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Publicity photo (1967) for Lost in Space: shows cast members: Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Jonathan Harris, June Lockhart, Guy Williams & Bill Mumy. Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England) is an English -born American Mark Goddard (born July 24, 1936, in Lowell Massachusetts) is an American film actor who has starred in a number of television shows Marta Kristen (born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen on February 26, 1945 in Norway) is an American actress, specializing in character-type Jonathan Harris ( November 6, 1914 – November 3, 2002) was an American stage and Character actor. June Lockhart (born on June 25, 1925, in New York City, New York) is an American Television and Film Actress Guy Williams (born Armand Joseph Catalano) ( January 14, 1924 - April 30, 1989) was an American actor and former fashion Charles William Mumy Jr (ˈmuːmi born February 1, 1954) is an American Actor, Musician, pitchman Instrumentalist,
Genre Science fiction
Directed by Irwin Allen
Robert Douglas
Alvin Ganzer
Harry Harris
Leonard Horn
Nathan H. Juran
Sobey Martin
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Leo Penn
Don Richardson
Seymour Robbie
Sutton Roley
Alexander Singer
Paul Stanley
Ezra Stone
Starring (See article)
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
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No.  of episodes 83
Production
Producer(s) Irwin Allen
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producer(s)		 Jerry Briskin
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Camera setup Clyde Taylor
Running time 1 hour
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run September 15, 1965 – March 6, 1968
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Lost in Space is a science fiction TV series created and produced by Irwin Allen, and produced by 20th Century Fox Television and was broadcast on CBS. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Irwin Allen ( June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was a television and film producer nicknamed "The Master of Disaster" for his work Twentieth Century Fox Television Inc (on-logo as 20th Century Fox Television) is the television production division of the 20th Century Fox movie studio a subsidiary For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The show ran for three seasons, with 83 episodes airing between September 15, 1965 and March 6, 1968. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lost in Space was the second of Allen's four science fiction TV series. The show's first season was in black and white, and the second and third seasons were filmed in color.

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Production

Conceptually, the series was a space-age adaptation of the classic adventure novel Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. For the 1960 film produced by Disney see Swiss Family Robinson (film The Swiss Family Robinson (German Der Schweizerische Johann David Wyss ( March 4, 1743 - January 11, 1818) is best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson. During the first two seasons, the series followed the adventures of an astronaut family known as the Robinsons. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained In the pilot episode, their mission to Alpha Centauri is sabotaged by the base doctor, Zachary Smith, who slips aboard their spaceship Jupiter II before the launch and re-programs the robot to destroy the ship and crew shortly after leaving earth orbit. Alpha Centauri (α Centauri / α Cen also known as Rigil Kentaurus, Rigil Kent, or Toliman, is the brightest Star in the southern Constellation Smith unwittingly becomes trapped onboard and is only able to avoid being killed along with everyone else by reviving the crew who were placed in suspended animation beforehand. They manage to stop the robot and save the ship, but damage to the ship's guidance system leaves them lost in space. Eventually they are forced to land on an alien world where they have to survive a host of weekly adventures. In the third season they travel to other worlds in their never-resolved attempts to reach their destination, which was either Earth or Alpha Centauri.

Following the successful format of Allen's first TV series, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, the emphasis was on creating exciting fantasy-oriented adventure stories. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was a 1960s American Science Fiction Television series based on the 1961 film of the same name. Each week, the show delivered a fast-paced visual assault of special effects, explosions, monstrous aliens, spaceships, and exotic sets and costumes drenched in bright, primary colors. A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight. On the other hand, unlike the other space TV show of the day, Star Trek, character development, serious issues, dramatic depth, or even maintaining a coherent story were ignored. Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through ("Don't get logical with me!" was Allen's frequent retort to writers who objected to changes to their scripts. Source: Starlog #219)

Allen had hit upon a winning formula which he used to create a third fantasy-adventure show, The Time Tunnel (1966-1967), followed by his last and most ambitious series, Land of the Giants (1968-1970), all of which have become cult, if not critical, favorites. Starlog is a monthly Science-fiction film Magazine published by Starlog Group Inc The Time Tunnel is a 1966–1967 US color Science fiction TV series. Land of the Giants is an hour-long American Science fiction Television program lasting two seasons beginning on September 22, A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture.

