First Impressions: Now Apocalypse (Starz)
Gregg Araki’s horny, brash Starz series debuts with an impressive, if familiar, pilot episode.
Category: First Impressions
Reviews of pilot episodes.
First Impressions: The Mindy Project (Fox)
I never really got into the American version of The Office, so much of the hype around Mindy Kaling’s pilot script that was dropped by NBC and picked up by Fox….
First Impressions: Partners ‘Pilot’ – Having A Heart-On
The latest addition to CBS’s laughless Monday night lineup, Partners is created by the minds behind the terribly overrated Will & Grace (the early seasons, until they were pushed out by the network), and….
First Impressions: The Mob Doctor ‘Pilot’ – You Had A Choice
The Mob Doctor is a modern medical procedural in the loosest sense of the word.
First Impressions: Guys With Kids ‘Pilot’ – He Grew Inside Me
I didn’t expect much from Guys With Kids – it’s a low concept sitcom premise that reeks of the “broader comedy” NBC is looking for as they move away from the….
First Impressions: Last Resort ‘Pilot’ – Colorado Out
There are a small handful of creators and show runners I get excited to see new projects from – and Shawn Ryan, the mind behind The Shield, Terriers, and The Chicago Code, is definitely….
First Impressions: The New Normal ‘Pilot’ – Let Me Help You
For what we’ve come to expect from Ryan Murphy shows (Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story), The New Normal is a fairly tame story about family, deconstructing the meaning of ‘non-traditional’ in 2012. In….
First Impressions: Scandal (ABC)
Scandal’s pilot is a bit too ridiculous, even for this TV critic.
First Impressions: Magic City (Starz)
Magic City is flashy and fancy – but there’s not a lot of meat on the bone with Starz’s period drama.
First Impressions: I Hate My Teenage Daughter (Fox)
Fox’s I Hat eMy Teenage Daughter is… real awful.