Better or Worse, that is up to you, I have watch both series back in the 60s and now I think Dr Smith is a better character to dislike in this new remake of the show, cant wait when she gets her just deserts, they had to make the robot different with it's own back story to throw another dimension to the mix. Each of. characters have to show thier own strength and weakness, yes, you can use the old show series as a comparison, but is that really fair in comparison? You be the judge.