So Maureen is now a super knowledgeable scientist/engineer who rules over the family, while John is now a not so knowledgeable grunt whose scientific knowledge could fit in a thimble. In what universe does it make sense not to have every member of the crew, ESPECIALLY the adults, be extremely well qualified scientifically to deal with the unknowns of space colonization? In what universe does it make sense NOT to have weapons in a frontier environment? In the universe of modern Hollywood, relentlessly pushing a particular agenda, no matter how little sense it makes. I'd give this 0 stars if I could.

Interviewer for John Robinson: So, Mr. Robinson, we're establishing a new human habitat on a new planet. We'd like to ask you some questions. John: ok. Interviewer: What's your degree in astrophysics? John: Um...... Interviewer: Chemistry? John: Er....... Interviewer: Biology? John: Well, I fathered some kids... Interviewer: Geology? (finding useful minerals would be very important) John: Uh...... Interviewer: Mechanical Engineering? John: I can read fuel gauges.... Interviewer: Computer science? John: Ah... Interviewer: Electrical engineering? Industrial engineering? Aerospace? Systems engineering? Agriculture? John: Ok, I can see that I'm not qualified... Interviewer: Qualifications? What makes you think your qualifications are important? We make our choices based on editorial decisions, not qualifications. John: If you say so. BTW, I am qualified in one area. Interviewer: What's that? John: I'm a Navy Seal. Interviewer: How nice. We don't allow weapons on this mission, military man. John: Are you sure there's no evidence of any potentially dangerous aliens we might encounter? Interviewer: We're not interested in giving you that information. Stop questioning the no weapons policy. Oh, and if you DO stumble on a useful weapon, we want you to be hostile towards making use of it. John: (Meekly) If you say so. BTW, how did the interview with my wife go? Did you also tell her that qualifications aren't important? Interviewer: Of course not! Her qualifications are important, but yours aren't. John: That doesn't make sense. Why are you doing this? Interviewer: Stop questioning our editorial decisions. We have an important agenda to push. Welcome aboard!