Hi Geoffo & All,
Geoffo wrote:
"If you dont look into it too deeply, its was just good 'ol 60's entertainment that was great for parents and kids to watch together."
Spot-on!
Lost in Space almost never took itself seriously at all -- why should we! This is all part of its charm.
That and its severe stereotyping of the male/female roles it portrays makes it a fascinating and in many ways amusing insight into mid-60s culture (at least US culture).
Re: Crush, Kill, Destroy -- I only watched that one the other day where Verda (played by Dee Hartford) the now mostly human android is hunted by the "Instant Destroying and Killing" Android from the Celestial Department Store. Its a laugh-a-minute!
I wonder how Dee Hartford (a C-grader if there ever was one) got the role? I wonder if her brother-in-law (Groucho Marx) being the best friend of the producer (Irwin Allen) had anything to do with it?
Best,
Les D