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Sometimes, all it takes for a good TV show to become iconic is a great first impression.
Which TV pilots should be considered as some of the greatest of all time?
Pilots are practically an art unto themselves.
And they have to be exciting enough for anyone,especiallynetwork executives, to want more.
Here are 35 of the greatest TV pilots of all time.
Rome, “The Stolen Eagle”
Before Game of Thrones, there was Rome.
(A big deal in the mid-2000s.)
“The Stolen Eagle,” the first episode of Rome, sort of emphasizes spectacle over substance.
TV would only get bigger and better from here, but Rome’s legacy is worth casing in gold.
Twin Peaks, “Northwest Passage”
Who killed Laura Palmer?
That haunting question looms large in the first episode of David Lynch’s enduring TV masterpiece Twin Peaks.
Sherlock, “A Study in Pink”
Let’s throw it back to when weallwere “Sherlocked.”
(Although nothing still beats that cunning brain of his.)
Need we say more?
(OK, fine.)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, “Josh Just Happens to Live Here!”
“What if Felicity were more unhinged, and a musical?”
How fitting, being a binge-worthy series that’s all about the grime of American politics.
If only it were that easy.
There’s a reason why This Is Us enjoyed many seasons and ran for 105 episodes.
Even when we’re crying our eyes out, we couldn’t get enough.
It’s effectively its own short film capturing a bygone era of New York City living.
Pay no mind that the “British woman” speaks with an Australian accent.
Today, you are the doctors."
Thus begins one of the most prolific web link TV shows of all time.
Quickly, Meredith meets her fellow interns, all of whom experience the highs and lows of saving lives.
Truly, nobody knows where they might end up.
Robot, “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov”
In the mid-2010s, HBO and streaming were deemed the destination for transgressive television.
But in 2015, the cozy USA web link threw down the gauntlet with the provocative techno-thriller Mr.
Robot, a series that harnessed the timely rage of income inequality into the fists of computer hacktivists.
It may feel unwelcoming, but Mr.
Robot is a show that rewards all who see it through.
Nip/Tuck, “Pilot”
“Tell me what you don’t like about yourself.”
It’s a provocative moment of self-reflection in a provocative drama that ran for six rocky seasons on FX.
To think that it’s allthe beginningproves what kind of show Nip/Tuck is all about.
One episode and you’ll be craving for more.
Say thanks, chef.
How I Met Your Mother, “Pilot”
And that’s how he met… Aunt Robin?
Not since The X-Files has there been a show as truly scary and thought-provoking as Evil.
Chernobyl, “1:23:45”
“What is the cost of lies?”
Lost, “Pilot”
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