The original series "Lostin Space" wasn't actually *that* great, it definitely wasn't as iconic as Star Treck, more like a campy real life version of "The Jetsons". Did it need a remake? Probably not. Anyway, this series tries hard to bring the bouffant coiffed, 60s space-age family Robinson into the here and now. And sadly it starts off with two rather so-so episodes, before it gains some momentum. The family comes over as a bit of a bore and the most fleshed out character is actually the main antagonist, the deliciously unhinged Parker Posey as the manipulative Dr. Smith. At some stage I actually began to root for her, as the permanent niceness of the Robinsons makes them a bit too bland. You really need to go through the first episodes to get to the better stuff happening and it does get better. It's a step up from the 1998 feature film. Just don't expect this to go nearly as dark as Star Trek or most other current sci-fi series, "Lost in Space" always was a family oriented program and so is this incarnation.