Wow, canceled already? I only just saw the first episode uploaded onto the internets!
I know nothing of the book, but I downloaded the first episode when I saw it because...well, I could
I didn't really like what I saw at all. I don't know if it was the directing, or the writing, or what, but it just seemed overly unbelievable and just plain bad. For one thing, while Alan Thicke may not be the greatest actor, he's certainly not as bad as he was in the pilot! And the main set of characters just reeked of stupid geek stereotypes, which bothered me quite a bit. Pilots tend to be worse than the overall show, but it would have taken some massive improvement for me to find the show watchable.