If I knew it was going to have such an mercilessly truncated life when it started I might have been put off too.

It's a bit like trying to watch something like Firefly or The Sarah Conner Tongue Twister knowing that the author's intentions are never going to be fulfilled.

However it does have some great characters (hardly any of them are traditionally likeable), some clever ideas and up until the last episode which the fans of bang seem to love it begins to turn into a really interesting show in it's own right which could have addressed some of the left over questions from the parent show.

Imagine a Dynasty/Dallas rich bastard family feud show but with brains and robots.