Netflix greenlights new "Lost in Space"

[Starscream2112]

Bill Mumy posted a pic with new Will Robinson on the set of Lost In Space.

I wonder if it is just a set visit or does he have a cameo on the show.

 

[Richard Baker]

Bill Mumy posted a pic with new Will Robinson on the set of Lost In Space.

I wonder if it is just a set visit or does he have a cameo on the show.

Image link 'Gone' - where was the original located?

I have not been following too closely- did someone say they are not building a Robot but casting it?

 

[Tesophius]

Nice, I liked the movie, but don't think that I've ever watched the show. Maybe I'll give it a try.

 

[Richard Baker]

Just remember the original show was low budget camp- first season is the best. My favorite part is not the stories but the great designs of the ship and Robot

 

[Mudd]

The movie was pretty good, really.

"And...the monkey flips the switch."

 

[Richard Baker]

"And...the monkey flips the switch."

Not being an avid viewer of 'Friends' I had no "Joey" baggage to deal with and found his character wonderful- had most of the best lines in the film IMO...

 

[Photoman15]

Not being an avid viewer of 'Friends' I had no "Joey" baggage to deal with and found his character wonderful- had most of the best lines in the film IMO...

I watched Friends semi-regularly but unlike a lot of people, I could differentiate between a character and an actor. I also liked the movie, unlike a lot of LIS fans, even though I was a fan since the original airings. I didn't care the Jupiter 2 looked different. The original design was great for the sixties, but was way out of date and unrealistic for the 90's.

 

[Tesophius]

Wow, I haven't seen the movie since it came out in the late nineties and just look at some of the screenshots, I remember thinking that the girl was hot and now I'm like "My goodness, she's just a child!"

 

[kirk55555]

I thought that the movie was ok, although the monkey is annoying and William Hurt is like a sentient block of wood in that movie when it comes to his acting. I had no problem with "Joey" though, since I've never watched Friends.

 

[Christopher]

I watched Friends semi-regularly but unlike a lot of people, I could differentiate between a character and an actor. I also liked the movie, unlike a lot of LIS fans, even though I was a fan since the original airings. I didn't care the Jupiter 2 looked different. The original design was great for the sixties, but was way out of date and unrealistic for the 90's.

I can't imagine anyone thinking that the movie's core problem was its production design. It looked great -- that was the best thing about it (other than Lacey Chabert, who totally stole every scene she was in). The problem was that it had a bad story and the characters were unappealing.

 

[Mudd]

Not being an avid viewer of 'Friends' I had no "Joey" baggage to deal with and found his character wonderful- had most of the best lines in the film IMO...

Exactly so.

Looking at it recently, time has not been kind to the 1999 CG effects.

Hurt was wooden? Good recasting of Guy Williams' part, there.

The characters and story were fine, especially as compared to the TV series.

Loved the launch of the Jupiter II, with that "shroud."

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[Tesophius]

I think the CGI still looks great.

 

[arch101]

I loved the film. I found it to be a partial remake of early Series 1, which I also loved. (thought the rest of the original series was garbage). Never saw Friends so that movie was the first thing I ever saw LeBlanc in and thought he was fine. Loved the Mark Goddard cameo and the visual homages, right down to the same sound effect when the Jupiter lifts off from Earth. Bill Mumy really should have played adult Will. There are so many stories about why that didn't happen.
I realize that the film happened at a perfect time where so many elements of the original series could be included or referred to. This new series will probably be completely original except in premise only. Too much time has passed now. I'll certainly give it a chance.

 

[Gepard]

The CGI looked ropey even in 1998. Great model work, though.

 

[Redfern]

Serveaux, thanks for linking that video by Ron Haselius. I discovered his material a few years ago and every so often, I replay that launch sequence. I'm sure you already know, but for the others here, Ron has several other clips upon his channel, some depicting a more logically scaled Jupiter that still maintains the classic silhouette. That design includes an escalating platform that rides the length of the landing leg for the Robot (which he did not redress in any manner).

 

[DarKush]

I thought the characters for the reboot were okay. I never saw the original but from what I gathered Gary Oldman was miscast. And to me I think the problem was the story which tried to stuff in too much, but also the tone which was darker than it should've been. If they had tightened up the story (cutting out the mutated Will Robinson part), brightened the film's tone up a bit and focused more on the adventure, with more humor-but not overdoing it-perhaps it would've struck a chord with audiences more. To me, it should've had the kind of high adventure like Brendan Frazier's The Mummy or Antonio Banderas's first Zorro film. Fast paced, light, fun, and a good popcorn film.

I thought the production design was pretty good for the reboot film. I had started watching the scrapped WB pilot for The Robinsons: Lost in Space on You Tube. I didn't finish it, but from what I saw I thought it had potential, even though it didn't have much humor in what I saw.

 

[Christopher]

I never saw the original but from what I gathered Gary Oldman was miscast.

I don't think he was miscast, I think the character was mis-written. The film lost me when Smith actually said he was evil. That's a silly way to write any villain, and it's out of character for Smith. He didn't consider himself evil. He was just greedy, self-centered, and narcissistic. His priority was to benefit himself, and if he had to deceive, manipulate, or hurt other people in order to increase his profit, comfort, safety, and personal fulfillment, then so be it. And he did have enough stirrings of conscience to impose limits on how far he'd go.

As I've said before, the closest thing we've had to a modern version of Dr. Smith was Gaius Baltar on the Battlestar Galactica reboot.

 

[Mudd]

Oldman was one of the best things about the movie. I enjoyed his version of Doctor Smith.

Heaven forbid that Smith should be written in a silly way. Oh, the pain...

Baltar resembled any incarnation of Smith in the same way that a ribeye steak resembles a ball park hot dog.

 

[DarKush]

I don't think he was miscast, I think the character was mis-written. The film lost me when Smith actually said he was evil. That's a silly way to write any villain, and it's out of character for Smith. He didn't consider himself evil. He was just greedy, self-centered, and narcissistic. His priority was to benefit himself, and if he had to deceive, manipulate, or hurt other people in order to increase his profit, comfort, safety, and personal fulfillment, then so be it. And he did have enough stirrings of conscience to impose limits on how far he'd go.

As I've said before, the closest thing we've had to a modern version of Dr. Smith was Gaius Baltar on the Battlestar Galactica reboot.

I agree he was mis-written but I still think he was miscast. Oldman is a great actor but I've never seen him have in a comedic role before. He was over-the-top in The Fifth Element, but still not really giving a funny, satirical, or winking at the audience performance. Lost in Space needed someone like Andrew Robinson, someone who can be funny, yet not silly, witty, and light, but dangerous all the same time if they were going for a modern, darker take on Dr. Smith. Oldman has a lot of skills, but I've never him pull that off. Now, Kevin Spacey I think could.

 

[Beagleman]

Wow, I haven't seen the movie since it came out in the late nineties and just look at some of the screenshots, I remember thinking that the girl was hot and now I'm like "My goodness, she's just a child!"

I had a huge crush on her but that's only logical, I was 13 at the time.