I loved the original and I love the new one. I think the new one is doing a better job of getting to the root of the story the old one couldn't (because ABC sucked... and still sucks). On the other side the new one isn't quite as outright fun as the old one.
You have to admit that it is nice to have a sci-fi network in charge of a sci-fi program.
It makes a huge difference in the quality of the sci-fi.