美国电视剧的试播集是电视网在把一个项目发展为正式剧集之前所开发的样品集,试播集中的元素到了正式剧集中往往有所改变。电视网往往通过拍摄试播集来判断此项目是否真的具有播出价值,是否能被观众接受。 The pilot episode of the American TV series is a sample set developed by the TV network before developing a project into a formal series. The elements of the pilot series tend to change in the official drama series. Telecoms networks often try to determine whether this project really has a broadcast value or not and whether it can be accepted by the audience by filming a pilot broadcast.