"The Lost Room" (2006)TV mini-series

Directors:

Craig R. Baxley
Michael W. Watkins

Writers (WGA):

Laura Harkcom (teleplay) (segment) &
Christopher Leone (teleplay) (segment) ...

Release Date:

11 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Some doors are better left closed.

Plot:

A detective investigates a mysterious motel room, which acts as a portal to alternate universe.

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 nominations

Cast

Peter Krause	...	Joe Miller
Julianna Margulies	...	Jennifer Bloom
Peter Jacobson	...	Wally Jabrowski
Dennis Christopher	...	Dr. Martin Ruber
April Grace	...	Lee Bridgewater
Chris Bauer	...	Lou Destefano
Elle Fanning	...	Anna Miller
Ann Cusack	...	Helen Ruber
Jorge Pallo	...	Ignacio (as Jorge Luis-Pallo)
Roger Bart	...	Howard 'The Weasel' Montague
Kevin Pollak	...	Karl Kreutzfeld
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Marco Cordova
Chris McCarty	...	Milton Vrang
Jason Douglas	...	Anthony
Dylan Kenin	...	Matt

Also Known As:

Motel Man (USA) (original script title)

Runtime:

270 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

During the first episode "The Key", Miller leaves his daughter with a child psychologist in a clinic. When he is leaving, you can hear a call for a "Doctor Sonny Gupta" via the speaker system of the clinic. "Doctor Sonny Gupta" is a character in "Kingdom Hospital" (2004) (2004), written by Stephen King and directed by Craig R. Baxley.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the scene where Karl and Joe try to get into the vault they use the Clock, it is heard ticking but the second hand doesn't move. Within the context of the series, the Clock's hands are permanently frozen at 1:20:45 (the time that The Event occurred). In real life, the "second hand" on this particular make of clock is not a second hand, but rather an alarm indicator.

Quotes:

Joe Miller: Objects don't work in the room, Ruber!

Movie Connections:

References Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Thoughtful, Well-planned, Well-executed

I am thoroughly enthralled by what this show has to offer. I had the benefit of catching a repeat of the first few episodes back to back, and I am hooked beyond belief.

What stuns me is that everything seems to have a purpose behind it. At first, it appears to be an adventure that is random for the sake of being random. However, as the show unravels, there is a strange sense of mystery that would make Sir Arthur Conan Doyle proud. Shows like Lost have failed to grab my attention simply because I felt as if the writers were trying to make a 5-show plot thread last for fifty.

To be honest, I don't believe I've been this hooked on a show since Firefly. The main character could have easily been played by Nathan Fillion to the same effect of character. I hesitate to make any more comparisons; I'd hate for people to think this show is a hybrid of this or that. Something about it makes it completely unique.

I'm looking forward to where this show goes. I actually believe that history will remember this show as a benchmark for things to come.