Thanks Spencer Mulligan

[drchous]

Dear Mr. Mulligan,

I had posted this once before in thinking that a person pretending to be you was actually you on this forum. I don't want or expect a reply and I am not a stalker and I don't know if this will ever reach you, but I was thinking that maybe just maybe, you might be surfing the internet one night for where you show up on the internet and I wanted to pass this along....


Don't know how else to reach you or if you ever receive posting, but I just wanted to thank you for all your fine acting you did on Land of the Lost. I am 42 now and have just started introducing my own kids to the show. I enjoy the episodes as much as I did back then and never got tired. It's amazing how much footage commercial TV cut off that it was nice to see scenes I never saw before. I know the show had a lot of talent so thanks go to all the other actors, writers, set designers, special effects, and to Sid and Marty Croft. But I especially wanted to say thank you for your work in making me believe in you as the "dad".
There is so much junk and violence on the TV today that it is refreshing to see Land of the Lost reborn again in DVD. I only wish you had been on the DVD for commentary on your experience on the show.
I hope I live as a dad following your lead that your character was believable, you loved your kids with a firm but loving hand, that you assumed a role of a mother and a father, you always taught them right from wrong, and were strong in the face of emotional or traumatic stress.
I still laugh to this day where you try to shout at Ta to say "Go on, get of here, we're bigger than you are" that it was played so well and then you were so cool and followed "Somehow I think that didn't work".
Probably my favorite episode was "Stone Soup" of the whole series. You played a dad pretending to be going crazy to a T to teach his kids a lesson.
Anyway, I hope all is well with you and your family and I wish you well. Thanks again for being a role model for me (and I am sure many other dads) growing up the 70's. Besides your own family and the love that you give them, you gave a great gift to your fellow man!
Peace.

Doug

[cal92471]

very well said, despite his dispute with the Krofts I doubt there is anybody here who still wouldn't want to hear or see Spencer.

I know you're still alive out there somewhere Spencer but just as a consolation to all LOTL dads, anytime you see somebody out there in the real world teaching his children, that man is like a Spencer, and so you Spencer have inspired us for good, not for bad. Don't feel ashamed of this show despite some questionably themed shows, nothing and nobody is perfect.

Come on ole buddy give us a break already, end the silence, don't even tell us why you left, just let us know you're still out there.

I'm sorry for any of my past harsh criticisms, many of us are guilty in that respect.

My personal favorite scene is what you did to the bad pylon in The Possession, when it threatened your children, you removed those crystals one by one until the Bad Pylon was defeated.

As far as a funny scene, the time you tried to teach Ta in Tag Team how to lure Grumpy away from Holly and Chaka.

[The Dude]

I doubt any of the cast members would be brave enough to talk with us.. (I hope im wrong)

[rjenkins1964]

Ever think the cast members would love to sit and chat with us, its just time doesn't permit. Mr Spencer was a great actor and fit the role of "Rick Marshall perfectly." Regardless of why he left the show (perhaps he didn't like how the show was forced to "dumb" down in the 3rd season) he deserves our thanks and appreciation for the fine job he did do -- he might not have had a choice in the matter of leaving. I wish him the best at whatever he is doing and may he enjoy the peace he has found.

I just wish someone would get creative and Do a series of books based on the original Land of th Lost like they've done with STAR WARS, STAR TREK, and INDIANA JONES. That would be so cool.

[mlc]

very well said, despite his dispute with the Krofts I doubt there is anybody here who still wouldn't want to hear or see Spencer.


What are these disputes with Sid and Marty supposed to be/have been?

[sideshowbob24]

Apparently, Spencer Milligan IS listed in the phone directory. He lives in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
I wouldn't mind writing to let him know that I named my first son Spencer in his honour. It sounds like he's a bit reluctant to correspond with fans, though.

Mark

[cal92471]

Spencer

Wherever you are, know that as one fan, I can say what you did in those two first seasons of LOTL was awesome. You really made the role of father to Will and Holly believable. LOTL was at its peak then. period.

All this stuff we do with analyzations, criticisms is useless. Your performances will stand the test of time as they are also forever in dvds. period.

And in all that junk in tv today, it's hard to compare anybody to you. Thanks for acting as if it was real, you sure made it seem so.

Cal