Plot

In 1997, the Earth is suffering from massive overpopulation and depletion of natural resources. Professor John Robinson (played by Zorro alumnus Guy Williams), his wife, Maureen (Lassie alumna June Lockhart), their children, Judy (Marta Kristen), Penny (played by Make Room For Daddy alumna Angela Cartwright), Will (Billy Mumy) and their friend and pilot, Maj. Zorro (originally called Señor Zorro) is a Fictional character created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley. Guy Williams (born Armand Joseph Catalano) ( January 14, 1924 - April 30, 1989) was an American actor and former fashion Lassie, a dog is a Fictional character that has starred in or been the subject of many radio shows, Movies, TV shows, and Books June Lockhart (born on June 25, 1925, in New York City, New York) is an American Television and Film Actress Marta Kristen (born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen on February 26, 1945 in Norway) is an American actress, specializing in character-type The Danny Thomas Show (known as Make Room for Daddy during the first four seasons is a Sitcom which ran from 1953 to 1957 Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England) is an English -born American Charles William Mumy Jr (ˈmuːmi born February 1, 1954) is an American Actor, Musician, pitchman Instrumentalist, Don West (Mark Goddard) are chosen to travel on a space vehicle named the "Jupiter 2" to Alpha Centauri to search for a habitable planet for mankind to colonize. Mark Goddard (born July 24, 1936, in Lowell Massachusetts) is an American film actor who has starred in a number of television shows A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight. Planetary habitability is the measure of a Planet 's or a Natural satellite 's potential to develop and sustain Life. After the Robinsons have been placed in suspended animation for the long journey, but before the launch, foreign agent Dr. Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination Zachary Smith (played by Broadway and prominent character actor Jonathan Harris) sneaks aboard the spacecraft on a sabotage mission. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Jonathan Harris ( November 6, 1914 – November 3, 2002) was an American stage and Character actor. He reprograms the ship's robot to destroy the vehicle shortly after it leaves Earth. However, he becomes trapped on the spaceship during the launch. His extra weight throws the Jupiter 2 off course, causing it to encounter a meteor storm shortly after launch. A meteor shower, some of which are known as a "meteor storm" or "meteor outburst" is a celestial event where a group of meteors are observed to radiate from one point The robot's subsequent rampage does not destroy the vehicle, but does finish the job of getting the crew completely lost. Dr. Smith continues to fulfill his role as saboteur throughout the episodes, although no one seems to notice besides Maj. Don West. The Robinsons (especially young Will) are often placed in danger by Dr. Smith.

Cast

Series history

Irwin Allen produced a pilot film for the series, No Place to Hide. This article provides a list of episodes of the television series Lost in Space. After CBS accepted the series, characters Dr. Smith and the Robot were added. The ship was redesigned with a second deck, and named the Jupiter II. (It had been the "Gemini 12". ) For economy, a good part of the pilot was reworked into the early series episodes. According to June Lockhart, the show was intended to be called "Space Family Robinson", but Disney wouldn't release the copyright.

The first season was filmed in black-and-white and was more serious in tone than the subsequent two. It chronicled the daily adventures that a pioneer family might well have marooned on an alien world. These included dealing with dangerous native plants and animals, and occasionally off-planet visitors.

The second and third seasons were filmed in color, were more whimsical and fantastic, and emphasized humor, including fanciful space cowboys, space hippies, pirates, and a beauty pageant. The show aired in the same time slot as Batman (TV series), and it has been suggested the camp tone was adopted to compete. There was a growing emphasis on Dr. Smith, Will and the Robot at the expense of the other characters. Smith's change in character was not appreciated by the other actors, according to Billy Mumy, Mark Goddard and Guy Williams disliked the shift from serious science fiction. [2] The third season had slightly more adventure emphasis, but episodes like "The Great Vegetable Rebellion" — with talking carrots — still demonstrated humorous fantasy. This article provides a list of episodes of the television series Lost in Space.

