Yes, that's why Shimon Wincelberg was fired from the series after "reweaving" the original pilot episode into the first six episodes, 'Brisbane'. He was TOO intelligent for Irwin's taste as far as writing dramatic scenes [this is why he was credited under his alias, "S. Bar-David"]. And, yes, the footage of the Jupiter 2's crash was filmed in late 1964, at the time the original pilot was produced (and it was filmed in COLOR, in case Irwin wanted to use it again, which he did in season two).
Unfortunately most of the criticisms of the show can be levelled at one Mister Irwin Allen himself. He used to like to exercise his influence on the show, preferring more running and jumping action (and quirky aliens) to intelligent plotlines, and he occasionally made writers pay for daring to write intelligently in spite of his influence.
One last thing...The sound effects of the Jupiter Two in flight was pretty awesome.You could close your eyes and literally feel the raw power of its engines.No other spacecraft in television or movie sci-fi ever matched it.You knew from the sound that mankind had discovered and harnessed a new kind of power that would take humanity to another star system with incredible ease.
@cylonraider4 I always did and always will love the sound effect of the Jupiter 2. Amazingly created from the combined sounds of steam turbines, theramins, and an organ. Nothing can match it!
Follow up comment....Although the show as a whole was a waste of time and talent.(I mean you had Guy Williams who was cool as Hell and June Lockhart who was fine as Hell).It focus way too much on the bullshit of Dr.Smith.There were some shows that stood out amid the foolishness of the later years.The Anti-Matter Man was one.(One of Williams favorites) and the 1947 Roswell-like..Visit to a Hostile Planet. The writers never explored the full power of the Jupiter Two...A starship in its own right.
Listen.....the first six episodes of Space were serious sci-fi.Excellent plots and pretty good special effects for its timeThe Jupiter 2 Crash is probably one of the greatest special effect scenes done without CGI in television sci-fi history.Even though we know how it was done,It still blows us away over forty-years later.Even the fuller scene of the ship in space during a decaying orbit is cool.Space got stupid as it went on and that was a shame because have the show showed a lot of potential.
@RichYan33 I can't disagree; the first few eps were brilliant, but the quality noticeably declined after them, and absolutely plummeted after the first episode of season 2, leading to the abomination which was the talking carrot episode. But still, there were a few really good ones later. The Wreck of the Robot, for example.
@TwilightSuspension They were in fact, up against Batman in the ratings war. Lost in Space was on CBS, Batman was ABC, on at about the same time. Batman was winning at the time (but probably not by much) and the producers decided they needed to get "campy" just like Batman. I read somewhere that Guy Williams hated the change, as well as his dwindling screen time in later episodes.
@RichYan33 Wracking my brains... but I can't picture the 'carrot-people' story arc! I remmember the 'bubble creatures' who tried Dr. Smith for crimes against space & some other hoaky aliens. What was their 'back story'?
I still love this crash scene! It was classic and I agree for special effects done without CGI they did an excellent job! Call me crazy but they had more imagination then nowadays! Better effects but nowhere near the imagination! Will love Lost In Space forever!
If I were a TV critic back in 1965, I would have written, "I don't know who this Johnny Williams fella' is, but he's sure doing fantastic work on this show. I see a bright future for him in the biz."
Great scene. The black-and-white makes it look so otherworldly.
Even when I was a kid, I knew this was one of most impressive scenes in Sci Fi...compare it to the water/crash-landing scene in Planet of the Apes a few years later...this is the superior depiction!
What a great use of light and shadow and dust/fog...amazing work that holds up to this day!
@mark11770011 John Williams did the music for this show and a few other Irwin Allen productions, like "Time Tunnel" and "Land of the Giants." He is listed in the TV show credits as "Johnny Williams" :)
I'm a big fan of Lost in Space, and this is one of my favorite scenes. Even today it's so realistic, so well done, makes you feel like your right with the ship as it's crashing. And the sound effects, the visual's with the brilliant John William's music makes it all come together all so well....
After all of these years that scene still gives me goosebumps it's a testament of the type of work that is missing today. When you see most CGI work today it's just missing that one component to make you feel that you are really there seeing the action.
This scene still gives me chills it was done so well!! Picture all of America in 1965 glued to their tv sets watching this. This was television at its BEST!!
