Why did they name this after the successful series of the 60s when it's nothing at all like that. Every possible angle has been made inverted and backwards -- a father who was a commander in the original is now a father who abandons his family; a mother who was a highly regarded capable scientist is now so unethical, she cheats to have her son's test scores reworked so he can accompany her on a space mission; Will, the son, was someone who was extraordinary is now someone who is such a failure he wouldn't qualify to go on space mission and would have been retaking a programme if not for the unethical cheating mother he has looking out for him. The daughter Penny who was a brilliant scientist and researcher in her own right is so stupid she is a complete liability unless the adopted black girl tells her what to do - as a matter of fact the adopted black girl is the only one allowed to be a contributing, intelligent, capable person -- characterized as the family's saving grace to help them overcome whatever they run into in space --since the rest of the family are merely flawed individuals who are so dysfunctional, they cause more problems than they fix. Then there is the robot - that is an alien being and nothing like the original series, again. The plots are an afterthought to competent writing and the characters are so unlikable and disengenuous as written, I can't watch it. They should stop trying to associate whatever this is with the Lost in Space series about a family with high intelligence, capable, honorable, and sensible enough to not rely on some adopted kid to tell them right from wrong or what to do next. As written none of these characters should navigate a vehicle on the freeway - much less space travel.