AWAKE and other puzzlers

As promised, here is a bonus Friday Question Day.

MrTact starts us off:

Have you seen the premier of "Awake"? I thought it was a brilliant concept (not to mention well-written and performed), but I question whether it has any legs. It seems more like a feature concept to me, and I'm keen to see how they manage to sustain it for any length of time.
I enjoyed it but wondered the same thing. How