I feel anyone who makes a review referencing the Original does not understand what this was... It was not to be a remake, but rather a modified, re-imagining of the show intended for modern audiences.
That being said, as someone who has never seen the original, I highly enjoyed the series. Don't get me wrong--the various plot twists and turns left me scratching my head at every commercial break wondering how in the world they could explain that (especially the big, white ball thing, which I am told was in the original as well(?)); however, that was part of the fun of it. Yes, certain things seemed irrelevant, but you accept that they are there and move on.
If anything, the series needed to be longer to spread out the stories and to put everything into context... but maybe it was meant to be this way. Maybe it was meant for us to make our own interpretations of the storyline and what certain characters meant to the story.
Likewise, after viewing the first episode the first time I was left in utter confusion, but then I watched it again before episode two and things began to click. I would say that if one wanted to properly view the series, they shouldn't jump to conclusions and watch each episode more than one time.
All in all, it was an all right series. Yes, there were plot holes and confusion, but the acting was wonderful and it was interesting enough to keep me hooked the whole time. That, and the ending was just brilliant, in my opinion, and left it somewhat open to the viewer for interpretation.
That being said, as someone who has never seen the original, I highly enjoyed the series. Don't get me wrong--the various plot twists and turns left me scratching my head at every commercial break wondering how in the world they could explain that (especially the big, white ball thing, which I am told was in the original as well(?)); however, that was part of the fun of it. Yes, certain things seemed irrelevant, but you accept that they are there and move on.
If anything, the series needed to be longer to spread out the stories and to put everything into context... but maybe it was meant to be this way. Maybe it was meant for us to make our own interpretations of the storyline and what certain characters meant to the story.
Likewise, after viewing the first episode the first time I was left in utter confusion, but then I watched it again before episode two and things began to click. I would say that if one wanted to properly view the series, they shouldn't jump to conclusions and watch each episode more than one time.
All in all, it was an all right series. Yes, there were plot holes and confusion, but the acting was wonderful and it was interesting enough to keep me hooked the whole time. That, and the ending was just brilliant, in my opinion, and left it somewhat open to the viewer for interpretation.