Looks good.
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Molly Parker was great in Deadwood and everything I've seen her in since, so I'd be in it for her alone.
But.
Parker Posey as Dr. Smith!!! O M G I'm hoping she chews so much scenery that she has to get Norrin Radd as a herald.
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Wait wait wait wait wait... Did you just say Parker Posey?
I'm in.
Exactly. Posey is going to be Oldman.
And anyway, LeBlanc is now Jeremy Clarkson.
It's great trailer and it looks like Robot is actually part of a separate thing from the Robinson family.
promising. Why is it the Jupiter 2? What happened to the Jupiter 1? It's been 35 odd years since I last watched the original show.
I'm assuming Jupiter 1 didn't get off the tarmac...
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Looks to me like the entire season is set on one planet. In today's world of serialized TV I can't say I'm surprised, but I was hoping for more of an episodic series like the original, with new planets every few episodes, more like the Orville or Doctor Who.
Just not the vegetable planet please..I had an unreasonable fear of carrots for several years growing up
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I'm pretty sure it's a frozen lizard planet, Dougal.
Seen the first few episodes. Like most Netflix shows, it's a tad too slow paced and takes itself a tad too seriously, but it's otherwise well done with some great performances and production values. Loving Parker Posey. Everyone seems pretty well done too. I've even warmed up to Penny who was irritating me at first.
Really enjoying it so far. Like that it's not a perfect family but they are trying and "Dr. Smith" is a fantastically horrible person.
The Robot is fascinating though. It's like having a tame Tigre. Sure it seems nice, but it's still a Tigre
I finished this just now.
It took me awhile to warm up to it, but I really liked it. It's nice to see a genre show where characters to use SCIENCE to solve problems. And they did a pretty good job establishing the characters.
Also the robot is amazingly cool
I tried watching it because it looked like it had Will from Stranger Things in it.
I found it rather predictable and boring.
Granted, I haven't made it past the first episode.
The first few eps are pretty slow going I admit
Like it so far. I am surprised that ** spoiler omitted **
Still haven't finished the series. I am in the late-middle I think. I actually am disappointed there...
Judy needs better triage skills.
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"no chicken left behind!"
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I know I was supposed to feel creeped out when Dr. Smith was walking along singing "This Little Light of Mine," and... well, it was kind of creepy, but it also just made me want to re-watch "A Mighty Wind." So I did.
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Saw the first episode last night, and wasn't impressed. Not sure I want a bleak version of Lost in Space in the first place. I especially didn't like the weird travel ignoring laws of time and space. So she has 5 hours to survive and they trek all the way on foot to the next mountain and back?
Also didn't get that it started raining and then instantly, "it's getting too cold" and things started to freeze. Generally if it's raining it won't instantly and simultaneously freeze into ice.
wow, just wow. 6 episodes in and "Dr. Smith" is frankly a horrificly dangerous women. She could just rip an entire community apart and never lift an actual finger to hurt anyone herself, and she wouldn't give a damn about any of it.
Saw the first episode last night, and wasn't impressed. Not sure I want a bleak version of Lost in Space in the first place. I especially didn't like the weird travel ignoring laws of time and space. So she has 5 hours to survive and they trek all the way on foot to the next mountain and back?
Also didn't get that it started raining and then instantly, "it's getting too cold" and things started to freeze. Generally if it's raining it won't instantly and simultaneously freeze into ice.
It's not really that bleak a show, certainly not grim-dark. The characters are in peril, but I never got a "EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE" vibe, and the family dynamics are pretty positive.
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While I agree the show's tone balances out (even if it is largely a quite serious show), the first episode really did feel like "let's watch the whole universe take a dump on the Robinsons," and until Will found the Robot that first story was a nonstop misery tour. I actually did almost shut it off before the end of the first episode, but kept watching because the characters were compelling, the worldbuild interesting, and the performances excellent. And those standards have been maintained consistently. They do have some plots that still boil down to horribleness by bizarre coincidence, but the dynamics have gotten more varied and there's some good wit and lighter moments amid the survival tale.
There is ONE thing driving me crazy though and has been for several episodes.
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Finished season one the other day. I reallyed liked it. I thought it was a fresh take on on the orginal.
A theory on season 2:
Finished watching it. Found it best not to binge but let things sink in.
