Yes, when the actors are good, everything changes. 
You dont always need the big names to make a tv show excellent. 

I like series that prove you don't need a massive budget to be good! I'll admit to preferring the new movies even with all the changes, but the miniseries are still very close.

astro_penguin

I think the 2 miniseries were the best. 
They were very accurate. 
It was lower budget, but enjoyable. 

Satosora

Stacker Saloon

saloon

They're definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of the books, they're fairly faithful to them on a lot of things. They're both three episodes.