I've watched two episodes so far and it's kept me engaged, even though I realize that they're probably going to make it out of most of the life and death situations through a deus ex machina, or the literal Deus ex machina (aka the famous Robot). I did not watch the original series as it was before my time (I'm an 80's kid), but with some suspension of reality I'm enjoying this series and its beautiful special effects. I, like many here, think the robot might be the best part so far and I can't wait to see where that goes. While I haven't finished watching the entire first series, I do hope that it's given time to flesh things out and that it proves worthy of being further developed.