A truly great pilot episode is a kind of magic trick. In under an hour, it has to introduce a world, sketch compelling characters, hint at long-term stakes, and still deliver a self-contained story ...
The Simpsons' Christmas-themed pilot episode perfectly setting up the long-running series and broke with tradition when it ...
From top left to bottom right: 'Friends'; 'The Big Bang Theory'; 'The Golden Girls'; 'Seinfeld' Most of us think of pilots as airline professionals flying us home for the holidays or, if we're lucky, ...
Pilot episodes are difficult to perfect, but some fantasy shows successfully juggle strong world-building with gripping hooks, resulting in spotless openers. Pilots have a lot riding on them, ...
The pilot for the sequel marks only the second time that the streaming giant has ordered a pilot. Netflix has greenlit a pilot for A Different World, a sequel to the 1987 sitcom that starred Jasmine ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Walking Dead had such a huge impact, and it was no accident, starting with an episode that is ...
Jennie Richardson is a TV Features and Lists Writer for Collider, and a graduate student pursuing an MFA in Fiction Writing. In other words, she really loves stories. There's nothing like a great ...
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Most of us think of pilots as airline professionals flying us home for the holidays or, if we're lucky, around the world on a deserved vacation. And maybe fewer of us would associate the word with ...