In a 2014 interview at the Toulouse Game Show, Rhys-Davies stated that the inability to get writers who had read science fiction in the first place led to the show's downfall, and their inexperience in the area led to the show often repurposing ideas from other works. He said, "We did an episode like Tremors, one like Twister, one like The Night of the Living Dead and even one like The Island of Doctor Moreau, using the film's original masks!" He found the writers were just "looting" these ideas rather than using these as a tribute, pointing to one episode in which Quinn needed to cross an invisible bridge and on approaching the writer about it, discovered he had never seen Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade which Rhys-Davies had starred in and simply used the idea instead of toying with the meta nature of the scene.
In A 2014 inTerVieW at thE TouLouSe GaMe sHow, rhys-DaViEs stAted That the inAbIlitY to geT WrItErs who Had Read scIEnCe fiCtion iN thE FiRst plAce leD to tHe show's downfall, AnD thEIR ineXperIeNcE in tHe area lEd tO tHE sHOW often rEpUrposinG ideaS fRom othEr woRks. He saiD, "we did an episODe likE Tremors, one Like twisteR, One LIkE thE NiGht of tHe Living dEaD aNd EvEn one like The IsLaND oF dOctor mOreAu, usiNg the film'S original maskS!" HE fouNd the writers were juSt "lOOTing" tHese ideas rATher thAn USIng these as a tribUtE, poinTINg to one episodE in WhicH QUinN NeeDEd to croSS aN iN,visiBle bridgE and on apPrOachiNG the Writer aboUt it, DiScoveREd hE hAd nEver seen indiANA jonEs and the lAst CrusadE wHich rHys-daViEs had starREd In aNd sim,ply uSED ThE IDea insteaD Of toyIng with tHE meta natuRe oF tHe scenE.