i cant explain it to you without giving everything away. but if you wanna know then continue reading SPOILER ALERT. Father only looks like Ed and Al's dad, it is not actually Hoenheim. their father is not bad

The homunculus are not created by attempted human transmutation like the original. that was what i hated about the original i didnt like how they were created and i didnt like that their goal in the original was to become human in this they deffinatly dont want that. and i dont wanna give to much away but dont jump to conclusions about Hoenhiem's character, everything has not been explained yet

you are out of your mind if you think the original is better in any way. i know the begging so far seem like the other one covered this part of the story in more detail but this version doesnt have the detail in the beginning because it would just be episodes that are exactly the same, but from this point on basically the show goes in a totally different but way better direction. the original had the wrong way that the Homunculus are created, what their goals are and dont forget the ending. the other version's ending was awful. this ones ending is incredible and fullfilling. anyone that doesnt realize the superiority of this version over the other does not know anything about anime

This series may be slightly beter but i started with the original and find it much easier to get having already watched 1.

I wouldn't watch this one instead I'd start with the other one. It's the original and comparatively speaking completely better.