Lost in Space
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It's on the ALN in my area sometimes, but I haven't watched it much in years.
As a child, it did one valuable service for me -- it introduced the concept of continuity errors, as it didn't take long to notice that every shot of a spaceship taking off from whatever planet the J-V was on looked exactly the same, no matter what the ship actually looked like! I remember chuckling when they finally showed the ship that matched that takeoff shot.
And yes, Dr. Smith should have been stuffed in the nearest black hole at the first opportunity.
As a child, it did one valuable service for me -- it introduced the concept of continuity errors, as it didn't take long to notice that every shot of a spaceship taking off from whatever planet the J-V was on looked exactly the same, no matter what the ship actually looked like! I remember chuckling when they finally showed the ship that matched that takeoff shot.
And yes, Dr. Smith should have been stuffed in the nearest black hole at the first opportunity.
Enjoyed it when I was ten. Can't abide watching it now.
But, like all Irwin Allen series, I LOVE the vehicles.
For other modelers who may feel that way - are you aware of the recent Moebius Models plastic kits? The J2 is freakin huge:
http://www.culttvmanshop.com/Jupiter-2--new-18quot-kit-from-Moebius-Models_p_590.html
http://www.culttvmanshop.com/The-Space-Pod-from-Moebius-Models_p_552.html
http://www.culttvmanshop.com/The-Chariot-from-Moebius-Models_p_550.html
But, like all Irwin Allen series, I LOVE the vehicles.
For other modelers who may feel that way - are you aware of the recent Moebius Models plastic kits? The J2 is freakin huge:
http://www.culttvmanshop.com/Jupiter-2--new-18quot-kit-from-Moebius-Models_p_590.html
http://www.culttvmanshop.com/The-Space-Pod-from-Moebius-Models_p_552.html
http://www.culttvmanshop.com/The-Chariot-from-Moebius-Models_p_550.html
I got the DVD's for Christmas and am watching one of the early Black and White shows right now. I used to regard it (and other old fashioned shows with their old fashioned family values) as silly, but after the never ending angst-filled garbage like New Galactica that gets vomited out today, it's both a happy, and welcome relief.
Yeah, it's still silly, but hell, I love it.
Yeah, it's still silly, but hell, I love it.
Boy, you're charitable. I'd have shoved him out an airlock!
I loved the show (I was a kid with a love of sci fi). When I attended Chiller Expo Theatre last Halloween weekend in Parsippany, N.J., I got an autograph and photo op with my favorite, Mark Goddard.
I guess I am... but then I figure the first time he would cause a problem we'd be planet side... and I wouldn't want to take him to orbit even to just throw him out the airlock...
also... I had a friend who is into this show... he was greatly anticipating the movie when it came out... and got extremely disgusted when he saw the ship... he was excited when he saw the shell... but when the real ship show up, which was not the ship from his childhood... they lost his support....
also... I had a friend who is into this show... he was greatly anticipating the movie when it came out... and got extremely disgusted when he saw the ship... he was excited when he saw the shell... but when the real ship show up, which was not the ship from his childhood... they lost his support....
Boy, you're charitable. I'd have shoved him out an airlock!
I loved the show (I was a kid with a love of sci fi). When I attended Chiller Expo Theatre last Halloween weekend in Parsippany, N.J., I got an autograph and photo op with my favorite, Mark Goddard.
Mark never misses a Chiller. If you can't find him in the celebrity room, check the bar.
Loved it when I was a kid (and I saw it first time around). Now not so much. Dr Smith is just not doing it for me.
Anyone seen the pilot that didn't have Smith in it? If they'd gone that way, it would have been a much more interesting show, closer to Trek than kiddie TV.
I liked the movie, it just didn't quite hit the target. Would have helped if Jonathon Harris and Bill Mumy had been in the roles created for them. And if William Hurt hadn't been in it, or his character written a little differently. I wouldn't have minded a sequel, though.
Anyone seen the pilot that didn't have Smith in it? If they'd gone that way, it would have been a much more interesting show, closer to Trek than kiddie TV.
I liked the movie, it just didn't quite hit the target. Would have helped if Jonathon Harris and Bill Mumy had been in the roles created for them. And if William Hurt hadn't been in it, or his character written a little differently. I wouldn't have minded a sequel, though.
I've seen the original pilot once or twice; it's basically the same as the non-Smith/Robot portions of episodes 1, 3, 4, and 5, though with a couple of extra scenes and lines here and there and a few bits interpreted differently. The family boards the ship, goes into hibernation, and launches; the ship is hit by a meteor swarm and thrown off course; they drift in hibernation for years and crashland; they set up a settlement around the ship; they fight off a giant; they discover the planet's getting colder so they have to go south; they stop in some ruins and get caught in an earthquake; they travel over a frozen sea and then a turbulent lake; they make it to the other shore and stop to pray; and at the end we see some alien creatures are watching them. (In the aired version, they went south but then reversed course and came back when the planet warmed up again. In the pilot, they simply abandoned the ship. Which wouldn't really have worked in an ongoing series, since it would've been a waste of all the money they spent building the sets.)
I think adding the original, Iagoesque version of Dr. Smith enhanced the show by adding an antagonist, a source of internal conflict. The problem was that they subsequently turned him into a broad comical character. But that didn't get completely out of hand until the second season. There are plenty of gems in the first.
I think adding the original, Iagoesque version of Dr. Smith enhanced the show by adding an antagonist, a source of internal conflict. The problem was that they subsequently turned him into a broad comical character. But that didn't get completely out of hand until the second season. There are plenty of gems in the first.
Actually, he'll be missing the next one. They announced before the event that 2009 would be his last appearance.Boy, you're charitable. I'd have shoved him out an airlock!
I loved the show (I was a kid with a love of sci fi). When I attended Chiller Expo Theatre last Halloween weekend in Parsippany, N.J., I got an autograph and photo op with my favorite, Mark Goddard.
Mark never misses a Chiller. If you can't find him in the celebrity room, check the bar.
Actually the first time Smith caused a problem was when he sabotaged the ship. That's the only excuse I'd need... especially since my kids were on board!
Oh, hell, yes.
Also, like all Irwin Allen shows, the interiors would never fit the real crafts' exteriors.
Irwin Allen repeatedly gave us American Tardises.
A bit too silly for me nowadays, but I had fun with it back when I was a kid. So many visuals that have stuck with me over the years. The army of toy robots who decided that the ships robot was their leader, the carrot man, the cyclops attack, the silver 'crush, kill,destroy!' android. And you just had to love the really cool hardware.
The show did deserve props for at least having fun. Unlike say, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, who took itself deathly seriously even when the silliest of aliens showed up.
Season 3 still had one of the most epic openings ever!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZMZElVoFQc (would be even better if it had the original visuals).
The show did deserve props for at least having fun. Unlike say, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, who took itself deathly seriously even when the silliest of aliens showed up.
Season 3 still had one of the most epic openings ever!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZMZElVoFQc (would be even better if it had the original visuals).
Judy sure filled out that silver spacesuit nicely.
FYI Jonathon Harris and Bill Mumy are great friends together. But you gonna admit Irwin Allen was a very smart producer. Like my other favor show"" Land of the Giants"" Oh No,,, Mr Fitzhugh? Hes just as bad like Dr Smith. He gets on Capt Steve and Mark Wilson nerves. I had a crush on Valerie Scott man she was sooo sexy!!. And John Robinson and Major Don West get sick n tired of Dr Smith