During the first two seasons, episodes concluded in a "live action freeze" anticipating the following week, with the cliff-hanger "To be continued next week!". There was usually little ongoing plot continuity between episodes, except in larger goals; for example, to get enough fuel to leave the planet. For the third season, the episode would conclude and then a "teaser" for "next week's exciting adventure!" would show highlights from the next episode just before the closing credits began.

After cancellation, the show was successful in reruns, and syndication for many years, most recently on FX and Sci-Fi Channel. A rerun or repeat is a re-airing of an episode of a Radio or Television broadcast. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through

Stylistically, the series was of high quality, featuring what was expected for space travel at the time; eye-catching silver, tapered space-suits, laser guns and a number of spectacular props and sets, including the control cabin of the Jupiter 2. A laser is a device that emits Light ( Electromagnetic radiation) through a process called Stimulated emission.

Ratings and popularity

Although it retains a cult following, the science-fiction community often points to Lost in Space as an example of television's perceived bad record at producing science-fiction (perhaps overlooking the series' deliberate fantasy elements), comparing it to its supposed rival, Star Trek. However, Lost In Space was a mild ratings success, unlike Star Trek, which received very poor ratings during its original network TV run, often not placing any higher than 60th place, while "Lost in Space" finished season one with a rating of 32nd, second season in 35th place, and the third and final season rating 33rd. The last primetime episode to be broadcast nationally across the USA was a cast and crew personal favorite, a repeat from the second season appropriately titled "A Visit to Hades". Starting the next week, CBS replaced the Wednesday night favorite with the fourth season premiere of the wild life adventure series Daktari in September 1968. Daktari ( Swahili for "doctor" was a television series that aired on CBS from 1966 to 1969 featuring Marshall Thompson as Dr

The show's fans tend to split into two groups: those who enjoy the more serious episodes of the first season, and those who enjoy the more over-the-top episodes that came later.

The general public now most recognizes Lost In Space via the memorable, oft-repeated lines of the Robot, such as "Warning! Warning!", "That does not compute", and "Danger, Will Robinson!" Although the latter sentence was only spoken once, different variations of it were used. Dr. Smith's frequent put-downs of the Robot are also still popular ("You bubble-headed booby!") as are his trademark lines: "Oh, the pain. . . the pain!" and "Never fear, Smith is here!"

Cancellation

It is unclear why Lost in Space was cancelled. Several theories have been suggested.

Budget too high

The show had ratings to ensure a fourth season, but it was expensive. The budget for Season One per episode was $130,980, and for Season Three, $164,788. During that time, the actors' salaries increased, in the case of Harris, Kristen and Cartwright, nearly doubling. (Their negotiated salaries for the fourth season were presumably even higher. ) There is other evidence that at least a part of the cost problems were the actors themselves, for example director Richardson saying of Guy Williams requiring there be frequent closeups of him:

"This costs a fortune in time, it's a lot of lighting and a lot of trouble and Irwin succumbed to it. It got to be that bad. "[3]

Budget cut

According to Billy Mumy, the show had already been picked up for the fourth season, but with a cut budget, Irwin Allen said he couldn't continue the show under those circumstances. In fact, at the fourth season renewal meeting with CBS's Bill Paley, Irwin Allen got up and walked out when being told that the budget was being cut 15% from season 3, thereby sealing the show's cancellation. [4]

Disliked by an executive

Robert Hamner, one of the show's writers, states (in Starlog, #220, November 1995) that Bill Paley, the head of CBS, despised the show so much that the budget dispute was used as an excuse by Paley to terminate the series.

