OK. I've been thinking. What are the most perfect TV pilot episodes, the ones that hook you, make a statement of intent for the show, and define what the show is about? 1/
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Oddly enough, another perfect first episode is the first episode of
@WalkingDead_AMC. It set the stage. It had an awesome cliffhanger ending and defined what the show would be. 3/Show this thread -
Another fantastic pilot: Hill Street Blues. It looked like a 3rd or 4th season premiere of a TV show that had been firing on all cylinders in its previous season. 4/
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Going even further back, the first episode of St. Elsewhere was quite fantastic. St. Elsewhere is on
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Then there's Breaking Bad. 'Nuff said. 6/
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Oddly enough, the NCIS pilot was actualy surprisingly good ( in retrospect). I don't know why, but I watched it recently, but I did. 7/
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What other perfect pilot or first episode of TV series Friday went on to greatness can you come up with? 8/8
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ER was the first one I thought of but then I got unsure since I haven't seen it in so long. Battlestar ranks very high on my list.
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