Lost in Space is well produced and decently well acted. Dr. Smith is a fantastic character and really well done by Parker Posey in this series. Unfortunately, the writers while providing lots of good fast paced action and an exciting space adventure don't seem to be smart enough to figure out how to move the plot along without being horribly contrived a good part of the time. They take good characters and have them do stupid things that make no sense just to get to the next part of the story. I enjoy it but find myself regularly irritated too.