Lost in Space (2018)

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 13, 2018
Season #: 3, 2, 1
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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 345 Ratings

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  1. geewah
    Jan 27, 2021
    6
    The best thing about this show are the production values. The plot is simple, plays safe and at times corny.
  2. CasandraComplex
    Jan 1, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm baffled as to who the target audience is for this reboot. My nieces and nephews (ages 4-10) are way more critical thinkers than the majority of the adults and young adults portrayed. Parker Posey appears constantly in shock as to how dumb all of those "specially selected" crew members are. No wonder her character is P-Ohhed. I realize that entertainment media is scrambling to match expectations of the latest round of identity politics on screen but it is absolutely ridiculous how every single male in the show is a wimpy, emasculated, inept, sad sack with the notable exception of the chicken guy. The robot even has had his male identity computer voice, vocabulary and comic relief role stripped out. The chicken guy is the only unapologetic alpha male and it appears that his character has been given the solitary role of comic relief as a punishment for that crime. I guess that what we are to take from that is that unapologetically masculine men are to be relegated to being clowns... oh and single. Some have deduced Black Panther to one phrase,"I hate white people" this show would be,"I hate men"
    I have to agree with all previous comments about the bad writing, gaping plot holes, breathtaking absence of logical thinking and absence of basic laws of physics. Really?? Freezing cold temperatures that instantly freeze a deep well of water and yet they have no helmets or "space hats" on? At some point way into the first season they explain how come there is a strange disparity in technology by divulging that the spaceships are constructed on alien tech but that doesn't explain why they are communicating with C.B. Radios when satellite phones exist today. Lost in space or B.J. and the bear? It seems that the annoying and constant flashbacks are a device to mop up the illogical mess that is constantly created. There is no doubt that this show has been written from the female perspective because of the constant and never ending private one on one meaningful conversations where they wax on at infinitum about ,"their feelings". I should make a count of how many times there are only two actors on screen at a time engaged in deep and meaningless babbling while they are supposed to be in a survival situation.
    Then there is the blatant theft of iconic sci-fi moments such as when they are in the bat cave gathering space poop from blind but somehow not adapted to sonar pterodactyls. You know the scene from Aliens when the beast comes within licking distance of Sigourney weaver but then is drawn away? The most egregious theft from that series is when Maureen is beating up the robot with a heavy equipment robotic arm towards, you guessed it, an open airlock! I was waiting for her to scream at it,"Get away from her you B$%^%*&CH!!" But stopped short of outright plagiarism. My suggestion to whoever is in charge of that show is to fire every single writer on staff and sketch some testes onto the male cast.
    Propaganda Rating 8/10 for the ridiculous amount of anti male identity messages.    … Expand
  3. AWESOM-0
    Jan 1, 2020
    6
    It’s entertaining, you have to suspend your disbelief for large parts of it, but overall enjoyable.
  4. kaanelif
    Mar 1, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is my solution for the whole serie: KILL F.. DOCTOR FAKE SMITH.
    Problem solved.
    Lost in Space without Parker Posey will be very best. Otherwise you can put Parker Posey in the robot. I will it. Yes.    … Expand
  5. sampson901
    Jan 4, 2019
    0
    No spoiler here. Nothing to spoil. Within 5 minutes you can already tell that this is one of the worst series or remakes that you have ever seen. Horrible on all fronts but worst of all was the writing which was laughable. Don't waste your time as I did. Geez.
  6. xnts
    Dec 29, 2018
    10
    In short - great for kids around 8-12 years old. Technical quality is great, proper mix of CGI and real props, interesting questions asked. Just keep in mind that it's meant for kids and don't expect deep dark story, blood or X-rated content.
  7. Ymirwatching
    Nov 21, 2018
    2
    Danger, Netflix viewers!!!

    For the exception of the soundtrack and cgi effects, this is close to being the dumbest and least imaginative adaptation of a television series yet rebooted to the binge screen. The Robinson clan should have gone into therapy, not space. The dialogue is terrible, and the show is too freaking liberal. The Marine ops dad continues to kowtow to his feminist ex    Danger, Netflix viewers!!!

