ShareThisJudging the fall TV season's best and worst shows is always a dicey proposition. All that a TV critic has to go on at this point is the pilot episode. TV series often rise and fall based on the episodes that follow the pilot.
So consider this list more of a guide to the best and worst pilots that set up series with the most and least potential.
Already I have some concerns about a couple of shows on the "best" list -- "V" shut down production to get future scripts in shape; "FlashForward" has a fantastic pilot, but its serialized story could render it a flash in the pan. But for now we'll remain optimistic: No matter what happens, there's more TV to look forward to this fall than there was a year ago.
BEST
"Community" (NBC)
"FlashForward" (ABC)
"Glee" (Fox)
"The Good Wife" (CBS)
"Modern Family" (ABC)
"V" (ABC)
WORST
"The Beautiful Life: TBL" (The CW)
"Hank" (ABC)
"Mercy" (NBC)
(Contact TV editor Rob Owen at rowen(at)post-gazette.com.)
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