In all fairness, I think this show could be exceptionally brilliant if they come at it as a sort of tribute to Bladerunner, like basically a Bladerunner: The Series, except they don't have to live up to quite those standards.
I can see how the naysayers here may fear for the first season or so, but once the show really starts picking up, it could be incredible.
There are still sci-fi shows that do cater to the fun (Flash Gordon), but unfortunately as recent history has shown, the fun blow stuff up sci-fi shows just haven't been able to maintain (for whatever reason, and outside of Stargate:SG1, actually as much as I hate to say it, could be a result of SG1's long run). Farscape, cancelled, Firefly, cancelled, etc.
We just have to wait it out a bit I think before people start appreciating those types of shows again, and it will happen.