these shows started out on the right
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
pilots in the history of TV drama that’s
a good times have some good years here
he goes now with the nostalgia hey all
I’m saying is don’t marriage is perfect
well havin a coup mod on the side helps
for this list we’re excluding miniseries
and focusing on shows that were popular
successful and well-received by critics
oh I understand completely and this is
an official procedure really number 10
the x-files
how many other shows do you know that
had a cult following and then went on to
hit the mainstream
well the x-files did just that in the
sci-fi series pilot Special Agents Fox
Mulder and Dana Scully
are assigned to their first case
together are you familiar with the
so-called x-files I believes they have
to do with unexplained phenomena more or
less the reason you’re here agent Scully
is we want you to assist mole to run
these x-files right off the bat it’s not
hard to see that Mulder believes in the
paranormal oh yeah the episode doesn’t
only showcase the partners chemistry
people that have made you a close ID
they’ve reported unexplained time left
just like that but also introduces us to
important characters and left us wanting
to find out if the truth was really out
there Cuba theory I have plenty of
theories maybe what you can explain to
me is why it’s Bureau policy to label
these cases as unexplained phenomena and
ignore them number 924 the following
takes place between midnight and 1:00
a.m. on the day of the California
presidential primary
24:00 had our hearts racing from the
first tick of the clock beginning at the
stroke of midnight the series first
episode throws us into the action with
Jack Bauer
as he’s called to protect presidential
candidate David Palmer from
assassination we have reason to believe
that by the end of the day an attempt
will be made on David Palmer’s life how
good’s his security very good maybe not
good enough to handle what’s coming at
him today
a shooter well-funded from overseas
meanwhile his daughter’s disappearance
prompts a citywide search and divides
Jack’s focus do you hear anything no
what’s wrong
I found three joints in her desk Hayden
what’s what the end of the world but I
don’t like it I don’t either
realistic and viscerally thrilling the
pilot was actually preempted due to the
events of 9/11 but even so Jack Bauer
quickly became one of TV’s favorite
flawed heroes and captivated fans for
multiple seasons you have no idea what
you’re getting yourself into here why
don’t you explain it
you’ve got five seconds inna pitched to
me or not number eight madmen I am over
and they’re finally gonna know it next
time you see me there will be a bunch of
young executives picking meat off my
ribs that’s a pretty picture
thanks to intelligent writing and a
retro tone Mad Men’s Pilate had critics
raving and audiences mixing themselves
some Tom Collins can I get you another
drink
yeah do this again old fashioned please
set in 1960s America smoke gets in your
eyes follows at exact Don Draper as he
attempts to keep Lucky Strike cigarettes
as a client the issue here isn’t why
should people smoke it’s why should
people smoke Lucky Strike suggesting
that our customers have a what did you
call it a death wish
I just don’t see that on a billboard
while the ins and outs of the industry
are what realists in its the twists and
turns of the characters personal lives
that keep us glued to the show a lot of
people love isn’t just a slogan
oh you mean love you mean big lightning
bolt to the heart where you can’t eat
and you can’t work can you just run off
and get married and make babies
number seven Prison Break welcome to
prison eel and fish
what do you get when you unite a
prisoner wrongly accused of murder with
his brother who’s willing to go to jail
to save him
all you want to see burrows so bad
anyhow because he’s my brother an
intriguing series hook that puts any
other example of brotherly love to shame
getting you out of here
burrows roll it up happy hours over it’s
impossible not if you designed the place
it isn’t
with Lincoln Burrows life on the line
Michael Scofield devises a plan to get
himself arrested to save his older bro
the vault opening in addition to their
relationship prison breaks pilot offered
pulse-pounding action and thrilling
suspense that carried over into the
second episode and beyond you’ve seen
the blueprints better than that I’ve got
him on me
are you doing
daddy daddy Carl Carl I found you daddy
I got the sumbitch I’m a smack I’m dead
number six The Walking Dead if you want
to stand out make sure your show about
the zombie apocalypse has a great first
episode in days gone by we quickly see
that sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes has
quite a few problems first
he’s just awoken from a coma second he’s
alone third his wife and son have
disappeared then there’s the little
issue of Walker’s having taken over the
planet while his shooting of a little
girl zombie immediately shocks us it’s
the pilots cliffhanger ending that puts
us on edge of the most dumbass
