Netflix reboots "Lost in Space"

[FSogol]

March 8

[blue cat]

1. Yeah!!!

I feel a major binge coming on!

[madaboutharry]

2. That looks like my kind of series.

👍

[Control-Z]

3. Now that could be good! eom

[TheSmarterDog]

4. With Parker Posey as Dr Smith!

[earthshine]

5. Excellent! I was most unhappy that they never made a sequel to the movie with William Hurt. nt

[FSogol]

6. Me and my sons enjoyed the William Hurt movie too. n/t

[longship]

7. Let's reboot an idiotic, sophomoric TV program.

Same plot every week.

* Aliens land near lost in space family.
* Robot waves arms and says, "Danger, DANGER!!!"
* Professor colludes with aliens anyway, putting everybody in mortal peril.
* Little boy saves the day, again.
* Family fails to justifiably murder turncoat Professor yet again.

The only worse program: probably My Mother, the Car
(Either that, or Hee Haw)

[FSogol]

8. Yeah, but to a 4 year old boy in 1968, the robot* was really cool.

I'll give the reboot a try. Even if it isn't great, it'll be some campy-retro fun.

* The robot was voiced by Dick Tufeld, one of the great voice actors of all time

[longship]

9. Well, the robot was derivative, too.

He originated with Forbidden Planet and was only modestly redressed for Lost in Space.

At least FP was based on Shakespeare's The Tempest.

I couldn't stand the Dr. Smith character. What a simpering idiot!!! I don't think I watched more than a couple episodes. I found the plots formulaic and childish.

Sorry.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

11. This thread would not be complete without this clip

[Yavin4]

10. Netflix has to stop.

I can't watch everything!!! I'll never leave the house!!!

[LeftInTX]

12. Arghhh!!!

I watched a few episodes of the original and was quickly bored with it. I liked the first two episodes, but it was just cheesy.

[FSogol]

13. You probably aren't 4 years old. N/t