Ok, try to forget about the series and the film (how you doing?). Take it on it's own merits. I really enjoyed it. It's not the happy family that take off to see worlds, they have issues like every other family. Not the perfect couple. And Parker as the baddy (ish) is excellent. However the star is the robot. You never quite know what's in its head and has many twists in its evolvement. Watch it, enjoy it, pure syfy.