tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post99407245171687896..comments2024-03-28T14:49:36.133-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Lost in Space 50th Anniversary Blogging: "The Thief from Outer Space" (November 9, 1966)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-61598899831151577552017-03-26T22:26:27.529-04:002017-03-26T22:26:27.529-04:00Somehow as corny as it looks today, this is one of...Somehow as corny as it looks today, this is one of the episodes that captured my imagination as a kid back in the day and stuck with me through the years. Even if it can't be taken seriously, the wonderfully campy performances by Malachi Throne and Ted Cassidy, and the weirdness of the "sedan chair" as an "interdimensional transporter" are what make this episode so memorable to me. Even though I can see how ridiculous it is, I frankly find it hard to hate. :-)DrCrolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689877591600078627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-53403492705642893982015-10-06T22:26:02.680-04:002015-10-06T22:26:02.680-04:00John,
Malachi Throne (playing the Thief) once rema...John,<br />Malachi Throne (playing the Thief) once remarked in an interview that he wanted to be in Lost In Space because it was his children's favorite show. I really think this episode rises above most of Season Two's fantasy trappings because of Throne's performance. The scene you mentioned, in which the actor's humanity shines into the character, is wonderful. "What," he ponders, "is the point of living if you can't trust a little boy?" The look of anguish on his face when Will betrays him stays with you, as do his parting words to the boy moments later. Billy Mumy's acting here is also exceptional.<br />Of course, Ted Cassidy is worth his weight in gold, and Robert Drasnin's music is perfect. There's a lot to like in "Thief," which is more than I can say about the remainder of this season.<br />I should point out that this is the first Year Two script by Jackson Gillis, who wrote the Season One standouts "My Friend, Mister Nobody" and "The Magic Mirror." It makes you wonder if he was being told to write camp at this point, since this episode differs so drastically from what he'd crafted previously.<br />SteveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101722769411384962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-87462172724952629072015-10-06T17:59:19.126-04:002015-10-06T17:59:19.126-04:00John good review of another season two episode.
I...John good review of another season two episode.<br /><br />I guess in Lost In Space universe the aliens all use variants of “interdimensional space transporter sedan spaceship" which are basically all Doctor Who T.A.R.D.I.S. like crafts which itself is jammed as a Police Call Box exterior. <br /><br />SGBSGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137406272001346149noreply@blogger.com