Lost in "Lost in Space"

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Summary: A strange look at a great show.
Review: After reading this book I can honestly say I don't know what to make of this book. While the author does look at the original Lost in Space TV show, he rambles all over the place. At first, I understand that the book is meant to be sociological in nature. Cotta Vaz compairs the 60s to the 90s and the real 1997 to the fictional 1997 of the Lost in Space universe. Some topics deserve to be in this work. Looking at the space race, the cold war and 1960s pop culture help readers understand the context in which the show was produced. However, the author starts to stray into areas that are way off topic. For example, pages are devoted to Zippy the Pinhead, computer generated art, Spawn, AI, Robot war competions and other irrelevant topics. The main problem seems to be a lack of focus on the part of the author. There is some material that is right on the money. Inverviews with Bill Mumy, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, June Lockhart, Dick Tufeld and Bob May are very well done. Inexplicably absent are interviews with Mark Goddard and Angela Cartwright. A biography of Guy Williams is also missing. In short, this book is a missed opportunity. It could have been a great look at Lost in Space. Instead it is a strange book that is neither fish nor fowl.

Rating:
Summary: A strange look at a great show.
Review: After reading this book I can honestly say I don't know what to make of this book. While the author does look at the original Lost in Space TV show, he rambles all over the place. At first, I understand that the book is meant to be sociological in nature. Cotta Vaz compairs the 60s to the 90s and the real 1997 to the fictional 1997 of the Lost in Space universe. Some topics deserve to be in this work. Looking at the space race, the cold war and 1960s pop culture help readers understand the context in which the show was produced. However, the author starts to stray into areas that are way off topic. For example, pages are devoted to Zippy the Pinhead, computer generated art, Spawn, AI, Robot war competions and other irrelevant topics. The main problem seems to be a lack of focus on the part of the author. There is some material that is right on the money. Inverviews with Bill Mumy, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, June Lockhart, Dick Tufeld and Bob May are very well done. Inexplicably absent are interviews with Mark Goddard and Angela Cartwright. A biography of Guy Williams is also missing. In short, this book is a missed opportunity. It could have been a great look at Lost in Space. Instead it is a strange book that is neither fish nor fowl.

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Summary: More about pop Americana than the TV series
Review: I thought this book would be an in-depth look at LinS and its times. It is actually more about the late 50's to mid-Sixties US. It had a few nice photos but spent more time on the Moon and Mars Landings and the Cold War than it did on the Space Family Robinson. I was tremendously disappointed. Also, it could have been edited a bit better...many quotes are used as chapter headings and as photo captions and then often in the middle of the text as well! It looks real nice but is not worth the money. The best part of the book was the two-page interviews with most of the actors telling us what they have been up to since the end of the series. Don't buy this unless you are a real LinS fanatic. For great photos of the classic series I recommend the LinS Arcade Series Entertainment Utility CD from Sound Source Interactive instead.

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Summary: A book that discuses Lost in Space, as well as pop culture
Review: Lost in Lost in Space is an exellent book. It not only talks about Lost in Space, but also about sixties pop culture. I reccomend this book for fans of Lost in Space.

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Summary: THIS BOOK GOT LOST WHILE COVERING LOST IN SPACE
Review: THIS IS A BOOK COVERING THE TV SHOW ALONG WITH OTHER EVENTS WHICH WERE GOING ON DURING THE SHOW'S 3 YEAR RUN. IT ALSO COVERS ALOT OF STRANGE SCIENCE AND SCI-FI TOPICS. WHEN THE BOOK STICKS TO LOST IN SPACE IT IS AN OK READ, WHEN IT STRAYS OFF TO OTHER TOPICS IT IS NOT TOO GOOD. GOOD INTERVIEWS AND INFO ABOUT THE CAST AND IRWIN ALLEN IS WORTH READING. I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS FOR THE AVERAGE FAN OF THE SHOW. A DECENT READ.