Lost in Space started out as a pretty serious science fiction show, but over time it became sillier and more over-the-top.

Their presence took the show off-course, in another sense. From its original, simple Swiss Family Robinson premise — of a ...

If you were among the countless young fans in the ’60s who dreamed of owning the robot from the classic TV show “Lost in Space,” you might experience a twinge of envy for Mike Joyce. Not only does ...

For kids of the ’60s, it was a thrilling weekly ride and for adults revisiting it later, it became a time capsule of an era when television dared to mix earnest family drama with outlandish spectacle.