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Pilot Inspectors

Welcome to Pilot Inspectors, a podcast where your hosts, Dylan and Jen, watch a new television pilot each week.
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Dec 29, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On our last episode of 2017, we are taking a look back at the highs and lows of the last year, both on the TV and in the world beyond.

Dec 25, 2017

Happy Holiday's from Pilot Inspectors. For our 2017 Christmas Special, we are talking about two of our favorite sitcom Christmas episodes. First, we discuss the Parks and Recreations episode "Citizen Knope." And in the second half of our episode we discuss the famous Festivus episode from the final season of Seinfeld, "The Strike."

 

Today's intro music is "Maybe This Christmas" by Ron Sexsmith.

Dec 22, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are discussing the pilot episode for the classic 1970 sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

 

Today's intro music is the Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song by Sonny Curtis.

Dec 18, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are discussing the pilot episode for the Netflix original series the Punisher, starring Jon Bernthal.

 

Today's intro music is "Murder Song (5 4 3 2 1)" by AURORA.

Dec 14, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. Today, we are re-airing an episode from November 2016 for the MTV series Sweet/Vicious, starring Eliza Bennett and Taylor Dearden. The show may have been unceremoniously cancelled after only a brief 10 episode first season. But we hope this rerun episode will remind the world that while the show may be gone, it certainly isn't forgotten.

 

The original intro music for this episode was "Pacific Coast Highway" by Sonic Youth.

Dec 11, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. Today, we are re-releasing an episode we first aired back in March 2017 for the Amazon original series the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, created by Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman Palladino. The first full season was just released on Amazon Prime last month, and we wanted to remind everyone about a show that we really loved.

 

The original intro music for this episode was "Sixteen Tons" performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford.

Dec 7, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are talking about the pilot episode of the new Hulu series There's...Johnny!, starring Ian Nelson, Jane Levy, and Tony Danza.

 

Today's intro music is "Angry Johnny" by Poe.

Dec 4, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are talking about the first episode of the new Netflix original mini-series Godless.

 

Today's intro music is "The Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone.

Nov 30, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are speaking with actor Paula Marshall, star of Cupid (the good one), as well as many other shows over her nearly 30 year career.

Nov 27, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. Today we're talking about the new Showtime series SMILF, written, directed by, and starring Frankie Shaw.

 

Today's intro music is "Tomboy" by Princess Nokia.

Nov 23, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are talking about the pilot episode for the new Hulu series Runaways, based on the Marvel comic book series.

 

Today's intro music is "Runaways" by the Killers.

Nov 21, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are discussing the pilot episode for the new Hulu series Future Man, starring Josh Hutcherson, Eliza Coupe, and Derek Wilson.

 

Today's intro music is "Your Love" by The Outfield.

Nov 16, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are joined by entertainment writer Drew Grant to have a tremendously spoiler-filled conversation about the pilot episode of the 2005 FX series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

 

Today's intro music is a cover of Charlie Kelly's "Dayman" performed by Portugal. The Man.

Nov 13, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are discussing the pilot episode for the Syfy series Wynonna Earp.

 

Today's intro music is "Black Sheep" by Metric.

Nov 10, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are discussing the pilot episode for the 2015 CBS series The Inspectors, a Saturday morning educational crime drama paid for by the US Postal Service.

 

Today's intro music is "Brand New Colony" by the Postal Service.

Nov 7, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are talking about the pilot episode for the 2015 CBS family sitcom Life in Pieces, starring Betsy Brandt, Colin Hanks, Dianne Wiest, James Brolin, and many, many more.

 

Today's intro music is "Fifteen" by Goldroom feat. Chela.

Nov 2, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are talking about the new YouTube Red series Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television, starring the titular Ryan Hansen and Samira Wiley.

 

Today's intro music is the Beverly Hills Cop theme song "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer.

Oct 31, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are discussing the first episode of the new Amazon original series Lore, and adaptation of the popular folklore podcast hosted by Aaron Mahnke.

 

Today's intro music is the Rosemary's Baby theme, "Lullaby" by Kryszof Komeda with vocals by Mia Farrow.

Oct 26, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are discussing the pilot episode of the 1996 family sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch, starring Melissa Joan Hart.

 

Today's intro music is a cover of the Eagles' "Witchy Woman" performed by Kristin Chenoweth.

Oct 23, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are talking about the pilot episode for the 1998 WB series Charmed, starring Alyssa Milano and Shannen Doherty.

 

Today's intro music is a cover of the Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?" performed by Love Spit Love.

Oct 19, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we're talking about the premiere episode of the new Showtime series White Famous, starring Jay Pharoah.

 

Today's intro music is "Broad Shoulders" by Taylor Bennet, feat. Chance the Rapper.

Oct 17, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are talking about the new Netflix original series from David Fincher, Mindhunter, starring Johnathan Groff.

 

Today's intro music is "John Wayne Gacy Jr." by Sufjan Stevens.

Oct 12, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are discussing the new NBC series Ten Days in the Valley, starring Kyra Sedgwick.

 

Today's intro music is "Come Down" by Anderson .Paak.

Oct 9, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are discussing the premiere episode of the new ABC series Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, starring Jason Ritter.

 

Today's intro music is (unfortunately) "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten.

Oct 8, 2017

Welcome back to Pilot Inspectors. On today's episode, we are taking a look at the new X-Men universe Fox series the Gifted, starring Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker.

 

Today's intro music is the X-Men cartoon theme song, written by Ron Wasserman.

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