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

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.

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

Bob May was the man in the suit in the 1960s classic sci-fi show. He died at 69. The crew from the original cast of the television series ‘Lost in Space’ included, from left in the back row: Bob May, ...

Mark Goddard, the actor known for playing Maj. Don West, in the campy, popular 1960s science fiction series “Lost in Space,” died of pulmonary fibrosis on Tuesday, at a hospice center in Hingham, Mass ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bill Mumy picked the perfect song to play in honor of the 60th anniversary of Lost in Space. The former child star, who ...

Mark Goddard, an actor best known for playing Major Don West in the 1960s television show “Lost in Space,” has died. He was 87. He died Tuesday in Hingham, Mass., of pulmonary fibrosis, his son John ...

Mark Goddard, the actor known for playing Maj. Don West, in the campy, popular 1960s science fiction series "Lost in Space," died of pulmonary fibrosis on Tuesday, at a hospice center in Hingham, ...