Declining ratings and escalating costs

The Lost in Space Forever DVD cites declining ratings and escalating costs as the reasons for cancellation. [5]

Disinterest

Probably not the main reason, but a contributing factor, at least, was that June Lockhart and director Don Richardson were no longer excited about the show. Lockhart is quoted as saying in response to being told about cancellation by Perry Lafferty, the head of CBS programming, "I think that's for the best at this point. . . " (although she goes on to say that she would have stayed if there had been a fourth season). Richardson had been tipped off the show was canceled, was looking for another series, and had decided not to return to "Lost in Space," even if it continued. [6]

Jonathan Harris (Dr Smith) and Bob May (the man inside the robot) had started out as friends to begin with - but, by the time the series eventually ended, a bit of a rot had set in - it eventually got to the stage where the older actor would not let the younger actor into his dressing room.

Music

Album cover of Lost in Space Original Television Soundtrack, Volume 1 CD, with music by John Williams (ASIN B000001P1R).
Album cover of Lost in Space Original Television Soundtrack, Volume 1 CD, with music by John Williams (ASIN B000001P1R). John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist.

The theme music for the opening and closing credits was written by John Williams, who was listed in the credits as "Johnny Williams. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. "

In Season Three, the opening theme was revised (again by Williams) to a more exciting and faster tempo score, accompanied by live action shots of the cast, featuring a pumped-up countdown from seven to one to launch each week's episode. Seasons 1 and 2 had animated figures "life-roped" together drifting "hopelessly lost in space" and set to a dizzy and comical score.

Much of the incidental music in the series was written by Williams and other notable film and television composers, including Alexander Courage, who contributed six scores to the series. Alexander Mair Courage Jr (December 10 1919 &ndash May 15 2008 was an American orchestrator, Arranger, and Composer of music primarily His most recognizable ("Wild Adventure") included his key theme for "Lorelei," composed for organ, woodwinds, and harp – thus cementing this highly recognizable theme with John Williams' own "Chariot" and main theme for the series. The Loreley (also written as Lorelei) is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near St

In the unaired pilot episode, "No Place to Hide," the opening theme music and much of the incidental music was borrowed from the 1951 classic The Day the Earth Stood Still. The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 1951 Black-and-white Science fiction film that tells the story of a humanoid alien visitor who comes

Legal questions

In 1962 Gold Key comics (formerly Dell Comics), a division of Western Publishing Company, began publishing a series of comic books under the title, Space Family Robinson. Gold Key Comics was an Imprint of Western Publishing created for Comic books distributed to Newsstands History Gold Key Western Publishing, also known as "Western Printing and Lithographing Co Space Family Robinson was an original science-fiction comic book series published by Gold Key Comics. The story was largely inspired by The Swiss Family Robinson but with a space-age twist. For the 1960 film produced by Disney see Swiss Family Robinson (film The Swiss Family Robinson (German Der Schweizerische The movie and television rights to the comic book were then purchased by noted television writer Hilda Bohem (The Cisco Kid), who created a treatment under the title, Space Family 3000.

In July 1964, notable science fiction writer and filmmaker Ib Melchior began pitching a treatment for a feature film, also under the title Space Family Robinson. Ib Jørgen Melchior (born September 17, 1917 in Copenhagen Denmark) is a Novelist, Short story writer Film producer,

There has been some debate as to whether or not Irwin Allen was aware of the Melchior treatment. It is also unknown whether Allen was aware of the comic book or the Hilda Bohem treatment.

As copyright law only protects the actual expression of a work, and not titles, general ideas or concepts, in 1964 Irwin Allen moved forward with his own take on Space Family Robinson, with characters and situations notably different from either the Bohem or the Melchior treatments (It is interesting to note that none of these versions contained the characters of Dr. Smith or the Robot).

Intended as a follow up to his first successful television venture, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series), Allen quickly sold his concept for a television series to CBS. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a Science fiction film produced and directed by Irwin Allen. Concerned about confusion with the Gold Key comic book, CBS requested that Allen come up with a new title. Nevertheless, Hilda Bohem filed a claim against Allen, CBS and Fox Television shortly before the series premiered in 1965.

A compromise was struck as part of a legal settlement. In addition to an undisclosed sum of money, Western Publishing would be allowed to change the name of its comic book to Lost in Space.

