After Star Trek, another American classic sci-fi IP was restarted. The original Lost in Space, which was born in the 1960s, was broadcast for three seasons from 1965 to 1968, one year earlier than the original Star Trek. The background of the time determined that the two dramas were destined to have the same tone. At that time, they were in the most tense period of the Cold War. Both dramas had a certain Cold War mentality. In Star Trek, the civilized and advanced Star Alliance opposed the barbaric and martial Klin. Tribute, there is a spy Doctor Smith sent by an enemy country in Lost Space. In terms of plot, the former focuses on exploration and discovery, while the latter emphasizes family and survival on deserted islands.
The play is inspired by "Swiss Family Robinson". Attentive viewers may find that the protagonist family in this play is Robinson, who also has the same surname as the family in Cape One Park. The plot revolves around the Robinson family participating in an interstellar migration expedition due to the deterioration of the earth's environment, and an accident happened on the way, the spacecraft forced to land on an unknown planet. The whole family strives to survive on a strange planet, grow up and face their own shortcomings. The original Lost in Space has a good audience rating with its humorous plot, characterful characters and novel settings. The ratings of the show have been ranked at about 30, which is much stronger than Star Trek, which emphasizes thought and ideology. Interstellar The ratings ranking of Trek has never exceeded 52nd.
New Line Cinema once tried to revive the classic IP of Lost in Space. In 1998, it produced a movie version of Lost in Space. The producer was very ambitious. The Cass of this film was very luxurious. William Hurt, who was a professional professor, starred in Robinson. Professor, Joey and Matt LeBlanc, who was in the flow niche friends at the time, and Gary Oldman, who had just played the fifth element at the time, starred in Dr. Smith. It’s a pity that the restart of this movie version was not as successful as the Star Trek restart in 2009. This $80 million film only got a box office of $130 million, and the producer had lost money, if it weren’t for 2001. The Lord of the Rings who was born in the year is estimated to be out of business. After this time, I was lost in space and was silent for 20 years.
Netflix Netflix, traditional media challenger and IP picker 2015 announced that it officially took over the restart project of the new version of Lost in Space. So far this classic IP can finally be seen again. Netflix used the screenwriter of "The First Year of Dracula", and senior TV drama director Neil Marshall directed the first two episodes.
The original Lost in Space in 1965 or the film version in 1998 used all white Cass. This is obviously not feasible in the American world now. Political correctness has become a feature of all film and television works in recent years. The main actors in this new version have enabled African and Latino actors.
The new version of John Robinson is starred by British actor Toby Stephens. Toby is a powerful actor active on stage, TV and film. In the new version, John Robinson is a commander of the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Force. In the movie version, John Robinson is a university professor, starred by Professor William Hurt. In the original version, John Robinson is also a professor, starred by American actor Guy William. The first two versions of John Robinson are ordinary people, but the new version sets him as a soldier, which has considerable action elements compared to the new version of Lost in Space.
In the new version, the hostess of this house, Maureen Robinson, is starred by Molly Park. She once played the role of Jackie Sharp, the minority party whip in the House of Cards. In the new version, Maureen turned from a housewife in the previous editions into an aeronautical engineer, and assumed most of the responsibilities of John Robinson in the play, because this should be a response to the improvement of the status of women in the play. Maureen in the movie version is played by Mini Rogers, while Maureen in the original version is played by June Lockheart.
The villain Dr Smith in the new version is played by Park Posey. This is the only character who has undergone a gender transition. Both versions are male characters. The movie version features the current Oscar actor Gary Old while the original version is played by Jonathan Harris.
Another important role in the play is the robot, from the anthropomorphic machine butler and assistant of the Robinson family in the original version, to the maliciously implanted virus in the movie version as a tool of destruction, to the new version, which has completely become an alien product. It also reflects the changes that people have made to artificial intelligence and robots in the past few decades.
Although the original version of Lost in Space, which was well received, was suddenly cancelled after only three seasons, even the crew members were notified at the last minute. It is rumored that this kind of sudden hacking of the drama is commonplace for the American television station CBS. Now the owner of the new version has been replaced by the bold Netflix god, hoping to do a good job of this drama.
Here is a long-winded sentence. I hope that Netflix will restart the "Firefly" series in the next step. Back then, this series of Joss Whedon was cut off by 20th Century Fox for half of the season. Many fans are scolding Fox executives. I sold it to Disney, I hope these people are out of work.
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