This is from the unaired pilot, which didn't have Dr. Smith or the robot. It was the meteor shower that threw the ship off course in the pilot, not sabotage by Dr. Smith.
I remember ground control saying something like, "The Jupiter 2 is headed directly into a meteor swarm!" As though meteors are capable of swarming like bees. Oh yeah. When LIS first aired in 1965, I was just 7 years old - and, of course, I never missed an episode. My older brothers thought the show was kind of stupid - which it was - but I loved it anyway - particularly the first season in B&W.
I gave up trying to defend Lost In Space long ago. I know it's not Shakespeare and it's not even Star Trek. But it is unique. I have loved it since I can remember and I'm sure I always will.
I love meteor showers and asteroid fields in 60s 70s SF rocketman shows. OK staff, everyone grab some paper machete rocks and throw them at the model as fast as you can. More in the difference between real astrophysicis and TV shows or movies. Even if something the size of the J2 flew through the asteroid belt they would spend days between sightings of an asteroid or meteor. On top of that, any rock that big, hitting that fast would hole the ship or rip it on half. Spaceships are pretty thin skinned.
"Those meteors clobbered us!" - I loved Don because he said stuff like that.
Absolutely fabulous effects!
The meteors did way more damage inside the ship than outside...
Funny John was worried about a Cannon ball after all this. 😁😁
I like how you incorporated footage from the unaired pilot.
For some reason the meteor shower in the Pilot was in the shape of a Tornado
good example of why space travel is impossible without a force field.
This is from the unaired pilot, which didn't have Dr. Smith or the robot. It was the meteor shower that threw the ship off course in the pilot, not sabotage by Dr. Smith.
I remember ground control saying something like, "The Jupiter 2 is headed directly into a meteor swarm!" As though meteors are capable of swarming like bees. Oh yeah. When LIS first aired in 1965, I was just 7 years old - and, of course, I never missed an episode. My older brothers thought the show was kind of stupid - which it was - but I loved it anyway - particularly the first season in B&W.
I gave up trying to defend Lost In Space long ago. I know it's not Shakespeare and it's not even Star Trek. But it is unique. I have loved it since I can remember and I'm sure I always will.
@@Nathan-jq1uw It was always about Hope.
Hope that Dr Smith would be eaten by something.
@@tombolo4120 Eaten indeed!
esa escena está buena el Júpiter 2 en una lluvia de meteoros
Love seeing aluminum foil balls hit the ship as it was filmed sideways.
I like this. 😃
I love meteor showers and asteroid fields in 60s 70s SF rocketman shows. OK staff, everyone grab some paper machete rocks and throw them at the model as fast as you can.
More in the difference between real astrophysicis and TV shows or movies. Even if something the size of the J2 flew through the asteroid belt they would spend days between sightings of an asteroid or meteor.
On top of that, any rock that big, hitting that fast would hole the ship or rip it on half. Spaceships are pretty thin skinned.
These ones appeared to be balled up wads of aluminum foil.
LOL of course there are no meteors in space though... Meteors only occur in a planet's atmosphere...