yeah you want a tank cause in there yeah
number five Game of Thrones because of
the popularity of the novels the first
episode of this TV drama was highly
anticipated
fortunately winter is coming wasn’t only
faithful to its source material it also
delivered strong performances stunning
visuals and epic fantasy elements of the
highest order
mainly focusing on Lord Eddard Starks
immersion in court politics the pilot
also follows Prince Viserys Targaryen ‘s
plans to marry off his sister in
exchange for an army Khal Drogo has
never defeated he’s a savage of course
because one of the finest killers alive
and he will be asking it achieved so
much critical acclaim it was renewed for
a second season within a few days never
forget what you are the rest of the
world would not wear it like armor and
it can never be used to hurt you number
4 The Sopranos did you go Henry Hill on
me no no he left is a selling
screenplays and screwing everything up
TV changed forever thanks to this pilot
after collapsing from a panic attack
series lead Tony Soprano seeks
psychiatric help
any thoughts at all on why you blacked
out
I don’t know stress maybe about what
he’s not about to tell the doc the whole
truth about his violent and illegal
family business alright he’s broken the
bones come on you prick let’s fuck give
up but Tony does open up about his
personal life which involves managing
his rebellious teenage daughter stubborn
aging mother and more sorry
the line we adore if it’s how these
so-called normal problems intersect with
his life as a mobster combined with the
excellent writing acting and directing
that made this one of the show’s best
episodes
I got work to do do avenues everything’s
gonna be all right from here on it come
on well it’s a beautiful day
Diane 11:30 a.m. February 24th entering
the town of twin a-pink’s number three
twin peaks ever seen so many trees in my
life despite only lasting two seasons
this series has an extremely devoted
cult following the pilot certainly had a
hand in this as critics and fans cited
its effective creation of mystery it’s
complimentary music and it’s disturbing
storylines
this is gonna happen every damn time sir
in addition to several notable
characters we also meet series
protagonist Dale Cooper in the pilot 54
degrees on a slightly overcast day with
a man said range you can’t pay that kind
of money for being wrong 60% of the time
be working with his unique personality
traits and unconventional investigative
techniques the special agent helped the
serial drama earn that TV seasons
highest ratings Oh
number two Breaking Bad while you say
the word and take you on a ride-along
you watch us knock down a meth lab kill
it excitement in your life something
chemistry teachers everywhere gained a
bit of street cred after this pilot
aired uh what are you doing he’s my good
clothes I can’t go home smelling like a
meth lab uh yeah you can I do
opening with more questions than answers
Breaking Bad’s pilot immediately pulls
us into the complicated world of Walter
White my name is Walter Hartwell white I
live at 308 negra arroyo lane
albuquerque new mexico 87104 through all
law-enforcement entities this is not an
admission of guilt the 50 year old
doesn’t only have a pregnant wife and a
son with cerebral palsy he’s dealing
with terminal lung cancer as well
naturally the way he chooses to deal
with this is to become a meth cook and
drug kingpin
it’s a cosmic
and the rest as they say is history
before we get to our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions my
name is Dexter Dexter Morgan I don’t
know what made me the way I am but
whatever it was left a hollow place
inside people faked a lot of human
interactions but I feel like I faked
them all I know what I have to do good
we’ll have a lot of nights like this
making plans very little sleep I
expected that you’ll denounce these
people out you’ll do it publicly and
until you do you can all get your fat
asses out of my white house
CJ show these people out I believe we
can find the door find it now
I don’t have time right now some damn
fool
Johnston what listen to me the
alternatives mother died tonight and
another explosion there’s been a lot of
talk about expectation lately
expectation of what we should be able to
do to win people are expecting number
one lost divided into two parts the
first episode of this serial drama is
considered one of the finest TV pilots
ever
with the help of an over ten million
dollar budget and with director JJ
Abrams at the helm we find ourselves
lost on an unknown island with multiple
survivors of oceanic flight 815 Jack
thanks to its special effects
outstanding cast and writing that piles
mystery upon mystery parts 1 & 2 kept us
entranced throughout and launched the
series to critical and popular success
that’s fing fair she doesn’t kill the
pilot
no no that’s that tiny teeny version
competitor do you agree with our list I
did well which first episode got you
hooked welcome to Washington for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
the things I do for love
you
foot