    For the exception of the soundtrack and cgi effects, this is close to being the dumbest and least imaginative adaptation of a television series yet rebooted to the binge screen. The Robinson clan should have gone into therapy, not space. The dialogue is terrible, and the show is too freaking liberal. The Marine ops dad continues to kowtow to his feminist ex making LIS unintentionallly funny. This John Robinson, my friends, is no Guy Williams!!!

    I Cannot believe the crew of the Jupiter 2, as survivors, are on their way to a hostile environment without an arsenal of weapons to defend themselves all because Ms. Robinson did not want any onboard the ship. It’s a foregone conclusion where next season is going. Now the robot will have to do all the fighting and create (xerox) weapons convenient to the plot when needed. Ugh! Deus ex machina!!! About the only thing that's presented with any purposeful consequence is the pandering set-up for the second season.

    A few bright sides to this reboot is that the cgi is great, and hearing the John Williams theme after the Jupiter 2 busts free of its icy grave is a plus for the series. I also enjoyed the change of pace at the start of an episode where a collage of photos commercialize the space program: Past, present, and future. Good stuff.

    But watching Lost In Script for a whole hour is not worth the few minutes that I enjoyed. Yes, the robot is amazing for the exception that no one mentions why it speaks AND understands English.

    The crew is bad, really bad and the children cause half the problems. I think mission control forgot to load the Tang. These Robinson's couldn't colonize my backyard. If LIS continues down its backward, non-cerebral, juvenile path (which appears to be its direction), at least feature more action, less wordplay, and less female chest beating. Too much estrogen and not enough testosterone in this Robinson clan. As for Dr. Smith? I have to say it. "The pain. Oh, the pain..." Get rid of her, please! What a disaster! Also, forego the tired "boy and his robot" relationship, a facsimile and trope which is all too familiar. We've all been down that rabbit hole! The whole 10 episodes were like trying to run a marathon under the water. The writers take the whimsy and surrealism of the old tv show and transform it into this muddy, grimy, and droning diversity riddled space opera that completely over thinks the premise. Embarrassing!

    Anyway, if the writers cannot submit intellectual scripts with a persuasive execution for story & words, then may I suggest sticking to an arty production with imaginative eye candy? Above all, THINK. I'm not suggesting LIS resemble 2001: A Space Odyssey, even though the writers ripped off the movie by using an evil AI for taking over the Jupiter (remember HAL the computer?). But the audience doesn't need to be told everything that is already captured on camera.

    Limit the excessive babble and red faced humor lines, such as, Penny's bad acting when she says through her nasal like voice, "Anybody have a mop? I may have barfed a little bit back here.” (Albeit, a little ironic for how I felt about this binge of episodes). The point is the crew just escaped death. A long scan from the camera onto the crew's silent expressions as they look at one another, the sweat of fear on their faces from the nerve wracking, death defying experience, and the unmentionable sigh of relief that they're still alive from the Jupiter's rough landing should be enough.

    Netflix needs to give me 13 reason why I should watch season 2. If I do watch, the writers can beware of my fickle finger of fate on the fast forward button. Unfortunately, this is one expedition that should have been scrubbed long before the final countdown. Hmm... maybe season 2 will be the season where John Robinson finds his balls. As for Mrs. Robinson, she’d be better off doing Benjamin! LOL. ...

    To Be Continued.    … Expand
  8. LulzTV
    Sep 29, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lost in space is so overrated it almost blows me away. This show is boring garbage. The family dinamic is terrible, some of the characters are useless and serve nothing but make the lenght of the episodes longer. But my biggest complaints with this show are the lazy script and the flashbacks. They're absolutely terrible!!! The sloppy dialogue makes every character interaction awkward and the flashbacks are even worse.
    Spoiler: Doctor Smith ( the villain of this show which is a terrible and cliched proffile of a psychopath ) and another guy are trapped on this plannet and a dangerous storm is getting closer to them and they have a flaregun. At the same time the main characters are driving a rover back to their ship. Then they see a flare. They go into that flare's direction and then only doctor smith comes. It's clear that she tricked that other guy and stole his flaregun but no we are shown a flashback to see how she stole his gun..................Why? Who thought this was a good idea? Anyway I was bored to death by lost in space and I am givinh it a 2/10 for decent CGI and a few decent characters. Oh and did I mention that the acting is terrible?    … Expand
  9. hornysoul
    Sep 21, 2018
    6
    Uma série satisfatória, à exceção da "Dr." Smith, que parece ser completamente irremediável. Eu quero vê-la morrer numa morte lenta e dolorosa. A história tem os seus altos e baixos, sendo caracterizada pelos seus momentos de tirar o fôlego ( + ) e pelo seu lento desenvolvimento das personagens ( - ).
  10. Arauggio
    Sep 11, 2018
    5
    All effects are very well done, and the series is beautiful to see. But the plot is much more a drama than scientific fiction. There were a lot of opportunities to explore in 1st season (e.g. the discovery of a new world, new fauna and flora) and yet they focused too much in personal and familiar drama.
  11. sheehanje
    Aug 6, 2018
    10
    Grading on a curve to balance out some of the ridiculous one to three star reviews.

