I knew from the very short preview before the series came out, that there was not any likable characters in this & now that it has came out i see my feeling was correct. In the original there were MANY likable characters, although they,d get killed too soon. There is not one beauty, where the original had multiple. It is just lacking overall, with bland characters. The actors are certainly not bad, just lacking any sparkle, or "character" which would endear them to the viewer, for me it's rather bland, although i keep watching it hoping it shall turn a corner and burst into life, yet it does not, it just meanders along. Authentic looking for sure, nice dragons, yet overall "Sterile", possibly bad casting & not an interesting enough story. Even after 7 episodes i have not developed ANY concern nor likeness for ANY character, so obviously where the story meanders to will have little effect unless they inject it with some Real characters/actors whom you have SOME feeling for. It's not terrible, just lacking sparkle & somewhat mundane overall.