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Which TV shows have the best first episodes/pilots?
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:36 pm
I just watched the pilot of The Americans and it's basically the perfect pilot.
It establishes the main characters and the main conflict as well as about 5-6 other layers of conflict (So many layers).
You get a pretty good idea of the characters involved.
*Spoilers:
Phillip killing Timoshev (after Elizabeth didn't while getting revenge) because he hurt Elizabeth leading to the scene where they dispose of the bodies and have actual sex (to In the Air Tonight) is a pretty epic scene. Just completes a mini-arc for their characters and the balance of their US/USSR/Family ties.
Then it ends with Stan searching the trunk and he shakes his head, and then as he's leaving it reveals Phillip sitting their silently with a pistol and silencer.
It establishes the main characters and the main conflict as well as about 5-6 other layers of conflict (So many layers).
You get a pretty good idea of the characters involved.
*Spoilers:
Phillip killing Timoshev (after Elizabeth didn't while getting revenge) because he hurt Elizabeth leading to the scene where they dispose of the bodies and have actual sex (to In the Air Tonight) is a pretty epic scene. Just completes a mini-arc for their characters and the balance of their US/USSR/Family ties.
Then it ends with Stan searching the trunk and he shakes his head, and then as he's leaving it reveals Phillip sitting their silently with a pistol and silencer.
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Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:38 pm to SlowFlowPro
True Detective
The Shield
Lost
The Shield
Lost
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:39 pm to SlowFlowPro
Lost
You pretty know exactly who each major character is by the end and you got next to no exposition
Dammit I'm gonna start another lost rewatch now aren't I
You pretty know exactly who each major character is by the end and you got next to no exposition
Dammit I'm gonna start another lost rewatch now aren't I
This post was edited on 1/31/25 at 10:21 pm
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:50 pm to SlowFlowPro
Friday Night Lights 1st episode felt like a movie unto itself..... Kinda felt at the end of the episode, uhhhh....where do we go from here?
Posted on 2/1/25 at 6:36 am to SlowFlowPro
Scrubs had an excellent pilot.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 7:06 am to SlowFlowPro
I really enjoyed The Sopranos pilot
Posted on 2/1/25 at 7:10 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:Absolutely it’s Lost for me.
Which TV shows have the best first episodes/pilots?
That show hit the ground running like I had never seen before or since.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 7:43 am to SlowFlowPro
Heroes
Game of Thrones
Rome
Game of Thrones
Rome
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:03 am to SlowFlowPro
Twin Peaks
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:11 am to SlowFlowPro
Lost
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:12 am to WestCoastAg
quote:
Dammit I'm gonna start another lost rewatch now aren't I
In
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:20 am to CBandits82
quote:A Lost rewatch while Severance is airing seems fitting.quote:In
Dammit I'm gonna start another lost rewatch now aren't I
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:21 am to SlowFlowPro
No show has ever pulled me in as thoroughly as those first few episodes of LOST
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:37 am to SlowFlowPro
Designated Survivor and Twin Peaks are the first that came to mine.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:38 am to SlowFlowPro
The Americans is fantastic. Breaking Bad is up there amongst the best. Hell, just the cold opening with Walt is in his tighty whities and his pants floating up in the air/wind like a kite.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:42 am to SlowFlowPro
The Wire
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:43 am to SlowFlowPro
Miami Vice!
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:47 am to SlowFlowPro
Mr. Robot
True Detective
The Shield
True Detective
The Shield
Posted on 2/1/25 at 8:48 am to SlowFlowPro
The Walking Dead had an excellent 1st episode setting the story. It really sucked you in a left an impression on the gravity of the situation.
This post was edited on 2/1/25 at 8:51 am
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