TV Pilot's License

Grab your AirPods pledge! You’re going to recite word for word this entire TVPL about GREEK. Prepare your secret handshake folks, it’s GREEK WEEK. This ABC sitcom about a brother and sister in different stages of college life. Casey, the older sister is on track to be president of her sorority if there’s no speed bumps. Rusty an engineering major is trying to add a little bit of spice to his seemi...

What do you do with a sexy doctor What do you do with a sexy doctor What do you do with a sexy doctor Put him on a cruise ship Welcome to DOCTOR ODYSSEY week! From the world of 911 and Ryan Murphy we took the plunge on this Greys Anatomy meets The Love Boat crossover we didnt know we needed. This show has everything, big shiny boats, unrequited crushes, a water slide, shrimp overdoses, broken dick...

Get in that transfer portal recruits because you’re the new red shirt at blue Mountain State. That’s right this week. We are covering Animal house set at a division one football powerhouse school, from the creative team of Eric falconer and Chris Romano.  Blue Mountain State is a spike TV original and even more unique. it is a narrative scripted show. The guys talk college football traditions...

It’s our 150th episode spectacular! We locked Rich in a closet for 3 days until he counted all 150 episodes and we’re so glad we did! It’s a special moment here at TVPL and that requires a special pilot. Some call it the perfect pilot. It’s Cheers! The Boston based barroom sitcom that is one of the most successful and lauded shows in history.  We get the lowdown on the Charles Brothers and ou...

Everywhere you look Everywhere you look There’s a pod There’s a pod a pilot to break down It’s Full House week y’all! Let’s head over to San Francisco to meet 1987's goofy new family. We talk parenthood, The Beach Boys, physical comedy, kids on curtains, hosing down babies, bribing children and more! Join us and Bob Saget, John Stamos, Dave Coulier, Jodie Sweetin, Candace Cameron, and of cours...

Welcome to podcasting’s biggest night. It’s our Emmy’s preview! We’re talking favorites to win, underdogs, dark horses, snubs, and the trends of TV in general! Should we root for particular streaming or TV networks like it’s the Olympics? Probably not! But here we are. We take questions from listeners and guest hosts, talk the last year of TV and make some wild predictions. hosts Geoff Kerbis Max...

Host note: Please Subscribe and rate! We’re growing and we want to hear your voices, and follow us Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @TVPilotsLicense You’ve seen Hospital… You’ve seen BIG Hospital, but have you seen… lil itty bitty Hospital?? Here’s a medical procedural for the little guys. It’s Private Practice! The spin off of Grey’s Anatomy starring the departure of surgeon Addison Montgomery (Kat...

Happy Labor Day! Sorry for this bleak reminder but, we’re going back to The Office. Turn in your WFH laptops and get a new ID card. This week we’re clocking in at Dunder Mifflin for our shift on the sales desk.  From the mind of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant comes an American re-imagining by now comedy power writer Greg Daniels. Admire the documentary film style that has its claws so dee...

That’s CHARLES to you buddy. And this Charles? Well… let’s just say he’s in charge! It’s Chuck week babyyy everyone’s favorite cut of meat and probably some people’s favorite tv show. Chuck is the brainchild of Josh Schwartz (the OC, Gossip Girl) and stars Zachary Levi as a computer repair man who is brainwashed with government secrets. His world is flipped upside down when his ex roommate Matt Bo...

Cougar Town looks so beautiful, if only it were real… Get in, loser! We’re catching the next golf cart to a mythical town full of single older women!  From the big bad comedy brain of Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Shrinking, Ted Lasso) and dynamite performances by Courteney Cox, Busy Phillips, Christa Miller, Dan Byrd, Brian Van Holt, Ian Gomez, and Josh Hopkins.  Hosts Geoff Kerbis Max Singer...

It’s August 7th so you know what that means! It’s Mother’s Day on TVPL! We bring you the Chuck Lorre Big Bang follow up Moms! Starring Anna Farris, French Stewart, Allison Janney, Sadie Calvino, Matt Jones and more. Chucks next CBS multicam venture kept its network comedy dominance going for 10 years. We show you how it came to be, how many people watched, and how the script did at setting the sce...

Pod save the Queen! Has that been done that one before? Join us as we dust off an E! Original Drama. Did you know those existed? Rich certainly didn’t. This week it’s The Royals, imagine Riverdale but with the British Royal Family and get this! They’re HOT and DO DRUGS?? From the mind of Mark Schwahn (One Tree Hill), it’s a political drama framed around Hamlet. So put down your Big Ben and pick up...

Today’s burger of the day: The Waleed Mammoth? It’s Bob’s Burgers week here at TV Pilots License, and we’ve got another friend manning the grill! Welcome to your ears Waleed Mansour, you know him from Dropout, you know him from Awesomely Awful, you’re about to know him from the We’re Dead podcast from him and Rekha Shankar (first episode available now!) Bob’s Burgers of course is the FOX hit anima...

