Top 20 Pilot Episodes of the Century (So Far)
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2024
- Take notes. This is how you begin a TV series. For this list, we’ll be going over the best TV pilots from the year 2000 up to and including 2020. Our countdown includes "Barry", "Game of Thrones", "Breaking Bad", "Mr. Robot", “How I Met Your Mother”, and more! If there’s a great pilot episode from the last 20 years that we missed, please be sure to tell us about it in the comments!
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If there’s a great pilot episode from the last 20 years that we missed, please be sure to tell us about it!
Full House and The Big Bang Theory.
This video was just posted but your comment says 4 days ago... how
Reba
Attack on Titian “To You, in 2000 Years - The Fall of Shiganshina: Part 1”😂
@@crshrundisputed3370 they probably make the video ahead of schedule and then post it.
When I watched the Lost Pilot, I was like 10 years old and had no idea what a TV Pilot was. I thought episode 1 was called Pilot because it was about a plane.
What is the meaning of Pilot?
@@risn5478 It's like the first episode filmed of a show that gets played for a TV network in order for them to decide if they wanna pick it up for more episodes and put it on tv.
@@Lucaya4Life oh I see, thank you
@@Lucaya4Life nice reference.
It's an amazing Pilot episode though.
Surprised Daredevil isn’t on this list. That first episode alone had me go from not caring about the character due to the Ben Affleck movie to him being my favorite MCU hero.
Daredevil’s cancellation still hurts. Such a fantastic series
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I'm surprised The Boys doesn't even get an honorable mention. It is fantastic and it sets up the world and characters perfectly
@@Jptm26 THANK YOU. And the ending with Homelander is one of the best pilot endings on TV
Breaking Bad is one of the greatest shows of all time. What a masterpiece.
One of? Its THE best
@@rpk7330 nah it's attack on titan
Bad language and nudity does not make a great series. It makes a terrible, overrated series, which is what Breaking Bad is. Overrated and terrible.
@@DavidRay39 BB is pretty exiting though . But try attack on Titan. It has 2 episodes rated 10 on imdb
@@DavidRay39 You clearly didnt watch breaking bad.
I love the walking dead's Rick in his police uniform, you look at him then, to now. It's just... wow.
The walking dead is very amazing
Indeed.
Such a masterpiece
When i saw Rick Grimes i didn't hesitate to click
Read The Walking Dead graphic novels....they're far far far far better than the tv show....like a million times better
@@innocentsweetiepie that doesn’t take away from the tv show. the tv show is still great. quit hatin smh
True
@@elijahvaughan3913 not hating...making a suggestion .....maybe learn the difference
@@innocentsweetiepie you can recommend reading the comic without trashing the show. that was my point
I gonna say the Day Gone bye is the terrifying and horrifying pilot episode of The Walking Dead when we can see Rick Crimes checking an accident in the road and we can see a creepy zombie girl with a teddy bear
I see that you edited your comment... but you still got Rick's name wrong lol I'm not trolling, I just thought it was funny that you have his name as Rick CRIMES when he was a SHERRIFF 🤣🤣🤣 his name is Rick Grimes, but I like yours better!
@@tommiepattonkendrickiii1617 it seems English isn't their first language....but ya, real funny. They are trying their best and doing quite well.
It truly shows us how the world has become not being scared in showing horrifying things cause that's the world they live in in my opinion the creepiest part of that episode was Morgan's wife looking so human like yet so far from being hunan
When Rick shot the little girl walker before the opening credits even played, I was hooked...I miss Rick.
i honestly think it got better after he left. Love the shows earlier seasons too with him
Lost has the best pilot ever. And, yes, I think Breaking Bad is a masterpiece beginning to end.
Lost’s Pilot is my favorite, I was blown away by the first scene plus the score.
Dexter's pilot episode was great. Had me hooked at the end of the first episode.
"Tonight is the night and is going to happen again. It has to happen."
Exactly. Deserved to be in Stranger Things place. Seriously what the hell is that doing on no 6😁😁
Mr. Robot's first episode is just pure art, start to finish. If the first five minutes alone doesn't do it for you, nothing will.
3 of the best shows I’ve ever seen are in the top 4. Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Breaking Bad. Well done Mojo
The pilot for Sons of Anarchy hooked me. One of my favorite series.
so butthurt it wasn’t on there
Agreed!
totally agree with top 3, but dexter should also be on this list
yupp. was looking for dexter.