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
pilots in the history of TV drama that’s
a good times have some good years here
he goes now with the nostalgia hey all
I’m saying is don’t marriage is perfect
well havin a coup mod on the side helps
for this list we’re excluding miniseries
and focusing on shows that were popular
successful and well-received by critics
oh I understand completely and this is
an official procedure really number 10
the x-files
how many other shows do you know that
had a cult following and then went on to
hit the mainstream
well the x-files did just that in the
sci-fi series pilot Special Agents Fox
Mulder and Dana Scully
are assigned to their first case
together are you familiar with the
so-called x-files I believes they have
to do with unexplained phenomena more or
less the reason you’re here agent Scully
is we want you to assist mole to run
these x-files right off the bat it’s not
hard to see that Mulder believes in the
paranormal oh yeah the episode doesn’t
only showcase the partners chemistry
people that have made you a close ID
they’ve reported unexplained time left
just like that but also introduces us to
important characters and left us wanting
to find out if the truth was really out
there Cuba theory I have plenty of
theories maybe what you can explain to
me is why it’s Bureau policy to label
these cases as unexplained phenomena and
ignore them number 924 the following
takes place between midnight and 1:00
a.m. on the day of the California
presidential primary
24:00 had our hearts racing from the
first tick of the clock beginning at the
stroke of midnight the series first
episode throws us into the action with
Jack Bauer
as he’s called to protect presidential
candidate David Palmer from
assassination we have reason to believe
that by the end of the day an attempt
will be made on David Palmer’s life how
good’s his security very good maybe not
good enough to handle what’s coming at
him today
a shooter well-funded from overseas
meanwhile his daughter’s disappearance
prompts a citywide search and divides
Jack’s focus do you hear anything no
what’s wrong
I found three joints in her desk Hayden
what’s what the end of the world but I
don’t like it I don’t either
realistic and viscerally thrilling the
pilot was actually preempted due to the
events of 9/11 but even so Jack Bauer
quickly became one of TV’s favorite
flawed heroes and captivated fans for
multiple seasons you have no idea what
you’re getting yourself into here why
don’t you explain it
you’ve got five seconds inna pitched to
me or not number eight madmen I am over
and they’re finally gonna know it next
time you see me there will be a bunch of
young executives picking meat off my
ribs that’s a pretty picture
thanks to intelligent writing and a
retro tone Mad Men’s Pilate had critics
raving and audiences mixing themselves
some Tom Collins can I get you another
drink
yeah do this again old fashioned please
set in 1960s America smoke gets in your
eyes follows at exact Don Draper as he
attempts to keep Lucky Strike cigarettes
as a client the issue here isn’t why
should people smoke it’s why should
people smoke Lucky Strike suggesting
that our customers have a what did you
call it a death wish
I just don’t see that on a billboard
while the ins and outs of the industry
are what realists in its the twists and
turns of the characters personal lives
that keep us glued to the show a lot of
people love isn’t just a slogan
oh you mean love you mean big lightning
bolt to the heart where you can’t eat
and you can’t work can you just run off
and get married and make babies
number seven Prison Break welcome to
prison eel and fish
what do you get when you unite a
prisoner wrongly accused of murder with
his brother who’s willing to go to jail
to save him
all you want to see burrows so bad
anyhow because he’s my brother an
intriguing series hook that puts any
other example of brotherly love to shame
getting you out of here
burrows roll it up happy hours over it’s
impossible not if you designed the place
it isn’t
with Lincoln Burrows life on the line
Michael Scofield devises a plan to get
himself arrested to save his older bro
the vault opening in addition to their
relationship prison breaks pilot offered
pulse-pounding action and thrilling
suspense that carried over into the
second episode and beyond you’ve seen
the blueprints better than that I’ve got
him on me
are you doing
daddy daddy Carl Carl I found you daddy
I got the sumbitch I’m a smack I’m dead
number six The Walking Dead if you want
to stand out make sure your show about
the zombie apocalypse has a great first
episode in days gone by we quickly see
that sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes has
quite a few problems first
he’s just awoken from a coma second he’s
alone third his wife and son have
disappeared then there’s the little
issue of Walker’s having taken over the
planet while his shooting of a little
girl zombie immediately shocks us it’s
the pilots cliffhanger ending that puts
us on edge of the most dumbass
yeah you want a tank cause in there yeah
