The hype for AMC's Preacher had reached a near-inferno: the trailers were intriguing without being too revealing, the casting seemed inventive, and showrunners Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg was as enthusiastic about the project as anyone else. What could go wrong?

Well, if the first episode is any indication, quite a bit.

....No. No, that's not fair. Let me rejigger this: I'm a HUGE fan of the source material. It's one of the most innovative comic epics ever created, taking clichés and film tropes and spinning them in ways that shouldn't work, but did. Writer Garth Ennis crafted a hodge-podge of Americana that could connect to a diverse audience, and artist Steve Dillon produced the best art of his entire career. One can easily see why Rogen and Goldberg were so adamant in their quest to have this made.

Unfortunately, the first episode makes it seem like some important things got lost in translation.