    It's not perfect, but definitely has been worth the time spent watching it. I laughed at one of the top user reviews that complained about them always being in danger. Yes, that is the whole premise of crash landing a family on a hostile planet after their transport to a new world got attacked.    Grading on a curve to balance out some of the ridiculous one to three star reviews.

    It's not perfect, but definitely has been worth the time spent watching it. I laughed at one of the top user reviews that complained about them always being in danger. Yes, that is the whole premise of crash landing a family on a hostile planet after their transport to a new world got attacked. They should be in danger all the time - and that's is something they get right. I think some of the family dramatics gets a little overdone - but not to the point where I cringe at it. There are a lot of complaints about Parker Posey's villainous character Dr. Smith. I personally think it's the best written character on the show - she's unpredictable, cunning, conniving, an yet there is a little glimmer of good you want to root for but can't. She's the character metaphor for the planet they are on. Danger! That's what it's all about when your Lost in Space.    … Expand
  12. gandalfsucks
    Jul 8, 2018
    6
    The story is utter rubbish. Nearly zero substance to anyone's motives, and with enough plot-holes that is looks more like a hole than a plot. The acting is substandard but production is commendable otherwise. The CGI is patchy in places but mostly well-done. This Sci-Fi is more fiction than science. Hoping they would get their **** together for the 2nd season. I'll give it one more chance.
  13. veredz
    Jun 28, 2018
    8
    PPL need to get over the fact that this is an ALL new lost in space, things will change
    after talking about the fans, I want to talk about the show
    this is a high - budget show and it shows, the CGI is awesome the plot is great
    cons: 2 much feminism and its ends in a bit of a cliffhanger
    the series gets an 8 from veredz
  14. Ymcclellan00000
    Jun 6, 2018
    9
    Great show! Less Dr. Smith in show, doesn’t add to the story ! Great CGI!
  15. JBVail
    Jun 2, 2018
    2
    The original LiS was essentially a comedy. This version attempts to take its subject matter seriously, but fails most of the time. Multiple continuity failures, inept writing, and barely passing glances at "science" make LiS 2018 deliver comedy for the wrong reasons. Most of the characters are not credible, with some praise to the efforts of Molly Parker (Maureen Robinson) and TaylorThe original LiS was essentially a comedy. This version attempts to take its subject matter seriously, but fails most of the time. Multiple continuity failures, inept writing, and barely passing glances at "science" make LiS 2018 deliver comedy for the wrong reasons. Most of the characters are not credible, with some praise to the efforts of Molly Parker (Maureen Robinson) and Taylor Russell (Judy Robinson).

    An additional thought: With the sudden expulsion of the Robinson's little Jupiter into an entirely new realm, please find a way to make Dr. Smith more interesting and less a pain to watch, or please kill her off as soon as possible! This series has great potential with much more skilled writing and significantly better creative thinking. If Season 2 is merely a continuation of the Season 1 disaster, the show will be gone in a couple more episodes.

    Absolutely no effort has been spent to make the "alien planet" not look like Vancouver in the Summer. A little creativity by the set designers (if there are any) and the show runners to make the show minimally interesting would be deeply appreciated.

    Because of my fondness for the original, I will struggle through the entire season with minimal hopes that much better writing, significantly better directing, and passable acting will make the effort minimally entertaining.

