Saturday, April 08, 2006   Nothing too Earth-shattering occurs
this week on Land of the Lost. "Tag Team" (by Norman Spinrad and
directed by Dennis Steinmetz) simply finds the Marshalls in a
vegetable patch contending with Dopey, the Pakuni, and -
inevitably - Grumpy the Tyrannosaurus.  While Marshall, Will and
Holly spend time collecting oversized carrots and turnips from
the patch, the Paku steal their loot. There's a stand-off until
Grumpy shows up and chases everyone in their separate
directions. Will, Holly and Cha-Ka get stuck on a ledge at the
crevice, and Grumpy and Big Alice (the series' allosaur) shout
at each other over opposite sides of the precipice. The stranded
kids have three choices: go up and play tag with Grumpy; jump
down into the river far below; or stay where they are until Rick
can manage a rescue.  "Well, I'll be a dinosaur's uncle," not
much else happens here in terms of narrative, except that
neighbors (Pakuni and human) learn to trust one another. I've
always thought it's neat how th