John and June Robinson, however, slowly became less the leaders and heros of the series as they became closer to Ward and June Cleaver as they spilled out parental advice and punishments. Ginger, how many guys had crushes on Penny Robinson than on Judy ? Penny was the adorable ingenue next to the obvious Hollywood presence of Marta Kristen, the first Marilyn Monroe of the galaxy. The unnamed robot, ironically, became more dimensionally than anyone else in the show, and forget Mary Anne vs. The man showed great talent arguing with an inanimate prop and making it the hero of the show. Johnathan Harris was the villain we loved to hate as he became of another of the screen's most versatile character actors. Bill Mumy became a hot talent in Hollywood after the series and his role as Will as the likeable son is one of TV's most endearing roles. Although the show drifted far away from its original synopsis,the adventures of a family in space, it eventually became the story of a boy and his robot. I think this was the best thing that Irwin Allen ever did. It may not have been as intellectual as Star Trek but it was good, clean, scary fun! The ensemble cast was excellent, and I for one wish that Smith had remained evil and menacing during the run of the show.
LOST IN SPACE ORIGINAL TV
However the first season had action packed space adventure, a crash landing, jet packs, laser rifles, the chariot, scary monsters including the Cyclops and fantastic music by John Williams, (the best music ever created for TV in my opinion.) The Jupiter Two sets are still fantastic and believable today, including the fabulous creation of the Robot.
It's unfortunate that the other two seasons went the way of Batman and became just plain silly and cartoonish. Nobody, and Follow The Leader are all great examples of this show. At age 42, I still enjoy all of Season One. I barely, barely remember the first run except that the robot scared me, so I truly came in during the first syndication run. Countless hours were spent "playing" Lost In Space in our basement. I'm glad to say that "Lost In Space" had a big influence on my childhood while growing up.
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