TV Pilot's License

I know how we can get this secret, with sex! It’s the Americans, the late Cold War spy thriller show based on real life experiences of a CIA agent turned screen writer. Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys play The Jennings, the average American family, house in the suburbs, two kids, hockey games and report cards and murdering enemies of the Soviet Union. The American Dream! Who better to chat about thi...

We're gonna do podcasts 5evvaaaa. We cover the fantastic comeback of the famous girlgroup Girls5Eva. I mean my god, what is not to like about this show?? Created by Colbert and Kimmy Schmidt writer Meredith Scardino, Executive Produced by Tina Fey, starring Sara Bareilles, Paula Pell, Busy Philipps and Renee Elise Goldsberry?? How could this show not be the greatest 5eva? Come swing by for a m...

Fold down the jumper seats, we've got a full crew as we welcoming back Ilsa Morales and Kyra Navrette from the Relatable Nerds Podcast . With the upcoming release of X-Men '97 ready to rock the nerd world, we take a step back to the very first X-Men animated TV show debuting in 1992. You can join along and watch on Disney+! We get an awesome first televised introduction to Jubilee, Storm,...

Vampires? Teens? History Homework? It must be 2009 babyyyyy! This week is the CW's best performing pilot of all time. It's the Vampire Diaries! The hit show that's not taking advantage of the momentum of Twilight at all. The show is based on the eponymous book series by L.J. Smith and ran for 171 episodes. (That's a lotta blood suckin') The boys cover the banging soundtrack tha...

Cue up ‘Come Fly With Me’ and pour yourself a big ol martini, it’s time for a drama set in the golden age of flight! And just like the golden age of flight it was short lived, messy and taken down by the gears of capitalism. It’s also our first aviation themed show on an aviation themed podcast! Whoa. So this show honestly falls into the category of “should have been great but oh well” Margot Robb...

It's our last week of International Month! We're ending with the immensely popular Spanish thriller, Money Heist! Remember the rules, no names, no injuries, just like how you run a podcast. Jump in for the story of this thrill a minute show and hear how it made the leap across the Atlantic to Netflix. With too many stars to count, too many stories to name, just dive in! Remember subs over...

Look, you’re going to have to level with us here. We didn’t do the original Swedish one, we chose the one with three massive actors in it. Cowardice? Maybe. Is it more popular? Ja, Ja, a million times Ja. Strap on your giggle suit, this show is a barrel of monkeys! If the monkeys set themselves on fire, were sex trafficked by corrupt politicians, and were doing vicious revenge killings all around...

Put your feet up, lean back in your seat and enjoy your in-flight meal because this trip takes us to Botswana! The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency is a popular book series adapted by the BBC. They took one pass of the book and came to the world with a dream: make the longest pilot in human history. In all seriousness, this show is just straight fun and whimsical with great sincere moments sprinkled...

Want to know something you and I probably have in common? We both watched Squid Game. How do I know? More than HALF of all GLOBAL accounts of Netflix watched it. Do we ever have monoculture like this anymore? Welcome to International Month! Every episode in February will be about show not made in the US, so come along with us for a real no brainer of a pick. We take to South Korea for the brain ch...

This week on TVPL the Pilots discuss the TV show 'You'. Not “you” per se, but maybe all of “us?” Like categorically “you” could be “me?” No, not “you” specifically, “you” in the sense of really anyone, the royal “you?” No, that’s not the right “you.” Actually maybe it’s not “you” like “us” maybe it’s just “you” as the seasonal hyperfixation of “you”. Third base. Anywho, they cover everythi...

Xena?? We xeen the whole damn episode! Apparently the ancient Greeks invented the Spin-Off. The guys tackle this beloved Hercules character that got her very own action thriller series. Lucy Lawless stars as a warrior, hero of the commonfolk, and gay icon! Look, is it Breaking Bad? No. Is it a campy nerdy property with goofy sound effects, you betcha. Come see what's left the guys shaking thei...

What can bring Gen Z TikTok'ers, lawyers-to-be, and fans of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle together? The love of SUITS damnit! The guys pin their pilot wings to their bespoke $10,000 suits and head over to the inexplicably long USA pilot about a top New York City law firm. Tonight is gonna be a movie, because this pilot is as long as one. The show captures the life and career of super lawyer H...

A tribute to Captain Raymond Holt, Mr. Andre Braugher. What more can you say about this show than nearly perfectly written characters and non stop goofy premises? We dive into the FOX darling that should have been NBC darling, Brooklyn 99. We get introduced to almost every member of the full and final cast except for Hitchcock and Sully, so let's get reacquainted with our favorite members of t...

