First Impressions: Stalker (CBS)
CBS’s latest drama is shlocky, misogynistic, and woefully formulaic, an early contender for worst new show of the fall.
Category: First Impressions
Reviews of pilot episodes.
First Impressions: black-ish (ABC)
I don’t know how I feel about black-ish; here’s why.
First Impressions: From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (El Rey)
Robert Rodriguez’s network-launching adaptation is kind of intriguing, but also kind of pointless.
First Impressions: Almost Human (Fox)
Almost Human’s premise seems tailor-made for an intriguing new series; unfortunately, Fox’s latest dystopian sci-fi drama is a big misfire.
First Impressions: Trophy Wife (ABC)
Trophy Wife’s pilot has some promise, thanks to a strong lead performance from Malin Ackerman.
First Impressions: Cult (The CW)
Cult is, quite possibly, the greatest terrible TV pilot of the 2010s.
First Impressions: Nashville (ABC)
ABC’s new music industry drama struggles to execute its first hour effectively.
First Impressions: 666 Park Avenue (ABC)
ABC’s supernatural mystery hotel pilot is a welcome diversion from the season’s trends.
First Impressions: The Neighbors (ABC)
ABC’s high-concept sitcom is a disappointing mush of cliche ideas.
First Impressions: The Mindy Project (Fox)
Mindy Kaling’s Fox pilot is… fairly unremarkable, and occasionally disturbingly regressive.