Lost In Space

Way back in 1965, when I was 12 years old, CBS introduced a new science fiction TV series that immediately grabbed my attention and sparked my imagination.

It involved the Robinson family, their robot and an uninvited guest who took flight in a spaceship on the first ever deep space mission to another star and solar system.

Sabotage crippled the ship and the entire crew found themselves millions of miles away from home and no way of knowing how to get back.  The series lasted three years.  I, of course, am referring to the TV series Lost In Space.

Back in the late 1990s a Lost In Space movie premiered with mixed results and not long afterwards a pilot for a TV series was filmed, but was never picked up for broadcast.

For years Lost In Space fans have clamored for a new series and in 2018 20th Century Fox created a brand new series for Netflix.

The series was a huge success.  But, it’s not your grandma’s Lost In Space. 

Although the ship and crew have the same names the show has some significant difference: such as the robot and Dr. Smith-who is now a woman.

Other differences become evident as you watch the First Season.  But, here’s the thing: the show still ‘feels’ like the original series.  There’s the same sense of adventure and trill of exploring the unknown, some well-placed humor and the characters (albeit slightly altered) retain the same strong family ties, the robot is still Will Smith’s companion and Dr. Smith is just as dastardly (if not more so) than the original.

In the Lost In Space The Complete Firsts Season Blu-ray, courtesy of 20th Century Fox, besides all of the exciting episodes from the first season viewers can expect the some great extra features: a colorized pilot of the original series, deleted scenes, Billy Mumy visiting to the new series set, the design the new robot and much more.  It’s out of this world!

In the new series the Robinson’s are part of a concerted effort by Earth to colonize Alpha Centauri.  En route on the Resolute mother ship they are attacked by aliens and the Robinsons (with other passengers) are forced to evacuate on Jupiter scout vehicles.

The Robinsons are aboard the Jupiter 2, and they, like the other passengers, discover their spacecraft plunging through a black hole and winding up on an alien Earthlike planet.

The series follows the Robinsons as they cope with their dilemma, search for survivors and encounter strange, wonderful and perhaps deadly alien life and struggle to find their way back home.

It’s an exciting series; full of surprises, excellent special effects and features a strong cast and riveting plot.