I saw this in it's full glory at the Egyptian theater with Friedkin doing a Q & A.  During the terrifying bridge crossing sequence — one of the pinnacles of on-screen suspense — my friend leaned over to me and whispered, "Spielberg's a pussy."

OK, I actually registered to defend this show, since I feel like I'm the only person here who watched every episode of this show (probably am, judging by its ratings.) So here is my summation and why I so vehemently disagree with Rabin on this one.
The pilot really was pretty awful. It was all the things said in the…