tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post5708198868358900300..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Lost in Space: The First EpisodeRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-80699182198769742822017-01-24T17:34:38.448-05:002017-01-24T17:34:38.448-05:00Conventional thinking has always been that LIS wen...Conventional thinking has always been that LIS went camp in the wake of the Wed night fight after BATMAN started mid season....I certainly remember esp the first episode being a lot darker than later on....however if it changed after a half dozen airings, that makes it weeks before BATMAN!!Anyone have any definitive info on this?....Tbone Mankinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652961551511673016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-31640781318646860422016-08-02T16:48:29.204-04:002016-08-02T16:48:29.204-04:00I didn't know Lost In Space was being re-made....I didn't know <i>Lost In Space</i> was being re-made. I hope they do it right this time. With John Williams aboard, it sounds like Netflix is really trying and is going all-out on it. Let's see, CBS is re-launching <i>Star Trek</i> primarily for streaming, I believe, Amazon is re-launching <i>The Tick</i> (live-action) and has already made at least one season of a new <i>Thunderbirds</i> series. Netfilx is also continuing <i>Mystery Science Theater 3000</i> with season 11. Are there any other SF/Superhero shows getting re-tooled that I've missed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-12093293703106346872016-07-29T20:33:00.976-04:002016-07-29T20:33:00.976-04:00It was a blast from the past to see this post! I d...It was a blast from the past to see this post! I did not remember the opening show. But the later shows definitely did focus on Will, Dr. Smith, and the robot. I still love to say "Danger, Will Robinson!"toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-5181848768385614122016-07-29T12:04:04.887-04:002016-07-29T12:04:04.887-04:00I first encountered this show as a kid in the 1970...I first encountered this show as a kid in the 1970s when my sister watched it. I never could stand it. Then I developed an appreciation for it as camp, but to this day it's hard to sit through an entire episode. Like so many shows of that era, the B & W seasons are more enjoyable than the color ones. The theme songs are permanently stuck in my head and sometimes just start playing on their own.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-88394695747490029022016-07-26T19:02:56.783-04:002016-07-26T19:02:56.783-04:00Every hit is a fluke--I like that. And sometimes, ...Every hit is a fluke--I like that. And sometimes, the stars come out of nowhere--like Henry Winkler on HAPPY DAYS.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-46789130636462482582016-07-26T16:58:21.995-04:002016-07-26T16:58:21.995-04:00I remember him too as Michael Rennie's assista...I remember him too as Michael Rennie's assistant in the TV version of "The Third Man," in which he wasn't exactly a comic actor, but the very uptightness of his character was something that Harry Lime (as well as the viewer) found affectionately humorous, even though Harris played it straight rather than camp.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-57633786832681194002016-07-26T11:40:43.431-04:002016-07-26T11:40:43.431-04:00Harris was not a comic actor at the time, with a s...Harris was not a comic actor at the time, with a sinister turn on Twilight Zone. He came closest in Bill Dana's sitcom, but he was still "straight" man. Remember, Clifton Webb started in movies as an icy killer, and also transitioned to silly comedies. Harris simply followed that career arc.Bill Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041905291496937729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-68275265493599569182016-07-26T11:09:06.489-04:002016-07-26T11:09:06.489-04:00Something I've always wondered about (and I...Something I've always wondered about (and I'm old enough to remember when this was in first run ...): <br />I can see where CBS would want a recurrent villain, to provide a ready source of conflict.<br />What didn't make sense to me in '65 (and I was in high school at the time, but I still noticed) - why hire a <b>comic</b> actor for the role, and then go out of the way to make him <b>not comic</b>, at least in the early episodes?<br />I recall reading somewhere that an early candidate for the Dr. John Robinson role was Dan O'Herlihy, who did icy disdain better than anyone before or since; if he'd played Smith, he'd have been a genuine threat to the Robinsons.<br />Of course, that would have been a different series: O'Herlihy would have either been chased after six shows, or would have to be "reformed" in the traditional TV manner - we'll never know, will we?<br />But instead, we got Jonathan Harris's homage to Clifton Webb, which was chancy enough, before ultimately giving way to Hugh Herbert (<b>woo-woo-woo!</b>).<br />So the adventure turned to broad comedy - but somehow, <b>it worked!</b><br />There's no rule book - every hit is always a fluke.Mike Dorannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-61641399849988572282016-07-25T09:48:25.928-04:002016-07-25T09:48:25.928-04:00John Williams is updating his Lost in Space music ...John Williams is updating his Lost in Space music for the new Netflix series that will produce a 10 episode season.Pete Salisburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181317074758326713noreply@blogger.com