It's the End of Year Spectacular! Thank you all for staying with us as we watched more TV than we did during lockdown. While we objectively LOVED every show we covered this year, unfortunately there were some shows that came out in 2023 that weren't up to snuff! Can you believe it?? BAD television?? Well it's true, and the guys watched three shows that sadly will not see the bright lig...

What happens when you take the seriousness and rhetoric of the West Wing and make it about sketch comedy? A record-breaking successful pitch to TV networks! So why can't we find the show anywhere? What went wrong? We invite friend of the pod, author and comedian Lana Schwartz (New Yorker, Build Your Own Romantic-Comedy) to dissect the biggest swings and misses of a show that really everyone wa...

What’s worse than driving at the intersection of Wilshire and Fairfax? FALLING THROUGH THE FRIGGEN EARTH AT WILSHIRE AND FAIRFAX MOST LIKELY. What can we say about this show that is more exciting than getting to watch some of our favorite LA architecture collapse in CGI disaster. Come join us for La Brea, a big ticket NBC drama involving time travel, green underworld lights, parallel dimensions an...

Wow, looking back on this episode from way back in July, we were so different then. So young, so naive, so nervous about doing this narrative focused podcast only about cartoons and reality TV. Well anywho, here's our episode about the pilot of Scandal. We're talking about the episode that launched 1,000 binges. Scandal is our next foray into the Shonda Rhimes universe and who better to le...

This week the TV Pilots are joined by the hilarious Gianmarco Soresi (Netflix, Comedy Central, Seeso even!) to discuss CW’s insane Archie universe murder mystery sex romp. We talk about turning Sunday morning cartoons into gritty TV shows, the legitimate theater, and why the entire town of Riverdale is so horny!! We also tackle the subjects you’ve been curious about like if implied twincest is eve...

HEYYYYY ARRRRRRNOLD! Get ready for football head season with this classic Nickelodeon staple. We remember the kids of the vibrant world of Not Brooklyn, Not Chicago with some curiously shaped craniums. Come hear what the pilots want as their head shape of choice and how this kooky noire cartoon came to be! Hosts Geoff Kerbis Max Singer Jimmy Thicc

A TV Pilot Podcast? Hmm... I don't know... The best I can do is LISTENING TO EVERY MINUTE. Grab your favorite expert in antique civil war bed pans and put this episode on your authentic gramophone! We're headed to Las Vegas and exploring the now infamous world of 'Pawn Stars' when they were just a couple of wee grumpy dudes slinging watches, guns, and antique coins. Re-live the birth of History Ch...

What's your next binge show? If it needs to have: - Shirtless Business Professionals - Ukulele Solos - Latrines - Horny Old Men Do we have the SHOW FOR YOU. That's right folks, it's the episode that launched 10,000 seasons. Join the gang, Jeff Probst, and our guest host for the pod, actress comedian Rachel MacKnight on the wildly exciting start to the survivor franchise. How long do yo...

Start cracking those knuckles and load up on Sobe! Buckle up everyone, if you came to this podcast to hear about some Bad Girls, you finally picked the right week! We have comedian, musician, gymnast, gay twin, self described "Asian in tech" and so much more, our friend Dylan Adler drops in! We're talking about the very first installment of what became a powerhouse reality franchise...

Do you want your chemical X with ice or no ice? It's a Cartoon Network staple here folks! That's right, The Powerpuff Girls! From its origin as a CalArt's school project called The Whoopass Girls by it's creator Craig McCracken, this show combines every bit of old school animation and goofy superhero hijinks. We cover the first two segments that aired back in 1998, have a lot of la...

Watch the episode here before listening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5oPCiQIirA&ab_channel=hellageo Do the Hustle! IT'S MANDATORY. Welcome to The 70's House! Throw away your flip phones and grab some vinyl, you're going back in time. Starring the wonderful Natasha Leggero in the age of TV where they actually gave stand up comedians a spotlight, The 70's House is game show that...

If you'd like to watch the pilot along with the hosts, check it out here before you listen! ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzQDifGMnPE&list=PLuKg-Whduhkl9NqmqYv9LzcillePncbjI&index=1&t=13s&pp=iAQB⁠ On the heels of historic college debt forgiveness let's get WEIRD about it! Ready to laugh, cry and feel disillusioned about the American dream?? So are we! This Dropout TV (nee College Humor)...