ABC
Tuned In+Tuned In | May 31, 2012

Test Pilot: Last Resort

By James Poniewozik

Introducing the first of my occasional previews of the fall network pilots. In this drama from ABC, André Braugher goes rogue with a nuclear submarine, and my interest is deep.

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | August 3, 2011

Test Pilot: American Horror Story

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next season’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | July 21, 2011

Test Pilot: Charlie's Angels

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next season’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | June 30, 2011

Test Pilot: Up All Night

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next season’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | June 29, 2011

Test Pilot: Ringer

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next season’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | June 28, 2011

Test Pilot: 2 Broke Girls

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next season’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | June 16, 2011

Test Pilot: The Playboy Club

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next season’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | June 14, 2011

Test Pilot: Person of Interest

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next season’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | June 2, 2011

Test Pilot: Awake

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next season’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | May 31, 2011

Test Pilot: Pan Am

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next season’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | May 27, 2011

Housekeeping: Summertime, Plans for the Blog, Your Comments on Comments

By James Poniewozik

Even though TV is a more year-round phenomenon than ever, the end of the regular TV season—with the crush of upfronts news and all the season finales to watch/cover—still feels like finishing a race for me. So Memorial Day is a good time to do what I would do after running a marathon: catch my [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | July 28, 2010

Test Pilot: No Ordinary Family

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next fall’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | July 27, 2010

Test Pilot: The Event

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next fall’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | July 21, 2010

Test Pilot: Outsourced

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next fall’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | July 7, 2010

Test Pilot: Undercovers

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next fall’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But, premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | June 22, 2010

Test Pilot: Lonestar

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next fall’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But, premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | June 15, 2010

Test Pilot: My Generation

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next fall’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But, premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | June 10, 2010

Test Pilot: Running Wilde

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next fall’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But, premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | June 1, 2010

Test Pilot: $#*! My Dad Says

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next fall’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But, premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | July 22, 2009

Test Pilot: Community

By James Poniewozik

Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next fall’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can prove much better or worse. But, premature opinions are why God invented the Internet, [...]