“Danger, danger!” “Danger Will Robinson, danger!” Who remembers that line from the 1960s series, “Lost in Space”? I know some of you do!
For those too young to remember the show, “Lost in Space” was a pre-Star Trek show that told the stories of the Robinson family and their outer space-time adventures. Robot, a large metal contraption with harmonica-like arms, is programmed to protect son Will Robinson by warning him and others of impending dangers in the unknown environments they find themselves in.
The 1960s was a time of exploration, of courage and daring, of venturing into the unknown, of curiosity and adventure. Some of you remember the impact of our actual space program. Meanwhile television mimicked the “zeitgeist” of culture with shows like “Lost in Space,” “Star Trek,” “Superman,” a…