I was promised "Community"! That show's pilot was great right out of the gate!
Nope that show didn't pick up until after Halloween episode. But after that, it was legend ... Wait for it .... Dary
Seeing Rick again in that uniform and killing that walker girl brings back so much nostalgia
I’m surprised 24 wasn’t on here. That was a truly unique premise and the series premiere was incredible, as was most of the entire show.
Couldn't agree more!! I always thought 24 is really underrated!!
Came here to say this. 24 had me hooked from the git-go
Watching 24 now as we speak, I have admit I avoided it until 5 years ago and love the series and said to myself why did I not watch this sooner
@@jonathanmccullough3475 as long as you responded with a Jack Bauer "DAMNIT" after you realized how great the show is, you're fine.
24 was maybe my favorite top 3 show's of all time but in fairness the pilot wasn't that great in fact it took around 4 episodes to really get great. But when it did WOW
Mr Robot finally getting some recognition.
How is Dexter not on here
How the hell is Narcos not on this list. It had one of the best pilots ever.
Facts. Narcos never gets the credit it deserves on lists like these.
My one criticism of Narcos is how they twist the facts and fabricate events and people
Idk, I thought it was good in the beginning but I didn’t love it until around the 3rd or 4th episode
i swear
@@PaulieWalnuts1776 they had to for protection
Wow, it's been over 16 years since 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' came out on Nickelodeon, and then became one of my most favorite animated TV shows of all time.
It is my favorite. I watched it since its beginning.
Yeah, when are they going to realize animated TV shows can be good too.
@@tylerpropp5439 they reslized that, but the pilot of avatar definitely shouldn't be on this list
FRINGE 2008-2013....One of the Best Science Fiction Series...this had me on the edge of my seat
Yes 🙌
I’m honestly not surprised that The Office isn’t here. That was a rough start.
Yeah probably because they copied almost everything from the British pilot episode. The basketball episode and diversity day were the highlights of S1
@@bradwright9477 ممكن اشترك في القناة دي هنا اشتراك دلوقتي عاوز اوصل الف مشترك
Couldn’t get into it to save my life.
@@missydehart6920 ممكن اشترك في القناة دي هنا اشتراك دلوقتي عاوز اوصل الف مشترك خمس مليون مشترك يا ريت خلي سبوع
@@missydehart6920 ممكن اشترك في القناة دي هنا اشتراك دلوقتي عاوز اوصل الف مشترك خمس مليون مشترك يا ريت خلي سبوع
Was expecting the pilot of Ozark, at least in honorary mentions
Lost definitely has to be my favorite.
same
Arrow had a great pilot episode, introducing the cast and flipping back and forth between the past and present
The pilot for Arrested Development made me laugh harder than any of the other episodes.
I love the vids I have been here since when u guys did the fast food ones good job love u all keep up the good work✌👌
What about supernatural?? I thought that was a great way to bring in and learn the brothers and the family business with sam and dean
Very surprised West World isn’t here. Their pilot episode is still the best in the entire series
The first episode of Westworld is the single best episode of television I've ever watched. Which only made the rest all the more painful.
The whole first season was a pilot......
I would have loved to see an honorable mention for the pilot of banshee. One of the most underrated shows ever !
Love Breaking Bad but Lost’s pilot has the slight edge for me.
Breaking Bad is my favorite show of all time, but you’re right, the pilot for Lost changed the game
Agree. BB is one of my favorites ever, but no pilot was so exciting as the one for Lost.
💯
I don't normally comment on these, but where is Fargo Season 1 Episode 1?! Genuinely one of the best pilots ever imho.
It's right there lol
Fargo was one of the best
Is Fargo a good show?
@@adnanhussain9057 it’s so amazing
In terms of the pilot, Lost and TWD beat Breaking Bad imo
facts
Totally agree
1,000% true.
Good bye Show Hole!
Agreed.
The top 4 are absolutely perfect. Couldn’t have chosen better. I would’ve put them in a different order (either TWD or Lost at number 1), but the four shows are easily the four best. Nicely done, WM.
Personally I think #1 is twd with lost or breaking bad at a close second.
Killing Eve, The Boys and Dexter should be on that list.
The Boys is TRASH lol
If you mean just Dexter, then yeah. Probably in top 5
Should include the pilot for "Resident Alien" too
I always thought Suits had a great pilot episode
Stranger Things doesn't even belong within 100 miles of this list 😁
No Boardwalk Empire pilot directed by Scorsese? emm okay
Breaking Bad just keeps being number one in many of Watchmojo videos.
