The TV Pilot Podcast

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Episode 10: Community

September 11, 2023 • 48 mins

Community grew from a popular cult classic to a widely beloved sitcom. One of our favorite shows and what we consider to be some of the best TV in the last 20 years, we discuss its humble beginnings. Spoiler alert as when it comes to Community, we can't help but relate the pilot to later seasons and episodes! #SixSeasonsAndAMovie

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Next Week: Six Seasons and a Podcast

September 4, 2023 • 2 mins

We get together to discuss the pilot of another of our favorite television shows. We'll talk about how the pilot set the show up to gain its huge following, despite ratings had networks believe.

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Episode 9: Spongebob Squarepants

August 28, 2023 • 41 mins

Now an iconic and massively influential cartoon franchise, Spongebob Squarepants started with a 10 minute pilot. We discussed not only what led to the creation of this cultural icon, but whether the pilot holds up to today's standards and how it compares to the rest of the beloved cartoon series.

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Next Week: Who Lives in a Podcast, Under the Sea?

August 23, 2023 • 1 min

A look at next week when we review a cartoon pilot that would lead to one of the biggest and most recognizable franchises in television history.

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Episode 8: Psych

August 14, 2023 • 53 mins

Join us as we talk about the pilot and creation of the hit USA show Psych. A staple among the comedy-drama detective genre that would not only run for the better part of a decade, but would also go on to spawn three movies. A personal favorite of ours, we get into why the pilot set the show up for success.

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Next Week: We've Heard It Both Ways

August 7, 2023 • 2 mins

A look at our Episode 8 discussion of a pilot we've both already seen and how it compares to the overall series that both of us know and love.

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Episode 7: The Sopranos

July 31, 2023 • 54 mins

We got together after watching The Sopranos' pilot to discuss the popular show. A show inspired by real people, it solidified HBO as the place to go for quality dramas and launched a cast of Italian men into stardom. Here are our thoughts on the pilot and the history that lead to it's creation.

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Next Week: Gabagool

July 24, 2023 • 2 mins

A look at our next episode when we find out what gabagool is and why you NEVER go against the family.

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Episode 6: Full House

July 16, 2023 • 46 mins

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?

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Next Week: What Ever Happened to Podcastability?

July 10, 2023 • 1 min

A sneak peak for our next episode where we talk about the importance of family, a loving home, and running gags.

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Episode 5: The Simpsons

July 3, 2023 • 44 mins

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!

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Next Week: That’s right! Monorail

June 25, 2023 • 1 min

A sneak peak into episode 5 where we dive deep into the pilot of the longest running sitcom of all time.

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Episode 4: The X-Files

June 19, 2023 • 46 mins

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?

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Next Week: The Podcast is Out There

June 12, 2023 • 1 min

A sneak peak at next episode when we discuss two 90's FBI agents and their search for the truth.

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Episode 3: Seinfeld

June 4, 2023 • 42 mins

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.

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Next Week: A Podcast About Nothing

May 29, 2023 • 1 min

A sneak peak at next week when we discuss "The Show About Nothing" that ended up being really something.

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Episode 2: Animal Control

May 21, 2023 • 42 mins

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.

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Next Week: This Show is Out of Control

May 15, 2023 • 1 min

A sneak peak at our Episode 2 discussion of how TV sitcoms are approached today and the new show 'Animal Control'.

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Episode 1: I Love Lucy

May 7, 2023 • 43 mins

The first greatest show of all time. I Love Lucy revolutionized not only the sitcom genre, but television as a whole. We watched the first episode of this iconic TV series then got together to discuss how Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz changed television history with this 1950's classic!

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