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==Theatrical release==
A number of unsold pilots have been reworked into theatrically-released feature films, including ''[[Lum and Abner Abroad]]'' (1956), which wove together three pilot episodes for a 1956 series that would have starred the comedy duo of [[Lum and Abner]]; ''[[Agent for H.A.R.M.]]'' (1966); and ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]'' (2001), which was composed of an unsold pilot episode appended with an ending shot specifically for the film. The 1966 film release, ''[[Tarzan and the Trappers]]'' was edited from the unbroadcast pilot of a proposed 1958 ''Tarzan'' series.
In addition, a number of unsuccessful pilot episodes have been released as [[direct-to-video]] films, including ''[[Belle's Magical World]]'' (1998), ''[[Cruel Intentions 2]]'' (2001) and ''[[Atlantis: Milo's Return]]'' (2003).
On a few occasions, pilots have been released as a theatrical films prior to the debuts of their respective series. Examples include ''[[Batttlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', whose pilot was theatrically released several months before broadcast, and 1979's ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''. In both cases there are substantial differences between theatrical and televised version: both BSG and Buck Rogers' theatrical pilots had recurring characters (Baltar and Tiger Man, respectively) killed off, while the televised version of the ''Buck Rogers'' pilot utilized a different opening credits sequence and featured a newly added epilogue scene intended to lead into the weekly series.
==See also==
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