number five Game of Thrones because of
the popularity of the novels the first
episode of this TV drama was highly
anticipated
fortunately winter is coming wasn’t only
faithful to its source material it also
delivered strong performances stunning
visuals and epic fantasy elements of the
highest order
mainly focusing on Lord Eddard Starks
immersion in court politics the pilot
also follows Prince Viserys Targaryen ‘s
plans to marry off his sister in
exchange for an army Khal Drogo has
never defeated he’s a savage of course
because one of the finest killers alive
and he will be asking it achieved so
much critical acclaim it was renewed for
a second season within a few days never
forget what you are the rest of the
world would not wear it like armor and
it can never be used to hurt you number
4 The Sopranos did you go Henry Hill on
me no no he left is a selling
screenplays and screwing everything up
TV changed forever thanks to this pilot
after collapsing from a panic attack
series lead Tony Soprano seeks
psychiatric help
any thoughts at all on why you blacked
out
I don’t know stress maybe about what
he’s not about to tell the doc the whole
truth about his violent and illegal
family business alright he’s broken the
bones come on you prick let’s fuck give
up but Tony does open up about his
personal life which involves managing
his rebellious teenage daughter stubborn
aging mother and more sorry
the line we adore if it’s how these
so-called normal problems intersect with
his life as a mobster combined with the
excellent writing acting and directing
that made this one of the show’s best
episodes
I got work to do do avenues everything’s
gonna be all right from here on it come
on well it’s a beautiful day
Diane 11:30 a.m. February 24th entering
the town of twin a-pink’s number three
twin peaks ever seen so many trees in my
life despite only lasting two seasons
this series has an extremely devoted
cult following the pilot certainly had a
hand in this as critics and fans cited
its effective creation of mystery it’s
complimentary music and it’s disturbing
storylines
this is gonna happen every damn time sir
in addition to several notable
characters we also meet series
protagonist Dale Cooper in the pilot 54
degrees on a slightly overcast day with
a man said range you can’t pay that kind
of money for being wrong 60% of the time
be working with his unique personality
traits and unconventional investigative
techniques the special agent helped the
serial drama earn that TV seasons
highest ratings Oh
number two Breaking Bad while you say
the word and take you on a ride-along
you watch us knock down a meth lab kill
it excitement in your life something
chemistry teachers everywhere gained a
bit of street cred after this pilot
aired uh what are you doing he’s my good
clothes I can’t go home smelling like a
meth lab uh yeah you can I do
opening with more questions than answers
Breaking Bad’s pilot immediately pulls
us into the complicated world of Walter
White my name is Walter Hartwell white I
live at 308 negra arroyo lane
albuquerque new mexico 87104 through all
law-enforcement entities this is not an
admission of guilt the 50 year old
doesn’t only have a pregnant wife and a
son with cerebral palsy he’s dealing
with terminal lung cancer as well
naturally the way he chooses to deal
with this is to become a meth cook and
drug kingpin
it’s a cosmic
and the rest as they say is history
before we get to our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions my
name is Dexter Dexter Morgan I don’t
know what made me the way I am but
whatever it was left a hollow place
inside people faked a lot of human
interactions but I feel like I faked
them all I know what I have to do good
we’ll have a lot of nights like this
making plans very little sleep I
expected that you’ll denounce these
people out you’ll do it publicly and
until you do you can all get your fat
asses out of my white house
CJ show these people out I believe we
can find the door find it now
I don’t have time right now some damn
fool
Johnston what listen to me the
alternatives mother died tonight and
another explosion there’s been a lot of
talk about expectation lately
expectation of what we should be able to
do to win people are expecting number
one lost divided into two parts the
first episode of this serial drama is
considered one of the finest TV pilots
ever
with the help of an over ten million
dollar budget and with director JJ
Abrams at the helm we find ourselves
lost on an unknown island with multiple
survivors of oceanic flight 815 Jack
thanks to its special effects
outstanding cast and writing that piles
mystery upon mystery parts 1 & 2 kept us
entranced throughout and launched the
series to critical and popular success
that’s fing fair she doesn’t kill the
pilot
no no that’s that tiny teeny version
competitor do you agree with our list I
did well which first episode got you
hooked welcome to Washington for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
the things I do for love
you
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