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 ...

It's a rare sci-fi TV show that can not only hook you with a fascinating pilot, and fully deliver from there. There are some amazing pilots from every TV genre, but it's hard to find series that don't ...

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 ...

The past several years have certainly seen a sci-fi resurgence, thanks to the genre's evolution toward more masterfully crafted, thought-provoking series. Notably, Apple TV has become the home for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1990s saw a surge of sci-fi television programming that still captures the hearts of fans decades later. 90s TV brought us ...

It’s no secret that science fiction has long been one of the most popular genres in entertainment. First, it was the written word, with short sci-fi stories and novels proving popular, then came the ...