‘Lost in Space’: Reboot Is Worth Your Time, Come Along For The Ride

The thing is… we’ve done this before. You might have grown up on the exceptionally pale original Lost in Space which aired from 1965 – 1968. You might have watched the reruns. Maybe you’re watching the reruns in anticipation of the April 13th debut of the reboot. Or maybe you were one of the 12 people to watch the 1998 retelling (starring Joey Tribbiani). I imagine these comparisons are quite tiring for the producers and writers, but given the state of reboots these days, it’s worth asking (no offense, The Rock, but Baywatch wasn’t your best work). So it’s fair if you’re wandering if yet another reboot is worth your time and effort. We know the story: the Robinsons are on route to colonize (sidebar for sci-fi writers: you should really come up with another word for this; I will mail you my thesaurus) a scouted and inhabitable planet are thrown wildly off course and must fend for themselves if they hope to survive. It’s a conflict we’ve been seeing since 7th grade English class, so is this humans against nature tale do more than just go through the motions? Full disclosure: I will watch almost anything set in space. Star Trek has my heart, but Star Wars, Firefly, Aliens (all of them), Space Balls, Interstellar, Contact… it honestly doesn’t matter, I’ll watch it. But I know when I’m watching a show because it’s set in space versus when I’m watching a show because it’s good. Make no mistake: Lost in Space is good. There are a lot of reasons why this iteration works. First, …