Category: First Impressions

Reviews of pilot episodes.

TV Review: Suburgatory (ABC)

ABC’s Suburgatory has potential, but its first four episodes rely too much on cliche.

Enlightened’s pilot is an intriguing blend of strong performance and creative voice I’m intrigued to see more of.

American Horror Story bears the creative signature of Ryan Murphy – and that’s not a good thing.

Whitney’s first episode is hopefully not a template for the sitcom to follow.

How to Be a Gentleman is a lazy, tired pile of cliches and unfunny jokes.

Charlie’s Angels is a grating, nonsensically serious remake full of bad performances and worse ideas.

Pan Am’s impeccable aesthetics and underutilized performers make for an odd mix.

Homeland’s intriguing pilot is a mix of stock techniques and strong lead performances.

FOX’s expensive, high-profile dinosaur series is the weakest, most impotent new series of the fall.

Free Agents might be onto something, if it can realize its promise as a rom-com dramedy.