For those of you who don't think this was original...

Consider Star Trek: The Next Generation. Was it original? No... the
original series predates it by decades, but it was still popular. Sure
it introduced some original additions to the original show, but it was
ultimately the same concept.

I'm honestly very hyped that someone took the time to produce this,
even if it wasn't the greatest. Sure it had some flaws, but overall, this
is an idea that has not been visited enough. Sure, there was sliders
and sure there was fringe, and sure even J.J. Abram's toyed with the
idea of multiple universes... but does that make it unoriginal?
Absolutely not. In my opinion, this is one concept that is rarely
visited and the only other show I've ever seen where it was the primary
focus was, in fact, sliders. Sliders is outdated now so it needs a
replacement with original additions.

Given time to mature, I could see this show providing a lot of original
additions. Sliders, for instance, focused mainly on the worlds that
were visited (like Quantum Leap) and for this time that wasn't the
acceptable thing to do. Keeping shows simple and with minimal plot-
line continuity was the thing to do back in those days. With the advent
of internet and smart TVs, you can revisit previous episodes that you
missed or forgot much easier than having to record it on video tapes.
So it's more acceptable for shows to have more plot- line continuity
these days. Then, there's also the fact that we have more technology
readily available at a lower cost, so lower budget shows can still do
very well. In fact, in this case, I think Parallels is much more
believable than sliders (setting aside relative expectations of that
time versus now).

Yes, Sliders was good for its time but I seriously can't watch it
nowadays. I tried... can't. I love the idea, but it's too outdated and
cheesy. I might watch it to get a good laugh, but that's about it.
Sorry any "Sliders" fans out there (no offense). Anyways, it's about
time a new version of Sliders came out, so I don't so much mind if this
isn't original at all. Who cares anyways? Will the "original" police
please step forward?