Lost in Space - The Complete First Season

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Summary: worth all your 130 bucks for it
Review: I bought this even thought it was alot. But come on its worth it to see angela cartwright and Debbie the bloop bloop.
and dr. smith getting in trouble all the time.
And June Lockhart and Bill Mumy and the robot.

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Summary: fantastic entertainment
Review: whenever I watched this show I get hooked and want to watch another episode. It was about time it came to dvd. I cant wait until season 3's out!! Then I can hav all the episodes on dvd!!

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Summary: Found On Earth (at last)...
Review: I got this baby for christmas and watched every episode with my son. We loved every minute of it! Our favorite episodes are "Island In The Sky" (the first landing on an unknown planet, where Dr. Smith's evil shines through), "There Were Giants In The Earth" (giant, boulder-tossing cyclops'), "The Hungry Sea" (huge ice-melt causes havoc for the Robinsons aboard the chariot), "My Friend, Mr. Nobody" (Penny befriends a disembodied voice in a cave that might be more than it seems), "Invaders From The Fifth Dimension" (the no-mouth aliens enslave Dr. Smith in order to capture Will), and "War Of The Robots" (Robby the Robot as the nefarious robotoid does battle with our beloved B9). However, the entire first season is worth multiple viewings. This is the b&w, serious, non-psychedelic LOST IN SPACE. For those of us who enjoyed Irwin Allen's original vision for the show. A MUST for any sci-fi collection! ...

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Summary: Lost in Space - First Season
Review: The First Season of LIS is arguably its best, with more focus on sci-fi themes, and generally more serious in its approach. Even the Black and white film gave it a real sci-fi atmosphere. The Season 1 box set is normally pretty hefty in price (in Australia too), so its recent short term price drop on Amazon was just too good to refuse. I snatched it up and looked forward to seeing some childhood memories.

I must admit, there are quite a number of dull and uninteresting episodes on Season 1. One episode which comes to mind is OASIS where nothing seems to happens. However, even with these dull episodes, it is worth owning and just watching one episode now and again. Watching more than two in a row is a chore! Season 1 comes with two interesting special features including the unaired pilot. This was a thrill to watch, even the opening titles were different to Season 1 episodes. In addition, the music was more eery and dark (perfect for sci-fi). The second special feature is the marketing pitch which was sent to networks to consider. There are no other extras, which is a pity considering the stuff that is out there (eg. the special called "Lost in Space Forever"). While no longer at the cheaper price at Amazon, this box set is worth adding to your collection, particularly because it includes the unaired pilot. It also presents the show before it went silly in the Second Season.

Recommended for true fans. Just be wary of some dull episodes.

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Summary: THE ULTIMATE IN FAMILY ADVENTURE!!!!
Review: SPECTACULAR IN SPECIAL-EFFECTS; BRILLIANT IN SERIOUS SCI-FI ADVENTURE-DRAMA AND EXECUTION: LOST IN SPACE: THE COMPLETE 1ST SEASON IS BY FAR THE BEST SEASON OF THE SHOW!!!!
SPECTACULAR ALSO ARE THE "CLIFFHANGERS"; RESURRECTED FROM THE BYGONE ERA OF CLASSIC TWENTIES AND THIRTIES SILENTS AND SERIALS!!!! THE ADDED FEATURE OF THE 1ST SEASON IS THE FILMIED B&W PRINTS, NOT COLOR, TO GIVE ITS SERIAL REALISM OF THE PAST!!!!

OF THE ALL EPISODES OF SEASON#1: THE 2 FAVORITES OF MINE IN THIS DVD COLLECTION ARE THE FOLLOWING:

