{"id":34098,"date":"2018-03-19T15:51:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T15:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=34098"},"modified":"2018-03-19T15:53:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T15:53:55","slug":"netflixs-lost-in-space-the-robinsons-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/03\/netflixs-lost-in-space-the-robinsons-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix’s LOST IN SPACE – The Robinsons’ Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This remake of the original 1965 series of the same name, arguably the original Sci-Fi series as it pre-dates the first episode of ‘Star Trek’ by a whole year, has been rebooted for the new Netflix generation, and what a reboot it is. The production team of Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (‘Dracula Untold’ and ‘The Last Witch Hunter’) have taken Irwin Allen\u2019s creation and given it steroids. Stunning visuals, great special effects and big budgets, this has the lot. It\u2019s the story of one family, the Robinsons, sent to colonise new worlds, who along the way, crash-land.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Although the technology features heavily, the story is a simple one; of trust, family, togetherness and survival set against the backdrop of the inter-galactic.<\/p>\n

Toby Stephens of \u2018Black Sails\u2019 fame, plays John Robinson, alongside Molly Parker, (‘House of Cards’ and ‘Deadwood’), who plays Maureen Robinson and are the parents of the Robinson family. They, along with the Robinson kids: Taylor Russell (‘Falling Skies’), Mina Sundwall (‘Maggie\u2019s Plan’) and Max Jenkins (‘Sense8’) must work together to survive deep space and all it has to throw at them.<\/p>\n

The new series bears little resemblance to the original show but there are small nods to the 60s version, like the space suits, which have a particular retro feel to them.<\/p>\n