If you've paid attention to discussions of television, you'll almost certainly have come across the word "pilot" used in reference to the first episode of the first season of a series. And if you're a ...

The first episode (or pilot) in any TV series has to do so much heavy lifting. It needs to establish the world and its characters while creating a story compelling enough to get viewers returning for ...

Most of the time, a sci-fi series doesn’t hit its stride until a few episodes in, with pilots bogged down in exposition and the ensemble working to find their groove. But occasionally, a show gets it ...

Jen Vestuto is a TV Features Writer for Collider. A born and raised New Yorker, she started her career on set as a production assistant for shows like Law & Order: SVU and Person of Interest. In LA, ...