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. Let us help guide your television viewing experience!
What games did BJ and Mitu play in elementary school? How do we feel about seeing the rich challenge the poor to games? Would we compete in the Squad Game? Tune in to find out!
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Is Mitu ready to trust math to determine the future of the galaxy? Is ready to explore a galaxy far, far away through a different lens? Which Joe timeline do we prefer best? Tune in to find out!
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Does B.J. Novak successfully find humor in police brutality? How is Ben Platt so good at playing people on the brink? What would our “premise” be if we wrote a show? Tune in to find out!
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Are leggings and maxi skirts popping in a way we never understood? Can ‘80s video games be turned into real life obstacles? How do families show up for each other? Be it at the hospital, school dance…
What happens when Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez walk into a rent-controlled building? Do we podcasters love a show about making a podcast? Which one of us hosts would make the best det…
We interview Eric Petersen, Emmy-nominated actor and star of Kevin Can F**k Himself on AMC. Tune in to learn more about how he achieved his dream of staring in a sitcom, his take on the theatre indus…
Do we want to go on a mysterious wellness retreat? How about a local wrestling match? Or maybe you want to find love? Tune in to find out!
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00:55 - Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu)
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We checked out the documentary (?) dramedy The Chair on Netflix! Does Sandra Oh hive get another win? What background and even secrets is BJ able to share from his grad school teaching past? Tune in …
What would BJ bring to brunch with Paris and the girls? How did Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Taika Waititi at bringing stories to the small screen? Is BJ the next Captain America? Tune in to find out!
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This week, we’re going back to our DEEP dive episode about Netflix’s Elite! Have BJ and Mitu finally agreed on a new teen juicy drama? Does this show give Riverdale a run for its money? Tune in to fi…
Does Mitu want to become a Master of the Universe? Or would she rather be a lawyer? Or would she prefer to sing along with colorful centaurs? Tune in to find out!
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00:43 - The Pursuit of Lo…
You, our wonderful listeners, requested we watch this hot mess of a reality dating show and so we had to check it out! Do the masks make the show more interesting? Do they succeed in changing dating …
Does BJ have a finsta where he shares gossip? Does Mitu come around on musicals? Can we get a live feed of Jennifer Coolidge and Natasha Rothwell sharing scenes? Tune in to find out!
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Join us as we follow Tylor Tuskman and the rest of the MIFT crew as they work through Monster Inc’s transition from scaring children to making them laugh. Will Tylor learn to like his job on the faci…
Can children save the world from the Emergency? What's it like to be royalty at a boarding school? And would you rather live in a sitcom or a drama? Tune in to find out!
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00:40 – The Myste…
Join us as we debate conspiracy theories and tap into our soap opera expertise. Will we learn who killed Sara? Did they give it away in the first episode? Tune in to find out!
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Do we buy Rose Byrne as the leader of an aerobics empire? Will friendship dynamics help or ruin a new country or dorm? Does iCarly live up to our nostalgia? Tune in to find out!
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00:44 – Phy…
Join us as we follow Loki, the god of mischief, on his latest adventure at the Time Variance Authority. What type of timeline shenanigans will he get himself involved in? Are we confident in our unde…
Do we care about human-animal hybrid children? Or maybe children forced on the run with their inventor parent? Or babies going on backyard adventures? Tune in to find out!
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00:41 – Sweet Too…
We explore thoughts and questions like: Do these shows hold up? Let’s talk about the CHEMISTRY on Sister, Sister and Dawson’s Creek. Should Ms. Frizzle have been put in charge of kids? Tune in!
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