There were no other legal challenges to the title until 1995, when New Line Cinema announced their intention to turn Lost in Space into a big budget motion picture. New Line Cinema, founded in 1967 is one of the major American Film studios Though it initially began as an independent film studio it became a New Line had purchased the screen rights from Prelude Pictures (which had acquired the screen rights from the Irwin Allen Estate in 1993). At that time, Ib Melchior contacted Prelude Pictures and insisted that Lost in Space was directly based upon his 1964 treatment. Melchior was aided in his efforts by Ed Shifres, a fan who had written a book entitled Space Family Robinson: The True Story. (Later reprinted with the title, Lost in Space: The True Story). The book attempts to show how Irwin Allen allegedly plagiarized Melchior's concept, with two outlines presented side by side.

To satisfy Melchior, Prelude Pictures hired the 78-year-old filmmaker as a consultant on their feature film adaptation. This accommodation was made without the knowledge or consent of the Irwin Allen Estate or Space Productions, the original copyright holder of Lost in Space. Melchior's contract with Prelude also guaranteed him 2% of the producer's gross receipts, a provision that was later the subject of a suit between Melchior and Mark Koch of Prelude Pictures. Although an Appellate Court ruled partly[7] in Melchior's favor, on November 17th, 2004, the Supreme Court of California[8] denied a petition by Melchior to further review the case.

It is significant that no further claim was made and that Space Productions now strongly contends that Irwin Allen was the sole creator of the TV series called Lost in Space.

References in popular culture

Myths

Gene Roddenberry—the creator of Star Trek—often claimed that CBS executives listened to his Star Trek pitch only as a ploy to glean ideas for doing sci-fi on a TV budget. Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (August 19 1921 &ndash October 24 1991 was an American Screenwriter and producer. But this is unlikely given that by the time Roddenberry pitched Star Trek, Irwin Allen was already a successful, Emmy award winning producer who already had a science fiction television series television in production: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series). In addition, CBS already had ordered and picked up the LIS pilot before Roddenberry was pitching "Trek".

Another myth is that Lost in Space became campy in response to the serious tone of Star Trek. However, Lost in Space had already gone campy by the start of its second season, the same time Star Trek went on the air. If any show directly influenced a turn towards camp, that would have been the hit show Batman, which began airing on the ABC television network in January 1966. Batman is a 1960s American Television series, based on the DC Comic book character of the same name. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.

It has been reported that Lost In Space was the favorite TV series of John F. Kennedy, Jr. while growing up in the 1960s. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr (November 25 1960 – July 16 1999 often referred to as John F Others who admired the series were Tim Allen, John Laroquette, Candice Bergen, John Lasseter, "Weird" Al Yankovic and also Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who also watched "Dark Shadows!"

Equipment

In addition to the Robot, the primary tools used by the Robinsons in their exploration of strange alien worlds included the twin-decked Jupiter II flying saucer spacecraft, a glass-walled tracked exploration vehicle called the "Chariot", and the space "Pod" (a small spacecraft modeled on the Apollo Lunar Module). Tim Allen (born Timothy Allen Dick; June 13, 1953) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice-over artist and John Bernard Larroquette (born November 25, 1947) is an American film and television Actor. Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -winning American John Alan Lasseter (born January 12 1957 is an Academy Award -winning American Animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Dark Shadows is a Gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network from June 27, 1966 to Flying saucer is the name given to a type of Unidentified flying object (UFO with a disc- or Saucer -shaped body usually described as silver or metallic On occasion, characters (notably John Robinson) used what was then an exciting new invention: the jet pack. For other meanings see Jetpack (disambiguation. The Martin Jetpack, despite its name has no jets or rockets but is a small helicopter and

