This is a great show if you can get past the first three episodes. They're not bad, just confusing. The story basically has three protagonists, but their individual stories are told in different time periods. If you've read the books (I haven't), this might be apparent, but the show doesn't reveal that fact to the uninformed viewer until episode four. Once you figure that out, however, the story becomes addictive. The production values are great, the acting is good, and the special effects for the most part are well done. It's certainly not perfect; I think that some of the acting and poor dialog makes it seem a little cheesy at times. That said though, I can't wait for season two.