Shimon Wincelberg: On Character In Lost In Space

"He [Irwin Allen] had written a bible listing the characters, their names and backgrounds. To me, the characters were very bland and very much alike, and there was no real source for conflict. If I had invented the whole thing from the beginning, I would have had much greater contrast among the characters, greater potential for conflict, inner doubts---all the stuff that writers work with."

-Shimon Wincelberg, Starlog Magazine #159, Misplaced Among The Stars (p.68)-