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The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews!

The Pilot Podcast

The Pilot Podcast answers our listeners’ question: “Should I watch this?” by reviewing pilot episodes of TV shows (network, streaming, and otherwise) in an efficient, informative, and funny format. Hosts BJ and Mitu add unique perspectives stemming from their friendship of over ten years, their professional backgrounds (BJ is a PhD scientist and Mitu is a digital media expert), and their cultural backgrounds. Let us help guide your television viewing experience!

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34:03

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (Comedy Central), Party...

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2020/01/30

Funemployed, Restaurateur, Retired Space Captain, or Army Medic?00:40 - Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (Comedy Central)05:45 - Party of Five (Freeform)13:23 - Avenue 5 (HBO) Part 116:25 - Ad Break17:19 - Avenue 5 (HBO) Part 219:45 - 68 Whiskey (Paramount Network)24:27 - Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access/Amazon Prime)Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/Transcript

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49:12

The Witcher (Netflix), Truth Be Told (Apple TV+),...

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2020/01/23

Monsters and Cars and Stars, Oh My!00:49 - The Witcher (Netflix)07:23 - Truth Be Told (Apple TV+)14:33 - Dare Me (USA Network)23:43 - Fast and Furious: Spy Racers (Netflix)31:05 - Deputy (Fox)40:40 - Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show (Netflix)Transcript available on our websiteSupport UsSubscribe to The Pilot Podcast: Deep Dive at join.thepilotpodcast.comPlease leave a rating and review on Apple PodcastsConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.comTweet us at

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Best of 2019

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/12/31

Want to know our most popular show in 2019? Want to learn which shows you recommended that we fell in love with? Or want to witness some of BJ’s most absurd hypotheticals? Then tune in! Also, Mitu is still sick so sorry about the hoarse voice! Transcript coming soonSupport UsPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.comTweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPodFollow us at instagram.com/ThePilotPod

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17:24

Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/12/23

An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson.Transcript coming soonSupport UsPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.comTweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPodFollow us at instagram.com/ThePilotPod

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17:25

Schitt’s Creek (CBC TV)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/12/21

The wealthy Rose family—video store magnate Johnny, his wife and former soap opera actress Moira, and their adult children David and Alexis—lose their fortune after being defrauded by their business manager. They are forced to rebuild their lives with their sole remaining asset: a small town named Schitt's Creek, which they had bought for their son as a joke birthday gift back in 1991.Transcript coming soonSupport UsPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect

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18:13

The IT Crowd (Channel 4)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/12/09

Set in the offices of the fictional Reynholm Industries, the programme revolves around the three staff members of its IT department: coding genius Maurice Moss, work-shy Roy Trenneman, and Jen Barber, the department head/relationship manager who knows nothing about IT.Transcript coming soonSupport UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.comTweet

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14:16

Limetown (Facebook Watch)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/11/25

Limetown follows Lia Haddock, a journalist for American Public Radio (APR), as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee.Transcript coming soonSupport UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.comTweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPodFollow us at instagram.com/ThePilotPodGive

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18:41

The Mandalorian (Disney+)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/11/15

After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. The series depicts a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.Transcript coming soonSupport UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us

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18:09

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/11/13

At a fictionalized version of East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, where the High School Musical movies were filmed, a former background cast member, Miss Jenn begins work as the new drama teacher. The teacher decides to stage a performance of High School Musical: The Musical for her first winter theater production, to celebrate the school's affiliation with the original film.Transcript coming soonSupport UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating and review on Apple

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15:05

Daybreak (Netflix)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/11/11

The series follows the story of 17-year-old Canadian high school outcast Josh Wheeler searching for his missing British girlfriend Sam Dean in post-apocalyptic Glendale, California. Joined by a ragtag group of misfits including a 10 year old pyromaniac Angelica and Josh's former high school bully Wesley, now turned pacifist would be samurai, Josh tries to stay alive amongst the horde of Mad Max-style gangs (evil jocks, cheerleaders turned Amazon warriors), zombie-like creatures called Ghoulies,

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16:54

His Dark Materials (HBO)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/11/08

His Dark Materials is set in an alternative world where all humans have animal companions called daemons, which are the manifestation of the human soul. The series follows the life of young Lyra (Dafne Keen) who is an orphan living with the scholars at Jordan College, Oxford. As in Pullman's novel, Lyra discovers a dangerous secret that involves Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) and Marisa Coulter (Ruth Wilson). In her search for her missing friend, Lyra also uncovers a series of kidnappings and its

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17:58

The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/11/05

An inside look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.Transcript coming soonSupport UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.comTweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPodFollow us at instagram.com/ThePilotPodGive us a like on

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16:07

Dickinson (Apple TV+)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/11/05

Dickinson takes place "during Emily Dickinson’s era with a modern sensibility and tone. It takes viewers into the world of Emily, audaciously exploring the constraints of society, gender, and family from the perspective of a budding writer who doesn’t fit in to her own time through her imaginative point of view. Dickinson is Emily’s coming-of-age story – one woman’s fight to get her voice heard."Transcript coming soonSupport UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating

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12:45

Modern Love (Amazon Prime)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/10/27

Modern Love explores "love in its multitude of forms – including sexual, romantic, familial, platonic, and self love."For the original story of The Door Man is My Main Man: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/style/modern-love-when-the-doorman-is-your-main-man.html#For Piper’s Modern Love story: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/fashion/28Love.htmlTranscript coming soonSupport UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher

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17:48

Treadstone (USA Network)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/10/24

Treadstone explores the origin story and present-day actions of a fictional CIA black ops program known as Operation Treadstone—a covert program that uses behavior-modification protocol to turn recruits into nearly superhuman assassins.Transcript coming soonSupport UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.comTweet us at

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15:46

Watchmen (HBO)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/10/22

Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name while attempting to break new ground of its own.Transcript coming soonSupport UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.comTweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPodFollow us at

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17:44

First Wives Club (BET+)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/10/22

The First Wives Club will be set in New York City and follow "three women, Ari, Bree, and Hazel who band together after their marriages fall apart, and who find strength in their sisterhood – and of course a little revenge."Transcript coming soonSupport UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.comTweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPodFollow

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21:16

Nancy Drew (CW)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/10/13

After 18-year-old Nancy Drew's college plans are put on hold, she finds herself involved in a ghostly mystery when she and her four friends are witnesses (and suspects) to a murder, and team up to find the person responsible.Transcript coming soonSupport UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.comTweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPodFollow us

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21:26

Batwoman (CW)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/10/09

Three years after billionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne and his vigilante alter-ego Batman disappeared, his cousin Kate Kane sets out to overcome her demons and become a symbol of hope by protecting the streets of Gotham City as Batwoman.Transcript available on our website.Support UsBecome a Patron at patreon.com/ThePilotPodPlease leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher RadioConnect With UsVisit us at thepilotpodcast.comEmail us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.comTweet us at

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23:29

Raising Dion (Netflix)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/10/08

Raising Dion follows "the story of a woman named Nicole Reese, who raises her son Dion after the death of her husband Mark. The normal dramas of raising a son as a single mom are amplified when Dion starts to manifest several magical, superhero-like abilities. Nicole must now keep her son’s gifts secret with the help of Mark's best friend Pat, and protect Dion from antagonists out to exploit him while figuring out the origin of his abilities."Special thanks to our friend and editor,

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