I only watched this because Netflix featured it and I was pleasantly surprised by the series quality. Whatever few minutes I saw of the original series from the '60s struck me as hokey, campy or both. Not being inclined to compare, and being a Molly Parker fan from her appearances on Deadwood and House of Cards, I tried the first episode and found myself both entertained and drawn in to the family-centered space story. Though things got typically Hollywood-incredible by the 10th and final episode, the story momentum and acting carried me through to the end (a typical one, teasing with the possibilities for Season 2.)

I haven't enjoyed a space drama as much since Star Trek, The Next Generation--though they are not the same kind of space opera.

I've been finding it hard to keep up, lately, with all the digital and other content available to watch online and elsewhere. Much of the quality drama, though, is very dark. Though Lost in Space has its Parental Guidance dark side, the closest this comes to the dystopias in the entertainment pipeline these days is the background scenario driving the space colonization. Though the Robinsons and their fellow travellers are faced with a lot of challenging situations the show is not depressing. With real events in the world today and with entertainments often serving up a lot of characters and behaviour that most of us would strive to avoid, that can be a pleasant change.