Land of The Lost (film 2009) vs. Land of the Lost (TV series 1974)

Television series Land of the Lost and the 2009 film version, of the same name, were both created by Marty and Sid Krofft, yet differ in many ways. The 1970s television series is notorious for its poor special effects created using a combination of stop motion animation models, projections film effects, simple make up, latex suits, stage props and hand puppets while the 2009 film uses blue screen technology, on scene location, intricate costumes and make up. Although both productions use the same first names for the major characters- the television series had Rick Marshall as a park ranger with Holly and Will as his son and daughter. In the 2009 film, Rick Marshall is a quantum paleontologist, Will is a redneck survivalist who sells fireworks in a gift shop and Holly is a doctoral student with a knack for science and linguistics.