Take Us to the Pilot

We're continuing our sentence in the prison genre with the 2000s action series Prison Break, whose pilot set up an outlandish premise with flashy direction.

For the month of October, we're serving time discussing pilots from the prison genre. Kicking off our sentence is the landmark HBO drama Oz, which fully took advantage of its freedom from censorship.

Our final legal drama, Better Call Saul, follows up on its predecessor, Breaking Bad, with a character study of everyone’s favorite criminal lawyer. Let’s just hope he validates parking.

Twists and turns take over the courtroom in the pilot of How to Get Away with Murder, as well as a gripping performance from Viola Davis.

Things get political in the courtroom as we discuss the pilot of The Good Wife.

We've been summoned to the pilot of Damages, a legal drama that stood out for its grit, mystery, and powerhouse lead Glenn Close.

We're dressing up for the pilot of Suits, the comedy-drama that takes a more upbeat approach to the TV law genre compared to our previous entries

Our next legal drama is The Practice, which presents a struggling law firm and an unglamorous look into the profession.

We've covered a lot of crime pilots this year, so just to be safe, we're gonna lawyer up with a category of legal dramas. The first show on the docket is LA Law, an 80s television staple whose ensemble cast and layered storylines set a precedent for the genre.

Our final mystery series, Poker Face, takes inspiration from 1970s television with its episodic format and Western influence.