Which show has the best first episode? Mad Men, The Wire, Sopranos, Deadwood, Breaking Bad, The Shield? Am I missing any?

first 20 minutes of twin peaks pilot the best television i've ever witnessed in my life

making a teenager cry before the half hour break

Need to watch Deadwood but Twin Peaks or The Sopranos for sure

Also Lost

Dexter

Sopranos GOAT series but pilot was mid at very best. Lost definitely it was just greatness. 20 million for the pilot is just wow

I disagree, the pilot could've been one of the greatest mob movies of all time if it was edited into one tbh Lost is my personal favorite Pilot ever tho

Good list

No. I don#t want to discuss it that much but the pilot was weird in the sense that many characters were out of character. First it was comedy (stereotypical) style until it evolved to the serious mob drama.

For example, the ak47 from Carmela because there was noise outside. Or Tony beating up a guy in daylight infront of many people. He never did that later on.

Fargo was crazy

twinsies <3

Game of Thrones instantly hooked me in a way that no other drama did

Walking Dead isn't very good, but the Pilot was fantastic. Not only was it directed by Frank Darabont, it also was shot on 35mm film.

Breaking Bad
The Shield
Fargo
The Walking Dead

probably my favs

#1 six feet under

also greatest series finale oat

2 for 2

Forgot bout this one

The OC pilot was great tbh

Dat avy lmao

Friday night lights pilot incredible

The OC (seriously). Great pilot

Unrelated but the 2 best shows, I dont think they had like the best pilots ever really:
Mad Men didnt hit take off till Carousel.
Sopranos didnt till College.

Dexter

Twin Peaks stan myself but could never 100% feel the hype for the pilot. After some rewatches maybe I'm at 90% tho, it is pretty damn great.

Still prefer the Twin Peaks Return pilot tho, that glass box is iconic s***