Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 04-15-2018 06:52 PM
Netflix premiered the first season of Legendary Television's "Lost in Space" on April 13, a new television series based on the 1965 series of the same title.
After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive and escape. But they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
The opening titles include several nods to space history...
MCroft04 Member
Posts: 1634 From: Smithfield, Me, USA Registered: Mar 2005
posted 04-16-2018 07:10 AM
I am anxious to see this one. The trailer makes it seem a bit more serious than the original. Can't wait to see who plays Dr. Smith!
oly Member
Posts: 905 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2015
posted 04-16-2018 08:32 AM
I have watched the first few episodes and think that science fiction fans and fans of the original will enjoy the way this series has been made.
The storylines have been designed to make use of an expanded cast and larger storyline allowing episodes to use continuing characters and stories, unlike the original which, similarly to Gilligan's Island, had new cast members appear each week making you wonder where all these people come from. Well done.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 04-18-2018 09:37 AM
The title sequence's use of space history foreshadows the first season's use of the same. Without posting spoilers, NASA is name dropped, the JPL logo appears and several key moments from space exploration, from the earliest days to the latest, are not just referenced but incorporated into the plot.
Blackarrow Member
Posts: 3120 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
posted 04-19-2018 04:25 PM
My 52-year-old recollections of watching the original "Lost in Space" tell me that the first season was much darker and more serious than the sillier later seasons. Dr Smith was a sinister, homicidal fanatic and the alien monsters were genuinely scary. Of course, I was only 11.
(I also remember that my local TV channel showed the episodes of the first season in ten-minute daily "chunks" after the early evening news. It came as a shock when I later discovered that the episodes were supposed to be shown complete!)
Mike Dixon Member
Posts: 1397 From: Kew, Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2003
posted 04-19-2018 05:36 PM
There were some great episodes. Most of those were filmed in B&W.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 12-30-2019 08:29 PM
The second season of "Lost in Space" premiered on Netflix on Dec. 24, 2019.
Now stranded even deeper in space, the Robinsons band together to explore strange planets, face down new dangers and find their beloved Robot.
This season forgoes the references to real space exploration that last year's episodes had in spades (other than in the opening credits), but here is a promo video of actors Max Jenkins and Mina Sundwall (Will and Penny Robinson) taste tasting freeze-dried space food:
Jonnyed Member
Posts: 396 From: Dumfries, VA, USA Registered: Aug 2014
posted 12-31-2019 03:47 PM
I remember one Christmas morning back in the late 60s opening a present and it was the "Lost in Space" robot complete with voicebox stating, "Danger, Will Robinson." I was thrilled, as only a little kid can be. Wish I still owned that toy---would be fun to show my grandkid someday.
Blackarrow Member
Posts: 3120 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
posted 12-31-2019 08:02 PM
In June 2007 I was at Kennedy Space Center to see the launch of STS-117. Charlie Duke appeared on a platform alongside a robot, but I can't remember if it was the original "Lost in Space" robot or Robbie from "Forbidden Planet." Does anyone else remember this?
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 12-31-2019 08:31 PM
It was the Robot from "Lost in Space."
The original prop, which was used for background scenes when an actor wasn't needed inside, was donated to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2007 by the wife of "Lost in Space" creator Irwin Allen.
Today, it can be seen in the opening room of the Heroes & Legends building as one of the hidden objects that appears during the pre-show.
Blackarrow Member
Posts: 3120 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
posted 01-01-2020 09:07 AM
Thanks for the clarification! I wish I had taken a photo or some video, but I think my head was running a couple of hours ahead, planning for the "big event."
posted 04-15-2018 06:52 PM
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