The Jupiter II spaceship and its equipment also featured several technological breakthroughs that simplified or did away with mundane tasks. The "washing machine" took seconds and packaged cleaned clothes in plastic bags. The ship had no light bulbs or even compact fluorescent lamps-- in one episode, Maureen says the lights are "transistorized". In Electronics, a transistor is a Semiconductor device commonly used to amplify or switch electronic signals However, on the other hand, sound and voice recording technologies imply arrested technology -- reel-to-reel tape recorders instead of solid-state digital storage media. Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt Reel-to-reel, open reel tape recording is the form of magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording medium is held on a Reel, rather than being This article deals mainly with analog tape recorders for audio applications information on digital recording, recording of video signals, and A digital system uses discrete (discontinuous values usually but not always Symbolized Numerically (hence called "digital" to represent information for A data storage device is a device for recording (storing information (data

One of the key breakthroughs is suspended animation technology that was employed only in the first and third episodes of the series. Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination

Guest stars

During its three-year run, many actors guest-starred on the show, among them Al Lewis, Edy Williams, Arte Johnson, Don Matheson, Kurt Russell, Strother Martin, Francine York, Mercedes McCambridge, Michael J. Pollard, Allan Melvin and Henry Jones. Edwina Beth Williams (born July 9, 1942) is an American television and film actress. Arte Johnson (born January 20, 1929) full name Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson, is an American comic Actor. Don Matheson is an American television actor best known for his continuing role in Irwin Allen 's series Land of the Giants. Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17 1951 is an Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. Strother Martin ( March 26, 1919 &ndash August 1, 1980) was an American Actor in numerous Films and Carlotta Mercedes McCambridge ( March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) nicknamed Mercy, was an Academy Award -winning Michael J Pollard (born May 30, 1939) is an American Actor. Pollard was born Michael John Pollack Jr Allan Melvin ( February 18, 1923 - January 17, 2008) was an American Character actor who appeared in several television Henry Jones may refer to Henry Jones (B'nai Brith, founder of B'nai Brith in 1843 Henry Jones (baker (1812&ndash1891 creator of self-raising Future Hill Street Blues stars Daniel J. Travanti, Kym Karath (who also worked with Angela Cartwright on The Sound of Music), and Michael Conrad also made featured appearances. Hill Street Blues is a serial Police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987 Danielo Giovanni Travanti (b March 7, 1940) is an American Actor. Kimberly "Kym" Karath (born 4 August 1958 in Los Angeles, California, U Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England) is an English -born American The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay Michael Conrad ( October 16 1925 - November 22 1983) was an American Television Actor who was born in New

Spin-offs

Comics

Bill Mumy scripted an authorized Lost in Space comic book for Innovation Comics. Charles William Mumy Jr (ˈmuːmi born February 1, 1954) is an American Actor, Musician, pitchman Instrumentalist, Innovation Publishing was an American Comic book company based in Wheeling West Virginia. The company continued the series for some time, at one point focusing on a time many years after the end of series, the children had long ago grown up.

Prior to the appearance of the TV series, a comic book named Space Family Robinson was published by Gold Key Comics and written by Gaylord DuBois. Gaylord McIlvaine Du Bois (as it appears on his baptism certificate or DuBois (He signed it both ways as two words both capitalized and as one word with a capital "B" Due to a deal worked out with Gold Key, the title of the comic later incorporated the "Lost in Space" sub-title. The comic book is not a spinoff of the TV series but was in print prior to the conception of the show. Also, there is an unlicensed comic in which Will Robinson meets up with Friday the 13th character Jason Voorhees. Friday the 13th is superstitiously considered a day of bad Luck in English - French - and German -speaking countries as well as in other Appearances

Cartoon

In the 1972-73 television season, ABC produced The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie, a weekly collection of 60-minute animated movies, pilots and specials from various production companies, such as Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, and Rankin-Bass -- Hanna-Barbera Productions contributed animated work based on such TV series as Gidget, Yogi Bear, Tabitha, Oliver Twist, Nanny and the Professor, The Banana Splits, and most importantly, Lost in Space. The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie — renamed The New Saturday Superstar Movie in its second season — was a series of one-hour animated TV-movies For the unrelated isometric graphics engine used by Ultimate Play the Game in their 8-bit computer games see Filmation engine. Rankin/Bass Productions Inc (formerly Videocraft International Ltd Dr. Smith (voiced by Jonathan Harris) was the only character from the original program to appear in the special, along with the Robot (who was employed in flight control rather than a support activity). Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the Air (or movement beyond Earth's atmosphere, in the case of The spacecraft was launched vertically by rocket, and Smith was a passenger rather than a saboteur. A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the The pilot for the animated Lost in Space series was not picked up as a series, and only this episode was produced.

