The Pilot's Club

Episode 7. Often considered one of the worst sitcoms of all time, Small Wonder managed to last for four seasons. The sci-fi sitcom follows a robotics engineer and his family as they adopt one of the robots modeled after a young girl. The robot is so life-like that they often try to pass her off as real, but their nosey neighbors get suspicious. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode 6. If we are talking about pilot episodes, the unaired Wonder Woman pilot from 2011 is guaranteed to come up. The effects aren't finished, the music is from Lost, the vibes are just... off. But hey, we get to see a young Pedro Pascal who would eventually be the villain in the Wonder Woman sequel from 2020 entitled Wonder Woman 1984. This is a fascinating one. ★ Support this podcast on Patr...

This month we tackle The West Wing, a show often praised for it's writing and quickly paced dialogue. Many pilot episodes lack the confidence or vision of what they will eventually develop into, but The West Wing seems to dodge that entirely. This pilot is a great example of one that truly gives you a glimpse at what the show will be down the road. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This month we take a look at the pilot episode of an anime called Yasuke. Loosely based on a real person of the same name, Yasuke follows an African warrior who served under the Japanese Daimyo in the Sengoku period. Now, 20 years later, the retired swordsman finds himself helping a woman and her sick child, who has magical powers, to go see a special doctor. The task of protecting this sick child...

Kyle and Melissa return to discuss the pilot for The Endgame, a crime show that premiered on February 21, 2022 on NBC. The show focused on Elena Federova, a criminal genius who faces off against FBI agent Val Turner amidst a heist. At the time of recording the episode, there were only a couple episodes out and has since gone on to a 10 episode season. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode 2. This month on the Pilot's Club we discuss the first episode of Doom Patrol, DC's irreverent team of weirdos that battle through even more bizarre events and enemies. The show premiered on February 15, 2019 and went on to run for four seasons. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode 1. The Whatnauts present the Pilot's Club, a podcast all about the pilot episodes of television shows and the many reasons why they may or may not be worth a watch. Every month we pick a different pilot episode to watch and then discuss it here on our show. We release these episodes first and foremost to our Patreon supporters on our $3 tier and above. Then, two years later we release thes...

Just a little intro to get our podcast feed up and running. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★