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Summary: Dr. Smith, Will Robinson and the Robot have landed again!!
Review: In the first season of that unique science-fiction series, Lost In Space, we react sympathetically to the unfortunate Robinson family that have to deal with every devious act their ship's stow-away, Dr. Zachary Smith, can throw at them and the "good" doctor, in the first few episodes, is out for blood and also a direct path back to Earth, if he can succeed in doing his worst. However, his mischief falls through more than not and he eventually becomes attached to Will Robinson, the boy who would become his best friend, and together, with the aid of the ships' obedient and hilarious robot, they flounder from one adventure to the next. In short, its' the best blend of good and evil, mixed with a fair amount of humor, in space that has ever been captured on television. And finally it's coming to DVD! Let the anticipation begin. "Oh, the pain! The Pain!"
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Summary: Amazing sci-fi for its time.
Review: Until I saw the entire first season again recently on the Sci-Fi Channel, I had forgotten how much this series shaped my life. As a young boy in the sixties with very little to watch on TV, suddenly along came this amazing series with incredible imaginative content. Despite the crudeness of its special effects by today's standards, despite the overacting of Jonathan Harris (Dr. Smith), despite the downward slide toward Saturday morning cartoon campiness by its third season, Lost in Space remains a remarkable achievement in science-fiction television.Especially the first season shows are an incredible treat to watch again, after so many years. And to enjoy the shows in remastered digital sharpness is quite a treat, compared to seeing them on a tiny black and white TV set with rabbit ears back in the sixties. I am absolutely thrilled to see the release of this series on DVD. While I have enjoyed the occassional re-airing of the shows on cable, it is exciting to watch them again completely uncut and digitally remastered.
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Summary: Comfort food for baby boomers
Review: I was 13 when "Lost In Space" premiered on CBS-TV in September 1965. The premise of the show was one that appealed to me, especially as a devoted watcher of NASA and the '60's space race to the moon. Although I had outgrown the show a bit by the end of its third season because of what the show had morphed into, I was a faithful watcher until the end. The first season of the three has always been my favorite. A bit of humor (which became over-balanced a bit in seasons #2 & #3), but not too much, with stories that didn't insult the intelligence of its viewers and gave us a lot of "life lessons" in the story lines about family, loyalty, honesty, and consequences for actions- good and bad. The cast? Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Angela Cartwright, Billy Mumy, Jonathan Harris- and the robot! Perfect, perfect, perfect for their respective roles and a chemistry as an ensemble that is matched in few other television shows. LIS produced a few trends in television that continue today. Most notably, I believe, this was prime-time's first "soap opera" as the story lines in seasons #1 and #2 continued through the episodes with "cliff-hanger" endings each week. They were not "closed-ended" stories as became the case in season #3. Season #1 stayed truer to classic science-fiction of the time instead of science-fantasy, which what season #2 was. The two music themes (especially for season #3) and background music in the episodes (Can you get better than John Williams??) was vastly far ahead of its time and given a great deal of fore-thought in its quality- not "jingle" music for sure! The sets and special effects were ground-breaking (I always liked watching the Jupiter 2 in flight, take-off, and landing), high-end, and costly, but added to the viewers' satisifaction and enjoyment of LIS and do not seem to be that dated. It has also helped the show endure the quality of time despite the remarkable advances in special effects seen in television and movies today. LIS was the "water-cooler" show of the season when it first aired. The unfortunate turn of events for the show came when "Batman" premiered in February 1966, later that season, and the producers, for what ever reason, decided they needed to compete with the "camp" of "Batman" and I feel "dummy-downed" the program for season #2. Season #3 tried to strike a balance between science-fiction and fantasy, which bounced the quality of the episodes back a little better though the show did end with a fizzle its last two episodes in season #3. I will anticipate seeing the quality the picture and sound on DVD as I own the complete set of 84 episodes on VHS. Obviously, this set will be easier to store and I hope that seasons #2 and #3 are also ultimately released on DVD set. The show is a "keeper" for anyone interested in classic television of the '60's and good quality programming in general, especially season #1.
