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 […]
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 […]
General Information Director: Irving J. Moore Writer: Jackson Gillis Cast: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, Angela Cartwright, Jonathan Harris, Leonard Stone, Dee Hartford, and Miriam Schiller Composer: Mullendore Air Date: 2/14/1968 Production #: 1523 Overview After hiring agent Nancy Pi Squared (Dee Hartford), Farnum discovers that his soul has […]
General Information Director: Ezra Stone Writer: Robert Hamner Cast: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, Angela Cartwright, Jonathan Harris, Michael Conrad, Tol Avery, and Charles Horvath Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 1/31/1968 Production #: 1522 Overview After Dr. Smith inadvertently assists in the escape of Creech (Michael Conrad)—an apelike […]
General Information Director: Ezra Stone Writer: Peter Packer Cast: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, Angela Cartwright, Jonathan Harris, Gil Rogers, and Keith Taylor Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 1/24/1968 Production #: 1520 Overview Having supposedly reached Alpha Centauri, the Robinsons are greeted by uncouth adolescents Bartholomew (Gil Rodgers) […]
General Information Director: Ezra Stone Writers: Bob Duncan and Wanda Duncan Cast: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, Angela Cartwright, Jonathan Harris, John Crawford, Byron Morrow, and Hoke Howell Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 1/17/1968 Production #: 1518 Overview While experimenting in a cave, Will is enslaved by an […]
General Information Director: Don Richardson Writers: Jackson Gillis Cast: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, Angela Cartwright, Jonathan Harris, Robert Faulk, Arte Johnson, and Sheila Mathews Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 1/10/1968 Production #: 1519 Overview Kraspo (Robert Faulk) and Fedor (Arte Johnson), two anachronistically fashioned space commanders, kidnap […]