Pilot error: Sometimes they don't tell the story

September 17, 2007 [...] spectacular is this opening installment that it single-handedly restores your faith in the medium, leaving you practically salivating for the next episode. After all, a solid pilot is what compels a network to order additional episodes, moves advertisers to part with millions of dollars, prompts critics to rush to favorable judgment and drives viewers to sample en masse. Think back to the WB Network's "Jack & Bobby" in 2004, UPN's "Everybody Hates Chris" in 2005, and last year's golden goose egg, NBC's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip."

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