There is a majesty to this show. The visuals are stunning. I just binged the first season over three nights, and there was something visually amazing in every episode. If anything is unlike the original series then it is that. The closest comparison today might be The 100. The landscapes are at least similar in both, and the emphasis on engineering jerry rigging to solve solutions, as well as create honest tension, are familiar. The 100 aims at late teens and early twenties (and probably bags all the 15 year olds in the process), and is primarily a warrior action show, although special effects do feature. Lost In Space is much more a grand family gathering where fisticuffs are rare, but stunning visuals and 3D cgi is common. The last show to impress me with its cgi at integral was Primeval. That was BBC, whereas this is 20th Fox. Lost's cgi is state of the art. The backstories that power the relationships have been well thought out and power the show forward as much as the excitement of people verse planet, or people verses evil. They seem natural, and hats off to the story and script writers. There is a great freshness about this show. This is one of the best things to happen in sci-fi theatre in recent times.