For those that missed the pilot movie, like I did, you can catch it on HULU.com, free and in it's entirety.

It was entertaining as reported by ER. I had gotten the impression it was hard scifi, but alas it is not. This is not a problem for me but could be for some. They are bound for Epsilon Eridani which is 10.5 ly distant and expect to make it in 10 or so years. The Orion nuke pulse propulsion could never get them that close to light speed. Also, the communications link they have with Earth does not take into consideration the time debt they are acquiring at near light speed.

Nevermind all that, I think it would be a good series and it's a shame it is apparently doomed right out of the gate.