Oh season 1 isn't that bad stick with that
"Lost in Space" - any love for this old show?
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Oh season 1 isn't that bad stick with that
Yes to the first part, no to the second. "The Great Vegetable Rebellion" was indeed the penultimate episode aired in season 3, and it's come to be regarded in retrospect as the show's most infamous episode, but it had nothing to do with the show's cancellation. No reason was officially given for its cancellation, but it was probably the same reason as nearly every TV show cancellation: money and ratings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_in_Space#Cancellation
Yeah, theNetflix reboot is, despite a few tiny stumbles, the best realization of the premise that will likely ever be made.
Of course, but not being a kid anymore, today I would probably watch it with a very critical look, like "Yes yes, it's not bad considering the era in which it was created". It's not a fun activity anymore, it's just academic research.
OK. I watched a few random episodes for a while when MeTV showed it, but I didn't watch it consistently enough to know where the episodes were within the series, other than the black & white ones were before the color. I can't remember if I saw any of The Great Vegetable Rebellion.
The Great Vegetable Rebellion was a stinker, just was the worst episode for that show and that wasn't a very high bar either. Season 2 was full of stinkers, and season 3 was almost ok and that was the season this episode was from.
Season 1 was the strongest of the original show and had they stuck with that format it could have been a great show.
Season 1 was the strongest of the original show and had they stuck with that format it could have been a great show.
That's why I love the Netflix series. It succeeds at being what the original was meant to be.
During a late first season episode Dr. Robinson even told a alien they didn't want to lose Smith as they had grown fond of him. The Robinsons as you said were scientists not killers. They found something redeemable in Smith. Smith proved them right several times even though his greed and cowardice did cloud his actions much of the time.
Yeah Maureen demoted because she dare speak up one time off screen haha
I vividly recall my facepalm when John described the horrifying, life-threatening situation they were in, and Maureen said "Oh well, does anyone want pie?"
I vividly recall my facepalm when John described the horrifying, life-threatening situation they were in, and Maureen said "Oh well, does anyone want pie?"
But Pie solves all problems
I would almost pay much money to hear what was said.
It was the 60s you can't say what John and her said on TV haha....
The only episodes of the original show I liked were the first 5, that one where Will went back to Earth via transport beam, and their homage to Fantasic Voyage, the trip through the robot, and season 3s Hunters Moon
The Anti Matter Man is top notch as well. You gotta wonder what all the other anti matter Robinsons were like after that one.
But like a lot of LiS episodes it made no sense. It starts out with the antimatter versions of the John Robinson and Don somehow chained up and prisoners.
if they were also actually lost in space, who in that universe caught them and imprisoned them? Also since they were Chained and in prison, why weren't there any other cards in the area to prevent them from escaping to another universe?
But like a lot of LiS episodes it made no sense. It starts out with the antimatter versions of the John Robinson and Don somehow chained up and prisoners.
Good questions, but it might have bogged down the episode a bit. I just put it down to the anti matter universe being the same but sufficiently different that different events played out there. They might have been caught doing whatever was against the rules there and got chained up. Our heroes were never ever meant to encounter them.
From what I have read about the period she was a bit of a wild thing in those days
Fonzie made 'love' (if he did it) to women of his own age, not to anybody underaged, at least as I remembered it. He's good with the ladies because he's an outgoing sort and is cool with himself, so no, I don't see him as being a 'creepy' anything like many people would see him today.
OK that's fair enough but it's still icky to a lot of modern friends who I have shown Happy Days to
So I am continuing to slog through season 2. I’m about 3/4 through, and the show has simply devolved into this formulaic drivel:
1. Will, Smith, and Robot are out somewhere, doing something, by themselves, while rest of family is on Jupiter 2.
2. Alien* or aliens appear out of nowhere with nefarious motives.
3. Will, Smith, and the Robot inexplicably do whatever said aliens want.
4. When Will, Smith, or Robot tells family what’s going on, family invariably thinks they’re making it up (despite this sort of thing happening every episode.)
5. Smith acts like complete ninny throughout entire episode, and is usually the cause of each week’s problems, yet family hardly ever punishes him or even chastises him, and the few times they do, it ends up status quo by the end.
6. Aliens are eventually defeated while leaving all their bases and technology behind for the family to completely ignore.
*I use the term ‘alien’ very lightly. Usually they look and act exactly human, even though they’re from other planets that Earth presumably has not made contact with.
Really, at this point there’s just no taking this show seriously. The characters never grow or develop at all. I will say, however, that the real star of the show has got to be the Robot,
both with Bob May on the inside and Dick Tufeld providing the voice. Some of his lines are simply brilliant.
1. Will, Smith, and Robot are out somewhere, doing something, by themselves, while rest of family is on Jupiter 2.
2. Alien* or aliens appear out of nowhere with nefarious motives.
3. Will, Smith, and the Robot inexplicably do whatever said aliens want.
4. When Will, Smith, or Robot tells family what’s going on, family invariably thinks they’re making it up (despite this sort of thing happening every episode.)
5. Smith acts like complete ninny throughout entire episode, and is usually the cause of each week’s problems, yet family hardly ever punishes him or even chastises him, and the few times they do, it ends up status quo by the end.
6. Aliens are eventually defeated while leaving all their bases and technology behind for the family to completely ignore.
*I use the term ‘alien’ very lightly. Usually they look and act exactly human, even though they’re from other planets that Earth presumably has not made contact with.
Really, at this point there’s just no taking this show seriously. The characters never grow or develop at all. I will say, however, that the real star of the show has got to be the Robot,
both with Bob May on the inside and Dick Tufeld providing the voice. Some of his lines are simply brilliant.
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The Robot was absolutely the true star of the show.... Bless that guy
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