What was good: The Robinsons. The cast as a whole, and Molly Parker and Parker Posey especially, and the chemistry between cast members. The character backgrounds--there was a lot of work done to establish and make them feel like real flawed human beings with complex stories. The production values. The ambience.
What could have been better: The plotting, which was unfortunately often cliched and relied way, way, way, way, waaaaaay too often on convenient coincidences to drive the story forward. Where utterly random circumstance didn't move things, previously brilliant characters become idiots in order to move the story forward, with Dr. Smith suffering from this most of all (a person, let alone a brilliant sociopath, whose sole priority is survival shouldn't have made half the decisions she did. People who wrote her well wrote her terrifyingly brilliant and what she did made sense. People who wrote her poorly, including whoever was responsible for the last couple episodes, wrote her like the worst caricature of Chaotic Neutral). I have to wonder if some CW/Arrow writers weren't on the writer's group because way too much depended on characters being just generally suddenly foolish and/or people keeping secrets for no terribly good reason. So where worldbuild and setup was amazing, follow through suffered. I also didn't like such a large ensemble and if they make a 2nd season, I really do hope it is more just the family trying to survive.
Overall--I'm glad I watched it, and I think the show has tremendous potential. I would also watch the cast read the phone book together, so I can overlook some issues, but if they continue it, I still hope they hire better writers for the second season.
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I saw the pilot over the weekend. Great cast, interesting non-linear story telling, and enough mystery for me to want to keep watching. The production value is fantastic Robot saving the day was a little too convenient and predictable. I can see this being taken down a few notches from the writing but I hope it consistently meets the pilot standards.
Ill check back after ive seen more.
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4-5 episodes in and still enjoying it. I think they did an excellent job of putting in many elements for a wide audience. There are some adult themes without veering away from family level entertainment. Each episode produces a problem solution paradigm reminiscent of the early sci-fi series. There remains enough of a mystery to keep me engaged while introducing new elements at a reasonable pace.
Still thumbs up from me.
Personally I lost interest after the robot became alien tech. Given the power level of the robot. it has become the dues ex machina.
I liked it except the villain is ridiculous, even worse than Thanos the mad
Thanos is cool!
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Finished the season and still enjoy it. There is some Deus Ex going on that doesn't do the series any favors. Though, I do appreciate that they keep the plot just mysterious enough to be interesting. The writers find a nice way to add conflict and character development without having to rely on current political waves or cynical statements. I believe this is the sci-fi show that Seth McFarlane was referring to when he said we needed a more positive feel good star trek in 2018.
Renewed for season 2!
Overall--I'm glad I watched it, and I think the show has tremendous potential. I would also watch the cast read the phone book together, so I can overlook some issues, but if they continue it, I still hope they hire better writers for the second season.
I agree.
20+ years ago, the best way to sink a movie/show was to have it revolve around child actors. It worked for sitcoms, but nothing else. Since then, the talent level of young actors has gone up tremendously. The show really relies on the three kids being good, and while they aren't always stellar, they're pretty good. The three primary adults do a good job. The dad is a bit stiff at times, and for half the season reminded me of a slightly better Tahmoh Penikett, but unlike Penikett in any of his roles ever, Stephens kind of grew on me.
The writing was occasionally good, but I concur, on the whole it was kinda meh. The actors sold the crap out of it though, and the show looked gorgeous, so it worked.
I wasn't that enamored with the bigger set of survivors either, but assuming that the cast of next season is the obvious set, I think there is potential for a more focused season.
Also, like so many Netflix series, it has a bit of filler in it. Episodes where characters make bad decisions purely to draw out the story even longer, because there isn't enough to explore in the central conflict to fill 10 episodes.
This might have made a better movie.
I liked the first season overall. There were a few things in the plot and decision-making of the characters that were annoying, but as a whole the show was enjoyable. They might want to tighten the bolts on overall production and writing. Some of the science had me shaking my head. (At one point they were measuring distances in both metric and U.S. customary units; no wonder they crashed.)
Easter Egg (and spoiler):
I am too. If only because now they're in another galaxy.
Yay! I love the first season!
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I'm also looking forward to this one. First season was entertaining, and set up some interesting paths forward. This incarnation of Doctor Smith is excellent - so good at being the villain, she makes me want to punch her in the face (the character, not the actress). Typically, I just settle for yelling at the other characters not to trust her.