Was dr smith in lost in space gay
A nuclear family (Mom, Dad, teenage girl, preteen male child and girl), blasts off into territory to colonize Alpha Centauri (how are they planning to increase the population?)
Enemy spy Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris) tries to sabotage the ship, so it won't reach its destination -- instead it will be Lost in Space. But he is accidentally trapped aboard.
How on Earth is he going to be redeemed after that?
Easy -- the writers just omit about it, transforming him from sinister to a pain in the neck, occasionally helpful ("I'll negotiate with the aliens"), occasionally devious ("I'll sell you the boy in exchange for channel home"), but usually just annoying ("I'm much too fragile to do any work!"). A vain, prissy, glutonous, idle, self-centered uncontrolled id.
Also the most fascinating character amid the squeaky-clean Robinsons (quick -- name two character traits of the teenage daughter).
Dr. Smith spends a lot of second with preteen Will Robinson (Billy Mumy), whom he hugs, grabs theshoulder of, and calls "my boy
Meet Parker Posey’s Gender-Flipped Dr. Smith in New Trailer for Netflix’s Lost In Space
One of the biggest changes in Netflix’s reboot of the classic 1960s sci-fi show Lost in Space is in the role of the duplicitous Dr. Smith, who was originally played by a man (Jonathan Harris), but will now be a female character played by the fabulous Parker Posey. Check out the trailer Netflix released to introduce us to the new Dr. Smith above.
What I love already is that, in this trailer, we already see the show passing the Bechdel-Wallace test as two named, female characters talk to each other about something other than a bloke. After all, there’s plenty to talk about on a space mission gone wrong. Even better, Dr. Smith has the potential to be a really great, nuanced villain, or at least an anti-hero, and it’s always friendly to see those parts played by women.
I’ve gotta say, though, I’m a little put off by the dialogue in this trailer. Robinson matriarch, Maureen (Molly Parker) asks Dr. Smith, “I was wondering how you deal with it? Being the keeper of all those secrets.” Smith replies, “You contain to find the place inside wh
This weekend brings the annual Gay Pride festivities to West Hollywood, which is arguably the gayest municipality in the country if not the world. As one of relatively not many straight men in WeHo, my preference for women may not be noticeable as I walk through "Boys Town" on my way to the common pool. Thus I locate myself identifying with Dana Carvey's old SNL personality Lyle the Effeminate Heterosexual. And so might these nine notable men.
- Baz Luhrmann. First, a disclaimer: who knows what any of these guys got up to in their private lives? Certainly, many gay celebrities of the past got married and had children while keeping their same-sex lovers a secret. Anyway, you might assume that only a homosexual could make lavish, over-the-top films like Moulin Rouge! and Strictly Ballroom, yet the dapper Australian director has been married to his costume/production designer Catherine Martin since 1997. They hold two kids.
- LeVar Burton. Considering his soft-spoken personality, his drama geek background, his childhood desire to become a priest, and his involvement in AIDS and gay rights causes, you might be forgiven for thinking the Roots/Star Trek/Reading Rainbow star was gay. But Bu
Dr. Zachary Smith on Defeated in Space
I'm watching reruns on MeTV.
Each week, Dr. Smith nearly gets everyone killed because he's brainless and wants to draw off some scheme.
Each week, the other characters yell at him; Major Don West looks like he wants to beat the crap out of him.
The actor pushes everyone's limits, but somehow manages to get people each and every time to offer him another chance.
It's strenuous to believe Dr. Smith's portrayer, Jonathan Harris, never won an Emmy for his portrayal. Heck, he wasn't even nominated.
by Anonymous reply 178 May 17, 2020 2:41 PM Dr. Zachary Smith represents trump in a former life, and Major West represents the overwhelmingly majority of the world.
by Anonymous reply 1 April 26, 2020 9:15 AM Oh, the pain, the pain, reading this my Dear William.
by Anonymous reply 2 April 26, 2020 9:20 AM I love lost in Vacuum especially the first season where they tried to make it like a real Sci-Fi before they dumbed it down into a joke and document mache aliens.
by Anonymous reply 3 April 26, 2020 9:23 AM They don't get a lot of credit for this but there is an episode where the ship's computer gets a virus. It
Jonathan Harris [1914-2002]: Dr. Zachary Smith
I have completely immersed myself within the world of Lost In Space. Like anything else, I take on the task with clear abandon [or until I acquire bored and provide up for a brief time]. I have been absorbing all things Lost In Space. So, I bring you all things Dr. Zachary Smith and the man who played him, the late, great Jonathan Harris [1914-2002].
I stumbled across Starlog #248 [March 1998] from my collection. This got me thinking about how much I miss Starlog Magazine. Starlog was a wonderful science fiction publication and one of the rare breeds that genuinely embraced though science fiction investigations on any subject it touched. I do miss it so. There isn't a magazine on the market today that comes near. Starlog, like a number of publications stumbled in sales at the change of the century and hung on as long as they could before closing their doors. Given it's prestigious history and huge library of publications, it makes it all the more disappointing when considering it is gone. It was a genuine loss to folks like myself. In fact, getting back issues is not exactly uncomplicated today since its folding. Not only did they