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PAGE A4, KEIZERTIMES, APRIL 10, 2020 With two seasons already, new take on Lost in Space will help you fi ll time POLICE: Not the typical smash-and-grabs (Continued from Page A1) By TJ REID the thieves are long gone and For the Keizertimes the trend is already over. In 1961, President John F. “We have had some areas Kennedy gave Americans a hit more than once, but with solemn promise: that before car clouts it’s very transitory. I the decade was over, the Unit- can tell you that neighborhoods ed States would put a man on all over the city have been hit,” the moon. The period leading Steele said. up to those fi rst lunar steps in Motive also factors into the 1969 was one of excitement ability for police to track down and optimism, a feeling best suspects. exemplifi ed by two of the most “You have kids who are famous science fi ction tele- bored and go out and check car vision shows of all time: Star doors for the thrill. Then you Trek and Lost in Space. While have people who are looking the former has found great suc- to feed something like a drug cess not only in television but habit. Finally, there are people also in movies, comic books, who drive in from another city and pop culture, the latter has and just pick a spot that looks been more hit-and-miss with target-rich (residential with a its revivals and continuations. bunch of cars),” said Lt. Andrew The latest attempt to reinvig- File Copeland. orate the Lost in Space brand, a Robbie the Robot gets a major upgrade in Netfl ix’s take on Lost in Space, seen here with Judy Another complicating factor Netfl ix reboot that released its (Taylor Russell), Penny (Mina Sundwall), and Will (Maxwell Jenkins). is that some car owners inten- second season late last year, af- tionally leave doors to their cars fords an enjoyable, if extreme- One of the biggest prob- mostly a season two problem: burn some of your hours in unlocked after cleaning them ly uneven, experience that is lems Lost in Space has is a ten- clarity. I watched this show quarantine quite nicely. out so would-be thieves don’t nonetheless perfect for quaran- dency towards unearned melo- with family, and more than Lost in Space seasons one and damage the vehicle trying to tine watching. drama. While the original series once we had to ask each other two are now available on Net- gain entry. That tactic is some- Netfl ix, to its credit, pulls was known for its camp, the questions like “Wait, who is this fl ix. Season three, which will thing of a double-edged sword out all the stops Netfl ix one is full of guy again?” and “Why are they also be the show’s fi nal season, for police. Since the victim when telling the angst and high stakes doing this?” and, my personal is currently set to release some- doesn’t experience a loss, it of- Robinsons’ story. that you never quite favorite, “Huh?” To say that we time in 2021. ten goes unreported. The special effects REVIEW buy because of the did not always know what was are movie-grade, invincible plot ar- going on was a bit of an un- the music is fan- mor every import- derstatement, and I’m not just tastic (as it should ant character seems talking about the questionable be; the original theme for the to wear. It’s no spoiler that the science and unrepentant tech- third season of the original kids aren’t going to die any- nobabble that the show throws 1965-1968 series was written time soon, for instance, so why at you. I’m talking about actu- by John Williams, and this iter- should I feel worried if they al plot points that were poorly M emorial C enters ◆ C remation & B urial ation uses a new version of it are menaced by space veloci- explained. Every time this hap- for its theme as well), and the raptors? This is a fi ne thing to pened I felt less and less invest- Simplicity - Convenience - Low Cost actors are more than capable, feel when watching something ed in the show. if not always memorable. By light, but when the main focus Unclear plot points and far the most interesting per- of the show is the drama itself, melodrama aside, Lost in son to watch is Parker Posey it sometimes comes across as Space seasons one and two are simple ◆ as Dr. Smith, here reimagined disingenuous. still fairly enjoyable. Just don’t cremation as a conniving conman (wom- The other issue I had was expect a masterpiece and it will an?) with a knack for sowing simple direct ◆ doubt with a tongue as silver as burial Will Robinson’s hulking robot pal. The robot itself, who is re- church ◆ booted as an almost silent alien protector, and Will (here played funeral by Maxwell Jenkins), also have a downright adorable relation- ship that gives the show gen- Salem Portland Eastside 275 Lancaster Dr. SE 832 NE Broadway 1433 SE 122nd Ave. uine heart. 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