Pilot

"Pilot" was the pilot for the CBS television series American Gothic, which originally aired on September 22, 1995. Caleb Temple's 10th birthday turns nightmarish when his sister, Merlyn Temple, is killed and his father, Gage Temple, is the prime suspect. Gage's guilt seems confirmed when he commits suicide in his jail cell, leaving Caleb an orphan... except for the ghost of Merlyn. Caleb seems to find a father figure in Dr. Matt Crower, but thi... more

"Pilot" was the pilot for the CBS television series American Gothic, which originally aired on September 22, 1995. Caleb Temple's 10th birthday turns nightmarish when his sister, Merlyn Temple, is killed and his father, Gage Temple, is the prime suspect. Gage's guilt seems confirmed when he commits suicide in his jail cell, leaving Caleb an orphan... except for the ghost of Merlyn. Caleb seems to find a father figure in Dr. Matt Crower, but this won't last if Sheriff Lucas Buck has any say in the matter. In the series opening, we are first introduced to the fictional town of Trinity, South Carolina and its many strange occurrences. Gage Temple (Sonny Shroyer) becomes unhinged and attacks his daughter, Merlyn Ann Temple (Sarah Paulson), with a shovel just before his son, Caleb Gage Temple (Lucas Black), is about to blow out his birthday candles. Once Sheriff Lucas Buck (Gary Cole) arrives, it transpires that Merlyn was not fatally wounded by her father￢ﾀﾦ but the sheriff snaps her... less