To each their own. The book is one of my favorites. But I will agree that Ian McShane is an excellent actor and will make a great Wednesday.
Geek Girl

I didn't dislike the book as much as you apparently did, but I would say I found it underwhelming.
It seemed to me very meandering; there were actually 3 or 4 main plots that never seemed to coalescejust as one would get interesting Gaiman shifted gears and took us into another.
I hoping, though, that this will adapt more suitably for a TV series because I think that medium allows multiple plots to co-exist better than any film would do. I also hope the TV show makes it's main focus the story of the gods themselves, and they remain predominant throughout the story.
"I was cured all right!"

Me too!