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We're just two guys who not only enjoy TV, but also enjoy talking about and making dumb jokes about TV.
The TV Pilot Podcast
Every episode we recap and discuss the series pilots for the greatest shows in television history! Discussion includes everything from the history of the actors, showrunners, and writers, to how the show changes and adapts in later seasons. We conclude with a recap and review of the show’s very first episode.
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Episodes
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
In this installment, we discuss the first episode of possible the most iconic sitcom of the last forty years. This show established Bob Saget as "America's Dad" and would influence children for generations to come. Does the first episode live up to the fame the rest of the series holds?
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
A sneak peak for our next episode where we talk about the importance of family, a loving home, and running gags.
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
For this episode we watched the pilot for the animated hit, The Simpsons. Still on the air 34 years later, this show redefined animated sitcoms causing a boom of new shows to engage in the medium. How does the pilot compare decades later? Is Matt Groening clairvoyant? Listen to find out!
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
A sneak peak into episode 5 where we dive deep into the pilot of the longest running sitcom of all time.
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Join us as we review the 90's show The X-Files, a mystery-drama about aliens and government secrets. A show inspired by the 60's and 70's that would go on to define the 90's and influence TV dramas for decades to come. The X-Files spawned two movies and keeps coming back for an extra season or two, does the pilot hold up?
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
A sneak peak at next episode when we discuss two 90's FBI agents and their search for the truth.
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
One of the most popular TV sitcoms of all time: The Show About Nothing. This week we watched the Seinfeld pilot and discuss what lead to the show's creation, its impact on television history, and most importantly, whether the pilot holds up to the rest of the series' critical acclaim.
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
A sneak peak at next week when we discuss "The Show About Nothing" that ended up being really something.
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Animal Control is a 2023 workplace comedy about the Seattle animal control department. Does it hold up as well as I Love Lucy? We watched the first episode of this brand new TV show and got together to discuss how sitcoms have changed over the last 70 years.
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
A sneak peak at our Episode 2 discussion of how TV sitcoms are approached today and the new show 'Animal Control'.