    Again, please either make this mess a clear comedic effort, or fire the writers and directors before the series is cancelled.    … Expand
  16. skiif
    May 28, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Playing card games cards sitting around round-table while descending from space? Are you serious?
    Deep frozen water, which freezes in seconds AFTER few hours of disturbance from space ship, shards of ice, and of course diving people.
    It's not a sci-fi movie, it some kind of melodrama.    … Expand
  17. Excellsior
    May 26, 2018
    1
    NETFLIX seems to have too much subscribers. They created this series to solve the problem. I don't have any other explanation. I am sorry but except some CGI, nearly everything else is annoying to watch!
  18. ToddDow
    May 25, 2018
    10
    Excellent and well done first season! Great character development. Interesting take on the robot. They really make you hate this Dr. Smith.
  19. kconrick
    May 21, 2018
    7
    I thoroughly enjoyed this reboot. Great, family friendly sci-fy. Cleverly reimagined and well produced. i enjoyed the placement of the show in the not-so-distant future. It's fun to imagine what humans could be capable of some day soon. Lots of things to think about and enjoy. i hope more we get to see a second season!
  20. drscorpio
    May 16, 2018
    9
    This is an excellent reimagining of the camp 60s show. Parker Posey is brilliant as a no less evil but much less likeable Dr Smith. The rest of the cast is strong.
    The middle of the series drags a bit, and the profusion of secondary characters makes season one feel like a preamble. Also, the narrative is sometimes nonlinear just for the sake of obfuscation. The cold open of the series is    This is an excellent reimagining of the camp 60s show. Parker Posey is brilliant as a no less evil but much less likeable Dr Smith. The rest of the cast is strong.
    The middle of the series drags a bit, and the profusion of secondary characters makes season one feel like a preamble. Also, the narrative is sometimes nonlinear just for the sake of obfuscation. The cold open of the series is needlessly confusing; please get 5hrough a couple of episodes before you decide.    … Expand
  21. Sergent_Bambou
    May 13, 2018
    4
    Kind of **** with some stupid romance and character who have less depth than a call of duty scenario
  22. AZRoadrunner
    May 8, 2018
    0
    This show could have had so much potential, but it's a loser from the very start. First and foremost, the family dynamics are stupid -- the children are portrayed as more intelligent and wise than the parents. Once you get past that (if you can), the storylines are totally formulaic and predictable. I'm a fan of the original series (even though it's campy), and have always felt thatThis show could have had so much potential, but it's a loser from the very start. First and foremost, the family dynamics are stupid -- the children are portrayed as more intelligent and wise than the parents. Once you get past that (if you can), the storylines are totally formulaic and predictable. I'm a fan of the original series (even though it's campy), and have always felt that Lost in Space could become much more. THIS series isn't the answer. It's a disaster.… Expand
  23. umbershap
    May 7, 2018
    3
    Parker Posey.. Who think she is a good actress?
    Dr. Smith was an annoying villain, and I would've enjoyed the show much more without her.
    She can't act, she is like reading script and her facial impressions make me cringe.
    It would be easily 7/10 show without Dr. Smith role.
  24. h764689
    May 6, 2018
    0
    I've found more enjoyment in watching sh!t dry in the sun. Terrible writing.
  25. warrenhii
    May 6, 2018
    8
    The series is entertaining, albeit not perfect. I'm pretty sure that I would watch Netflix season 2 (and 3)
  26. night4
    May 6, 2018
    7
    It's got problems: Every episode is basically the same, they clearly want you to be impressed by the visuals, half the characters are uninteresting, it's an unnecessary remake, some sickos out there think the robot is "hot", and often times characters behave in ridiculous ways.

    But... It's still entertaining. I really do enjoy watching it, more so than most other shows I've seen in    It's got problems: Every episode is basically the same, they clearly want you to be impressed by the visuals, half the characters are uninteresting, it's an unnecessary remake, some sickos out there think the robot is "hot", and often times characters behave in ridiculous ways.

    But...

