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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Leverage
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Twin Peaks. The show was uneven but man, the opener hit it out of the park and embodied all the best traits of all the seasons.
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It was on Netflix, but the first episode had me hooked HARD from the opening scene. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
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Hill Street Blues
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Fargo, basically every season. Westworld. Game of Thrones (despite how abysmally it went out).
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More recently, This is Us. Lots to unpack in that pilot. I agree with you on St. Elsewhere as well.
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The West Wing
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The Middle Man. Completely absurd show, that unfortunately only lasted twelve episodes. But my wife and I loved it from the opening.
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Pushing Daisies The Middleman Both firmly established the aesthetic of the show right away and charmed the pants off the careful viewer.
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Northstar - so good they didn’t make the series! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091650/ …
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