After
Star Trek, Lost in Space was one of the most influential sci-fi shows of the
century--and no, not just because it gave us “Danger, Will Robinson!” Though
that’s awesome. The show took the tale
of Robinson Crusoe--time-tested trope of an adventurer waaay off course--added
a family and a flying saucer and tossed the whole thing up into space.
One
of the things that sets the story apart from others of the time is that the
crew kept their antagonist around. Dr
Smith was only supposed to be in the first episode or so, but they kept him on,
which I (and others in the LIS-verse) think added great dimension and kept the show
from being too nicey-nice like Star Trek
could sometimes be. Plus, it made a
great role for Gary Oldman when the series was rebooted into a movie in 1998. With
my favorite robot of all time.
How to Commemorate
- Get lost.
- Identify “Danger! Danger!”
- Alliterate all day long (my fictionally fervent fool!).
*In the TV series, the Jupiter 2 launches on Oct 16, 1997, but the movie had the launch date as Oct 1, 2058.
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