Because It's the best show ever made.
That's cause it deserves that type of credit that it usually gets thanks to characters like Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.
True but it deserves it
@@JudgeHolden2003 Why? Guy learns he is dying and goes intro drugs?
WHY? To get killed faster by cops/rivals or to make sure he gets into hell?
His wife is not gonna want his drug money in any case. 😝
@@bigds9fan
You!re an idiot.
For me -
Breaking bad - future Heisenberg comes in underwear with gun and fire alarm ringing on dead desert
GOT - door of wall open and 3 night watcher came and killed by white walker & Ned stark
best pilot i have seen in a very long time was The Boys. it was a masterpiece in introducing the characters and really shows you what to expect from the rest of the show. very surprised it was not on your list. The Walking Dead was one of my favorite pilots as well so glad to see that made it high up on your list.
The arrested development pilot is one of the best episodes of tv ever
so great awsome
Mr. Robot is highly underrated.
Incredible show. The final season was one of the best things I’ve ever watched
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@@bradwright9477 I know. Darlene is one of my favorite characters in television.
I was really disappointed that you didn't include Altered carbon. Fantastic premise, fantastic intro and indeed a fantastic first season.
I second that.
I am so happy you mentioned the Leftovers. Such a great show that went unnoticed by most.
"The Crocodile's Dilemma" - Fargo. Easily one of the best TV episodes ever. It has so many twists and turns and gets you hooked from the first scene.
Tbh it deserves the place on top 5
The pilot episode of Mr.Robot is the most underrated pilot episode ever in the series of The Robot
She didn`t even talk about the pilot as much as every other episode. Episode 1 is what got me hooked
The best pilot I’ve seen
Lol no it's def not underrated. The pilot has something around a 9.2/10 average rating and it universally accepted. Underpopular not underrated
Just like the rest of the show the Breaking Bad pilot is awesome.
I am overjoyed that The Leftovers made it on this list. Fantastic pilot, fantastic show.
Is very funny and cool the pilot episode of The Office and when we can see all the employees characters in a building and they introduce themselves as a documentary series
It's such a shame that Heroes didn't keep up the excellent quality of the first season. It could have gone down in history as one of the greats.
Then again... my Dad still maintains that it was the best show ever until the end. Bless him.
Pilot - Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. We wanted to see more of Agent Coulson, and that's exactly what we got.
For a person who didn’t read the plot before watching ‘this is us’, the pilot was mind blowing (in general too)
Exactly. But also exact same as Modern Family
My favorite pilots that I think should have been on this list are as follows:
"Pilot", Gotham
"Pilot", Arrow
"Rising parts 1 and 2", Stargate Atlantis
"Spark of Rebellion", SW: Rebels
"Rose", Doctor Who revival
"Chapter 1", The Mandalorian
and "Pilot", Supernatural.
"Rose", Doctor Who revival - was awful & was the reason I didn't watch Doctor Who for 3 more years after that (I've since binged it start to (current) finish 4 times over; but struggle through that first episode each time).
Your other answers I totally agree with you on. They were all excellent.
@@NoMansSkyResources The only awful thing was the CGI. Other than that it was amazing start imo.
@@bilguunmunkhbaatar6841 living mannequins.
Supernatural was good
I know the quality of Supernatural eventually turned for the worse, but it's Pilot was incredibly captivating. It should have been on this list
If you’re a 13 year-old girl, then yeah, maybe. Otherwise it was generic and mediocre.
@@newthrash1221 100%
@@newthrash1221 This is an ignorant and completely wrong opinion. Awkward.
Breaking bad and Lost will remain two of the greatest tv shows I’ve ever seen!
Californication had an unforgettable first 2 minutes. Loved that show.
The Blacklist. I think the performance of Raymond Reddington was superb
The first episode of burn notice is criminally underrated.
Mr Robot ☺
Glad Heroes made the list!
The pilot for Atlanta was one of the funniest pilots I've seen in a long time. I also thought the pilot for lovecraft country was phenomenal
Man prison break comes in top 10 for sure...
So , no Dexter hmmm
The pilot for Suits is one of my favourites. Instantly hooked.
