Every pilot sets the tone for a given show, but it does feel like the importance of a strong pilot episode is especially heightened for sci-fi's. With their unique narrative premises and often surreal ...

Stargate SG-1 sunk $6 million into its pilot episode, and the result was a 30 year franchise spanning different shows and movies.

When it comes to television production, only a fraction of creative ideas survive long enough to reach an audience. While established showrunners or massive intellectual properties might bypass the ...

A select number of sci-fi TV shows manage the impossible, improving their quality in subsequent seasons and making the story better.

Amazon Prime Video’s mind-bending science fiction TV show, based on Simon Stålenhag’s artwork, needs to be watched twice to be fully appreciated.

Amazon recently posted seven pilots, a mix of comedy and dramas. The idea is to get feedback from you, not just from executives, before deciding whether to move forward with any of these shows as ...

In fact, for 48 hours, studio execs canceled all plans for Lost after viewing the pilot episode. According to Damon Lindelof, ABC didn’t necessarily dislike the idea, but in financial terms, they didn ...

Rumors about the long-awaited Firefly reboot finally happening are gaining force, and if it happens, it could rewrite the ...