Short answer: yep.

Longer answer is that I discovered the books in a round-about way through the TV show Arrow.  After the end of the season, I was looking for more info on it and was watching some interviews with the actors.  Hearing Paul Blackthorne's interview really intrigued me (I hadn't heard of him before) - he seemed personable and funny (and not really anything like his character on Arrow).  So I started looking around for other things he'd done and found Dresden Files on Netflix.  I really enjoyed the feel of it and so I looked into the books.  All this happened in June, and I'm now caught up to Cold Days and starting over from the beginning to find the things I missed the first time through.

I'm really glad I saw the show first - it doesn't hold up to the expectations raised by the books (not nearly gritty or dark enough for starters), but because I did see it before I had any preconceived notions, I still enjoy catching an episode now and then when I find myself jonesing for the next installment.  It's Dresden-lite.  Not as good as the real thing, but it serves to take the edge off.  If I'd read the books first, I'd be one of the frothy-mouthed "it just isn't right" people, for sure.