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What a treat for the start of the year! We held Carl Tart’s eyes open Clockwork Orange style and forced him to watch Clipped! The dramatized retelling of the Donald and Shelly Sterling scandal that resulted in him being forced to sell the LA Clippers. Is Carl arguably the most notable Clippers fan in the world? Yes. Did we make him watch potentially the worst thing to happen in his entire fandom o...

Happy new year folks and to us it wouldn’t be a new year without discussing some absolute dumpster fires that 2025 brought us. It’s our grand holiday tradition of discussing shows that both premiered and got canceled in our year of the Lord 2025. First we discuss the Grosse Pointe Garden Society a charming little murder mystery show, then we kick it over to Suits LA a charming little murder myster...

Bienvenue mes amis! Today we have an international flight to Charles Degaulle with Emily in Paris. In honor of the 5th season dropping on Netflix we visit the very first episode that came out in 2020 with its creator Emily in Paris is the story of a young 20-something from Chicago who gets the opportunity to work in Paris. And uhhh yeah that’s the pilot.  Join us for les rants, les raves, et...

This week we’re doing a show about a kooky little duo in Los Angeles who party and quote the Grateful Dead. No, no not Max and Rich a decade ago it’s Franklin and Bash! Two good tjme boys turned personal injury lawyers who is small firm gets bought out by Malcolm McDowell‘s behemoth law firm. Will they drop their good natured small firm ways? Not on your life dumbass! Franklin and Bash stars Breck...

Folks if you came here for a discussion on infant kangaroos, you’ll have to wait for next week. It’s Joey week! The Matt Leblanc led spin off of the beloved Joey Tribianni character from Friends. Heard of it?! Joey starts right from his flight from NYC to his new home of Los Angeles. The cast features his family, Drea de Matteo, Paulo Constanzo, his agent Jennifer Coolidge, and his neighbor Andrea...

Gather 'round the digital table as we serve up a special holiday feast! This week, we're pausing to give thanks for the episodes that have truly nourished us. Join us for a heartfelt reflection as we revisit and celebrate the most impactful, hilarious, or memorable moments from our past, recognizing the episodes we are thankful for including Cheers, Paradise, and Gilmore Girls. Happy Thank...

Happy Slapsgiving copilots! Are you ready for 42 minutes of open palm craziness? We’ve got the culmination of a novel, Australian tv show about racism toward Greek people and the subject of 2 viral parodies, it’s NBCs THE SLAP! It’s a very special episode because it’s a MINI SERIES??? Whaaaa? The Slap stars Thandiwe Newton, Lucas Hedges, Mackenzie Leigh, Zachary Quinto, Peter Sarsgaard, Uma Thurma...

Clean up in 157!  It’s Superstore week! It’s maybe the most relatable show we have ever covered at TVPL because of how many Americans have worked retail at some point in their career journey. We talk workplace flirting, crystal meth, gun play, plastic jewelry, abandoning babies and scaring sanitation workers. Superstore stars America Ferreira, Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Mark McKinn...

You’re telling me the star of The Running Man is playing a quarterback? Thanks a lot Patrick Mahomes.  Welcome to Chad Powers week everyone! The Hulu series based on a YouTube video, produced by the Manning brothers which weirdly feels like an ad for Raising Canes and Allstate insurance.  Join us as we talk second chances, power conferences, movie prosthetics, and Rich’s limited understa...

This week we’re talking about everyone’s favorite, charismatic young politician from Queens…Garrett Modi? It’s a brand new TVPL covering Sunnyside! Created by writer Matt Murray and Kal Penn with executive producer Mike Schur, this NBC comedy may not have had the best polling numbers but does it deserve your vote? With a cast of bright young stand ups including Joel Kim Booster and Moses Storm, th...

It’s your first day at a new school AND your 16th birthday AND YOU’RE A WITCH?! Oh brother. Don’t worry, TVPL is here to help you overcome these challenges on this week’s episode covering the pilot of the TGIF classic, Sabrina the Teenage Witch! We’ve got talking cats, celebrity cameos galore and an unexpected connection to the greatest comic book movie ever made (Madame Web, duh.) So grab your sp...

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...