Netflix greenlights new "Lost in Space"

[Galileo7]

It deserves a second season.

 

[Jadeb]

Here's an interesting article on how they designed the tech and the show's use (and sometimes abuse) of science:

https://www.cnet.com/news/netflix-lost-in-space-technology-explained/

 

[Gary7]

Not sure if this was already posted... it's pretty hilarious, especially with Jonathan Harris capturing his iconic persona from the show all those years ago.

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[Gingerbread Demon]

Not sure if this was already posted... it's pretty hilarious, especially with Jonathan Harris capturing his iconic persona from the show all those years ago.

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That's a classic....... It's kind of freaky to see Bill Mumy all grown up like that.

He was good playing the real Dr. Smith in the reboot and I hope they give him something to do in season 2. I would love a clash between him and June Harris.

 

[Tuvix5675]

I'm really impressed with the series, the visual effects, the writing, casting, I'm glad Netflix is doing this, though I am kinda puzzled that CBS didn't reboot the series, I believe they had the rights to the series, since they aired the original LIS.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I'm really impressed with the series, the visual effects, the writing, casting, I'm glad Netflix is doing this, though I am kinda puzzled that CBS didn't reboot the series, I believe they had the rights to the series, since they aired the original LIS.

I don't think they wanted it, so Netflix took up the reins.

 

[Mudd]

Unless CBS actually owns the series, they don't get a vote.

 

[Tuvix5675]

Regardless, of who owned the rights I'm glad Netflix is doing the series, I'm happy with the result. The LIS reboot seems better than the original, although the story is following a lot of the same beats as the original series.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

My favourite things in this are the music, that's an important thing for me with shows, and Smith / Harris. She's deliciously evil.

 

[Photoman15]

CBS never owned the rights to the show. Irwin Allen (and his heirs) did. CBS paid to produce the show and to air it but they had no ownership. Actually, IIRC, Red Skelton owned part of the show.

 

[omnirad]

I may be late to the party, but I just binged it in three sittings, and love it. Any new news on season 2?

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I may be late to the party, but I just binged it in three sittings, and love it. Any new news on season 2?

Season 2 is next year.

I'm bummed Netflix never bought Dark Matter, I wanted the bloody season 4 we never got.

 

[Christopher]

I finally got to see the new Lost in Space, and I loved it. My blog review:

https://christopherlbennett.wordpress.com/2018/07/30/catching-up-on-netflixs-lost-in-space-spoilers/

So, I have a question regarding the gun.

The impression I get is that the "3D Printer" works akin to how they do today, it's a "printer" that's able to mold the requested object out of an available material. Today's printers are usually limited to one type of material, though machines exist for plastics, metals, wood, etc. so let's just extrapolate that the 3D Printer on the Jupiter is able to work with a variety of materials and even combine them if it needs to. It's able to make complicated and intricate machinery too, so things like the socket/torque wrench and the gun which have loose, moving, internal components, gears, etc. It's all conceivably "possible." I don't get the impression that this "printer" was working like the replicators in Star Trek, building things out of store of energy or atoms.

So, was the gun John put into the machine via the thumb-drive, that the robot later "printed" and was later used by (Angela?) a "real" gun in the way we think of them today? That's to ask did the gun fire a bullet through igniting accelerants and explosives or was it purely mechanical maybe at-most augmented by air-pressure.

Unfortunately, 3D-printed plastic guns are a thing that already exist, which is very worrisome because they can get past metal detectors. This has been in the news just recently, because the government has just made the insanely irresponsible decision that the blueprints can be legally made available online. I think they use regular bullets, though.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

The LIS gun used something other then bullets I think, possibly something plastic for bullets. It's never mentioned on the show what it fired.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

The LIS gun used something other then bullets I think, possibly something plastic for bullets. It's never mentioned on the show what it fired.

You'd still need cordite or similar substance to act as a propellant and a different substance as a shock-sensitive primer. Although I suppose it might be possible to use compressed air, it would likely reduce the lethality and fire rate of the weapon.

 

[Tallguy]

Heh, I never even thought about what they used for ammo. Of course one conclusion would be that it isn't "just" a 3D printer and it would be able to synthesize other materials than just it's base resin or whatever.

 

[Owain Taggart]

I finally got to see the new Lost in Space, and I loved it. My blog review:

https://christopherlbennett.wordpress.com/2018/07/30/catching-up-on-netflixs-lost-in-space-spoilers/

Hey Christopher, just wanted to say, that was a great review. I think I like the series for many of the same reasons. It's refreshing to see the series take on a hopeful tone, and I feel it's one of the better reboots of a show I've seen in recent years.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I absolutely can't wait for season 2 I hope they do it some justice and it's as good as the first one.

BTW Timeless just got a reprieve of sorts. 2 episode finale

 

[Tallguy]

I am curious (as I'm sure I've already said) where LiS 2 is going to go. They could make it like the first season OR they can branch off in a direction much like the original show. And by that I only mean cut off from everyone else with the core LiS cast.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I am curious (as I'm sure I've already said) where LiS 2 is going to go. They could make it like the first season OR they can branch off in a direction much like the original show. And by that I only mean cut off from everyone else with the core LiS cast.

And crazy Parker Posey locked in an airlock god I love that actor. She's brilliant at playing crazy.