steveda19
Lieutenant Commander
I loved that show.Isnt Dr Smith Annoying?
http://youtu.be/jfh-YY465HA
http://youtu.be/jfh-YY465HA
Anybody here a fan of Lost in Space?
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Dr. Smith did become annoying. Initially, it was interesting to have a character who was, in effect, a resident bad guy. Sounds contradictory, I know. There was something of that in the movie too.
It was a good show for its time. I liked the sf even if it was shot on an obvious soundstage. Dr. Smith was a nice change from John Robinson's gravitas and his aliterative utterings brought some needed humor. Bubbleheaded Booby is classic! I also found Will Robinson's pronunciation of robot as ro-butt funny as a kid.
It's great for what it was, 1960's camp, right along with Batman.
Back when there were only 5 or 6 channels, I watched the show a lot.
Maybe a blu-ray purchase?
Back when there were only 5 or 6 channels, I watched the show a lot.
Maybe a blu-ray purchase?
steveda19
Lieutenant Commander
Yeah Batman too. But Batman was drama I'm not sure its science fiction.
Love love loved it as a kid! I was 9 or so when it first aired, and it was a perfect age to overlook all the "obvious-looks" 
Just bought a Jupiter 2 at a Flea. Guess the show stayed with me. It was nice also to hear Jonathan Harris do the voice-over as the Mantis in "A Bug's Life." Brought back memories!
Just bought a Jupiter 2 at a Flea. Guess the show stayed with me. It was nice also to hear Jonathan Harris do the voice-over as the Mantis in "A Bug's Life." Brought back memories!
Just keep in mind that it wasn't camp at the beginning and only started that migration after the mini-arc of the first six episodes (drawn from content of the pilot) and only fully and irrevocably reached that state with the start of the second season. Whether that direction taken was a response to the heavy competition from the Caped Crusaders or an outgrowth of the popularity of Jonathan Harris' schtick is the subject for a separate discussion.
Saw the film in the movies back then, and just rewatched it on Netflix. Was surprised to see that the actor who did a putrid acting job as the older Will Robinson is none other than Jared Harris of Mad Men and Fringe.
Indeed, and if you read some interviews with Jonathan Harris, he seems to intimate that he/his character was a focus of many a decision and priority. Not sure how much of that is ego, but it is there to read and no arguing with the iconic nature of The Good Doctor! Mark Goddard has some interesting thing to say that were new to me, along similar lines.
http://lostinspace.wikia.com/wiki/Jonathan_Harris
...and scroll down for other interviews with "Smith"
The un-aired pilot which can be watched here, was IMO a lot better than some of the more campy episodes that came later. Also notably Smith isn't a comical character.
Some of the later episodes that became more and more absurd are virtually unwatchable to me.
I like the movie but after watching it again, they could have come up with something better than a time travel paradox.
As an aside, I think it's interesting that people always seem to get the future wrong. E.g. in the un-aired pilot miniaturization wasn't envisioned for the future e.g. the super large television cameras, but they believed at the time we'd be a lot farther along in terms of space travel than we actually are.
Actually, I thought the robot was the most interesting character in the show.
I believe that Billy Mumy appeared in The Siege of AR-558 (DS9) as well as being a regular on B5.
He did.
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