Feature film

In 1998, New Line Cinema produced a Lost in Space feature film. Lost in Space is a 1998 feature-length motion picture produced by New Line Cinema, starring William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather It included numerous nods, homages and cameos related to the series, including:

The film's Jupiter II was launched into orbit by a vehicle called the Jupiter I, which closely mimics the series' spacecraft, complete with rotating propulsion lights. In Physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star A rotation is a movement of an object in a circular motion A two- Dimensional object rotates around a center (or point) of rotation

Reference is made to the Chariot and Space Pod, both of which are reported wrecked. The chariot is the earliest and simplest type of Carriage, used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples

Additional cameo appearances from the original series were considered, but did not make it to the film: Jonathan Harris was offered a cameo appearance (as the Global Sedition businessman who hires, then betrays, Dr. Smith). He turned down the role (which eventually went to Edward Fox), and is even reported to have said "I play Smith or I don't play. Edward Charles Morrice Fox, OBE (born 13 April, 1937) is an English stage film and television Actor. " Bill Mumy was at one point considered for a key role in the film, that of an aged Will Robinson who appears in the 'Spider Smith' sequences, but Jared Harris was cast instead (by coincidence, Harris would marry Fox's daughter Emilia Fox 10 years later, but they were unconnected at the time). Charles William Mumy Jr (ˈmuːmi born February 1, 1954) is an American Actor, Musician, pitchman Instrumentalist, Jared Francis Harris (born 24 August 1961 in London) is a British Actor. Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974) is an award-winning English actress. Guy Williams, the remaining original cast member, had died some years earlier. Guy Williams (born Armand Joseph Catalano) ( January 14, 1924 - April 30, 1989) was an American actor and former fashion

Novel

In 1967, a novel based on the series (with significant changes to the personalities of the characters) was published by Pyramid Books. Pyramid Books was a Paperback publishing company founded in 1949 by William Jovanovich with Almat Magazine Publishers ( Alfred R Written by Dave Van Arnam and Ron Archer (as Ted White), the book was three short stories woven together. This article is about the cricket player For Ron Archer (pseudonym see Ted White Ronald Graham Archer ( October 25, 1933 - May Ted White is the name of Ted White (author (1938- an American science fiction author Ted White (stuntman, an American stuntman In one scene, where a character is randomly speaking English to provide data for translation, the book correctly predicted Richard Nixon winning the presidency after Lyndon Johnson (but also predicted a Kennedy (likely Robert F. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Debt AIDS Trade in Africa (or DATA) is a Multinational non-government organization founded in January 2002 in London by U2 's Translation is the interpreting of the meaning of a text and the subsequent production of an equivalent text likewise called a " translation Kennedy) winning after Nixon).

Second TV series

In late 2003, a new TV series, with a somewhat changed format, was in development in the U. S. It was intended to be originally closer to the original pilot with no Dr. Smith, but included a robot. The pilot (entitled, The Robinsons: Lost in Space) was commissioned by the The WB Television Network. It was directed by John Woo and produced by Synthesis Entertainment, Irwin Allen Productions, Twentieth Century Fox Television and Regency Television. John Woo Yu-Sen (born May 1, 1946) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Chinese Film director and producer. Regency Television is a Joint-venture between Regency Enterprises and Fox Television Studios founded in 1998.

The "Jupiter 2" interstellar flying-saucer spacecraft of the original series was changed to a non-saucer planet-landing craft, dispensed from a larger inter-stellar mothership. Interstellar space travel is unmanned or manned Travel between Stars The concept of interstellar travel in Starships is a staple in Science fiction A mother ship is a vessel or aircraft that carries a smaller vessel or aircraft that operates independently from it

The pilot script featured the characters of John and Maureen, but an elder son, David, was added, as well as Judy, an 'infant' Penny, and ten-year-old Will. There was no Dr. Smith character, but the character of Don West was described as a "dangerous, lone wolf type".

