Erin and Cameron

Piloting the Pilots

Comedy EN ↓ 325 episodes

Ambivalent television viewers, Erin and Cam, soar the small screen skies for the best, and worst, television pilots.**NO AI TRAINING: Without limiting the author's and publisher's exclusive rights under copyright, any use of this podcast, its audio files, transcripts, or show notes to 'train' generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is expressly prohibited. The copyright owner reserves all rights to license uses of this work for AI training and development of machine learning language models.**

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Erin and Cameron

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Flight 262 South of Hell 10.11.2025 1:01:20

This week, Erin and Cam watched SOUTH OF HELL. There will be cliches and they are legion.

Flight 261 Curse of the Corn People 04.11.2025 1:07:43

Sorry for the delay, but Erin and Cam are back with a true horror classic -- economic anxiety. This week, they watched CURSE OF THE CORN PEOPLE. Plus, Cameron spills the tea about the 8-year-old, mediocre white kids in more SOCCER TALK!

Flight 260 Werewolf (1987) 14.10.2025 1:04:08

Erin and Cameron are back with more scare fare for the 'Ween. (I'm trying it out) Hopefully you don't find Reagan-era nightclubs too terrifying. Oh, or werewoofs.

Flight 259 Shivers (1989) / So Here's What Happened (2006) 06.10.2025 1:03:43

Erin and Cam are in the thick of spooky season and they might be ready to turn back after watching a couple of particularly disturbing failed sitcoms.

Flight 258 The Ghost Writer (1990) / Area 57 (2007) 29.09.2025 1:06:30

Pen15!

Flight 257 Two For the Money (1952) / The Millionaire (1955) 15.09.2025 1:01:16

This week, Erin and Cam try not to lose their lunch as they whip through two very troubling show from the 50s. Plus: "SOCCER TALK!"

Flight 256 Dream Wife 08.09.2025 1:04:15

This week, Erin and Cam ponder the evil eldritch magic that compels amazing sitcom wives to settle for the most mediocre white men imaginable.

Flight 255 Johnny Garage / There Goes the Neighborhood 02.09.2025 1:12:02

They promised they'd give sitcoms a rest. They lied. This week, Erin and Cam getting over seasoned with the salt of the Earth with Johnny Garage and There Goes the Neighborhood. Enjoy?

Flight 254 Kiss Me G... / Mabel and Max 26.08.2025 1:03:10

This week, Erin and Cam ask the age old question: "Do you want to be that asshole?"

Flight 253 Planet of the Apes (1974) Return to the Planet of the Apes (1975) 11.08.2025 1:05:50

Ook ook, everyone! This week, Erin and Cameron traverse the extremely confusing timelines and multiverses of The Planet of the Apes franchise with the two 70s shows that killed the series (that is -- until Tim Burton and Marky Mark resurrected it so they could kill it off again) Enjoy!

Flight 252 Chase 06.08.2025 59:23

This week, Erin and Cam join an "elite" "force" "of" "detectives" as they try to stop snake flinging cult leaders from smuggling diamonds to Mexico (or something)

Flight 251 Cher 28.07.2025 49:16

Erin and Cam have got you babes -- in your earholes! This week, they turn back time and explore the television genre of "comedy variety show."

Flight 250 Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (1954) Sirens (1987) 22.07.2025 58:48

This week, Erin and Cameron look at the VERY different lives of three professional women.

Flight 249 Sheena Queen of the Jungle (1955) Sheena (1984) 14.07.2025 56:36

This week, Erin and Cam crash landed in a quagmire of problematic media as they dissect SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE (1955) and SHEENA (1984).

Flight 248 Hey Dad! / Daddy's Girls 07.07.2025 1:13:25

Um...Erin and Cam are Back! After an unscheduled hiatus, the pilots are back for their belated Father's Day episode! They watched the inexplicably long running Australian comedy HEY DAD! and the (it's gross even to type) DADDY'S GIRLS... Barf. They discuss a bunch of other stuff too...

Flight 247 Ice Planet 09.06.2025 1:16:22

This week, Erin and Cam catch a chill from the early 2000s Canadian/German sci-fi tv pilot movie:ICE PLANET. Chill out and listen!

Flight 246 EXO-Man 02.06.2025 1:15:48

"I. Am. EXO-MAN?" Hmmm...It doesn't have quite the same ring as "I am Ironman," but could it be just as metal? Erin and Cam torque all about it on today's episode.

Flight 245 Badlands 2005 21.05.2025 1:18:05

Howdy, pardners! This week, Erin and Cam take you to the future-past with mind bogglingly prescient pilot flop: BADLANDS 2005

Flight 244 Baffled! 13.05.2025 1:14:54

This week, Erin and Cam careen into the spooky world of 70s fashion and Formula One racing in the post-Star Trek Leonard Nimoy vehicle: BAFFLED! (Emphasis theirs)

Flight 243 Steel vs Sweet Magnolias 07.05.2025 1:01:59

Erin and Cam are more nervous than a long tailed chair in a room full of rocking cats (or something like that)! It's time for another versus episode! This week, they watch the unaired 1990 spinoff pilot to the hit film STEEL MAGNOLIAS and the Netflix show SWEET MAGNOLIAS!

Flight 242 Private Eye 28.04.2025 56:00

This week, intrepid gumshoes Erin and Cam are on the case of the forgotten film noir revival show: PRIVATE EYE. Will they like what they see or will they get conjunctivitis?

Flight 241 Get Real 24.04.2025 1:11:41

This week, Erin and Cam watch the forgotten 90's family drama GET REAL. Despite starring an Oscar winner and nominee, does it "achieve coolness?"

Flight 240 The Owl 15.04.2025 1:14:12

This week, Erin and Cam had a hoot and a holler as they watched the failed pilot for THE OWL!

Flight 239 VR.5 08.04.2025 1:16:52

All you Lawnmower Men and Women, throw on your Oculus Rifts and prepare yourself for some good old fashioned misogyny -- 90s style! This week, Erin and Cam watched: VR.5!

Flight 238 American Nuclear 31.03.2025 53:36

This week, Erin and Cam have a meltdown discussing the failed 80s pilot AMERICAN NUCLEAR.