Adventure Time first debuted in 2008 as a part of the defunct animated series on Nickelodeon, Random! Cartoons. While the ...

From classic worldbuilding to inventive storylines, some of the most memorable pilots ever made have come from the sci-fi ...

Jennie Richardson is a TV Features and Lists Writer for Collider, and a graduate student pursuing an MFA in Fiction Writing. In other words, she really loves stories. A pilot episode has the difficult ...

In the world of television, a pilot episode is essentially the series premiere. It not only serves as an introduction to the series, but also as a means of testing the waters, with the showrunners ...

Pilot episodes are difficult to perfect, but some fantasy shows successfully juggle strong world-building with gripping hooks, resulting in spotless openers. Pilots have a lot riding on them, ...