With all of the new science fiction series on the various forms of television, I have found one that is both family-friendly and entertaining. The Lost in Space concept has appeared in three incarnations. The original was a series that ran on network television from 1965 to 1968. My son and I watched it in reruns, but it was basically a children’s show with one-dimensional characters. The idea was resurrected for a 1998 motion picture that was dark and depressing and not well received. The latest version on Netflix is a good family series that reflects our times and challenges. The Robinson family is part of an expedition to settle the Alpha Centauri star system, fleeing an Earth in decline. Maureen Robinson (an excellent Molly Parker) is an aeronautical engineer and mission commander. John (a scruffy Toby Stephens), her husband, is a former Navy SEAL and biological father to two of their three children. ...
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