976 & grew up in the nearby village of Bargoed. Music was his passion from an early age inspired by Billy Joel. In 2003, he took part in the BBC Fame Academy reality television programme in the United Kingdom which offered a record contract to the winner. The students attempted to convince viewers to vote to keep them in each week — he didnt win the show, but in coming a respectable 5th it raised his profile & presented him with new career opportunities. He is a popular entertainer with the UK armed forces & has entertained the troops in Bosnia, Afghanistan & the Falkland Islands. His first notable achievement as a musical artist was representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song Hold on to Our Love which reached number 13 in the UK charts. He did not win, but came 16th of the 24 finalists with 29 points, with a wide spread suspicion of political voting, this had little to do with his performance. Posters Of James Fox

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