Allison happily embraces being a geek. In between snuggles with her dog and writing, you can find her watching Disney movies, enjoying a good gritty docuseries, singing along to musical show tunes, or ...

The Walking Dead had such a huge impact, and it was no accident, starting with an episode that is still considered by many to be one of the best ever on TV. The series pilot is effective for one ...

Jennie Richardson is a TV Features and Lists Writer for Collider, and a graduate student pursuing an MFA in Fiction Writing. In other words, she really loves stories. There's nothing like a great ...

If you've paid attention to discussions of television, you'll almost certainly have come across the word "pilot" used in reference to the first episode of the first season of a series. And if you're a ...

No episode in an anime series is more important than the pilot episode. Like with any TV show, an anime series needs to make a strong first impression and establish all the basics to hook viewers and ...

The first episode (or pilot) in any TV series has to do so much heavy lifting. It needs to establish the world and its characters while creating a story compelling enough to get viewers returning for ...

Streaming Wars is a weekly opinion column by IGN’s Streaming Editor, Amelia Emberwing. Check out the last entry: Abbott Elementary Has Nailed the Evolution of Gregory Eddie. This week, Star Wars: ...

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.