Reddit Ask: What show had you hooked after 1 episode?
reddit user @CondomLeavesARice asked "What show had you hooked after 1 episode?" and here are some of the answers, you can read the whole thing at the source.
- The X Files.
First episode I saw was the Host (human parasite sewer monster thing aka flukeman) and after that I was hooked. The classic 90s music, clothes, the government conspiracies and supernatural mystery, the FBI awesomeness, bizarre characters, I could go on and on. Just a great show that's always fun to watch.
- Game of Thrones
I know it’s uncool now, but back in the day, Game of Thrones. The first episode ended when Jaime Lannister threw Bran Stark out of the window after Bran saw Jaime banging Cersei and we were like “Holy shit, that was nuts!”
- Orphan Black
the first episode is really one of the best pilots ever. Just five minutes (or less, if you've seen the train scene you know what I'm talking about) and I'm already hooked.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
I was watching with my wife and at the first commercial break, we called my younger sister to make sure she was watching as well. We got a busy signal (remember, this was 1997). Tried her again at the second commercial break and found out she had been calling us at the same time with the same question so we both got busy signals (1997 FTW!). When she got the busy signal, she called our older sister to check if she was watching. It became a tradition for the first two seasons for us all to call each other during the commercials to talk about the show.
- LOST.
Honestly, I was hooked within the first 10 seconds and the grip didn't let go until the very final moments of the series finale. Easily the most painful experience waiting for every episode of that show week by week and even worse, between seasons. Being able to binge it now is a very different experience, but the absolute hold it had on me and other people I know, was INSANE. I don't think anything like that will ever happen again.
- The Good Place.
If you know nothing about it, that’s perfect. Just watch the first episode and you’ll see for yourself whether it’s for you. It’s more fun not knowing anything about it.
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- The X Files.
First episode I saw was the Host (human parasite sewer monster thing aka flukeman) and after that I was hooked. The classic 90s music, clothes, the government conspiracies and supernatural mystery, the FBI awesomeness, bizarre characters, I could go on and on. Just a great show that's always fun to watch.
- Game of Thrones
I know it’s uncool now, but back in the day, Game of Thrones. The first episode ended when Jaime Lannister threw Bran Stark out of the window after Bran saw Jaime banging Cersei and we were like “Holy shit, that was nuts!”
- Orphan Black
the first episode is really one of the best pilots ever. Just five minutes (or less, if you've seen the train scene you know what I'm talking about) and I'm already hooked.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
I was watching with my wife and at the first commercial break, we called my younger sister to make sure she was watching as well. We got a busy signal (remember, this was 1997). Tried her again at the second commercial break and found out she had been calling us at the same time with the same question so we both got busy signals (1997 FTW!). When she got the busy signal, she called our older sister to check if she was watching. It became a tradition for the first two seasons for us all to call each other during the commercials to talk about the show.
- LOST.
Honestly, I was hooked within the first 10 seconds and the grip didn't let go until the very final moments of the series finale. Easily the most painful experience waiting for every episode of that show week by week and even worse, between seasons. Being able to binge it now is a very different experience, but the absolute hold it had on me and other people I know, was INSANE. I don't think anything like that will ever happen again.
- The Good Place.
If you know nothing about it, that’s perfect. Just watch the first episode and you’ll see for yourself whether it’s for you. It’s more fun not knowing anything about it.
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