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Jane the Virgin: Chapter One  Season 1, Ep 1

Through a series of plausible accidents, Jane gets pregnant through artificial insemination. Now she has to make some decisions. [more inside]
posted by Margalo Epps on Oct 20, 2014 - 7 comments

A to Z: A is for Acquaintances  Season 1, Ep 1

The meet-cute start of Andrew & Zelda's eight month long relationship. [more inside]
posted by Margalo Epps on Oct 3, 2014 - 5 comments

The After: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

A new Amazon Original Series: From Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Eight strangers are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation.
posted by davidjmcgee on Oct 1, 2014 - 9 comments

Manhattan Love Story: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

Yes, yes, yes -- "If I'm honest, it's half the reason I married her" -- "If you smash your phone, the internet disappears" -- New record -- Hip, ironic distance -- Number 72 -- Awarded for mediocrity
posted by Margalo Epps on Sep 30, 2014 - 6 comments

Selfie: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

Rebranding -- "You'll discover that not all well-dressed, articulate, detail-oriented men are gay. Many of them are just... Asian."* -- Charmonique puts up a lot -- Ga ga, ooh la la -- "I can see you, you live in a glass house" -- "I rarely call my mother" -- "It's archaic, but it's dead-on" [more inside]
posted by Margalo Epps on Sep 30, 2014 - 10 comments

Chuck: Pilot  First Watch   Season 1, Ep 1

Join me as I watch, for the first time ever, the show known simply as Chuck, whom IMDB describes as "a computer geek who gets a computer full of information zapped into his brain...information that contains secrets that the federal government desperately needs to keep in Chuck's head...and keep Chuck, himself, intact." In this opening episode, Chuck meets a woman who agrees to go on a date with him, but she's one of the government agents who's interested more in his head than his body. [more inside]
posted by Effigy2000 on Sep 24, 2014 - 6 comments

Forever: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

A medical examiner who's seen it all gets caught up in a train crash investigation. [more inside]
posted by Margalo Epps on Sep 23, 2014 - 12 comments

Scorpion: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

A team of geniuses help out the government. [more inside]
posted by Margalo Epps on Sep 23, 2014 - 26 comments

Madam Secretary: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

A look at the personal and professional life of a Secretary of State as she tries to balance her work and family life. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Sep 21, 2014 - 14 comments

Red Band Society: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

Teenagers in a hospital get to know each other. [more inside]
posted by Margalo Epps on Sep 21, 2014 - 5 comments

New Fall Pilots

I like watching a swath of new pilots each fall and then attempting to judge which of them will develop into watchable shows. Would anyone else like to have a "New Show" club to watch a number of these (whether we stick with the shows or not)? [more inside]
posted by Margalo Epps on Sep 19, 2014 - 21 comments

Murder, She Wrote: The Murder of Sherlock Holmes  Season 1, Ep 1

Jessica Fletcher is a retired schoolteacher from Cabot Cove, Maine, is a retired English teacher who wrote a detective novel on a lark. Her nephew sent the manuscript to a publisher, who liked it enough to publish it, and now J.B. Fletcher is a notable author, with a publicity tour and the lot! But when someone dressed as Sherlock Holmes is murdered at a costume party, things get really complicated. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Aug 13, 2014 - 6 comments

Breaking Bad: Pilot  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 1

Unassuming high school chemistry teacher Walter White discovers he has lung cancer. Desperate to secure his family’s financial future and finally free from the fear that had always inhibited him, Walt teams up with a former student to turn a used RV into a mobile drug lab. [more inside]
posted by scody on Aug 3, 2014 - 36 comments

Breaking Bad: Pilot  First Watch   Season 1, Ep 1

Unassuming high school chemistry teacher Walter White discovers he has lung cancer. Desperate to secure his family’s financial future and finally free from the fear that had always inhibited him, Walt teams up with a former student to turn a used RV into a mobile drug lab. [more inside]
posted by scody on Aug 3, 2014 - 5 comments

Star Trek: The Cage  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 1

Capt. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Jul 19, 2014 - 38 comments

Tyrant: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

Barry Al-Fayeed is a California pediatrician who also happens to be the second son of a Middle Eastern dictator. Barry reluctantly agrees to return home with his American family for his nephew’s wedding. Events thrust him into the complex and turbulent growing pains of a nation straining to break free from dictatorial rule.
posted by The Deej on Jun 27, 2014 - 7 comments

Shameless (US): Pilot  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 1

"Fiona's purse is stolen, but a handsome stranger named Steve helps her. Lip has suspicions about Ian's sexuality, and decides he should take him to Karen Jackson to confirm his suspicions." (Wikipedia's summary.) [more inside]
posted by John Cohen on Jun 17, 2014 - 15 comments

Mad Men: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 1

Mad Men: A term coined in the late 1950s to describe the advertising executives of Madison Avenue. They coined it. Spoilers within. [more inside]
posted by donajo on Jun 1, 2014 - 205 comments

Mystery Science Theater 3000: THE CRAWLING EYE  Season 1, Ep 1

1958, B&W, Horror, Sci-Fi. A thick fog engulfs the side of a mountain, containing big puffy eyes with tentacles that control people's minds. The first cable episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 features many of the elements that would make the show a success: lots of jokes, whimsical performances, and a movie bad enough to peel paint. But as with most of the first season, it's really not the guys at their best. For devoted fans only. [more inside]
posted by JHarris on May 14, 2014 - 29 comments

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