Filming a television pilot ain't an easy endeavor, especially when you have a shoestring budget — and especially when Mother ...

Mr. Robot grips viewers with an unforgettable opening episode that expertly introduces its main characters and what's to come ...

Getting into anime can be difficult for some. There are so many genres and a million recommendation lists, so a beginner may feel overwhelmed with all the choices. But a great way to determine whether ...

Rob Reiner played a vital role in this iconic '70s sitcom, co-writing the pilot episode alongside industry legends.

Jennie Richardson is a TV Features and Lists Writer for Collider, and a graduate student pursuing an MFA in Fiction Writing. In other words, she really loves stories. For every TV show out there, the ...

Pilot episodes are difficult to perfect, but some fantasy shows successfully juggle strong world-building with gripping hooks, resulting in spotless openers. Pilots have a lot riding on them, ...

We're used to finales and midseason cliffhangers delivering shocking twists, but every so often, a series premiere comes along and blindsides us with a surprising turn in its very first episode. Some ...

AMC's The Walking Dead Season 1 premiere episode remains iconic to this day. The episode does not begin with chaos, but ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Nailing a new series’ pilot episode is one of the hardest feats in storytelling, and incorporating ...

This revolutionary tv show changed television forever, but it almost never got off when studio execs canceled everything ...