TV series

Lost Worlds

2006–2007 · 2 seasons

A calm, scholarly tour through vanished places, where ruins are rebuilt on screen and experts explain what once stood there.

Created by: David Wallace
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Corey Lawson, Corey Johnson, David Robb

Overview: Lost Worlds is a documentary television series by The History Channel that explores a variety of "lost" locations from ancient to modern times. These "great feats of engineering, technology, and culture" are revealed through the use of archaeological evidence, interviews with relevant experts while examining the sites, and CGI reproductions. These visual re-creations take the form of rendered 3D environments and photo manipulated overlays, allowing the "lost world" to be seen over its present-day state. The pilot episode "Palenque: Metropolis of the Maya" was first aired on April 4, 2005. It was followed by 12 more episodes in 2006, and a further 19 episodes in 2007.

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Created by: David Wallace
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Corey Lawson, Corey Johnson, David Robb

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Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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Themes: exploration
memory
technology
art
power
Places: countryside
big city
wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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