These outstanding sci-fi shows knew how to pull off an initial hook, roping audiences in with just the premiere.

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 ...

It only took the pilots of these three series to convince me that these were going to be great sci-fi TV shows. Until only recently, the pilot episode of a television show should never have been used ...