Thoroughly enjoyed the first episode - it sometimes got a little bit bogged down in its exposition, but it succeeded in getting me interested and curious and making me laugh several times. I think there's just something about the bathos of a flat New Zealand accent that makes talking about gods and quests and destiny about ten times funnier.
I really disliked Anders, but then, I have the feeling I'm supposed to. Had the most sympathy for Ty and Mike, thought Axl seemed like a sweet-natured boofhead (hope we're going to see him mature quite a lot - he flipping well should if he's going to be an avatar of Odin). I'm most curious to see what the mystery ladies gunning for Axl are up to.
I was interested to read the comment from James Griffin about _Gods Behaving Badly_, because I read that a couple of years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. While _The Almighty Johnsons_ isn't really breaking new ground, I'm sure it will develop its own distinctive take on the 'ancient gods, modern world' concept.
Also we got to see lots of bare bums, which is always a plus.