Merry Christmas 2022 from everyone at the Irwin Allen News Network and Giants Log. Here is our festive card for 2022, drawn by the talented artist G. Foulds who had done some amazing cartoons for us over the past 30+ years.
Available to order from Tuesday 27th November 2018 (at 12 noon PST) is the new limited edition soundtrack CD set from La-La Land Records, Synthesis Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Fox Music and Legendary Pictures celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Irwin Allen's Land of the Giants. This exciting collection runs to over 5 hours. La-La Land Records hope to have the set in stock by 8th December. Full details on this celebratory soundtrack set have been provided by La-La Land Records (click here or image below).
Order the Land of the Giants 50th Soundtrack Collection from La-La Land Records
Here is the delicious celebration cake we had made for the 50th anniversary of Land of the Giants featuring Peter Moore's celebration poster art:
And with little people standing on the cake:
We created a new party game for the Land of the Giants 50th anniversary called "Find the Little People." Here are Steve, Betty, and Dan who evaded capture despite being in plain sight the whole day:
Land of the Giants celebrates the 50th anniversary of the premiere episode The Crash broadcast on Saturday 22nd September 2018. The original TV Guide listing from Sunday 22nd September 1968 is shown below.
As part of our Land of the Giants 50th Anniversary celebrations, we bring you an interview with guest star from The Crash Anne Dore's daughter, Tanii Carr, conducted by Gary Rose.
Deanna Lund's fan organisation Friends of Deanna Lund has just updated her 1992 novel Valerie in Giantland: Valerie Ames Scott's Diary as part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Land of the Giants. The revised book features a new colour cover and an epilogue chapter. Copies are available through Friends of Deanna Lund at signings and through Amazon (#ad).
Steve Causey's Build of the Moebius Models 1/128 Spindrift Kit
The UK DVD release of Land of the Giants Season 2 is now available and features the very special audio commentary recorded by all of the cast.
The Land of the Giants cast watching The Crash on 8 April 2011
On Friday 8th April 2011, the cast of Land of the Giants gathered together in LA to create a very special treat exclusively for the UK Second Season DVD release which is due out in June. Stefan Arngrim, Don Marshall, Deanna Lund, Gary Conway, Heather Young and Don Matheson have recorded a really outstanding audio commentary which will appear on the second season DVD extras. This unique event showcases the delightful camaraderie between the cast members and is something we are very keen to extend to a convention in the UK. More news on this amazing project to follow in the coming weeks.
All of the cast members of Land of the Giants, namely Deanna Lund, Gary Conway, Heather Young, Don Marshall, Don Matheson and Stefan Arngrim attended the Hollywood Show at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel and Convention Center (9-10 October 2010).
The Spindrift section features new material including some fabulous photographs of the original Spindrift miniature (both the "Hero" miniature and a second unused casting of the miniature) plus views of the Spindrift miniature blueprints.
The Land of the Giants cast recently attended a fabulous new event called ScoutCon which was held on Saturday 24th May 2008 in Tampa, Florida. Attendees included: Gary Conway, Don Marshall, Deanna Lund, Don Matheson, Heather Young, as well as Don and Deanna's daughter Michele Matheson, Mark Goddard from Lost in Space, Malachi Throne (guest in several Irwin Allen productions), Barbara Luna (Five Weeks in a Balloon), Gary Lockwood and Keir Dullea (stars of 2001: A Space Odyssey), Gil Gerard and Erin Grey (Buck Rogers), and Grace Lee Whitney and Sean Kenny (Star Trek).
Click here for the ScoutCon Convention Reports plus more pictures
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