Best First (or Pilot) Episode?

[northwest monkey]

In the recent "Breaking Bad" thread, someone suggested that the first episode of that show was the best ever start to a TV show. I haven't seen it yet, so I couldn't agree or disagree, but for me, the best first episode of any TV programme I've seen was Lost. Plane crashing, mystery, spooky stuff going on in the jungle & loads more I can't remember. Despite what happened to the show in later seasons, that first episode was fantastic.

That's mine, so what's yours?

[northwest monkey]

Some good ones in here. I watched Battlestar Galactica as a kid (it had "Face" in out of the A-Team) but not watched any of the recent ones.

Is it still basically the same thing - trying to get back to Earth & battling the Cylons?