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Old 16-02-2023, 12:33 PM #1
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What are your favourite TV pilots?

Top 5 for me:

1. The Walking Dead
2. Lost
3. Breaking Bad
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5. Friends

I also enjoyed Game of Thrones' pilot, the only episode of that show I've seen in full.
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Pilot of Fresh Prince was good ,it sets up the comedic beginnings of everything to come

I agree about Buffy aswell, again that had me instantly interested in it

And also the pilot to The Good Place got me hooked, however I haven't completed watching it yet
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I love the first episode of Cobra Kai, called Ace Degenerate. Sets up the main story and characters very well.
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Game of Thrones .. first episode is immense


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I'll just stick to Live Action.

1. Game Of Thrones
2. FlashForward - tbh I didn't really like the Show by the end. But the pilot showed promise imo.
3. Battlestar Galactica - 33 is a very strong episode for Season 1.
4. Dexter
5. Merlin
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I'll just stick to Live Action.

1. Game Of Thrones
2. FlashForward - tbh I didn't really like the Show by the end. But the pilot showed promise imo.
3. Battlestar Galactica - 33 is a very strong episode for Season 1.
4. Dexter
5. Merlin

Ohhhh yeah

That first 10 minutes of the Dexter pilot was tremendous..


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That first 10 minutes of the Dexter pilot was tremendous..


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Personally Dexter was really at a peak run in the first 4 seasons of the Show, it was still entertaining after that period, but it definitely started developing some issues.
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i would add Mr Robot
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i would add Mr Robot

Put Mr Robot with Dexter and you get ..


YOU on Netflix !!!


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Arrested Development.

Shoutout to Freaks and Geeks too, because I just rewatched it the other night. Show should have been legendary (it's a cult classic but the fact it only had two seasons is criminal). What a cast!!

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