Top 5 TV Pilots That Hooked You in Under Ten Minutes
First episodes that skipped the warm-up and grabbed you before the opening credits had even finished.
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Breaking Bad — Pilot
A man in his underwear crashing an RV in the desert is the best opening question TV has ever asked.
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Lost — Pilot
An eye opens, then there's a burning jet engine on a beach. Network TV has never made a better first impression.
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Severance — Good News About Hell
A woman wakes up on a conference table with no idea who she is, and somehow the office horror gets worse from there.
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Fleabag — Episode 1
She looks straight into the camera within seconds, and from then on you're her accomplice whether you like it or not.
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The Bear — System
A chaotic kitchen and a chef who's barely holding it together. You'll feel your own pulse rise within minutes.