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   From: weberm@polaris.net   
      
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   anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:   
   > Ubiquitous  wrote:   
      
   >Well, the guy that wrote this is a complete moron.   
      
   Well, not a complete moron...   
      
   >> You only get one chance to make a first impression — and a   
   >> surprising number of TV shows managed to blow that chance with a   
   >> pilot episode that just didn’t deliver. Still, while many shows   
   >> deliver first episodes that don’t necessarily entice us to keep   
   >> watching, there are plenty of great shows that had terrible   
   >> beginnings.   
   >>   
   >> Believe it or not, some of your favorite series got off to rough   
   >> starts. Whether it’s that they failed to set the tone for what the   
   >> series would become, or the quality just wasn’t there, or watered   
   >> down, sometimes things simply don’t add up. Luckily, they managed to   
   >> make the most of it by correcting course and becoming modern   
   >> classics.   
   >>   
   >> Looking back on far too many shows, Screener’s come up with our 10   
   >> favorite TV shows that had bad pilots. We truly love each and every   
   >> one of these — but it can’t be denied, their introductions to the   
   >> world just don’t work.   
   >>   
   >> ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’   
   >>   
   >> “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is an iconic genre show that launched a   
   >> number of careers, but the pilot’s still a little tough to watch.   
   >> Creator Joss Whedon clearly hadn’t figured out the Angel (David   
   >> Boreanaz) character yet, and everything else — from the stylized   
   >> language to the look of the show itself — still come off too over-   
   >> the-top. (It’s not the last time things would get weird with Angel,   
   >> though.)   
   >   
   >There's absolutely nothing wrong with the Buffy pilot.  Now, the unaired   
   >Buffy pilot (which I at first assumed he was talking about) ain't that   
   >good, and of course the movie is horrible.  The aired Buffy pilot was   
   >the first time the concept actually worked.   
      
   It's been awhile since I saw the pilot but I don't recall it being that   
   bad. The existance of an unaired pilot makes sense.   
      
   >> ‘Arrow’   
   >>   
   >> The word “schmaltzy” comes to mind when you think of the “Arrow”   
   >> pilot. The cast is clearly loaded with good actors, of varying   
   >> degrees of experience — but so much of the dialogue hits with the   
   >> emotional impact of a soap opera parody. Once Oliver suited up as   
   >> the Hood, and began killing no end of people, it brought the stark   
   >> realization this wasn’t going to be another “Smallville,” and fans   
   >> took a while to catch up. In the end, of course, we’re grateful: The   
   >> show “Arrow” would grow to become has launched a whole universe.   
   >   
   >Arrow is one of the worst shows on television; stupid all the way   
   >through.   
      
   Heh. How true!   
      
      
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