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So we binged the new Netflix version of Lost in Space over the weekend. Nicely made, decent fx but a poor retelling with more holes than a block of swiss cheese. I lost all those long hours I spent watching it - interminably slow, lackluster; the best/worst actor was the robot. Note: we ended up fast forwarding a ton of the really boring bits - how did we know they'd be boring? Any scene with 2 actors facing each other ends up being a crap fest of pointless talking that does not advance the story. Took nearly 10 hours to do what the original did in the pilot.
Less "Danger, Will Robinson", more "Danger - don't bother watching!"
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I watched the first two episodes. We liked the robot - the humans were dreadful. It's as though the scriptwriters went to cliches'r'us for the script. I won't be watching the rest of the series.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: the humans were dreadful. It's as though the scriptwriters went to cliches'r'us for the script. I won't be watching the rest of the series.
agree 100%. Could only (barely) stomach the first episode.
Not only boring, but there wasn't a likable character in the whole lot.
It was interesting to us that the character of the children was basically summed up in "disrespect for anyone over 20".
Really terrible writing and a terrible story.
They even attempted to try the new story-telling where things are out of order and the director / writers were really bad at it.
modified 16-Apr-18 11:37am.
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Will Robinson was in both the original and the remake, and also in Babylon 5 - as was his mother!
He was a lot better in B5.
(The same actor played Will Robinson, the real Dr Smith, and Lennier. June Lockhart also played Dr. Laura Rosen in Babylon 5)
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: So we binged the new Netflix version of Lost in Space over the weekend.
I did the same. I could spot several inconsistencies, amongst them:
- the child who leaves a hyperbar box in a few seconds (should have exploded miserabiliy).
- the fuel tanks in the Jupiter which are said to be at top and bottom of the ship at the beginning, and which surprisingly become stored on the side a few episodes later.
There were others, but I seem to have forgotten them as fast as I watched the show.
IMO, a quickly-setup family-show with little value to science-fiction fans.
On the other hand, season 3 of The Expanse finally started 
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Agreed - not seen the expanse. Have to make choices - I chose Dark Matter.
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Unfortunately for you, Dark Matter has been cancelled after third season.
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Bollocks. I was really enjoying that. 
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yes...and I look at Killjoys continuing and just wonder. Much more to Dark Matter than the stupid Killjoys. Think Dark Matter was one of the best space cowboy shows ever.
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Agreed. 
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That was really sad...One of the better SciFy (SyFy) shows. Much better than Killjoys. Also hated to see Grimm go, and Dirk Gently, and Penny Dreadful. The last I understand since it had to be super expensive. Still can't believe that Supernatural has lasted 14 seasons. Still really like that show.
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Clifford Nelson wrote: One of the better SciFy (SyFy) shows.
Sci Fi in the rest of the world.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I was not really happy when the SciFi channel took that name. Never thought it was appropriate, and with time it became even less so given that they have paranormal (not so reality show), which I absolutely hate, horror, and a few other things I think are far from scifi, and would have liked to have seen a more general scifi usage, but that is obviously a pipedream given the way .com uri's are used.
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Clifford Nelson wrote: I was not really happy when the SciFi channel took that name. Never thought it was appropriate, and with time it became even less so given that they have paranormal (not so reality show), which I absolutely hate, horror, and a few other things I think are far from scifi, and would have liked to have seen a more general scifi usage, but that is obviously a pipedream given the way .com uri's are used.
I'm not sure that that channel is available in Australia but I have never seen it. I just hate the way it changed to SyFy and you just know it will get pushed out to general use soon enough.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Dr Smith is now Parker Posey[^]. She was one of the better performers.
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: She was one of the better performers.
The evil characters tend to be better. 
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The original was pretty bad.
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I stopped watching 30 minutes in (more or less when one of the girl was about to drown/freeze).
I usually hate TV/Movies with brainy bratty kids.
Maybe I'll give it one more try.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Maximilien wrote: Maybe I'll give it one more try.
Take it from me - don't bother. She is a Mary Sue.
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It's a shame, I like Molly Parker as an actress.
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Yup, but both her and Judy are Mary Sues - insufferable - one person being that perfect is just about tolerable on a show, but two? 
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How sad was really thinking, from trailer that it might be a good retelling. Oh well I'll just hang on to childhood memories of the The Great Vegetable Rebellion[^].
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Only if you were not clowning around!
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