Kevin Smith's late career in film should in hindsight foster an expectation that something he is at the helm of would be bad. On the other hand, some of his works on Comic IP have been interesting - His run on Green Arrow, Daredevil...
The first episode reeks of trying to be 'with it' and 'down with the kids' as opposed to something that is with it by someone who is down with the kids. Marketed terribly to the wrong audience, the right one no doubt will find it in time, but I fear it may linger in the not-quite-anything. I read the synopsis of episodes 2-5 after the first one's shaky start.