Category: First Impressions

Reviews of pilot episodes.

Cult

First Impressions: Cult (The CW)

Cult is, quite possibly, the greatest terrible TV pilot of the 2010s.

Netflix throws its hat into the original programming ring with House of Cards’s strong pilot.

The Americans’s pilot episode impresses with its balance of strong aesthetics, and the central relationship between its protagonists.

The Following’s pilot is everything wrong with the current wave of “dark grim” TV.

Legit fills an obvious gap in FX’s comedy schedule with heart, charm, and an acerbic sense of humor that’s more than a little enticing.

The Carrie Diaries’s first episode is better than anyone could’ve hoped for.

Out There’s art style won’t be for everyone, but there’s a bit of a poignancy in IFC’s animated sitcom.

Cinemax’s first original series gets off to a strong start.

NBC offers up yet another bland drama with Deception.

NBC’s Jon Lovett and Josh Gad-scripted sitcom is a grating disappointment.