I was 8 years old in fall 1965 when this crash - from episode 3, " Island In The Sky" first aired. I loved it then, and still love it now! It's still as awesome, and as
@simongarth2001 as a boy i was in awe of this footage, god i wanted to be will robinson, as a man of 55 now, i see this and still think it's the greatest thing i ever saw filmed, i wanted to believe it was so real, i miss those days of being a kid, thanks for posting
Hell yes ... This is the way real model work looks like ... With the music score and all it STILL looks far better than any cgi effect could look ... Wake up Hollywood . The true special effect artists were the cameramen and minature model makers. With that great lighting and landscape it looks fuckin awesome !
I was a wide-eyed eleven year old watching this back in the fall of 1965. Even today, nearly 46 years later, this amazing sequence of the Jupiter II gliding over the alien landscape STILL blows me away!
I was 4 years old when this first was telecast in 1965 and I never forgot it! I mean, I dreamt about it as a child! I really thought at the time, a signal was being sent from this planet to earth(I was 4,give me a break)and we could see what was happening!
I was really surprised there was not more damage to the Jupiter 2 after the crash landing. Other than control panels on the lower and upper deck shorting out w/small flames In Forbidden World, after the J-2 crash landed, serious damage was evident on the upper deck. With two B205's sheared away from their mounts, central NGS damaged, along with several pieces of damaged electronic gear Maureen was carrying, Lower deck was never shown as to any damages.
The crash landing scene in Island In The Sky was by far the best in visual, action and theme. With the J-2 flying over the mountains terrain of the planet of the 4 foot model, and interior frames of the upper deck via the view port flying over the mountain tops. I am thinking for that era rear projection or an optical printer was used. The reason the control console and flight chars are not seen, is the footage is from the unaired pilot "no place to hind" woven into the1st five episodes.
Nice clip-I remember the suspense the first time I saw as a kid,, But military mind set kicks in when I see how many flaws in the mission were violated.. If they ever did get back does this pilot got a lot of explaining to do.. Maybe I should have enlisted in the USAF..
It's the helplessness of the people in the freezing tubes that gets me. They effectively go to sleep on the launch pad at Alpha Control, and then never wake up, their bodies scattered over acres of extraterrestrial high desert. They had to rely on J II's on-board nav computer -- already damaged by the Robot's rampage, IIRC -- to accurately assess the terrain and bring the ship in as best it could. Chilling.
This was one of my favorite scenes from "Lost in Space." Even though I was only six or seven when I first saw this, I found it fascinating. Even today, the work done by the Irwin Allen effects team and modelers holds up very well when compared to modern CG effects.
does any one know where I can get the sound tract from this video
GenGhost1 5 hours ago
Yes, that's why Shimon Wincelberg was fired from the series after "reweaving" the original pilot episode into the first six episodes, 'Brisbane'. He was TOO intelligent for Irwin's taste as far as writing dramatic scenes [this is why he was credited under his alias, "S. Bar-David"]. And, yes, the footage of the Jupiter 2's crash was filmed in late 1964, at the time the original pilot was produced (and it was filmed in COLOR, in case Irwin wanted to use it again, which he did in season two).
fromthesidelines 4 days ago
STILL some of the best saucer footage ever made, including CGI! You can't even see the wires for the Lydekker rig in this one!
OLDSMARKARL 6 days ago
Unfortunately most of the criticisms of the show can be levelled at one Mister Irwin Allen himself. He used to like to exercise his influence on the show, preferring more running and jumping action (and quirky aliens) to intelligent plotlines, and he occasionally made writers pay for daring to write intelligently in spite of his influence.
JBofBrisbane 2 weeks ago
Yeah,,,,the music by John Willams was perfect for this scene! (LOL)
cylonraider4 3 weeks ago
One last thing...The sound effects of the Jupiter Two in flight was pretty awesome.You could close your eyes and literally feel the raw power of its engines.No other spacecraft in television or movie sci-fi ever matched it.You knew from the sound that mankind had discovered and harnessed a new kind of power that would take humanity to another star system with incredible ease.
cylonraider4 3 weeks ago
@cylonraider4 I always did and always will love the sound effect of the Jupiter 2. Amazingly created from the combined sounds of steam turbines, theramins, and an organ. Nothing can match it!
