First Impressions: Riverdale (The CW)
Archie’s pilot is better than it has any right to be, a potential reimagining for the ages.
Category: Features
First Impressions: Westworld (HBO)
HBO’s Westworld looks incredible and (mostly) makes sense, but it never digs as deep as it thinks it does.
First Impressions: Angie Tribeca (TBS)
Angie Tribeca kicks off with a promising, joke-packed “Pilot” – but it’s unclear how long the show can sustain itself.
First Impressions: Dr. Ken (ABC)
Dr. Ken is one of 2015’s worst pilots.
First Impressions: The Grinder (Fox)
The Grinder’s “Pilot” is an abundantly familiar premiere with strong cast chemistry.
First Impressions: Moonbeam City (Comedy Central)
Moonbeam City is too familiar and half-baked to be worth investing in.
First Impressions: The Player (NBC)
The Player’s ridiculous premise never earns its own logic, leaving a pilot too preposterous and hollow to buy into.
First Impressions: Life in Pieces (CBS)
Despite its inventive format, Life in Pieces’ debut feels like a fairly conventional family sitcom.
First Impressions: Minority Report (Fox)
Minority Report’s “Pilot” squanders its source material’s ideas for a lifeless, generic crime procedural.
First Impressions: Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
Fear the Walking Dead’s family drama sinks its shaky, familiar pilot.