In 2015, I wrote an article covering the ten best episodes of Lost in Space. While many commenters agreed with my selections, there were other offerings that I wanted to include despite limiting my list to ten installments. Given the recent premiere of the Netflix reboot, I thought now would be a good time to […]
On this day in 1998, the Lost in Space movie was released in theaters. For a twentieth anniversary post, I decided to review each of the film’s shortcomings (or at least as many as I could cover in a ten-point list) and explain why director Stephen Hopkins failed to revive the beloved 1960s franchise. To […]
Since many of my visitors have left insightful comments on my own reviews, I thought some of you might enjoy participating in the new forum on the Lost in Space Forever website. In addition to posting a general discussion area, the site owner has included sub-forums where fans can talk about each individual episode of […]
When revisiting Lost in Space as an adult, one thing which fascinates me is that many episodes—especially the black-and-white offerings from season one—blend science fiction themes with elements of the horror genre. For this reason, I decided to kick off the Halloween season by analyzing the top ten scariest episodes of my favorite childhood television […]
General Information Director: Charles A. Nichols Writer: Fred Freiberger Cast: Jonathan Harris, Sherry Alberoni, Michael Bell, Ralph James, Don Messick, Sidney Miller, and Vincent Van Pratten Composer: Hoyt Curtin Air Date: 9/8/1973 Overview Under the command of Craig Robinson (Michael Bell), the space shuttle Jupiter 2 encounters a meteor storm while on a routine […]
Having recently posted my rankings for the 10 Best Lost in Space episodes, I thought it would be fun to also discuss some of the worst offerings across the entire series (I’ll admit that these selections were a tad more difficult to compile, mainly due to the abundance of subpar entries found in seasons two […]
After reviewing every episode of Lost in Space last summer, I thought it would be fun to create a list of personal favorites while my memory of the show is still fresh. Below are my rankings for the episodes that are, in my opinion, the best of all time. 10) The Derelict Though not usually […]
General Information Director: Ezra Stone Writer: Barney Slater Cast: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, Angela Cartwright, Jonathan Harris, and Marcel Hillaire Composer: Mullendore Air Date: 3/6/1968 Production #: 1524 Overview When the Robinsons land on a planet known as the Intergalactic Junkyard, Dr. Smith encounters an alien Junkman (Marcel […]
General Information Director: Don Richardson Writer: Peter Packer Cast: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, Angela Cartwright, Jonathan Harris, Stanley Adams, and James Millhollin Composer: Alexander Courage Air Date: 2/28/1968 Production #: 1521 Overview After traveling to an alien planet to gather flowers for the Robot on his birthday, Dr. […]
General Information Director: Don Richardson Writer: Barney Slater Cast: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, Angela Cartwright, Jonathan Harris, and Abraham Sofaer Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 2/21/1968 Production #: 1517 Overview While traveling in the vicinity of a mysterious planet, the Robinsons are attacked by Sobram (Abraham Sofaer)—the […]