What do a first generation American kid, starting high school, developing your first crush, losing a parent, and an 80s tennis legend all have in common? Well, nothing unless you’re Mindy Kaling! Welcome to beautiful Sherman Oaks California! Go Fighting Gallerias! It’s Never Have I Ever. The coming of age Netflix teen comedy. Enjoy this Mindy’s Project with us as we talk high school awkwardness, c...

Unlock TV's secrets with the TV Pilot's License Podcast! Geoff, Max, and Rich dissect pilots from classics to cult favorites. Expect deep TV reviews, first episode breakdowns, and pilot analysis. We cover must-watch TV, one-season wonders, and cancelled series. Get honest show reviews, funny recaps, and sharp commentary. Need show recommendations? We've got you! Dive into TV history and decide whi...

What’s that up in your ears? It’s a song! It’s video! No! It’s kinda somewhere in between but also neither! Welcome to Smallville! (Go crows) home of the great meteor shower that brought us such infamous anomalies as Lex Luthor, Clark Kent, and Lana Langs absolutely obliterated parents. We touch down at the turning point in the ages old Superman story that brings him to Earth but through the lens...

The TV Pilot's are taking a holiday! But not without reviewing the new Dan Fogelman (This is Us, Crazy Stupid Love) non-linear drama on Hulu that everyone’s talking about. Sterling K Brown is the Secret Service head to James Marsden’s outgoing president. After Marsden is discovered dead, Brown has to find out who did it… with a massive twist. Grab your snacks and call in sick to work, you’re going...

There’s dirty, and then there’s dirt, and these maids know the dirt. Welcome to Beverly Hills where the scandals are hot and the maids know it all. In his follow up to the smash hit Desperate Housewives, Marc Cherry and now exec producer Eva Longoria are bringing you along for a SOAPY ride. Starring Ana Ortiz, Judy Reyes, Roselyn Sanches, Dania Ramirez, Edy Ganem, Rebecca Wisocky, Susan Lucci, Gra...

This week will answer the age old question Does Cleveland Rock? The answers will SHOCK you. Welcome to a wet and wild trip down the mighty Cuyahoga folks! It’s the Drew Carey show! A gem of the 90s standup sitcom boom starring Drew Carey (duh), Diedrich Bader, Ryan Stiles, Christa Miller and Kathy Kinney. All the little chicks with the crimson lips say: subscribe and rate us on Spotify! Hosts Geof...

Let’s take a trip to San Francisco circa 2014 and the pilot episode of HBO’s “Looking!” We look back on the history of this acclaimed series, from its roots as a short film to a primetime cable series. While its initial broadcast run was cut short, this show has found a loyal fandom and critical praise in the years since. If Tony winner Jonathan Groff, Emmy winner Murray Bartlett and direction fro...

Guys, my dad just gave me the Vista Cruiser and some podcast mics. You know what that means…. A NEW TVPL! Put down your cheese curds and put on your headphones, we’re on our way to Point Place Wisconsin. Where the kids are stoned, the parents are strict, and there’s always a table at the snack stand. We talk creators, Bonnie and Terry Turner (Wayne’s World, 3rd Rock) and this group of teens that w...

It’s Going To Be June! So you know what that means, ITS APRIL IN THE D! Turn on your Kid Rock CD and park your garbage truck over at Cramblin-Duvet advertising and let’s take in all the Motor City has to offer. That’s right folks, it’s DETROITERS. The second city cum SNL cum Comedy Central cum Netflix cum HBO superstars Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson and Jason Sudeikis! We’ve got laughs, locals,...

Welcome to our NBA finals episode! Why you ask? Because it’s PENISES PLAYING BASKETBALL, big dicks shootin’ hoops! If you made this far in the description, congratulations! It’s Big Mouth, the cumming-of-age animated series created by Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg featuring stories and musings about their time hitting puberty in middle and high school. This show stars Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Ja...

If you’ll be our Michael Chiklis, we’ll be your Tennessee lambs or something like that. It’s the Shield! Who would have thought the LAPD had so much corruption? Sounds wild and fictional! Well good news for all of us that the brave folks at FX decided to give this super unrealistic depiction of the LAPD a shot! With a tremendous cast of Michael Chiklis, Walton Goggins, Jay Karnes, Benito Martinez,...

New York City! Home of industry, finance, and inexplicably famous and drunk teenagers? If you can make it at St Jude’s, you can make it anywhere.  If you haven’t guessed by now, it’s Gossip Girl week at TVPL. We hit you with all the famous New York Dynasty families, the Waldorfs… the Van der Woodsens, the Basses (of Bass Pro Shop fame). What happens if you take these walking future pill addic...