Don’t judge a book by its cover and don’t judge a show by its pilot
[Updated 05/12/2015]
First impressions are overrated.
First impressions are overrated.
At least that’s what I’ve concluded when it
comes to TV. Once upon a time I believed that I could either hate or love a
show after seeing the pilot. However, with life comes wisdom and, after years
of being an avid TV watcher, I’ve concluded that you cannot judge a show by its
pilot.
I was famously unimpressed with the pilot of Beauty and the Beast and
ended up loving the show. On the other hand, I thought Smash had
the greatest pilot ever but lost interest somewhere around the end of season 1.
[Of course there are exceptions like Breaking Bad and Alias which had incredible pilots and
turned out to be incredible shows. But that’s a subject for another blogpost]
Bearing this in mind, I decided to look back at
my previous “first impressions” posts and see how much I have changed my mind.
ABC
I don’t think I had any
radical changes of heart with ABC shows. Initially I “wasn’t wowed”
with How to get Away with Murder, but I guess it was
easier for Shonda to ‘wow’ us when we weren’t expecting the world from her
[back when Grey’s Anatomy premiered and she
was an unknown writer e.g.]. In any case, I am a bit behind on HTGAWM but I am thoroughly
enjoying it so far and I think it is a great addition to the
Shonda-ABC-domination. Do I like it more than Scandal? I don’t think so,
but I may like it more than Grey’s Anatomy and definitely more
than Private Practice [or Off the Map… remember that one?].
Forever was
“a lot better than I anticipated” and I don’t think it is re-inventing TV or
anything, but I am still quite charmed by it [and by Ioan] I also realized one
of the producers worked on Chuck, so I feel more validated on my love
for this little procedural. I really hope it doesn’t get cancelled, but things
are not looking good. [
It doesn’t really
matter how I ended up feeling about Selfie and Manhattan Love Story because they have already been
cancelled. I watched about 5-6 eps of each. I still don’t know why, but I
really liked MLS! [Update: I actually finished watching all the episodes. It got a little weird at points but for unkown reasons I still found it cute] On the other
hand, Selfie… I wanted to like
it, but kept getting bored during the eps. I never got around to watching Cristela
[I’ll try to squeeze it in this
weekend just so I can say a few words], but I got the
feeling I am not really missing out.
I
am still trying to catch up with the midseason/winter shows. But here is what I
thought so far: Agent Carter has an old-school spy feel
that I appreciate. Enough to keep my attention. Galavant is just NOT
my thing. It has a very old-fashioned sense of humor, almost feels like a
half-an-hour sketch… I am sure there is an audience for that, but I am
definitely not one of them [I also hated Dan Fogelman’s other show The
Neighbors, so that should have tipped me off].
And you can read my Fresh off the boat first impressions HERE
You can find all the "New Fall TV 1st impression" posts HERE
You can find all the "New Fall TV 1st impression" posts HERE
More networks coming soon… and yes, I plan to break my silence regarding Jane the Virgin…
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