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Lost in Space - Season 3, Vol. 2
It’s the third and final season of the far-out tales of TV’s most lovable space crew! Complete your mission with these intergalactic adventures! Join in as the Jupiter 2 crew attempts to finally return home to Earth, with more help from the wily Robot B-9, more antics from master meddler Dr. Zachary Smith, and of course, more "Danger, Will Robinson!" Along with out-of-this-world extras not available anywhere else, this collectable DVD installment of Irwin Allen’s LOST IN SPACE presents the final 9 episodes of America’s favorite space family.
Manufacturer: CBS Television
Price Range: $16.18 - $29.98
 Lost in Space - Season 3, Vol. 2
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| User Reviews |  | Lost In Space Season 3
rating: 5
For those of you who enjoy time travelling back to a simpler time, but haven't been able to find out how, then Lost In Space, Season 3 is the DVD package for you.
Sure, the SFX are cheesy, the plots simplistic, and there is an "Oh, Gosh Darn!" Serial Sensibility about it, but therein lies it's charm. It's classic 1960's TV. However. for those of you males who are the deomographic known as the "Baby Boomers" there is a whole new way to look at it. Remember when Penny was an "older woman" and her sister Judy was, well, hot, but an adult... And "Mrs Robinson"... :) wasn't even on the radar? Well guess what? Forget about the girls... Mother Robinson is now a "Younger Woman" -- and she's a fine speciman of a female at that.
This is great TV, and something that you can watch with your kids. The Serial format is a slice of Cinematic History that all can enjoy. And when you see your young sons developing a crush on Penny, well, you can marvel at how some things never change.
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Farewell to the Jupiter II
rating: 4
It has been nostalgic and sad to watch the final episodes of season 3 of "Lost in Space." The 60s were winding down. The final episodes aired at the end of 1967 and the beginning of 1968, which saw the second season of "Star Trek" and the release of the phenomenal and ground-breaking movie "2001: A Space Odyssey." The United States was growing up in so many ways, and "Lost in Space" had failed to keep track with our expectations.
Looking back, these final nine episodes had some excellent moments, and hint at what this series could have been. Among the best episodes is "Target: Earth," where a group of aliens that are similar to each other attempt to duplicate the individualism of earthlings. "The Time Merchant" was one of the best episodes of the entire series. Chronos the Time Merchant plans to take the remainder of the Robinsons' lives because they inadvertently interfered with his travel plans. "Fugitives in Space" provided a bit of deception to keep me guessing how the episode was going to end.
Unfortunately, the series also keep the corny hokum that made season 2 weak. "The Promised Planet" had a great idea at its core, but the music and mod light betray its 1960's heritage. "Space Beauty" may have highlighted Judy's beauty, but Judy was too easily manipulated into entering a beauty contest that she was too smart to enter. This episode was one of the lower points of this volume. "The Great Vegetable Rebellion" is an episode that gets a lot of criticism. This episode was not as bad as some people make it out, but it was a low point for the series.
You can count the number of science fiction television shows that left a lasting impression on viewers on your fingers. As campy as "Lost in Space" sometimes was, it left an impression that is nearly as strong for many people as the impression that "Star Trek" left. "Star Trek" was a much bolder show and tried to present some of the infinite possibilities that exist in the universe. "Lost in Space" reached only a brief distance into the future and was the first non-animated television show that focused on a family of space pioneers. Plot holes abound in "Lost in Space." Dr. Smith has to be one of the most obnoxious central characters in a television show ever. And yet, I retain my fondness for this show.
I think it is easy in this age of sophisticated digital effects and a chain of quality and classic science fiction television that extends back to at least the original "Outer Limits" to look down on "Lost in Space" as unworthy of appreciation. However, the series was influential and it was memorable. Had Irwin Allen maintained the serious nature of the show, it is possible that "Lost in Space" would have been the landmark television show that "Star Trek" became. I know I watched both, and I know I enjoyed "Star Trek" when it came out the year following the debut of "Lost in Space." I considered myself lucky that two such wonderful shows were on at the same time.
