- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Apr 13, 2018

- Summary:
- Genre(s): Drama, Science Fiction
- Season 1 premiere date: Apr 13, 2018
- Episode Length: 60
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 27
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Mixed: 15 out of 27
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Negative: 2 out of 27
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First-rate production values, a stellar cast, and a perfect blend of action and character development make Lost in Space a must-watch series.
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The cast is solid, the FX are top-shelf and the survival-related drama comes at a steady pace, with some episodes (the pilot included) delivering no less than white-knuckle sequences.
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There’s nothing particularly challenging here narratively, and the series starts on some rocky terrain before it finds its footing, but this is high-caliber escapism, the kind of well-done show that develops a propulsive rhythm as you get to know the Robinson family.
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Lost In Space is at its strongest when the unknown is coming for the Robinsons, not the other way around. The Netflix series never fulfills the wasted promise of Lost In Space, but for a show that’s navigating such well-trod territory, it does turn up some intriguing unknowns.
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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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The show is watchable, but mostly for the special effects. The scripts are plodding and formulaic and the direction consistently flabby.
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From Batman (’60s camp classic became morose Dark Knight movies) to Battlestar Galactica (bad utopian ’70s sci-fi became good dystopian sci-fi), the idea is to complicate the original premise and go for a realism signified by a somber tone and a cynical, knowing air. Knowing this, the new version of Lost in Space seems to be trying to have it both ways, and loses in the process. ... After checking out the first few episodes of the Netflix series, I found myself wishing [Matt] LeBlanc would rocket-ship in for a cameo.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 62 out of 148
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Mixed: 28 out of 148
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Negative: 58 out of 148
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