Lost In Space
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With the success of the Star Trek television-series, television studios turned their eyes towards other science-fiction ideas. In 1965, Lost In Space hit televisions all over the United States. The story dealt with the idea that by 1997, the Earth has become overpopulated, and the loss of natural resources threatens to destroy humanity. Professor John Robinson, an astrophysicist, heads the crew of the Jupiter II. The mission is to find other planets in neighboring galaxies and colonize them.
With this family and a robot, the Robinson take off and head for Alpha-Centauri. Doctor Smith, a saboteur sneaks on board the craft while the Robinsons are in hyper-sleep. He sabotages the ship and the adventures begin. Unlike the Star Trek series, this show relied more on humor and adventure than on being a morality tale and the possibility of other worlds. Yet, the show lasted for a few more seasons and was adapted into a live-action film.
