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-
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“For us to establish patterns
and trends, I have to know what
is happening even if nothing is
taken,” Steele said.
The most commonly report-
ed stolen items are cell phones,
car chargers, tablet computers,
expensive sunglasses, and even
loose change.
Rather than taking such
items to pawn shops, the thieves
trade them for other goods in
private transactions or put them
up for sale online at Craigslist
or OfferUp. Steele monitors all
those spaces after a clout, but
often owners are best at recog-
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