DCnightcrawler 1 week ago
Follow up comment....Although the show as a whole was a waste of time and talent.(I mean you had Guy Williams who was cool as Hell and June Lockhart who was fine as Hell).It focus way too much on the bullshit of Dr.Smith.There were some shows that stood out amid the foolishness of the later years.The Anti-Matter Man was one.(One of Williams favorites) and the 1947 Roswell-like..Visit to a Hostile Planet. The writers never explored the full power of the Jupiter Two...A starship in its own right.
cylonraider4 3 weeks ago
@cylonraider4 - The Anti-Matter Man could almost be seen as a direct take from the Star Trek Episode, The Alternative Factor.
JBofBrisbane 2 weeks ago
Listen.....the first six episodes of Space were serious sci-fi.Excellent plots and pretty good special effects for its timeThe Jupiter 2 Crash is probably one of the greatest special effect scenes done without CGI in television sci-fi history.Even though we know how it was done,It still blows us away over forty-years later.Even the fuller scene of the ship in space during a decaying orbit is cool.Space got stupid as it went on and that was a shame because have the show showed a lot of potential.
cylonraider4 3 weeks ago
I think they did well for more than the first 6 episodes. Most of the first season was really good IMHO.
drwayne88 1 month ago
The first episodes were great. Then Dr. Smith ate mengos that turned him into a giant.
ItsAmadWorld2 1 month ago
The first six episodes of this show were great. Then they went all Batman campy and brought in the carrot people.
RichYan33 1 month ago
@RichYan33 I can't disagree; the first few eps were brilliant, but the quality noticeably declined after them, and absolutely plummeted after the first episode of season 2, leading to the abomination which was the talking carrot episode. But still, there were a few really good ones later. The Wreck of the Robot, for example.
TwilightSuspension 1 month ago
@TwilightSuspension The Anti Matter Man was good from the last season. Good concept of parallel universes. It still had some silly stuff though
genericgeorge 1 month ago
@TwilightSuspension They were in fact, up against Batman in the ratings war. Lost in Space was on CBS, Batman was ABC, on at about the same time. Batman was winning at the time (but probably not by much) and the producers decided they needed to get "campy" just like Batman. I read somewhere that Guy Williams hated the change, as well as his dwindling screen time in later episodes.
simongarth2001 1 day ago
@RichYan33 Wracking my brains... but I can't picture the 'carrot-people' story arc! I remmember the 'bubble creatures' who tried Dr. Smith for crimes against space & some other hoaky aliens. What was their 'back story'?
dukes0916 1 week ago
I just love this scene, and the Music is still great, even now
boosterjonesable 1 month ago
I still love this crash scene! It was classic and I agree for special effects done without CGI they did an excellent job! Call me crazy but they had more imagination then nowadays! Better effects but nowhere near the imagination! Will love Lost In Space forever!
voyager202000 1 month ago
If I were a TV critic back in 1965, I would have written, "I don't know who this Johnny Williams fella' is, but he's sure doing fantastic work on this show. I see a bright future for him in the biz."
Great scene. The black-and-white makes it look so otherworldly.
buddy51 2 months ago
Even when I was a kid, I knew this was one of most impressive scenes in Sci Fi...compare it to the water/crash-landing scene in Planet of the Apes a few years later...this is the superior depiction!
What a great use of light and shadow and dust/fog...amazing work that holds up to this day!
newphx 2 months ago
Looks real, and the music is spectacular!
mark11770011 2 months ago 3
@mark11770011 John Williams did the music for this show and a few other Irwin Allen productions, like "Time Tunnel" and "Land of the Giants." He is listed in the TV show credits as "Johnny Williams" :)
KneelB4Bacon 2 months ago
I'm a big fan of Lost in Space, and this is one of my favorite scenes. Even today it's so realistic, so well done, makes you feel like your right with the ship as it's crashing. And the sound effects, the visual's with the brilliant John William's music makes it all come together all so well....
EastCoast20 2 months ago
After all of these years that scene still gives me goosebumps it's a testament of the type of work that is missing today. When you see most CGI work today it's just missing that one component to make you feel that you are really there seeing the action.
ipisking 2 months ago
This scene still gives me chills it was done so well!! Picture all of America in 1965 glued to their tv sets watching this. This was television at its BEST!!
mgrella63 2 months ago 4
The best part is between 21 and 25 seconds as the J2 comes thru the fog/smoke. It looks so life like at that point.
