if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

The first must-see film of the year.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I don't know what is wrong with the other person that reviewed the pilot episode but they were way out of line this show is more than good its the best work yet of jj and i know because i spend 12 hours a day 7 days a week watching TV show and no I'm not fat or a couch potato i just like to study TV shows and watch for mistakes (i.e first episodes of happy days were out side of al's restaurant there are palm trees and roofs that you mostly see in la) or look for poorly written episodes (i.e. shows like cougar town) of all the shows that i would rate this up with fringe and house great acting and great writing i hate people who do not know what they are talking about and get all the good shows canceled and bad shows stay on the air

I've been following this show since the first episode. I believe this show failed for many reasons ... including the lack of a plot from the very first moments. The potential for something interesting was there, but the show didn't take risks and was shallow in terms of characters and storyline. I have enjoyed the past few episodes, and I believe the show has developed quite a bit, but it just didn't have enough umph in the first few tries to keep an audience entertained.

JJ Abrams has already proved that he can't direct feature films (Star Trek 2009), so why does he keep trying to rehash old TV series? Don't get me wrong, he's an "adequate" TV producer. But, he needs to focus on ONE series at a time, otherwise he loses focus (A.D.D.). Much like Irwin Allen (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants) did in the sixties. "Fringe is the BEST series he has ever come up with. He needs to focus on THAT" show and leave everything else alone for a while! I'd rather find out what's going on in Fringe's alternate universe than follow two very boring "Heart to Heart" wannabes. Besides, no one ever watches NBC anymore!

Far less enjoyable than any of Abrams' other offerings. I wouldn't really be bothered making any comment at all except for the fact that he has shown that he has some good writing skills in the past. Hopefully there is some improvement in future episodes but this pilot episode just seemed like any other generic spy/detective show I've seen in the past. Furthermore, the actors so far haven't shown anything above average, jokes, lines and delivery all seem pretty smug.I might give this show one more chance just because JJ has shown merit in the past but if the next episode is the same quality as this one then I won't bother giving it anymore attention.