Category: First Impressions

Reviews of pilot episodes.

First Impressions: The Carrie Diaries (The CW)

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.

ABC’s new music industry drama struggles to execute its first hour effectively.

ABC’s supernatural mystery hotel pilot is a welcome diversion from the season’s trends.

ABC’s high-concept sitcom is a disappointing mush of cliche ideas.

Mindy Kaling’s Fox pilot is… fairly unremarkable, and occasionally disturbingly regressive.

Fox’s new family comedy pilot is a bit cheesy, but has some good comedic bones to build on.