Pilots vs. Captains

Not sure how I ended up watching the pilot of Felicity tonight, but here we are.

It's a pretty good pilot, if that's your sort of thing (mopey, angsty, speechy, curly). J.J. Abrams wrote it, which is weird considering I've yet to see anything from him like it since. Must have been a palette  cleanser or something.

The show I'm actually kind of addicted to right now is Supernatural. Another WB show, interestingly enough (yes, it premiered on The WB). I'm in the third season and the show, despite what its pilot may have you believe, is actually pretty cool. See, that's a pilot I didn't like. Saw it in 2005, and never watched the show again. Glad I came back.

Felicity was never as good after its first season. (yes, I watched the show). It was the opposite of Supernatural. But I enjoyed it, even the weird sci-fi episodes near the end that were just... weird. Time travel, spells, people dying in fires. Like on Supernatural.

I'm in the pilot mind-set for a good reason, as I eke out a few of my own for portfolio's sake. They're okay. Both pretty high-concept. None of that "rich person becomes poor and has to move back home" kind of stuff that inexplicably continues to get picked up. Or the "mid-mid-life crisis" shows about 20-year-olds who have a problem with their probably pretty amazing lives. And it's not a new procedural drama. I get bored watching those, so I don't think I'd survive writing one. No, mine are just okay.

Pilots.