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Post by Ben Wyatt on Dec 27, 2019 15:14:04 GMT -5
We usually get a few threads a year on best finales, so I thought it'd be fun to do one on best pilot episodes.
I'll start off with one I feel is underrated: That 70's show.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 27, 2019 15:14:35 GMT -5
I liked Scrubs' pilot a lot.
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Post by chazraps on Dec 27, 2019 15:19:00 GMT -5
The pilot episode of 'The Critic' is super underrated. No exposition dumps, just instant understanding of who everyone is by the strength of the writing and voice acting.
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Dec 27, 2019 15:41:34 GMT -5
Depending on how you want to view it, because it was the 2nd episode to air, but the first “regular” one. Bart the Genius saved the Simpsons. It was in the danger of being abandoned.
It’s not what the series would become but a solid episode.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Dec 27, 2019 15:59:02 GMT -5
The Shield is still probably my number 1, but The Mandalorian is up there now
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Post by thechase on Dec 27, 2019 16:05:22 GMT -5
Knight Rider's "Knight of the Phoenix"
Incredible Hulk's pilot
"Saga of a Star World" from Battlestar Galactica
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Post by mike1287 on Dec 27, 2019 16:11:18 GMT -5
"Gilmore Girls"
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Post by Shark on Dec 27, 2019 16:12:11 GMT -5
The first 2 episodes of Lost count as their pilot and they are honestly brilliant. The opening 10 minutes with the aftermath of the plane crash is so intense. The introductions of the characters is really well done and the ending line is just a great tease for the mystery with Charlie just asking, "Guys, where are we?"
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Post by bob on Dec 27, 2019 16:19:08 GMT -5
Twin Peaks
Prison Break
Police Squad!
True Detective
Chappelle's Show
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Post by Kyle Butler on Dec 27, 2019 17:11:13 GMT -5
CSI: (original series). Introduces you to all of the main characters and their backgrounds. Sets the tone for what the series is going to be and gives a nice intro to forensic science for the layperson viewer. I know I’m in the minority but the entire first season is my favorite of the series.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Dec 27, 2019 17:25:54 GMT -5
The Shield is still probably my number 1, but The Mandalorian is up there now I remember watching the first episode of The Shield in awe. When the first commercial hit and I could relax I realized they had gone the entire first half hour with no commercial breaks. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Dec 27, 2019 17:40:53 GMT -5
since it hasn't been said yet, The Sopranos The Shield is still probably my number 1... there's one thing that hasn't aged well about The Shield's pilot (besides Michael Jace being a murderer). if you're trying to get someone over as a legit badass, don't play Kid Rock |
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Post by Larryhausen on Dec 27, 2019 18:49:44 GMT -5
Oz, especially for having the balls to set the entire episode around Dino Ortolani, giving off the vibe that he's gonna be a major player, then setting him on fire at the end.
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 27, 2019 18:53:54 GMT -5
Now, by "pilot" do you mean pilot to sell the show, or the first aired episode?
(Sometimes the two are synonymous of course)
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Dec 27, 2019 18:55:55 GMT -5
Now, by "pilot" do you mean pilot to sell the show, or the first aired episode? (Sometimes the two are synonymous of course) Probably first episode. I’ll add Seinfeld. Not the actual pilot, but the episode titled The Pilot. |
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on Dec 27, 2019 19:10:21 GMT -5
"COPS"
I bought the pilot episode on DVD and the way it was shot/presented was way different and more subdued than later episodes.
It was a more quiet, cinematic looking show.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Dec 27, 2019 19:16:22 GMT -5
since it hasn't been said yet, The Sopranos The Shield is still probably my number 1... there's one thing that hasn't aged well about The Shield's pilot (besides Michael Jace being a murderer). if you're trying to get someone over as a legit badass, don't play Kid Rock That was the ONLY flaw, and it was a huge flaw at the time as well. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Dec 27, 2019 19:39:24 GMT -5
DS9's "Emissary"
Wasted no time at all in establishing that this was unlike any previous Trek. It set up the central issue of Bajor's reconstruction, established all the characters superbly, introduced Trek's greatest ever villain, and also laid the groundwork for the sublime Sisko/Prophets arc that would be ever present throughout the entire run of the show.
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Post by edgestar on Dec 27, 2019 20:16:03 GMT -5
Golden Girls
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Dec 27, 2019 20:26:09 GMT -5
DS9's "Emissary" Wasted no time at all in establishing that this was unlike any previous Trek. It set up the central issue of Bajor's reconstruction, established all the characters superbly, introduced Trek's greatest ever villain, and also laid the groundwork for the sublime Sisko/Prophets arc that would be ever present throughout the entire run of the show. Sisko's arc in just this first episode is incredible. For anyone holding on to guilt, you know what it feels like to be drug back into a bad place in your life. When Sisko demands why the Prophets keep bringing him back to his wife's death, their response that HE keeps taking them back there, followed by Sisko's realization that he never left that point in time. And realizing this, he finally CAN move forward. I love TNG and TOS, but they never did that kind of emotional journey in one of their characters. |
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