It did remind me a bit of (and probably took some inspiration from) Angel (and Buffy), especially the earlier seasons before the story-lines became so complex. It has the same knack of creating characters that *linger* in one's mind (or at least my mind)...

(If you ever happen to be around a computer with internet access for a longer time, the episodes are linked from here (http://www.alluc.org/alluc/tv-shows.html?action=getviewcategory&category_uid=849), most of them (those posted by fiddler) go back to google video and are really quite good quality.)