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The show was almost absurdly kooky. It got worse as the seasons passed. I defy anyone to proclaim that LOST IN SPACE was a good show. "Oh, the pain." Dr. Smith was right. Goofy. Silly and meaningless. I've said it before, I liked the show as a kid until it finally dawned on me the enormity of it's ignorance. And I realized that when I was a KID!
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There are a few great "nuggets" throughout the whole series (a lot of the earlier season one, some of season three, a couple of season two). I preferred the concept in the first few shows of Smith as someone willing to kill off the family in cold blood. But alas...he slowly went insane from his alien experiences and became a blubbering buffoon. The JW music makes the first season... I find season 2 unwatchable and embarrassing for the most part. Season one is the set to own.
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LOST IN SPACE was my favorite show as a kid (I'm 51) and I still love it, particularly the first season. Jonathan Harris clearly relished his over-the-top role as Dr. Smith, and I always had a soft spot for the Robot. The show's original Williams scores are still some of my favorite soundtrack music of all time, and they set a distinctive and indelible tone for the series... Hey, welcome to the board. Don't forget to fill in your profile a little. Soft spot for the robot, eh? You can buy a full-sized, working replica: http://www.lostinspacerobot.com/index.html I don't have one but it looks amazing. Kind of a big outlay, though. Here are my favorite cues from the first seven episodes: - The Reluctant Stowaway "Countdown" grabs me. It's hugely powerful and yet fun. You can take it straight or with a grain of salt as youngish melodrama or even camp, and it's still a thrilling suspense cue. I just go with it as a serious statement of jeopardy. As a kid I knew every episode it was tracked into and I never failed to sit through even the worst ones to wait for it. - The Derelict (GNP Vol 3) "Writing in the Log / Family" was a grail cue even for LIS fans who couldn't care less about film music. Bill Mumy hummed a bit of it on the FWOIA bonus disc. He thought it was by John Williams. "The Treatment / Swallowed" is pure, classic sci-fi, like a 1950s black and white movie. "Lift Off" has a suspense bit for xylophone that comes in from 2:21 to about 2:49. I would always wait for it during the re-runs. Alexander Courage did something slightly similar in "The Cage," where a staccato tuba line announces the start of Pike's "Monster Fight." - Island in the Sky "The Landing" is even more over the top than "Countdown," but again it works furiously well. Williams referred to it somewhere as the "rolling danger motif." Its first use, for the Jupiter 2 crash, was a brilliant scene on all counts. It was also tracked into some embarrassing scenes, like the fight with a man in a furry monster suit from "One of Our Dogs is Missing." Still, I knew it was coming and I'd wait for that music. - There were Giants in the Earth The flying jet-pack cue stands out. I was surprised to learn it was lifted from BEYOND THE 12-MILE REEF, which I've never seen. I still wonder if I should have bought that CD for the LIS cue alone. - The Hungry Sea For me this is the best overall LIS score. "The Inland Sea" in particular gave the show a scale that made the lunch-box sized Chariot miniature seem real. Williams was the absolute master of saying large and important-sounding things with not-the-largest orchestra. He gave gravitas to the music, and it seems massive where the Chariot is lumbering through the water. Large, heavy objects move in a certain way, with great momentum despite their slow speed. He captured that with just the right tempo and undercurrents of low-pitched brass rumbling along while the main melody is played on trumpets, I think. - Welcome Stranger Hapgood's fist fight with Don is what I like best here. Rousing. I was glad that made it onto the La La Land set. - My Friend, Mr Nobody As with The Hungry Sea, this is one where the whole score is littered with good parts. I can't pick out a track.
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I remember reading that CBS head William Paley hated LIS. For that matter, he thought THE MUNSTERS and certain other shows were beneath the dignity of belonging on "the Tiffany Network."
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The music was always a highlight of the show.
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Hey guys, it arrived today and I love it! Enjoy the music, but remember, watching the show can cause brain damage!
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There ares some other BENEATH THE 12 MILE REEF cues in season one ...in"Giants" episode there's an eerie cue with trilling flutes as John & Don (or was it Will?) climb the rocks to the weather station When the Chariot beaches in "Hungry Sea" there's a triumphant cue from 12 MILE...I am not at home to get the track titles. But get the FSM CD of Herrmann's score if you can, and also GARDEN OF EVIL (both ost and the re-recordings) which features heavily on LIS (Follow The Leader) and other Irwin Allen shows
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Hey guys, it arrived today and I love it! I'm glad to hear that. When somebody buys what I love sound-unheard, I always worry a little. This item is especially dear and it's gratifying to know it found another home.
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There ares some other BENEATH THE 12 MILE REEF cues in season one ...in"Giants" episode there's an eerie cue with trilling flutes as John & Don (or was it Will?) climb the rocks to the weather station When the Chariot beaches in "Hungry Sea" there's a triumphant cue from 12 MILE...I am not at home to get the track titles. But get the FSM CD of Herrmann's score if you can, and also GARDEN OF EVIL (both ost and the re-recordings) which features heavily on LIS (Follow The Leader) and other Irwin Allen shows Tempting.
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