I feel much the same way about the show. Although seasons 2 & 3 kept me quite entertained as a kid in the 1960s, and later in syndication, they ultimately came to irk me thoroughly (though I confess they are still a handful of episodes from those seasons that I can watch with highly alloyed pleasure, so long as I don't try it more often they every few years). For me, the first season is the heart of the series. In fact, so picky have I become over time, not even the entire first season: my "canonical Lost in Space" consists of the first 22 episodes (up to and including "The Challenge"), "The Lost Civilization", and "Follow the Leader". (Omitted are "The Space Trader", "His Majesty Smith", "The Space Croppers", "All That Glitters", and "A Change of Space".) But those two-dozen are an endless source of delight.Glad you mentioned "listen", Charlie: I maintain that LiS had possibly the greatest -- certainly AMONG the greatest -- incidental music of any series in tv history. And little wonder, with the bulk of it being provided by the two undisputed top names in film scores, Bernard Herrmann & John[ny] Williams! Hermann's contributions were recycled cues from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (even lending a title track for "No Place to Hide") and a couple other films; whereas Williams's work was all original and included the show's two theme songs. A number of other talented musicians also contributed, including Herman Stein (who died two years ago), composer of the immortal "family theme", introduced in "Welcome Stranger". Thankfully, much of this music has been collected on CD, most recently and thoroughly by La La Land Records (http://www.lalalandrecords.com/LostInSpace.html).   See 1 other reply

Oh, I'll bet Guy Williams was quite hot indeed in that outfit, under the studio klieg lights. (Though perhaps that's not what you were getting at....)Yes, the 1st season definitely closed on a high note with this episode; it is, in fact, the last one in the series I can recommend wholeheartedly. (Someday I'll have to mention a few of my also-rans from the 2nd and 3rd seasons.)Say, if you've just recently finished watching the 1st-season shows, you ought to be able to answer the riddle (posed a few posts back) of the name of Penny's cat, no? Have fun in any case.BTW, that business about the chopping up of the pilot, "No Place to Hide", related only to the origin of the first five episodes (sans "The Derelict"). As for subsequent reuse of various footage, that was merely Irwin Allen being Irwin Allen!   See 9 other replies

Yes, a lot of reused scenes, and whoever said it was because the orig pilot was chopped up and resued is correct. This has got to be my favorite episode so far. I love the tenderness between the family Maureen and Jon, and father and son. And doesn't Jon Robinson look HOT in that alien's skin tight outfit? Yes!   See 9 other replies