I must applaud Netflix for continuing to support the sci fi genre and rebooting Lost in Space, however, I have more than a few grimaces here.

First of all, as a 30yo I'm not entirely sure the show is aimed at me as a target audience; it just screams at me to be a show for a younger generation. No swearing, no grotesque death and violence and definitely no unnecessary sex scenes common in modern TV. But take all that with a grain of salt I suppose.

First of all the casting and character writing will make you shake your head. Dr Smith was definitely miscast and very poorly written - the entire character is just bad. Gung-ho and over-zealous, super-genius mom who is a feminist wet dream; who has an answer for everything and can't do any wrong. And Will Robinson is still quite green as an actor but I don't want to criticise child actors, he'll get better. The robot is very weak, it is the rubberband that hinges however it is needed; it can do everything and nothing all at once. Can be super smart and adaptive or really stupid and unintelligible depending on which plot device is required. The daughter Penny, father John and Mechanic Don (and his chicken) are the shining lights for me. Penny in particular does a great job bringing her character alive.

The plot devices also bring about some head shaking. Very much in the vein of mid-90s drama where everything gets wrapped up into a nice neat little bow at the end of every episode. Even the most complex and mathematical problems seem to be easily resolved. This is definitely not a thinking persons show, it's meant to be easily consumed.

You can see that no corners have been cut in the production quality and effects. So despite my criticisms earlier, I still recommend the show to everyone to dip your toes back into space and sci fi. The show will definitely not overpower you with fantasy or science and is really well made.

Thank you to the makers and to Netflix - 7/10 stars.