Customer Reviews

Lost in Space Gift Pack (vol. 4-6) [VHS]

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This set contains the final two episodes in the five introductory linked stories, "There Were Giants In The Earth" and "The Hungry Sea" as well as "Welcome Stranger."

"There Were Giants In the Earth" is best remembered for the Cyclops giant that attacks Professor Robinson and Major West while visiting their weather station. A fine episode that not only tells a good story but manages to nicely weave the priviously filmed unaired (at the time) pilot segments from "No Place To Hide" and new footage that added Dr. Smith and the Robot characters.

"The Hungry Sea" comprises some great special effects footage taken from the unaired pilot as well as inserted scenes between Smith and the Robot. The good doctor and his "animated weather station" are holed up in the Jupiter 2 while the rest of the family heads South in an attempt to avoid oncoming alien Winter. It is also here we see Smith's change of heart as he realizes that without human companionship he'd go completely mad. Tense drama and action packed.

"Welcome Stranger," concerns the arrival of Texas space traveller Jimmy Hapgood, played nicely by character actor Warren Oates. This episode is filled with action, adventure and humor that never becomes camp or unbelievable as later episodes would. Highlights include Jimmy and Don in a fist fight, an "operation" on the Robinson Robot, and Smith trying to sweet talk his way onto Hapgood's ship Travelling Man. Total entertainment! Keep your frying pan ready! (CLANG!)

There are 2 really good episodes in this set, but Welcome Stranger ruins the 5 star rating.

It's a classic! It is amazig seing again this spectacular episodies!
All episodies are in black and white colour and there are not CLOSED CAPTIONED as informed in the details.

This volume feaures 3 episodes and features on the best ever!

"There Were Giants in the Earth" is the first episode where the Robinson's leave the ship in search of a warmer area. Along the way, they run into the giant, which became a staple of Lost in Space monsters.

"The Hungry Sea" is the best Lost in Space episode of the season and maybe of all time.

The first 5 episodes of the series all tie together and end with this episode. At this point in time, the Robinson's were well on their way traveling south to avoid the extreme cold temperatures that were on their way. Dr. Smith elects to stay aboard the Jupiter 2 with the Robot. During the course of the adventure, the Robinson's face the cold, then extreme heat and a raging ocean all the while Dr. Smith escapes death on the Jupiter 2.

If any episode of Lost in Space featured good acting and dialogue, it was "The Hungry Sea" . The conflict between Major West and Prof. Robinson was very dram!atic and effective. The scenes with Dr. Smith back on the ship have a closterphobic feel to them.

Lost in Space was and still is one of my favorite shows, but after this episode ends, we are then faced the "alien of the week" plots. Why the showed abandoned their pure adventures is a mystery. The pure adventure shows were excellent. One a few others ever came near to this quality (namely Season Two's WILD ADVENTURE.)

You will need to watch the previous 4 episodes that lead to this one to catch up on the plot. But this is a fine ending to the only "story arc" this show had.

"Welcome Stranger" is the first "alien of the week" show. While it features fine acting, the storys all fall into this same plot for the rest of the series.

But, overall, these are three good episodes to own.