no and i have not see the original series and i would not compare the two if i have . this series be film in canada in vancouver and victoria and british columbia . the series be well write in a different story each week . some be little out there but most of the time it be the quality of the story tell . i love the afterlife episode with clancy brown and barbara gerrick and the deprogrammers episode with the irresistible brent spiner a a deprogrammer in a world where human have become slave to a lizard reptilian specie . it funny how the lizard and reptile be our favorite evil alien like v but anyway he have three day to program a man who be totally brainwash in serve the alien specie on earth . the story be usually a little out there but very entertaining to watch .