I had a friend who had the same disease that took him. My friend, though, was a whole lot younger than him when he got the disease. I want to tell you, that disease is bizarre and scary.
My personal preference was always Major West. Viewed him as the much cooler adult on the Jupiter 2, loved the way him and Smith went @ it. Great show to this day (Own DVD Set) Nice to see he's so normal.
I liked the character of Major West, but I always hoped that him and Dr.Smith would've mended fences like they almost did in the episode Space Primevals!!