Thanks for the shoutout ! 💎✳️
Is very funny and cool the episode pilot of The Big Bang theory when we can see all the coolest characters in the tv show
Breaking Bad is so great, I got hooked with just the first episode
Really thought the newsroom would be on here!
Arrow should be on the list in my opinion. From the opening of Oliver escaping the island to returning to Starling City, him playing the duel role. Showing us the raw and brutal Hood of the first season. “Nobody can know my secret” *snap*. And finishing off with a great twist at the end.
Lost may have Lost its way (pun definitely intended) but a great series opener
Personally I disagree, as I only became more and more invested into the show as the show progressed, with exception to season 6, but that's my opinion.
Pun definitely intended. Lol😂
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@@izetyusein3323 ممكن اشترك في القناة دي هنا اشتراك دلوقتي عاوز اوصل الف مشترك
is lost worth watching? I've never seen it before but need something to watch
The thumb nail reminds me of rick grimes vs walter white
Epic rap battle.. me too 😂
@@shademnasonline yes
Number 1, "Pilot" Breaking Bad.
Walter: "I Won".
"A Study In Pink" (Sherlock)
One of the best debut episodes in recent memory, this episode introduces us to a modernized take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary Sherlock Holmes. Between the beautiful cinematography, the sharp writing and a star making performance by Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character, A Study In Pink is an introduction done right.
Fargo should of been on the list the pilot episode was amazing and no one knew if the TV show version of a movie will be good all. Plus pilot prooved the show will be amazing
My favorite is The Vanishing of Will Byers.
GOT and Breaking Bad’s pilots were so good. Both are set up beautifully.
Very happy to see Mr Robot on here. Pilot episode is incredible
AMC's 'The Walking Dead: Season One'
came out since Halloween 2010.
This Sunday night, the 10th season continues...
yeah! Im excited!
I almost gave up on the show around season 7,8 but season 9 took the show to another level.😀 also Glenn's son is so cute!😍
@@kavehteimory6413 yes! seasons 9 and 10 are literally the best of the show in my opinion
BBC's Sherlock is haa my favorite pilot.
I'm surprised Supernatural didn't make the list. The show did go downhill in the final years, but that first episode was amazing. I still watch it for a good scare.
McConaughey and Harrelson? What a killer combo. Looks like a must-watch ;)
Fargo has the best pilot episode for me
Breaking Bad is just perfection
Agree 100%
Nope.
You are correct sir
You are goddamn right
Nah, too much drag and pointless slow episodes. The payoff wS definitely more than justified tho
How does the Newsroom not get a mention on this list. The greatest opening scene in any tv show ever
The best pilot episode I have ever seen, has to be that for the 1980's police show, 'Hill Street Blues'. The episode introduces the cast of characters through the eyes of two rookie cops. At the end of the episode, this likeable pair are both shot on a routine patrol. It was simply astonishing, and meant that you had to see the rest to see if they survived. It was a superb, gritty show.
Y'all better not miss out Avatar: The Last Airbender cuz it premiered 16 years yesterday
supernatural should be on here. It took one line and I was hooked XD
Infinity Train
The pilot short was able to hook us all for the mystery lurking behind the train cars.
2016, we got a glimpse at this master piece from Cartoon Network and 2019 our prayers had been answered, after signing a petition, we got the first season.
With the fourth season being announced just last week, i think it definitely deserved a spot on this list.
Breaking bad is always in the first place
“You’re goddamn right.”
Yo....
Yes because the breaking fans would get pissed if it’s not
@@mariana-ni9wl yeah cause they probably haven't watched more than 3 shows
How i met your mother ❤
Deserved to be up on the list, but since only Arrested Development was higher, I'm okay with no 16 rank. Just missing Dexter though.
My 3 most favourite shows. Others can take their Breaking Bad, Sopranos, The Wire
Barry is amazing!!
It was exactly as i would pick. Lost pilot was one of the bests, till the breaking bad pilot. Actually the pilot is one of my favorites episodes of BrBa.
And ofcourse the pilot of the Sopranos, was made in 1997, so it wasn't in this category.
Great job Watchmojo. I loved it.
I missed Chuck and The Witcher.
I love Breaking Bad, it’s an amazing show, but when it comes to pilot episodes… Lost is #1
Barry- AMAZING pilot. Sucked me in right away wanting more. Twists and turn.
Breaking Bad had an instant hook of a story with the pilot that they did. Without even seeing the episode, hearing the premise of the show made me wanna check it out. From there the pilot exceeded expectations