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"Pilot" is the pilot episode of the American musical drama television series ''Empire'', which premiered on Fox on January 7, 2015. The show focuses on Lucious Lyon, the head of a record label who is diagnosed with ALS and given three years to live. While keeping his condition a secret, he decides to find a successor that will take over the company. Meanwhile, his ex-wife Cookie Lyon comes out of jail and demands a part of the company she founded. The episode was directed by Lee Daniels and written by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong. Over 12 original songs, produced by Timbaland, were featured in the episode. The episode premiered to an audience of 9.90 million viewers, marking "the highest rated debut in three years" for the network. The episode was well received by critics, as well.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Empire (2015) )〕 ==Plot== Veronika Bozeman (Veronika Bozeman), a musical artist is in the middle of a recording take when her boss, Lucious (Terrence Howard), feels unsatisfied with Veronika's performance. Remembering his doctor's appointment, Lucious successfully encourages Veronika to perform better by making her remember her brother's tragic death; resulting in a better performance by Veronika. On a yacht, brothers Jamal (Jussie Smollett) and Hakeem (Bryshere Gray) perform a song during which they are observed by their brother, André (Trai Byers) and his wife (Kaitlin Doubleday). During a press conference, Lucious announces that he “is proud to announce that Empire Entertainment has filed to become a publicly traded company”. Afterwards, Lucious holds a family meeting with his sons and announces that he is up to find a successor for the company and each son will be considered. Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson), Lucious' ex-wife, comes out of jail after serving 17 years for drug dealing and visits her son, Jamal, where she finds him living with his boyfriend, Michael (Rafael de La Fuente). She goes on to visit her ex-husband and threatens him that she's up to get a part of the company she helped find. Lucious, worried, sends Cookie’s cousin and his assistant, Bunkie (Antoine McKay) to follow Cookie around and report everything she's doing to Lucious. Meanwhile, Cookie recognizes Jamal's talent and demands the right from Lucious to manage him. After Lucious refuses to give Jamal to Cookie, she threatens him that she’ll disclose to the SEC that the company was started with drug money; resulting in Lucious' application for an IPO being “effectively denied”. Having no other choice, Lucious accepts Cookie’s terms and hands out Jamal to Cookie commenting that he never wanted him because of his sexual orientation. Bunkie visits Lucious’ home and demands $3,000,000 and threatens Lucious. Later, Lucious meets Bunkie in a secluded area and kills him. The following day, on a yacht party, Lucious announces that both of his sons are releasing albums. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pilot (Empire)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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