Yeah, I find it's not too bad actually. I'm usually sceptic about promises of how a new series will be so 'riveting','powerful' and 'scintillating', AND on top of all that, how it even takes the soap scum off your shower walls :+. But to my surprise my interest in this one seems to be sticking, knock wood. I didn't expect to like 'Big Love' either but its another of my guilty pleasures as well.
Re the Tudors: considering how 'frisky' everyone seems to be, its just like a modern day soap opera except the characters have more layers of clothes to throw off when they, ya know, get busy ;-)