Take Us to the Pilot

Take Us to the Pilot

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to take flight with our hosts, JJ & Keith, as they help navigate you through the captivating skies of television history, taking you through the pilot episodes that have ignited our love for TV.

Episodes

October 13, 2026 • 79 mins
We're continuing our sentence in the prison genre with the 2000s action series Prison Break, whose pilot set up an outlandish premise with flashy direction.
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For the month of October, we're serving time discussing pilots from the prison genre. Kicking off our sentence is the landmark HBO drama Oz, which fully took advantage of its freedom from censorship.
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September 22, 2026 • 67 mins
Our final legal drama, Better Call Saul, follows up on its predecessor, Breaking Bad, with a character study of everyone’s favorite criminal lawyer. Let’s just hope he validates parking.
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September 15, 2026 • 73 mins
Twists and turns take over the courtroom in the pilot of How to Get Away with Murder, as well as a gripping performance from Viola Davis.
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September 8, 2026 • 80 mins
Things get political in the courtroom as we discuss the pilot of The Good Wife.
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September 1, 2026 • 74 mins
We've been summoned to the pilot of Damages, a legal drama that stood out for its grit, mystery, and powerhouse lead Glenn Close.
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August 25, 2026 • 87 mins
We're dressing up for the pilot of Suits, the comedy-drama that takes a more upbeat approach to the TV law genre compared to our previous entries
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August 18, 2026 • 71 mins
Our next legal drama is The Practice, which presents a struggling law firm and an unglamorous look into the profession.
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August 11, 2026 • 85 mins
We've covered a lot of crime pilots this year, so just to be safe, we're gonna lawyer up with a category of legal dramas. The first show on the docket is LA Law, an 80s television staple whose ensemble cast and layered storylines set a precedent for the genre.
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July 28, 2026 • 87 mins
Our final mystery series, Poker Face, takes inspiration from 1970s television with its episodic format and Western influence.
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July 21, 2026 • 72 mins

We're tuning in to the pilot of Only Murders in the Building, which adds a multi-generational take to the mystery genre while also sending up the true crime podcast craze.

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July 14, 2026 • 89 mins

This week, we're investigating the pilot of Big Little Lies and how its network, HBO, committed the TV crime of renewing the miniseries for a second season.

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July 7, 2026 • 76 mins
There are more secrets to uncover with this week's pilot, Pretty Little Liars, which combines teen drama with murder mystery.
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June 30, 2026 • 72 mins
This week, our murder mystery series takes a vindictive turn with the pilot of Revenge, yet another soapy drama with a large cast of suspicious characters.
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June 23, 2026 • 81 mins
We're taking a stroll down Wisteria Lane in the pilot of Desperate Housewives, the mega hit series known for its memorable characters, dark comedy, and intricate mysteries.
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June 16, 2026 • 69 mins
The premiere of Veronica Mars introduced a 2000's take on the noir genre and debuted Kristen Bell as a lead actor playing a teenage private eye.
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June 9, 2026 • 75 mins
This summer, we're looking to find clues and solve cases in female-led mystery shows, starting with the pilot of Murder, She Wrote, which leaned into the genre's classic framework.
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May 26, 2026 • 77 mins

The final mark in our series on TV killers is Barry, the darkly comedic crime drama, which earned widespread acclaim for co-creator and star Bill Hader.

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May 19, 2026 • 63 mins
Our next fictional TV killer narrates in the second person as he stalks his victim in the pilot of You.
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May 12, 2026 • 77 mins
The pilot of Mindhunter begins a journey into the psychology of serial killers, framed through the vision of director David Fincher.
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