keboroxu:

I used to abominate Billy Mumy as well as Jonathan Harris, both on the original "Lost in Space". But truth be told, one of the reasons I hated the show was that my brother loved it. There was a show I loved at the same time, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" and now that I can see both shows in my current dotage, I think they were both pretty awful.

Billy Mumy has had some inspired parts, the classic one being "It's a Good Life" which is one of the simplest scariest episodes of Twilight Zones ever aired (1961). He lived to act in the almost present (Babylon 5). I believe he's still around and acting.

I will work up the will to watch the new "Lost in Space" because Parker Posey is a gifted actor who has what it takes to be massively irritating. She may be an inspired bit of casting. I've found her enjoyable in the past, so this will be very intersting.