Lost In Space - New Series

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I watched a couple of episodes. I suppose it might be a good show for kids. It was a little juvenile? elementary? Not that great. The special effects were pretty good and there is a bit of real space physics, so that was interesting. Okay, it was more of a passing acknowledgement that, yeah, physics might have some bearing.

The story is a bit apocalyptic, which, now that I think about it, is a pretty common feature in Science-Fiction. I mean they blew up an entire planet full of people in Star Wars. But we like survivor stories. Kind of like fairy tales that way.

I think the thing about the Earth becoming unsafe for human life is kind of a poor motivator. Yes, you can motivate people with fear, but they don't always make the best decisions when they are scared, do they? Me, I'm more in favor of a lets go see what we can do attitude. There are a lot of naysayers out there who will question whether it's a worthwhile endeavor. "Why would you ever want to do that?" they'll say. "Why don't you come and sit with me and Mrs. MacGyver. We'll have some tea and cake." Christ on a crutch, just what I want to do. Get away from me you old biddy. I wouldn't actually say that, of course. I'd go and have tea and biscuits, but all the time I'm gonna be thinking about how are we going to go places.

The thing is, well, let's Wikipedia give us the premise:

In the aftermath of an impact event that threatens the survival of humanity, the Robinson family is selected for the 24th mission of the Resolute (24th Colonist Group), an interstellar spacecraft carrying selected families to colonize the Alpha Centauri star system.

Before they reach their destination, an alien robot breaches the Resolute's hull. Forced to evacuate the mothership in short-range Jupiter spacecraft, scores of colonists, among them the Robinsons, crash on a nearby habitable planet. There they must contend with a strange environment and battle their own personal demons as they search for a way back to the Resolute.

Resolute
There are 14 stacks of Jupiter Spacecraft arranged around the inside of the big ring. How many ships are in each stack is debatable. It might be as few as four, or and as many as a couple of dozen.

The way I remember it, the Resolute wasn't carrying more than about a hundred of the Jupiter spacecraft. How many people on board a single Jupiter? Kind of hard to tell. We've only seen a half dozen people or so, and they seem to have plenty of room.  Given the available space, in an emergency, you could probably cram a couple of hundred people into one ship, though you wouldn't want to do for more than a day, and then only if you can provide enough air for everyone to breath. For long term habitation, a Jupiter might only be able to support a small family.

Jupiter Spacecraft

Doesn't matter really. From what we know, some of the Jupiters made it down to this planet. Don't know many, don't know how many were destroyed on the way down. Durn these cheap communicators. This means, of course, that any time they need a new character, they simply need to find another ship that managed to make it down to the ground intact.