Category: First Impressions

Reviews of pilot episodes.

First Impressions: The Mindy Project (Fox)

Mindy Kaling’s Fox pilot is… fairly unremarkable, and occasionally disturbingly regressive.

Fox’s new family comedy pilot is a bit cheesy, but has some good comedic bones to build on.

CBS’s comedy lineup takes another nosedive with Partners.

The Mob Doctor is a medical procedural in name only – it’s also another terrible new pilot of the 2012-13 TV season.

NBC’s latest comedy is a huge swing and a miss.

One of 2012’s most promising new series debuts with a strong pilot.

The New Normal isn’t great, or really even that good – but it’s a lot better than most Ryan Murphy shows in this era.

Animal Practice has all the tenets of a cult comedy, but its pilot is way too unrefined to work.

Go On’s pilot has a lot of promising elements that are mostly unrealized by an underwhelming pilot.

TNT’s Eric McCormack-led drama is a bad pilot built on a tired formula.