The confirmed cast included Brad Johnson as John Robinson, Jayne Brook as Maureen Robinson, Adrianne Palicki as Judy Robinson, Ryan Malgarini as Will Robinson and Mike Erwin as Don West. Brad Johnson (b October 24, 1959, in Tucson, Arizona) is an American actor and former Marlboro Man. redlinks John Robinson (sociologist, American sociologist John Robinson (drummer, American drummer John Robinson (musician Jayne Brook (born September 16, 1960) is an American Actress, known for her role as Dr June Lockhart (born on June 25, 1925, in New York City, New York) is an American Television and Film Actress Adrianne Palicki (b May 6 1983, Toledo Ohio) is an American actress who currently stars as Tyra Collette on the NBC television Ryan Timothy Malgarini, (born June 12, 1992 in Renton Washington) is an American Actor. Mike Erwin (born August 31, 1978) is an American Actor who is best known as Colin Hart in the now cancelled WB television series Everwood Don West may refer to Don West (educator Don West (sportscaster Don West Jr

It was not among the network's series pick-ups confirmed later that year.

However, the producers of the new Battlestar Galactica show bought the sets. The Battlestar Galactica Science fiction franchise which began as a 1978 TV series, was "reimagined" in 2003 into a TV miniseries They were redesigned the next year and used for scenes on the Battlestar Pegasus. Battlestar Pegasus is a fictional spacecraft that appears in the both the original and the re-imaged television series Battlestar Galactica.

DVD releases

20th Century Fox has released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is the Home video distribution arm of the 20th Century Fox film studio

DVD Name Ep # Release Date Additional Information
Season 1 30 January 13, 2004
  • Un-Aired Pilot "No Place To Hide" included (see above)
  • CBS Network Presentation (5. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 5 minutes)
Season 2 Volume 1 16 September 14, 2004
Season 2 Volume 2 14 November 30, 2004
  • Original 1966 Lost In Space Interviews
  • 17 stills from the Guy Williams and June Lockhart interview
  • 15 stills from the Jonathan Harris interview
Season 3 Volume 1 15 March 1, 2005
  • "Lost in Space" memories - 20 nostalgic video clips with cast members offering a fond look back at favorite episodes and highlights of the show!
Season 3 Volume 2 9 July 19, 2005
  • Next on Lost in Space: Princess of Space, The Time Merchant, The Promised Planet, Fugitives in Space, Space Beauty, The Flaming Planet, The Great Vegetable Rebellion, Junkyard of Space and The Condemned of Space
  • Target Earth Act Break
  • Interstitial Blooper / Bill Mumy
  • Interview Clips (from 1995): Resolving the show, Bob May and The Robot, Thoughts on the cast / Jonathan Harris, Getting the role, Comedic Villain and Motivation for Dr. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zachary Smith

Title in other languages

Trivia

References

  1. ^ The Dumbing Down of America - the Bloop
  2. ^ Eisner, Joel, and Magen, Barry, Lost in Space Forever, Windsong Publishing, Inc. , 1992.
  3. ^ Eisner, Joel, and Magen, Barry, Lost in Space Forever, p. 279, Windsong Publishing, Inc. , 1992.
  4. ^ Eisner, Joel, and Magen, Barry, Lost in Space Forever, p. 280, Windsong Publishing, Inc. , 1992.
  5. ^ Lost in Space Forever, DVD, Twentieth Century Fox, 1998.
  6. ^ Eisner, Joel, and Magen, Barry, Lost in Space Forever, p. 279, p. 281, Windsong Publishing, Inc. , 1992.
  7. ^ Microsoft Word - B153239.DOC
  8. ^ http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/minutes/documents/SNOV1704.DOC
  9. ^ see these screen shots
  10. ^ Starlog, no. 159, Oct. 1990
  11. ^ B9 Robot Builders Club

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