2windswords 2 months ago 3
its so like roswell to me
pahoboye 2 months ago
I have always enjoyed watching Lost in Space! One of the all time best SciFi TV Shows!
rickram1961 3 months ago
I was 8 years old in fall 1965 when this crash - from episode 3, " Island In The Sky" first aired. I loved it then, and still love it now! It's still as awesome, and as
powerful a scene as it was 46 years ago!
maxauburn 3 months ago 3
the great john williams
supermanfan62 3 months ago 6
We're all going to die!!!!
nutballgazette 4 months ago
Screw CGI.......This looks awesome, even today!!
simongarth2001 4 months ago 20
@simongarth2001 Real texture, real depth, from real talent. CGI has destroyed all that once was.
DCnightcrawler 1 week ago
@simongarth2001 as a boy i was in awe of this footage, god i wanted to be will robinson, as a man of 55 now, i see this and still think it's the greatest thing i ever saw filmed, i wanted to believe it was so real, i miss those days of being a kid, thanks for posting
ftlshome1 2 days ago
Hell yes ... This is the way real model work looks like ... With the music score and all it STILL looks far better than any cgi effect could look ... Wake up Hollywood . The true special effect artists were the cameramen and minature model makers. With that great lighting and landscape it looks fuckin awesome !
darkflamedesign 4 months ago 4
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I was a wide-eyed eleven year old watching this back in the fall of 1965. Even today, nearly 46 years later, this amazing sequence of the Jupiter II gliding over the alien landscape STILL blows me away!
zooeyhall 4 months ago
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zooeyhall 4 months ago
I was 4 years old when this first was telecast in 1965 and I never forgot it! I mean, I dreamt about it as a child! I really thought at the time, a signal was being sent from this planet to earth(I was 4,give me a break)and we could see what was happening!
Garyindiana11 4 months ago
I was really surprised there was not more damage to the Jupiter 2 after the crash landing. Other than control panels on the lower and upper deck shorting out w/small flames In Forbidden World, after the J-2 crash landed, serious damage was evident on the upper deck. With two B205's sheared away from their mounts, central NGS damaged, along with several pieces of damaged electronic gear Maureen was carrying, Lower deck was never shown as to any damages.
TheTheo58 4 months ago
The crash landing scene in Island In The Sky was by far the best in visual, action and theme. With the J-2 flying over the mountains terrain of the planet of the 4 foot model, and interior frames of the upper deck via the view port flying over the mountain tops. I am thinking for that era rear projection or an optical printer was used. The reason the control console and flight chars are not seen, is the footage is from the unaired pilot "no place to hind" woven into the1st five episodes.
TheTheo58 4 months ago 3
Nice clip-I remember the suspense the first time I saw as a kid,, But military mind set kicks in when I see how many flaws in the mission were violated.. If they ever did get back does this pilot got a lot of explaining to do.. Maybe I should have enlisted in the USAF..
pete0969wi 5 months ago
Awesome classic footage! But, where's the pilot chairs and console?
ShinTohoFan 5 months ago
@ShinTohoFan Nice eye on that one!!!
pete0969wi 5 months ago
It's the helplessness of the people in the freezing tubes that gets me. They effectively go to sleep on the launch pad at Alpha Control, and then never wake up, their bodies scattered over acres of extraterrestrial high desert. They had to rely on J II's on-board nav computer -- already damaged by the Robot's rampage, IIRC -- to accurately assess the terrain and bring the ship in as best it could. Chilling.
50zcarsman 5 months ago
Hi. Thank you for posting this "classic" Lost In Space scene..
spacemouse1 5 months ago
This was one of my favorite scenes from "Lost in Space." Even though I was only six or seven when I first saw this, I found it fascinating. Even today, the work done by the Irwin Allen effects team and modelers holds up very well when compared to modern CG effects.
Thanks for posting this.
modelermark172 6 months ago 2
Most terrifying classic music of all time.............
antifatbastard 6 months ago 2
Still great FX that stand up all these years later!!!....and no CGI
simongarth2001 6 months ago 2
Quite amazing, given that it was, what, 1964 when they filmed this? A classic TV moment!
astron1000 6 months ago 2