"ISLAND IN THE SKY": WHERE THE CRIPPLED SPACESHIP JUPITER2 NOW NEARLY OUT-OF-CONTROL AND RETRO ROCKETS FAILED; SAILS INTO, AND EVENTUALLY CRASH-LANDS ON THE SURFACE, OF AN UNKNOWN PLANET FAR BEYOND THEIR GALAXIES!!!! WITH THE USE OF THE CHARIOT, A RECREATIONAL-LIKE EXPLORATIONAL VEHICLE ON SNOWCAT TREADS, THE REST OF ROBINSON FAMILY AND MAJOR WEST SEARCH FOR PROFESSOR ROBINSON; WHOSE PARAJETS FAILED AS HE ENTERED THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE NEW PLANET!!!! THEY FIRST DISCOVER A LITTLE CHIMPANZE CALLED A BLOOP, WHICH IS GIVEN TO PENNY WHO IMMEDIATELY NAMES HER "DEBBIE"!!!! SHE MAKES "BLOOP" SOUNDS DURING THE SHOW! HOWEVER IN THE UNAIRED "NO PLACE TO HIDE", SHE SOUNDS LIKE THE CHIMPANZE SHE REALLY IS!!!! PROFESSOR ROBINSON IS FOUND!!!!
LEADING TO THE NEAR FATAL ENCOUNTER CLIFFHANGER OF THE ROBOT ATTACKING WILL AT THE CHARIOT BREAKDOWN SITE!!!!

"WAR OF THE ROBOTS": THIS IS WHERE WE WITNESS THE FIRST TIME THE EMOTIONAL AND HUMAN-LIKE QUALITIES OF THE ROBOT, WHEN WILL REACTIVATES A ROBOTOID HE FOUND THEN REGRETS HIS DECISION LATER, WHEN THE MACHINE BECOMES A THREAT TO HIS FAMILY!!!!
THE ROBOT IN THIS EPISODE IS CHANGED FOREVER: TALKING NEARLY HUMAN AND CARING FOR THE ROBINSON FAMILY AND MAJOR WEST; ESPECIALLY BECOMING A BEST FRIEND TO WILL!!!! AND AS FOR DR. SMITH......WELL......BECOMES HIS COUNSEL....AND JURY!!!! THE ROBOTOID AND MUSIC EERILY SCORED ARE FROM THE SCI-FI "THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL!!!! THE ROBOT WAS NONE OTHER THAN "ROBBY THE ROBOT", WHO ALSO APPEARED AS THE ROBOT GUARD OF A THE PRISONER SHIP IN THE THIRD SEASON OPENER IN COLOR "CONDEMNED OF SPACE"!!!!
MUSIC WAS SCORED BY BERNARD HERMANN WHO DID ALOT OF THE HITCHCOCK CLASSICS LIKE "MARNIE" AND "PSYCHO"!!!!
IT WAS USED PRIMARILY FOR THE UNSEEN PILOT FOR LOST IN SPACE "N0 PLACE TO HIDE"!!!! EVEN GUESS STAR MICHAEL RENNIE HAD GUEST BILLING IN THE FRIGHTENING TWO-PART "THE KEEPER" WHERE HE GAVE A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE!!!!


ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE SEQUENCES IS THE CRASH-LANDING IN "ISLAND IN THE SKY"!!!! THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY FILMING A 20 FOOT OPERATIONAL MODEL OF THE SPACESHIP JUPITER2 SUSPENDED ON TWO CLEAR STRONG CABLES SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET ALONG THE HILLS AND LANDSCAPE OF RED ROCK CANYON, IN CALIFORNIA; TO GIVE THE REALISM OF FLIGHT!!!! THE JUPITER2 WAS FILMED SKIMMING ABOVE, FLYING THROUGH OPENINGS, AND GLIDING IN DESCENSION OVER AND BETWEEN HILLS AND LANDSCAPE TO ITS EVENTUAL CRASH-LANDING BEHIND A SET OF HILLS WITH ADDED SMOKED TO MARKED THE CRASH LOCATION!!!! ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR!!!! IT GIVES GREATER DIMENSION TO THE ALIEN PLANET THEY'RE MAROONED ON!!!
THE FOOTAGE WAS REUSED IN THE OTHER TWO SEASONS IN DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS!!!! THE COLOR FOOTAGE REVEALS THE RED ROCK ALMOST LIKE PLANET MARS!!!!

THE JUPITER2 IS ALSO THE MOST RECOGNIZED SPACESHIP EVER BUILT!!!! IT IS MEZMERIZING AND MY ALLTIME FAVORITE SPACESHIP!!!! THE ROTATING FUSION CORE POLAR LIGHTS BENEATH THE SPACESHIP AS WELL AS THE BLINKING DIME LIGHT ABOVE IS SOMETHING TO BEHOLD!!!! THIS HOLDS TRUE IN ALL THE SPACE FLIGHT SEQUENCES!!!!

