The Robinsons: Lost in Space (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

John Woo

Writer:

Douglas Petrie (written by)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Unsold TV Series Pilot

Cast

Jayne Brook	...	Maureen Robinson
Mike Erwin	...	Don West
Brad Johnson	...	John Robinson
Ryan Malgarini	...	Will Robinson
Gil McKinney	...	David Robinson
Adrianne Palicki	...	Judy Robinson

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Fox Television Studios

Trivia:

This unaired pilot was not picked up for a series.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Will and David are threatened to get sucked out into space, they seem to be suspended in mid-air, just grabbing some handle. However, Will's cables are clearly visible in two or three shots. The wires and the temporary music tracks would have been removed if this pilot had been picked up.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Lost in Space" (1965)

Soundtrack:

Are You Alive? / Main Title / By Your Command

Kinda run of the mill

I found this while browsing, don't remember where. The quality kinda sucked (352x240 at 1150 kbps) but I was curious about it. Sadly, I wasn't overly impressed with it. It was kinda standard TV, but still almost entertaining enough.

Huge goof: When Will and David are threatened to get sucked out into space, they seem to be suspended in mid-air, just grabbing some handle, However, Will's cables are clearly visible in two or three shots.

Also kinda goofy is the use of 2003 Battlestar Galactica music (Richard Gibbs' "Are You Alive?", "Main Title" and "By Your Command") and right after that, Thomas Newman's music from American Beauty (track no. 9 Bloodless Freak").

The morphing of Penny into a baby is mildy surprising, maybe they were gonna use it as an arc, like Penny gets sucked into so time-space warp and returns as a teen, preteen or fully grown adult, depending on which actress the network owes a favour to.

And Jayne Brook as mom Maureen is hotter than Adrianne 'big chin' Palicki as daughter Judy, that's never a good sign. I'm not sad that it's not picked up, but i'd not have minded watching it on TV. Buying it or giving it space on my hard drive, nah.