I look back on "Lost in Space" with fondness. I enjoyed watching all three seasons. Perhaps my fondness is just nostalgia. If so, I will revel in my nostalgia and just maybe I will watch all the episodes again.
As a side note, after being a little boy and watching "Lost in Space," I admired Will Robinson a lot. I credit Will being a role model for my later years when I studied electronics and physics in college. This show may have been campy, but I am glad that I was encouraged by a show like this one. Perhaps we should all wish for more campy science fiction shows to encourage children to become scientists and engineers.
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Lost in Space - Season 3, Vol. 2
rating: 5
I wish we could have bought Seasons 2 and 3 as complete sets. Vol. 1 was not available when we bought Vol. 2. But we have become addicted and are enjoying seeing these episodes once again.
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The UK gets 23 DVD set: ALL THREE SEASONS!
rating: 3
It's a shame that "LOST IN SPACE's" third season (by far the most colorful of the series) was released with such lousy transfers.
What makes it worse: in the UK, the whole Vol. 1/Vol. 2 set-up can be sidestepped completely by purchasing the complete series (all 3 seasons) in ONE giant boxed set.
Check it out: it's available on Amazon UK....
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Both sci-fi groups might have a "meeting of the minds" here!
rating: 2
Back in the late 60's there were two camps of thought in regards to two shows: those that favored "Lost in Space" and those that favored "Star Trek". My sister belonged to the latter and I, the former.
But enough about familial disagreement.
Though I would've preferred that the entire third season had been presented intact in one set (thus, the reduction of two stars), there are some recommendations that can be made for the purchase of this set.
It's coincidental that the second half of "Lost in Space" has some stories that have a casting connection with installments from the first season of "Trek". "The Flaming Planet" features character actor Abraham Sofaer who appeared in the "Charlie X" episode of "Trek" as a one of the members of the mutant's race. The infamous "The Great Vegetable Rebellion" guest stars Stanley Adams, an actor that will forever be engrained in the collective consciousness of "Trek" fans as "Cyrano Jones" of the classic "The Trouble With Tribbles" episode.
Though much maligned by fans and critics alike, "The Great Vegetable Rebellion" boasts one of the series best non-John Williams' scores, music by Joseph Mullendore.
Also, two of the remaining episodes are quite good and elevate the bar somewhat for the campy series. "Target: Earth" is probably the closest the show in its later years came to "serious" drama, even with the over-the-top theatrics of Jonathan Harris. The show made a simplistic commentary about the desire to express one's individuality - a theme that was on the minds of every "flower child" of the day. Thus, like "The Promised Planet" episode, this installment was a reflection of the times.
Who said LiS had no redeeming social value???
Another bit of trivia involves "The Time Merchant" episode. Guest star John Crawford appeared, at some time or another, in most of producer Irwin Allen's productions, including the theatrical films "The Poseidon Adventure" and "The Towering Inferno".
Arte Johnson, who would later be part of the comedic ensemble that made up TV's "Laugh-In", is featured in "Princess of Space," along with Mrs. Irwin Allen herself, Sheila Matthews. Matthews had also appeared in the second season episode, "Space Vikings."
And the future "Sgt. Phil Esterhaus" of "Hill Street Blues", veteran heavy Michael Conrad, appears in pre-Planet of the Apes-inspired makeup in "Fugitives in Space". Coincidentally, Conrad's future co-star, Daniel J. Travanti, appeared in an earlier LiS season three episode, "Collision of the Planets"...as a space hippy, no less.
Therefore, six of the nine episodes in this collection have something going for them and make it a worthy addition to a sci-fi/fantasy/Irwin Allen/television history fan!
It's still too bad that Twentieth Century Fox skimps on the extras that we DVD buyers expect, causing the disc to lose its third star.
'Too bad the four-star series was shackled with a two-star package!
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