Thanks for the character!
My nephew got everyone together last night and as a group they did their first piece of homework. I asked them to watch the pilot of Leverage!
Afterwards he explained that if they could imagine that but with magic and future-tech then they had the basics of Shadowrun.
Apparently (according to the text I got at 2:00 am!) they were really excited by the concept. At lunchtime today I'm sending everyone a text with the Shadowrun credo (you know, watch your back, shoot straight, conserve ammo, and never ever make a deal with a dragon) just to try and bump up the anticipation.
I love starting a new game with beginning players!