It's so weird listening to Sean Bean's American accent. I remember thinking the same thing during Silent Hill. I couldn't sit through Hitcher because I have a difficult time with that kind of horror or torture porn or whatever.
The premise intrigued me but since I work nights and go to school during the day I have to pick and choose what shows I use my precious free hours on and Awake won out. I haven't even caught up on Game of Thrones! So now, I have another load of watching material. Oh well, these are the woes of being a visual anthropologist as well as a Sean Bean