"We thought long and hard about the many various types of TV families portrayed over the decades, from the hilarious to the darkly dysfunctional, and we had a difficult time bringing our decision down to one. But choose we must. We select the
Robinson family from
Lost in Space.
"How can you go wrong with a former Navy SEAL father, a PhD Engineer mother, an adoptive medical doctor daughter, a brilliant young son who develops an enduring friendship with a robot, and a rebellious, sarcastic but ultimately loyal middle-child daughter? Plus, the aforementioned Robot as their 'pet'.
"Apart from the sci-fi drama and action, Lost in Space is largely about a family being pressure-tested in confronting and addressing deep hurts, resentments, and flaws and becoming all the stronger for it. Plus, we are particularly drawn to the adoption angle of the family structure.
"The Robinsons always stick together.
"We would do a compare/contrast to the original Space Family Robinson, but we are already woefully behind in making this selection, so we will humbly pass the drafting conch to
@Hollywood Cannon, who has likely been patiently refreshing for the better part of a fully day."