GUY WILLIAMS/ZORRO; JUNE LOCKHART/LASSIE; MARK GODDARD; MARTA KRISTEN/BEACH BLANKET BINGO (MERMAID); BILLY MUMY; ANGELA CARTWRIGHT/ MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY/THE SOUND OF MUSIC (BRIGITTA);
JONATHAN HARRIS/ DR. ZACHARY SMITH; BOB MAY/ THE ROBOT AND DICK TUFELD/ROBOT AUDIO/NARATOR: ADD THEIR OWN SPECIAL TALENTS AND GIVE THEIR GREAT PERFORMANCES TO THIS OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD SPACE AGE MELODRAMA, WITH COURAGE, STRENGTH, FORTITUDE, AND YES....EVEN LOVE....IN FAMILY MORALS....THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN SINCE "LASSIE"!!!!

MUSIC SCORE DRAMATICALLY ORCHESTRATED BY THE GREAT COMPOSER JOHN (JOHNNY) WILLIAMS, AND OTHERS CATAPULT LOST IN SPACE TO A GENGER OF HIGH-TENSION, HIGH-VOLTAGE EXCITEMENT ALL ITS OWN!!!!

I DID FIND TWO BLOOPERS:
IN "THE DERELICT" THE OBJECT APPROACHING THE JUPITER2 WITH AND JOHN AND MAUREEN ROBINSON OUTSIDE THE SPACESHIP WAS DEFINITELY NOT A COMET....BUT A NIGHTTIME SUN???? A SPACIAL BODY PERHAPS!!!!
A SCIENTIFIC ERROR!!!! A COMET IS COMPOSED AND ICE AND ROCK AND IS USUALLY SIGNIFIED BY A LONG TAIL!!!! IT'S COLD AND HARDLY A THREAT TO ANYTHING IN SPACE!!!!
IN "ISLAND IN THE SKY" JOHN ROBINSON IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT 40,000 FT. ABOVE THE UNKNOWN PLANET!!!! SHORTLY THEREAFTER 10,000 FT.!!!! HE SUPPOSED TO BE ACCELERATING TO THE PLANET'S SURFACE WITH HIS PARAJETS FAILING!!!! YET THE SCENES SHOW HIM STILL MANY MILES ABOVE THE PLANET!!!! THEY SHOULD HAVE FILMED THESE SEQUENCES WITH CLOSER PLANET SURFACE PROXIMITY BACKGROUNDS TO GIVE MORE REALISM TO THE PLOT!!!!
AFTER ALL I STATED: I RATE THIS DVD COLLECTION AND LOST IN SPACE SEASON#1: ***********!!!!
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Summary: Still remember the nightmares...
Review: I vividly remember the nightmare I had after the episode with the giant Cyclops. I must have been four or five years old, and I can see it in my mind clearly today at 43 years of age. It is rare for anything on TV to make such a strong impression. At the special price of $29.99, I just could not resist. This show is such fun!

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Summary: LONG LIVE DR. SMITH ! ! ! ! !
Review: Finally we of the 60's, can watch our favorite childhood TV show we grew up with...
I have season two vol one and two also..
If you grew up with this sci-fi classic buy this DVD set NOW ! ! !
Ive watched them all however.....
PLEACE COME OUT WITH SEASON THREE ! ! ! ! ! !

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Summary: what a deal
Review: Amazon.com has lowered the price of this 8DVD set to 29.99!! How could you not buy it for that! -- Thats less than $4.00 per dvd!! The 1st season is the best by far for any serious sci-fi fan...What are you waiting for? Go buy this set at a great deal!

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Summary: Not As Much Fun As Season 2 and 3
Review: the first season of Lost in Space is more of a real science fiction action show and was filmed in black & white. the plots were good and the special effects were much better than seasons 2 and 3. the whole crew was more involved and it was not just Smith & the Robot. unfortunatly, i enjoyed the color seasons much better because of the campiness of Dr. Smith and the Robot and Will. the second half of the second season, in my opinion, are the best episodes. i've recently watched both seasons 1 and 2 and i am still hooked on the show and i am nearly fifty years old!