    It's still entertaining. I really do enjoy watching it, more so than most other shows I've seen in the last couple years, so I have to give it a green score.    … Expand
  27. Elvenalba
    May 2, 2018
    0
    The first chapter was really the worst SF experience I had in years. A chain of dump decisions, clumsyness and improbabilities lasting for 1 hour making it an exersice of patience. Playing cards with the family in an emergency situation. A pond of water frezing within seconds after sundown, while everyone is just watching without special protection. Fires starting randomly in some kind ofThe first chapter was really the worst SF experience I had in years. A chain of dump decisions, clumsyness and improbabilities lasting for 1 hour making it an exersice of patience. Playing cards with the family in an emergency situation. A pond of water frezing within seconds after sundown, while everyone is just watching without special protection. Fires starting randomly in some kind of jungle - just near the cold and icy landscape? All in a sugarsweet 'we are family' atmosphere. So nothing good? Yes, the icy environment and the animations are fine.… Expand
  28. cmerenda
    May 1, 2018
    10
    Watch the first episode and your hooked. Loved every minute and a great story. Fantastic scenes and scenory. This is a great show for young and young at heart. Exciting and thrilling. Can't wait for season 2+++.
  29. WildnOutAdvntr
    Apr 30, 2018
    5
    The series caught my attention long enough to finish the pilot. I'm still undecided whether or not I'll finish the series.
  30. bucc5062
    Apr 30, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having watched the original series as a kid, the movie as an adult, I was still open to the idea of revisiting this show, for the the movie didn't really have time to flesh out the characters or story line. What I also was willing to look past was a reliance on CGI for flash for that is just how it is today, and the very young ages of the children (and their related skills), because the actors really made the children be a strong component to the story line without dropping it into a kids show.

    All that given, I still had to rank this as a moderate to poor series of shows. The first few episodes were decent. The interaction of the family, dealing with crisis, and even Will's first encounter with Robot was enough to keep me engaged. While there were some "ya gotta be kidding me" moments (water does not freeze that way, how can it be raining and the water freezing at the same time, why the Robot understands people, but can only say 'Danger' and someones name). Where it started to go south was the introduction of Dr. Smith.

    Yes, the original show had a Dr Smith so I guess if you are going to re-boot you need to have that character in play, but where the original Dr. Smith was superficially conniving character with undertones of guilt for his actions and moments of doing good, this current reincarnation of Dr. Smith was confusing and as the shows continued, such a drag on the plot line that I started to skip scenes she was in and tried to just figure out her impact. It was not that she was a bad person, she was an evil person and that character made no sense for that level of evil cannot exist for very long. Her behavior was sociopathic with each decision to do harm getting progressively worse. The writers then make the Robinson's, supposedly very smart and aware people, completely unaware of Dr. Smith's manipulations.

    I even skipped one whole episode simply because it featured the bad Doctor and how she fixes Robot and gets control. I didn't care any more and frankly, Will ordering the Robot off the cliff was not even believable other than to set up Dr Smith's later act.. In one scene she some how figured out how to turn off a perimeter fence to allow a nasty creature into destroy a communication device. Why? No real reason other than to create chaos, but that no one asks the question, how did that happen, who may have done it...nope, the bad Doctor once again gets away with her bad actions.

    But okay, she seems to gain the upper hand against Maureen and the family. she secures her seat on the Jupiter by force, then loses the Robot, is now discovered by the family to be behind all that bad things that happened, and they do what? They lock her in a room...on the ship...Why?

    The actor played her role well in creating a monster and in the world of the Robinson's, there could be no room for such a human for at some point she once again can become a danger to the children and the families survival. I would have been very happy to see John, or Maureen "accidently" space Dr. Smith and let the show writers find a more fitting antagonist. They seemed to have no issue dumping Don West (who i thought was more Doctor like than the Doctor) and I think he would have been the better character to keep.

    I am certainly not waiting on the next episodes to come out, and when they do, if the character of Dr. Smith remains in the same vein, I won't continue to watch the show for that one character ruined it for me.    … Expand
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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 27
  3. Negative: 2 out of 27
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Troy Patterson
    Apr 13, 2018
    50
    Posey plays the role with a gravity that encourages the show to orbit her, eccentrically, whenever she’s in view. The dynamic exemplifies the awkwardness of this muddled update. Charging in several directions at once, it asks the viewer to imagine efforts to secure a proud future for humankind, but it seems most vital when painting depraved schemes to survive.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Apr 13, 2018
    58
    Oddly enough, it’s the robot who proves most engaging. ... What really makes the robot stand out is its complexity. It’s mysterious, both in its origins, intentions, and inability to over-communicate. The human characters don’t earn the same mystery.
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  3. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Apr 13, 2018
    50
    The thrill of exploration, or the examination of family dynamics, never feels like it arises organically from the action, in the way it might have on the show’s most obvious forebear that isn’t its direct predecessor: Lost.
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