First Impressions: Ben and Kate (Fox)
Fox’s new family comedy pilot is a bit cheesy, but has some good comedic bones to build on.
Category: First Impressions
Reviews of pilot episodes.
First Impressions: Partners (CBS)
CBS’s comedy lineup takes another nosedive with Partners.
First Impressions: The Mob Doctor (Fox)
The Mob Doctor is a medical procedural in name only – it’s also another terrible new pilot of the 2012-13 TV season.
First Impressions: Guys With Kids (NBC)
NBC’s latest comedy is a huge swing and a miss.
First Impressions: Last Resort (ABC)
One of 2012’s most promising new series debuts with a strong pilot.
First Impressions: The New Normal (NBC)
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.
First Impressions: Animal Practice (NBC)
Animal Practice has all the tenets of a cult comedy, but its pilot is way too unrefined to work.
First Impressions: Go On (NBC)
Go On’s pilot has a lot of promising elements that are mostly unrealized by an underwhelming pilot.
First Impressions: Perception (TNT)
TNT’s Eric McCormack-led drama is a bad pilot built on a tired formula.
First Impressions: Anger Management (FX)
Multi-camera sitcoms are dying a slow, painful death on networks with shows like 2 Broke Girls and Whitney, whose ability to be both mindless and unfunny simultaneously is somehow perceived….