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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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South Side (Comedy Central)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/08/01

South Side follows two friends who just graduated from community college and are ready to take over the world. But until they do, they’re stuck working at Rent-T-Own. Shot on location in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, the show offers an authentic look into what life on the South Side is all about. Connect With Us Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPod Like us on facebook.com/thepilotpodcast Follow us at instagram.com/thepilotpod Visit us at

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Pearson (USA Network)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/07/29

Pearson follows "powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson, as she enters the dirty world of Chicago politics." Connect With Us Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPod Like us on facebook.com/thepilotpodcast Follow us at instagram.com/thepilotpod Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com Buy us a coffee with ko-fi.com/thepilotpodcast Check out our sponsor Audible Please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher Radio

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20:04

Letterkenny (Hulu)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/07/20

Letterkenny revolves around the antics of the residents of a small rural Canadian community called Letterkenny. Episodes deal with life in a small town, amongst different types of people: the farmers (the "hicks"), the out-of-towners who make up the local hockey team, the town's minister, the local drug addicts (the "skids"), and members of the local First Nation (the "natives"). Connect With Us Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us at

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Pandora (CW)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/07/18

Set in the year 2199, "Pandora" is a science fiction action series about a resourceful young woman who has lost everything but finds a new life at Earth's Space Training Academy, where she and her friends learn and train to defend the galaxy from threats, both alien and human. During their adventures, she begins to discover secrets about the nature of her own identity and decides that she must uncover the truth and find out whether she will be humanity's savior or the instrument of

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La Casa de las Flores (Netflix)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/07/15

The already-dysfunctional De la Mora family are thrown into chaos by the suicide of patriarch Ernesto's longtime mistress. The revelation of the affair —and Ernesto's illegitimate daughter— are just the first plot twists in a series of secrets that begin unraveling around matriarch Virginia and her children Paulina, Elena, and Julián. Connect With Us Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPod Like us on facebook.com/thepilotpodcast Follow us at

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Bring the Funny (NBC)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/07/13

Bring the Funny is a new competition series for the next generation of comedy lovers. The series will feature the world's best comedic acts and, for the first time on television, embrace every style of comedy performance in one competition. The 10-episode series will bring together some of the most prolific comedians in the industry to serve as judges - "Saturday Night Live"'s longest-running cast member, Kenan Thompson, cultural tastemaker Chrissy Teigen and comedy icon Jeff

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Perpetual Grace, LTD (Epix)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/07/06

Perpetual Grace LTD follows James (Jimmi Simpson), a young grifter, as he attempts to prey upon Pastor Byron Brown (Sir Ben Kingsley), who turns out to be far more dangerous than James suspects. The pastor and his wife Lillian (Jacki Weaver)—known to their parishioners as Pa and Ma—have used religion to bilk hundreds of innocent people out of their life savings in Half Acre, NM. Connect With Us Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPod Like us on

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Reef Break (ABC)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/07/03

Reef Break is a sexy, action-packed, one-hour drama, starring Poppy Montgomery as Cat Chambers, a thief-turned-fixer for the governor of a stunning and seductive Pacific Island paradise. Impulsive, reckless, and irresistible, Cat's less-than-perfect past gives her an instinctive gift for understanding crime and criminals as she becomes enmeshed in fast-paced, high-octane adventures and island intrigue. Connect With Us Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us at

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25:35

SKY Castle (JTBC)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/06/26

We used Rakuten Viki to watch with English subtitles: https://www.viki.com/tv/36348c-sky-castle SKY Castle, a private luxury condo community, where wealthy doctors and professors live. It was built by the first president of Joo Nam University, the most prestigious university in Korea. Most of the residents are doctors and law school professors of the university. The drama describes all the ins and outs of how the wealthy make their children enter a top university. It is a comic satirical drama that

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Grand Hotel (ABC)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/06/21

Eva Longoria executive produces this bold, provocative drama set at the last family-owned hotel in Miami Beach. Charismatic Santiago Mendoza owns the hotel, while his glamorous second wife, Gigi, and their adult children enjoy the spoils of success. The hotel's loyal staff round out a contemporary fresh take on an upstairs/downstairs story. Wealthy and beautiful guests bask in luxury, but scandals, escalating debt and explosive secrets hide beneath the picture-perfect exterior. The show is based

