Haven't watched the second episode yet because the friend I was watching with hated it, but I might in the future. Convince me guys!
I understood that Daredevil basically had sonar, but I never read the comics, so I'm only going off of hearsay. As a gamer, I wasn't really interested in Daredevil just because it seems kind of cheaty in an RPG sense to give a character the disadvantage of being blind while loading him up with abilities to offset that blindness. But then, in an RPG, you can say, "My character is technically blind, but since I have other abilities, I get no points for it; it's just for story purposes."
So for a while I didn't care about a hero who was blind but not blind. This show transcends that. It's interesting enough storywise. And really, blindness is not a disadvantage for him. In fact, Daredevil is quite super with his other abilities. He can hear heartbeats from across the room and know when someone's lying. He can feel when someone is sneaking up behind him. He can diagnose hairline fractures by pushing slightly on a bone. He's far more capable than a sighted person, so he's a superhuman.
If the first episode didn't sell you, then I don't know what I can say to sell it more. I didn't think the first episode was spectacular, but it was interesting enough to reel me in. The characters are all engaging. Even though Foggy seems vapid, he has a certain charm that lets you overlook that. And, well, like all supporting characters who hang around secret superheroes, he falls afoul of something or another.
The cinematography is pretty good. I noticed this guy loves filming. There are some neat shots, especially framing the character in the reflection in Matt's sunglasses. There's a hallway fight scene that is reminiscent of Oldboy, and it's shot with absolutely no cutaways. There's an interesting scene where the camera swivels from the point of view from within a cab all the way around.
I dunno. See if the second and/or third episodes capture your attention. While I wouldn't say that the first episode was super, I find it strange to go so far as to hate it. I'm guessing it's related to the inability to suspend disbelief with Daredevil's abilities? Certainly if someone comes in with the attitude of "oh great, he's blind but he's not," then that can make attaching to the character more difficult.