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Summary: Classic TV ,Great family values
Review: When I was a kid I loved this show so much, I would walk home from school at lunch time ,eat and watch Lost in Space , I cant wait to share this show with my soon to be born child, I hope she appreciates its values as I did. I will buy this immediatly.
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Summary: Finally!
Review: Like everyone else, I have been waiting for this series. Let's hope sells are good so Fox will do the other two seasons, although in my opinion the first season is clearly the best. I liked the show better before Batman's influence caused it to go campy and become the "Dr. Smith, Will and the Robot" show. I've heard Bill Mumy is involved with the extras but I don't know exactly what they will be. Kevin Burns did say if the first season sells 20,000 units they will do seasons two and three and add more extras. I know all LOST IN SPACE fans will be lined up for this. I've already placed my order!
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Summary: Lost In Space - Season One Rocks!
Review: All the great episodes are here including the unaired pilot. This is not to be missed! As a boy I fell in love with all the cool "hi-tech" hardware, now I can relive those feelings again with my kids! Of course, the Robot was the best of all. What boy didn't dream of having a mechanical friend like that? This DVD is a MUST HAVE! Best!
MikeJ
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Summary: ¡¡¡AT LAST¡¡¡¡
Review: GREAT NEWS¡¡¡¡¡. I AM AN SPANISH TRUE FAN OF THIS SERIES SINCE THE VERY MOMENT I SAW IT ON TV WHEN I WAS A KID. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS TO BE RELEASED ON DVD AND I PRAY FOX COMPANY INCLUDES AN SPANISH LANGUAGE TRACK WITH THE ORIGINAL DUBBED VOICES IN SPANISH, BECAUSE THOSE WERE SUPERB¡¡. OR, AT LEAST, SPANISH SUBTITLES. WAITING ANXIOUSLY THE RELEASE DATE TO ORDER IT AND I HOPE FOX DOES THE SAME WITH THE REST OF THE SEASONS.
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Summary: What a cool Christmas present...
Review: My life would be complete if I could get to see the show that defined Science Fiction for me. (I also learned what the word "fatigue" meant, thanks to Dr. Smith. This was the show that I could hardly wait another week for. Then that classic tease at the end: DUM DUM DUMMMMM... To be continued next week. Oh the pain!
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Summary: PLEASE RELEASE
Review: LOST IN SPACE IS A CULT CLASSIC NOT ONLY IN THE US BUT AROUND THE WORLD. IT SHOULD BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE. I JUST HOPE THEY KEEP THE SAME DUBBED VOICES WHEN PLAYED IN OTHER LANGUAGES BY THE ORIGINAL VOICE OVER ACTORS.
NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS, BUT AL LEAST THE DUBBING FOR SPANISH WAS A SUPERB JOB. I DO NOT KNOW THE TECHNICALITIES BUT I SUPPOSE THAT FOX HAS THE RIGHTS FOR THE SIDE SOUNDTRACK. JONATHAN HARRIS (DR. SMITH) TOLD ME IN A LETTER, THAT HE WAS VERY PLEASD WITH THE WORK THE ACTOR THAT DUBBED HIS VOICE DID IN BRAZIL
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Summary: Lost In Space Fan from Peoria, Arizona
Review: DANGER WILL ROBISON, DANGER! If the folks at 20th Century Fox are listening I am sure there are other fans like me standing in line for the first season on DVD. I very much welcome the idea of the othr two seasons on DVD as well. I was 9 years old when the show came out and never missed a single episode. I built a model of the Robot, lost it and have replaced it with new one as well purchased a new one of Dr. Smith. I have found 12 episodes including the pilot on VHS, but I would much more prefer a complete collection on DVD. I can't wait to see if Fox will comply with this.
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