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22:39

Glee (Fox)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/06/20

Optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing McKinley High's Glee Club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential. Going up against McKinley's cruel high school caste system and facing harsh criticism from everyone around him, Will is determined to prove them all wrong. Some of the tunes we discuss in the episode: Don’t Rain On My Parade: YouTube Bust Your Windows: YouTube Hell to the No: YouTube Teenage

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Doctor Who (BBC One)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/06/17

The show depicts the adventures of a mysterious and eccentric Time Lord known as the Doctor, who travels through time and space in his time machine, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s British police box. With his companions, he explores time and space, faces a variety of foes and saves civilizations, helping people and righting wrongs. For more info on Dalek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek Connect With Us: Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us

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Big Little Lies (HBO)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/06/10

Big Little Lies is a miniseries that stars Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley and tells the story of three emotionally troubled women in Monterey, California, who become embroiled in a murder investigation. Big Little Lies is based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty. Connect With Us: Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPod Like us on facebook.com/thepilotpodcast Follow us at instagram.com/thepilotpod Visit us at

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The InBetween (NBC)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/05/31

The InBetween follows Cassie Bedford, who was born with a gift, though she may call it a curse. She can see and communicate with the dead, helping them with their unresolved problems, whether she likes it or not. When her father Detective Tom Hackett and his new partner, former FBI Agent Damien Asante, need help solving a darkly puzzling murder, Cassie agrees to use her abilities. Despite her reluctance, she may have found a way to keep her demons at bay, all while solving some of the city's

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The Society (Netflix)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/05/28

Hey Listeners! You'll notice on this episode that our audio sounds a little different than usual. We were trying a new tool and it made us occasionally sound like robots, which is fun but not great for quality. We're sorry and won't be using it again! When a mysterious and irritating smell permeates the town of West Ham, Connecticut, the Federal Government sends the high school students off on a 10-day camping trip while the problem is dealt with. After departing by bus, the students end

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Aquaman (WB)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/05/23

Aquaman is a television pilot developed by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar for The WB Television Network, based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Justin Hartley starred as Arthur "A.C." Curry, a young man living in a beachside community in the Florida Keys who learns about his powers and destiny as the Prince of Atlantis. Check out our friends Ronnie, Andy and Evin from the Ending Pending podcast at endingpending.com and @pendingpod on Twitter. Keep up with The Pilot

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The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/05/22

Hey Listeners! You'll notice on this episode that our audio sounds a little different than usual. We were trying a new tool and it made us occasionally sound like robots, which is fun but not great for quality. We're sorry and won't be using it again (after The Society)! A pair of socially awkward theoretical physicists, Leonard and Sheldon, meet their new neighbor Penny, who is their polar opposite. Connect With Us: Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us at

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The Good Place (NBC)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/04/30

Newly-deceased Eleanor Shellstrop is sent to the Good Place but only by mistake; Eleanor is determined to become a better person in her afterlife with help from friends Chidi and Janet. Jimbo also hips us to the Pilots and Petards Podcast’s masterlist ranking of pilot episodes they’ve reviewed, which you can check out here: https://pilotsandpetards.com/the-quest-for-the-best-and-worst-pilots-ever/ Connect With Us: Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPod Like us

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Ramy (Hulu)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/04/24

Ramy is a first generation Egyptian-American who is on a spiritual journey in his politically-divided New Jersey neighborhood. Ramy will bring a new perspective to the screen as it explores the challenges of what it’s like being caught between a Muslim community that thinks life is a moral test and a millennial generation that thinks life has no consequences. Connect With Us: Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPod Like us on facebook.com/thepilotpodcast Follow

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The Code (CBS)

The Pilot Podcast - TV Reviews and Interviews! ·

2019/04/15

When a soldier in Afghanistan murders his commanding officer, Capt. John "Abe" Abraham and Capt. Maya Dobbins, working out of the Judge Advocate General Headquarters in Quantico, are assigned to the case as prosecution and defense lawyers. Connect With Us: Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com Tweet us at twitter.com/ThePilotPod Like us on facebook.com/thepilotpodcast Follow us at instagram.com/thepilotpod Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com Buy us a coffee with

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